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     Robert Pepper Clay was born on 28 September 1941. He was the son of Robert Pepper Clay and Mary Martha Martindale. Cause of death: circa 1972 Drowned while scuba diving. Robert Pepper Clay died circa 1972 at Florida.

     Ruth Clay was born on 13 September 1929 at El Paso Co., TX. She was the daughter of Albert Raymon Clay and Waltereen Hudson. Ruth Clay married Charles Neil Tobias, son of Harold Garst Tobias and Zella D. Haverstick. Ruth Clay died on 25 August 2010 at Tucson, Pima Co., AZ, at age 80.

     Note: The biography of Susan Clay Sawitzky from The Kentucky Encyclopedia follows: SAWITZKY, SUSAN CLAY. Susan Clay Sawitzky, poet and art historian, was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, on July 21, 1897, to Col. Charles and Mariah (Pepper) Clay. Great-granddaughter of Henry Clay, she was raised in her grandmothers' Victorian homes and on her father's horse farm. She attended Miss Ella Williams's School, then briefly Sayre School, Transylvania University, and the University of Kentucky. Her early poems and stories appeared in Town and Country Magazine and the New York Times and in local publications, and in 1923 the book Poems by Susan Clay was published in Chicago. On May 5, 1927, fleeing family interference, she eloped with Russian-born New York art dealer William Sawitzky. Only one poem was published after her marriage, appearing in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse in 1941. From 1927 to 1947 she helped Sawitzky conduct pioneering research on early American art, research she continued after his death in 1947. Sponsored by the New York Historical Society, she published articles on Reuben Moultrop, Ralph Earl, and Abraham DeLanoy. Susan Sawitzky wrote poetry for over sixty years and a short collection was published posthumously by the Kentucky Poetry Review in 1984. Her collected poetry speaks poignantly of her struggle against family and community for the right of self-expression and of the tenacity of traditional Southern values well into the twentieth century. Sawitzky died on July 11, 1981. Her ashes were scattered near a millpond at Stamford, Connecticut. See Woodridge Spears, ed., "The Circling Thread: Poems by Susan Clay Sawitzky," Kentucky Poetry Review (Jan. 1984). Susan Clay was born on 21 July 1897 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. She was the daughter of Charles Donald Clay and Mariah Hensley Pepper. Susan Clay married Vasili Sawitzky on 5 May 1927 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. Susan Clay died on 11 July 1981 at New Haven, CT, at age 83.

     Samantha J. Claybaugh was born on 5 November 1849 at Paint Twp., Highland Co., OH.^2,1 She married Jessie Richardson. Samantha J. Claybaugh died on 14 July 1917 at Kenton, Hardin Co., OH, at age 67. She was buried in July 1917 at Hale Cemetery, Ridgeway, Hardin Co., OH, Findagrave @11500509.

     Albert Claypool married Phoebe Hooker, daughter of Richard Hooker and Nancy Tallman, circa 1829.

     Jerry Leon Claypool was born on 13 April 1894 at Delaware Co., OH. He married Nancy Marie Pettit on 15 August 1916 at Morrow Co., OH. Jerry Leon Claypool died on 2 September 1958 at Marion General Hospital, Marion, Marion Co., OH, at age 64.

     Kathryn Claypool was born on 12 December 1928 at Lamar Co., TX.¹ She married John Ray Womack, son of James Warren Womack and Mary Minerva Windell. Kathryn Claypool died on 2 December 2006 at Houston, Harris Co., TX, at age 77.

     Agnes Julietta Clayton married James Henry Stone.

     Albert Theodore Clayton was born on 26 July 1891 at Lexington, Lafayette Co., MO, Birth date per SSDI. He was the son of I. V. Clayton and Matilda Blackburn. Albert Theodore Clayton married Mina Gertrude Harrison, daughter of George Washington Harrison and Minnie Jessie Demorest, on 12 November 1914. Albert Theodore Clayton died on 6 November 1970 at Port Angeles, Clallum Co., WA, at age 79. He was buried at Mt. Angeles Cemetery, Port Angeles, Clallum Co., WA.

     Almeda Jane Clayton was born on 11 December 1835 at Erie Co., NY. She married Erastus Bates Lester on 19 December 1853 at Waupaca Co., WI. Almeda Jane Clayton died on 22 January 1897 at Blockhouse, Klickitat Co., WA, at age 61.

     Drucilla Clayton was born on 25 January 1805 at Warren Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of William D. Clayton and Margaret Fitz Randolph. Drucilla Clayton married George Cost, son of John Cost and Regina Rachel Souder, on 4 October 1824 at Greene Co., OH. Drucilla Clayton died on 10 July 1882 at North Hampton, Clark Co., OH, at age 77. She was buried in July 1882 at Asbury Cemetery, North Hampton, Clark Co., OH.

