William James
Clay
Born about in Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Christian Clay
and Maria Yoder
Brother of
Laura Matilda Clay, Philip Bena Clay, George Washington Clay, Caroline B. Clay, Christian Clay, Alexander Clay, Nora Ellen (Clay) Brubaker, John Clay, Emma Jane Clay and Frank Clay
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 16
in Ridott, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2013
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Biography
Willie Clay was born about 1867 in Illinois; he was the son of Christian and Maria Clay.[1]
William James Clay died in Riddott, Stephenson, Illinois on 6 February 1883 at the age of 16 years.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK2-W9P : 7 September 2017), William Clay in household of Christian Clay, Ridott, Stephenson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 182, sheet 240B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,253.
- ↑ Death: Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916. Illinois State Archive. http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/deathsrch.jsp: accessed 9 Dec 2019.
- ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130366961/william-james-clay: accessed 08 June 2023), memorial page for William James Clay (9 Sep 1866–6 Feb 1883), Find A Grave: Memorial #130366961, citing Gund Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Michael Hill (contributor 48150424).
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WZ-5JN : 8 June 2019), Willie Clay in entry for Christian Clay, 1870.
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Darlene Burton for creating WikiTree profile Clay-1139 through the import of clay3_2013-07-25.ged on Jul 25, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Darlene and others.
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