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Mary Jane Clay 1856–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1856

Birth Location: Wayne County TN

Death Date: 29 June 1916

Death Location: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

Father: John Clay*

Mother: Nancy Lamb

Spouse(s): Stephen Hardin

Children(s): Thomas Hardin, John Hardin, Mandana Hardin, James Hardin, Margret Hardin, Cornelius Hardin, Jessee Hardin, Stephen Hardin, Gordon Hardin, George Hardin

Mary Jane Clay was born in 1856 in Wayne County TN, the child of John Allen Clay And Nancy M Lamb. In 1880, Mary Jane Clay resided in District 12, Wayne, Tennessee, USA. In 1900, Mary Jane Clay resided in Civil District 2, Wayne, Tennessee, USA. Mary Jane Clay married Stephen Nathaniel Hardin, and had children including Cornelius Hardin, George Hardin, Gordon Hardin, James M Hardin, Jessee Hardin, John Richard Hardin, Mandana A Hardin, Margret F Hardin, Stephen Chester Hardin, Thomas Noah Hardin. Mary Jane Clay passed away in 1916 in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Jane Clay was born in 1856 in Wayne County TN, the child of John Allen Clay And Nancy M Lamb.
  • In 1880, Mary Jane Clay resided in District 12, Wayne, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, Mary Jane Clay resided in Civil District 2, Wayne, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Jane Clay married Stephen Nathaniel Hardin, and had children including Cornelius Hardin, George Hardin, Gordon Hardin, James M Hardin, Jessee Hardin, John Richard Hardin, Mandana A Hardin, Margret F Hardin, Stephen Chester Hardin, Thomas Noah Hardin.
  • Mary Jane Clay passed away in 1916 in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Clay's Ancestors

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Mary Clay
1856–1916
Birth Place: Wayne County TN
Parents
John Allen Clay*
1832–1880
Johnson County, Illinois, USA
Nancy (M.) Lamb
1824–1879
Tennessee
Grandparents
Thomas (Newton Thos T. N.) Clay
1810–1884
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Sabra (Darby) Ray
1815–1861
TN
Samuel (Jacob "Doak") Lamb
1796–1860
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Graham
1802–1870
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Edward Clay
1780–1838
Mary Watkins
1782–1830
William Ray
1772–
Jeanny Bradford
1770–
Abner Lamb
1765–1841
Martha Pennington
1765–
John Graham
1769–1835
Mary Pennington
1781–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Clay
1744–
Magdalene Trabue
1748–1815
Thomas Watkins
1748–1816
Madeleine DuPuy
1756–
Capt. Ray
1750–1827
Martha Willis
1770–
William Bradford
1756–
Nancy Hamilton
1754–1854
William Graham
1740–1818
Margaret Graham)
1748–1821

Mary Clay's Descendants

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Mary (Jane) Clay (20 March 1856–29 June 1916) m. Stephen (Nathaniel) Hardin (16 Nov 1852–08 Jun 1918)
  1. 1. Thomas (Noah) Hardin 1889–1961 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Doss 1894–1979
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Hardin 1921–1996
    2. 2. James (Otis) Hardin 1915–1972
  2. 2. John (Richard) Hardin 1874–1956 m. Mollie (Caroline Boggus) Hardin 1875–
    1. 1. Hattie (E) Hardin 1899–
    2. 2. Louis (A) Hardin 1900–
    3. 3. Mary (C) Hardin 1902–
    4. 4. Ella (M) Hardin 1904–
    5. 5. Charles Hardin 1918–
  3. 3. Mandana (A.) Hardin 1874–
  4. 4. James (M.) Hardin 1878–
  5. 5. Margret (F.) Hardin 1879–
  6. 6. Cornelius Hardin 1880–
  7. 7. Jessee Hardin 1884–1936
  8. 8. Stephen (Chester) Hardin 1891–
  9. 9. Gordon Hardin 1895–
  10. 10. George Hardin 1897–

Mary Clay's Timeline

4 Records

1856
20 March 1856
Birth of Mary Jane Clay in Wayne County TN
Wayne County TN
1880
1880
Age 24
Mary Jane Clay resided here in District 12, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Mary Jane Clay resided here in Civil District 2, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
1916
29 June 1916
Age 60
Death of Mary Jane Clay in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1856
    Event Place: Wayne County TN
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 12, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1916
    Event Place: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

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