     Elizabeth Clayton was born on 20 October 1813 at Fairfield Co., OH. She married Jesse Bowsher. Elizabeth Clayton died on 30 January 1849 at age 35 dates per findagrave.com memorial. She was buried in February 1849 at Bowsherville Cemetery, Harpster, Wyandot Co., OH, Findagrave #106452178.

     Erma N. Clayton was born on 15 June 1889 at Altoona, Polk Co., IA. She married Jim Hortenstine Walton, son of John Franklin Walton and Mary Thomasine Abbott, on 30 November 1911 at Sebastopol, Sonoma Co., CA. Erma N. Clayton died on 2 January 1958 at Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA, at age 68. She was buried in January 1958 at Sunrise Memorial Cemetery, Vallejo, Solano Co., CA, Findagrave #52239968.

     Esther Clayton married Francis Marion Green, son of William Green and Rebecca McBride, on 12 April 1859.

     Hannah Clayton was born on 23 November 1826 at Pennsylvania. She married Uriah Smith Post on 6 June 1850 at Jersey Co., IL. Hannah Clayton died on 7 February 1888 at age 61. She was buried in February 1888 at Girard Twp. Cemetery, Girard, Macoupin Co., IL, Find A Grave Memorial# 54917486.

     Harriet Clayton married John Sonner, son of Jacob Sonner and Rebecca Copenhaver.

     I. V. Clayton married Matilda Blackburn. I. V. Clayton died on 6 June 1898 at Hardin, Ray Co., MO, Malaria.

     Jessie Theodor Clayton died circa 1915 Died in infancy. He was born circa 1915. He was the son of Albert Theodore Clayton and Mina Gertrude Harrison.

     Jonas Clayton married Elizabeth Irene Snapp, daughter of John Snapp and Elizabeth Cook, on 26 May 1841 at TN.

     Lydia Clayton was born on 8 May 1822 at Ohio.¹ She married Seth Hatch on 21 March 1839. Lydia Clayton died on 8 May 1879 at Bennington Twp., Licking Co., OH, at age 57.

     Mary Clayton married Philip Hoffman, son of Peter Hoffman and Mary Wolfe, in 1824.

     William D. Clayton was born on 27 December 1767 at Monmouth Co., NJ. He married Margaret Fitz Randolph on 26 December 1798 at Harrison Co., VA. William D. Clayton died on 14 May 1817 at Bath Twp., Greene Co., OH, at age 49.
Note: Information from Hite-Martin(2) genealogy prepared by libby777, online at ancestry.com.

     Jessica Clearwater married Charles B. Lindsey, son of Francis W. Lindsey and Cyrene Mary Brooks, on 6 November 1901 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

     Mary Susan Clearwater was born on 25 October 1846 at Illinois. She married Henry Clay Willis on 8 July 1869 at Marion Co., IA. Mary Susan Clearwater died on 28 September 1933 at Marion Co., IA, at age 86. She was buried in 1933 at Newbern Cemetery, Lacona, Warren Co., IA, Findagrave #138473784.

     Charles Cleary was the son of Robert M. Cleary and Mary M. Danford.

     Jennie Cleary was the daughter of Robert M. Cleary and Mary M. Danford.

     Lizzie Cleary was the daughter of Robert M. Cleary and Mary M. Danford.

     Robert M. Cleary married Mary M. Danford, daughter of Charles Hammond Danford and Elizabeth White, on 28 November 1869 at Noble Co., OH.

     Theresa Cleary married Robert C. Baugh, son of Horace L. Baugh and Margaret Croll, in September 1906, No children as of 1926.¹

     Linda Jo Cleaves was born on 20 December 1946 at Defiance Co., OH. She married Orval Lee Mullen, son of Orval H. Mullen and Louella Mable Conley, on 26 December 1976 at Paulding Co., OH. Linda Jo Cleaves died on 3 July 2019 at Defiance, Defiance Co., OH, at age 72

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Linda J. Mullen, 72, of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 3, 2019 at The Laurels of Defiance.

She was born on December 20, 1946 to the late Glenn and Helen (Adams) Cleaves in Defiance, Ohio. On December 26, 1976 she married Orval L. Mullen, who preceded her in death on September 9, 1988.

Linda was a member of Ayersville United Methodist Church. She received her Master's Degree, and taught Math and Science at Auglaize-Brown Township Schools, which later became Oakwood School. Linda worked at National Bank of Defiance in bank operations, and as a bookkeeper for Nelson & Bob's Auto Care for over 22 years, retiring in 2012.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and husband, Orval Mullen.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Monday, July 8, 2019 at Ayersville United Methodist Church. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 am at the church, with Rev. Maurice Dunn officiating. Burial will be held at Riverview Memory Gardens.

Schaffer Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.

Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor's choice.


She was buried in July 2019 at Riverview Memory Gardens, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH, Findagrave #200862383.