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John Samuel Clay 1871–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 MAR 1871

Birth Location: Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 17 AUG 1943

Death Location: Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States

Father: William Clay

Mother: Mary Wilmoth

Spouse(s): Caldonia Vines, Mary Stone

Children(s): Ella Barnes, Ruby Clay, Raymond Clay, Mary Clay, L Clay, Caldonia Clay, Bessie Clay, Ruby Clay, Lonnie Clay, William Clay, Viola Clay, Edward Clay, Floyd Clay, J Clay, Maudie Clay, Woodrow Clay, Maudie Clay, Roy Clay, Temple Clay, Viola Clay, Edna Barnes, Woodrow Clay, Bessie Barnes, Raymond Clay, Hazel Clay

John Samuel Clay was born in 1871 in Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas, United States, the child of William Walter Clay And Mary A Wilmoth. In 1880, John Samuel Clay resided in Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States. In 1880, John Samuel Clay resided in Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States. John Samuel Clay married Caldonia J Vines, Mary Emmie Stone, and had children including Bessie Barnes, Bessie Dalina Clay, Caldonia Izona Clay, Edna Barnes, Edward Clay, Ella Barnes, Floyd Clay, Hazel Clay, J Edward Clay, L Roy Clay, Lonnie A Clay, Mary Clay, Maudie Clay, Private, Raymond Clay, Roy Clay, Ruby Clay, Temple Clay, Viola Clay, Viola Rosa Clay, William Temple Clay, Woodrow Clay. John Samuel Clay passed away in 1943 in Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • John Samuel Clay was born in 1871 in Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas, United States, the child of William Walter Clay And Mary A Wilmoth.
  • In 1880, John Samuel Clay resided in Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States.
  • In 1880, John Samuel Clay resided in Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States.
  • John Samuel Clay married Caldonia J Vines, Mary Emmie Stone, and had children including Bessie Barnes, Bessie Dalina Clay, Caldonia Izona Clay, Edna Barnes, Edward Clay, Ella Barnes, Floyd Clay, Hazel Clay, J Edward Clay, L Roy Clay, Lonnie A Clay, Mary Clay, Maudie Clay, Private, Raymond Clay, Roy Clay, Ruby Clay, Temple Clay, Viola Clay, Viola Rosa Clay, William Temple Clay, Woodrow Clay.
  • John Samuel Clay passed away in 1943 in Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clay
1832–1876
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
WC
Mary Wilmoth
1841–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
MW

Spouses(s)

Caldonia Vines
1873–1913
Birth Location: Texas, United States
CV
Mary Stone
1882–1946
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
MS

Children(s)

Ella Barnes
1910–
Birth Location: Arkansas
EB
Ruby Clay
1901–
Birth Location: Texas
RC
Raymond Clay
1911–
Birth Location: –
RC
Mary Clay
1893–1978
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
MC
L Clay
1904–1970
Birth Location: Texas, United States
LC
Caldonia Clay
1906–1970
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
CC
Bessie Clay
1897–1971
Birth Location: Texas, United States
BC
Ruby Clay
1900–1979
Birth Location: Texas, United States
RC
Lonnie Clay
1895–1910
Birth Location: Texas, United States
LC
William Clay
1905–1986
Birth Location: Mountain, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States
WC
Viola Clay
1901–1996
Birth Location: Luters, Texas
VC
Edward Clay
1923–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
EC
Floyd Clay
1920–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
FC
J Clay
1923–1940
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
JC
Maudie Clay
1909–
Birth Location: –
MC
Woodrow Clay
1917–1978
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
WC
Maudie Clay
1909–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
MC
Roy Clay
1904–
Birth Location: Texas
RC
Temple Clay
1906–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
TC
Viola Clay
1902–
Birth Location: Texas
VC
Edna Barnes
1908–
Birth Location: Arkansas
EB
Woodrow Clay
1918–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
WC
Bessie Barnes
1905–
Birth Location: Arkansas
BB
Raymond Clay
1911–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
RC
Hazel Clay
1913–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
HC

John Clay's Ancestors

Self
John Clay
1871–1943
Birth Place: Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Parents
William Walter Clay
1832–1876
Alabama, United States
Mary (A.) Wilmoth
1841–
Wisconsin
Grandparents
Samuel ((Sam) Clay) Jr
1805–1873
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Tabitha Haynes
1815–1875
Green, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Clay
1780–1856
Tabitha Clay
1780–1840
Joseph Haynes
1770–1850
Elmira Dunn
1810–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abia Clay
1746–1791
Sarah Skinner
1751–1810
John Haynes
1731–1802
Sarah Phelps
1732–1785
Alexander Dunn
1762–1846
Tabitha Wooten
1765–

John Clay's Descendants

1.
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John (Samuel) Clay (15 MAR 1871–17 AUG 1943) m. Caldonia (J) Vines (OCT 1873–1913) m. Mary (Emmie) Stone (DEC 1882–18 APR 1946)
  1. 1. Ella Barnes 1910–
  2. 2. Ruby Clay 1901–
  3. 3. Raymond Clay 1911–
  4. 4. Mary Clay 1893–1978
  5. 5. L (Roy) Clay 1904–1970
  6. 6. Caldonia (Izona) Clay 1906–1970 m. Baxter (B) Pierce 1902–1974
    1. 1. Howard (B) Pierce 1925–
    2. 2. Howard (Baxter) Pierce 1924–1981
  7. 7. Bessie (Dalina) Clay 1897–1971
  8. 8. Ruby Clay 1900–1979
  9. 9. Lonnie (A) Clay 1895–1910
  10. 10. William (Temple) Clay 1905–1986
  11. 11. Viola (Rosa) Clay 1901–1996
  12. 12. Edward Clay 1923–
  13. 13. Floyd Clay 1920–
  14. 14. J (Edward) Clay 1923–1940
  15. 15. Maudie Clay 1909–
  16. 16. Woodrow Clay 1917–1978
  17. 17. Maudie Clay 1909–
  18. 18. Roy Clay 1904–
  19. 19. Temple Clay 1906–
  20. 20. Viola Clay 1902–
  21. 21. Edna Barnes 1908–
  22. 22. Woodrow Clay 1918–
  23. 23. Bessie Barnes 1905–
  24. 24. Raymond Clay 1911–
  25. 25. Hazel Clay 1913–

John Clay's Timeline

10 Records

1871
15 MAR 1871
Birth of John Samuel Clay in Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
1880
1880
Age 9
John Samuel Clay resided here in Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
1880
1880
Age 9
John Samuel Clay resided here in Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
1880
1880
Age 9
John Samuel Clay resided here in Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
1920
1920
Age 49
John Samuel Clay resided here in Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 49
John Samuel Clay resided here in Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 49
John Samuel Clay resided here in Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
1940
01 APR 1940
Age 69
John Samuel Clay resided here in King, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
King, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
1940
01 APR 1940
Age 69
John Samuel Clay resided here in King, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
King, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
1943
17 AUG 1943
Age 72
Death of John Samuel Clay in Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 APR 1940
    Event Place: King, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 MAR 1871
    Event Place: Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Oklahoma, Find a Grave Index
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 41;Family History Film: 1254041; Page: 496D; Enumeration District: 046;Image: 0739
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1943
    Event Place: Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: Oklahoma, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 41;Family History Film: 1254041; Page: 496D; Enumeration District: 046;Image: 0739

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 41;Family History Film: 1254041; Page: 496D; Enumeration District: 046;Image: 0739

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 APR 1940
    Event Place: King, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 41;Family History Film: 1254041; Page: 496D; Enumeration District: 046;Image: 0739

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Zella, Comanche, Oklahoma
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