Amos Clay (1842 - 1915)

Born 27 Nov 1842 in Scipio Twp., Seneca Co., OH

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Died 27 Nov 1915 at age 73 in Venice Twp., Seneca Co., OH

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Amos Clay was born on 27 Nov 1842 ^[1]in Scipio Township, Seneca County, Ohio to John and Ellen (Heater) Clay. Census Records show that Amos lived on his father's farm through the age of 22^{[2] [3]} On 6 January 1865 in Seneca County, Ohio, Amos married ^[4][5][6] Amos and Malinda lived in Scipio Township, Seneca County on their farm throughout their lives.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Amos and Malinda had five children:

1. Wallace Montgomery Clay, b. 1865 m. Ada Patterson^[11]

2. Dessie E. Clay, b. 1868, m. George Raymond^[12]

3. Adelbert Clay, b. 1870 m. Flora Hall, 1896^[13], m. Mary K. Lisle, 1913^[14]

4. Ada E. Clay, b. 4 Jan 1872^[15]

5. John W. Clay, b. 1878 m. 1903, Murl E. Wurtz^[16]

Amos died on 27 Nov 1915, Venice, Seneca County, Ohio ^[17] and was buried in the Attica/Venice Cemetery. ^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth (on death certificate): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8FJ-4YY
2. ↑ 1850, Scipio Twp, Seneca County, Ohio: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7W-3L1 : 9 November 2014), Amos Clay in household of John W Clay, Scipio, Seneca, Ohio, United States; citing family 282, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ 1860, Scipio Twp, Seneca County, Ohio: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLY-RQT : 30 December 2015), Amos Clay in entry for J W Clay, 1860.
4. ↑ Marriage: 6 Jan 1865, Scipio Twp, Seneca County, Ohio (wife's full and complete name on record): Ohio Memory Project, Seigley, Jean and Seneca County Genealogy Society, Marriages of Seneca County, Ohio 1841-1899, Pg 70, Published 1994. Book, 414 pp., 123 pp. ; 28 cm. (Seneca County Genealogical Society, publisher, 1994), GEN-OHIO 977.124 SEI . http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15005coll27/id/34686/rec/3
5. ↑ Marriage: 6 Jan 1865, Scipio Twp, Seneca County, Ohio (wife's full and complete name on record): "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QHZ-6HP : 8 December 2014), Amos Clay and Mianda Easterbrook, 09 Dec 1864; citing Seneca, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 388,649.
6. ↑ Marriage: 6 Jan 1865, Scipio Twp, Seneca County, Ohio (wife's full and complete name on record): "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QHZ-FC4 : 8 December 2014), Amos Clay and Mianda Easterbrook, 09 Dec 1864; citing Seneca, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 388,649.
7. ↑ 1870, Scipio Twp, Seneca County, Ohio: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LP-FYS : 17 October 2014), Amos Clay, Ohio, United States; citing p. 3, family 16, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,765.
8. ↑ 1880, Scipio Twp, Seneca County, Ohio: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8S5-4QG : 14 July 2016), Amos Clay, Scipio, Seneca, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 206, sheet 262B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1065; FHL microfilm 1,255,065.
9. ↑ 1900, Attica Village, Seneca County, Ohio: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXS-WJ1 : accessed 11 February 2017), Amos Clay, Venice Township Attica village, Seneca, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 9A, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,320.
10. ↑ 1910, Venice Twp, Seneca County, Ohio"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML8X-X2P : accessed 11 February 2017), Amos Clay, Venice, Seneca, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 172, sheet 9A, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1229; FHL microfilm 1,375,242.
11. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZR9-T38 : 8 December 2014), Wallace Clay and Ada Patterson, 06 May 1897; citing Seneca, Ohio, United States, reference p308; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 388,640.
12. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZRM-Y5M : 8 December 2014), George C. Raymond and Dessie E. Clay, 09 Nov 1890; citing Seneca, Ohio, United States, reference p161; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 388,640.
13. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZR9-YY3 : 8 December 2014), Adelbert Clay and Flora A. Hall, 05 Dec 1897; citing Seneca, Ohio, United States, reference p373; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 388,640.
14. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8FR-TXF : 8 December 2014), Adelbert Clay and Mary A. Lisle, 08 Mar 1913; citing Huron, Ohio, United States, reference Bk 11 p. 295; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 410,266.
15. ↑ "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXCP-28N : 8 December 2014), A. E. Clay, 04 Jan 1872; citing SENECA,OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 388,631.
16. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8G7-7Q1 : 8 December 2014), John W. Clay and Murl E. Wurts, 11 Nov 1903; citing Seneca, Ohio, United States, reference p321 cn1758; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 388,641.
17. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8FJ-4YY : 8 December 2014), Amos Clay, 27 Nov 1915; citing Venice Twp., Seneca, Ohio, reference fn 63861; FHL microfilm 1,983,550.
18. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=CLAY&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=37&GScntry=4&GSsr=41&GRid=68348198&