Born in Raleigh, Raleigh, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John French Clay
and Caroline (Brown) Clay
Sister of
Arimenta Jane (Clay) Peters, Ballard Fulton Clay, Amanda (Clay) Webb and Vernila (Clay) Wiley
Wife of
Green E Pettry
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Ballard Preston Pettry
Died
at age 73
in Raleigh, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 May 2018
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Biography
Emeline was born in 1847. She is the daughter of John F Clay and Caroline Brown. She passed away in 1920.
1850 US Census Raleigh, Raleigh, Virginia - John F Clay 30 born around 1820 VA, Caroline Clay 23 born around 1827 VA, Emerline Clay 4 born around 1846 VA and Arimita Clay 2 born around 1848 VA. [1]
1860 US Census Beckley, Raleigh, Virginia - John F Clay 40 1820 VA, Caroline Clay 34 1826 VA, Emeline Clay 13 1847 VA, Aramenta Clay 11 1849 VA, Ballard Clay 8 1852 VA, Amanda Clay 5 1855 VA, Vanilla Clay (female) 1 1859 VA. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D2-XXF : 23 December 2020), John F Clay, Raleigh, Raleigh, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M41Y-2FL : Wed Mar 15 19:54:53 UTC 2023), Entry for John F Clay and Caroline Clay, 1860.
- West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emeline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emeline:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emeline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emeline:
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~6.25%
Sheryl Pettry
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