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     Charles Donald Clay was born in 1899 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. He was the son of Lt.Col. Charles Donald Clay and Mariah Hensley Pepper.

     Lt.Col. Charles Donald Clay was also known as "Charley". He was born on 7 January 1857 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. He was the son of James Brown Clay and Susanna Maria Jacob. Lt.Col. Charles Donald Clay married Mariah Hensley Pepper, daughter of Col. Robert Perry Pepper and Elizabeth Prudence Starling, in 1896 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY. Lt.Col. Charles Donald Clay died on 29 November 1935 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at age 78. He was buried in 1935 at The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Findagrave #100088083.

     Clyde Mitchell Clay was born on 17 October 1913. He married Ada Lois Mitchell, daughter of Frank C. Mitchell and Sina Ellen Ward. Clyde Mitchell Clay died on 10 November 2004 at age 91. He was buried in November 2004 at Highland Cemetery, Okemah, Okfuskee Co., OK, Findagrave #97474901.

     Elizabeth Starling Clay was born on 20 October 1904 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. She was the daughter of Lt.Col. Charles Donald Clay and Mariah Hensley Pepper. Elizabeth Starling Clay died on 28 March 1999 at Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, at age 94.

     Eugene Clay was also known as "Blue". He was born on 15 January 1931. He married Mary Frances Chubbee, daughter of Sampson Austin Chubbee and Louisa Margaret McClure. Eugene Clay died on 14 March 2000 at Pushmataha, OK, at age 69 dates per SSDI, last residence Clayton.

     Eugenia Gail Clay was the daughter of Eugene Clay and Mary Frances Chubbee. Eugenia Gail Clay died before March 2004.

     Fleta Elizabeth Clay was born on 9 March 1917 at Ottawa Co., OK.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Lee Clay and Bessie J. (?)¹ Fleta Elizabeth Clay married Oliver A. Hutchison, son of John Branchford Hutchison and Ollie Marian Hoover, on 12 April 1939 at Seneca, Newton Co., MO. Fleta Elizabeth Clay died on 20 May 2004 at Newton Co., MO, at age 87.

     James Brown Clay was born on 9 November 1817 at Washington, District of Columbia. He married Susanna Maria Jacob. James Brown Clay died on 26 January 1864 at Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada, at age 46

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

US Congressman. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of US Senator Henry Clay. He was clerk at a count house in Boston, (1832-34) studied law at the Lexington Law School Kentucky, was admitted to the bar, practiced law in Lexington and was the Chargé d’Affaires to Portugal, (1849-50). In 1857, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was a member of the 1861, peace convention held in Washington, D.C., to prevent the impending the Civil War. He died at age 46 in Montreal, Canada.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith.

He was buried in 1864 at The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Findagrave #7668824.

     Kerry Dale Clay was the son of Eugene Clay and Mary Frances Chubbee. Kerry Dale Clay died before March 2004.

     Robert Lee Clay was born on 25 December 1882 at Missouri.¹ He married Bessie J. (?). Robert Lee Clay died on 21 December 1952 at Joplin, Jasper Co., MO, at age 69.

     Robert Pepper Clay was born on 2 February 1903 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. He was the son of Lt.Col. Charles Donald Clay and Mariah Hensley Pepper. Robert Pepper Clay married Mary Martha Martindale circa 1930. Robert Pepper Clay was retired in 1955; The Thursday, July 23, 1955 issue of The Cannoneer, the military newspaper of Fort Sill, OK, carries a notice of his retirement:

"Ceremonies honoring Col. Robert P. Clay, retiring director of the Dept. of Combat Development, are being held this week at the Artillery and Guided Missile Center. More than 2,500 troops from 11 Fort Sill battalions passed in review to the music of two Army bands Tuesday in his honor. A special Certificate of Achievement signed by Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams, commanding general of the Artillery and Guided Missile Center, in recognition of faithful and efficient performance of military duty was awarded to Col Clay and read at the review. The certificate cited his service as president of The Artillery School Board and later as director of the Combat Development Department. 'In these assignments,' the certificate states, 'Col. Clay was responsible for developing new artillery doctrine, organization, and equipment for the future. To this exacting and important task he brought extensive combat experience gained in two wars, a comprehensive knowledge of field artillery, and the wisdom to evaluate new developments and to correlate the new with the old. Through his dynamic leadership, organizing ability, professional attainments, and selfless devotion to duty, the research and analysis performed under his direction constitute an important, long-range contribution to national security.' Col. Clay served overseas 24 months in World War II, taking part in five campaigns beginning with the invasion of Normandy. He commanded the 18th Field Artillery Group...He also served ten months in Korea, participating in the spring offensive, the UN summer-fall offensive, and the second Korean winter campaign...Col. Clay was awarded the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the French Legion of Honor (Chevalier) the Croix de Guerre with Palm. This morning Col. Clay will be awarded the Order of St. Barbara at ceremonies in the commanding general's office. Final retirement ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday as Col Clay departs the post, ending over 30 years of active duty in the Army. Col. Clay and his wife will leave Fort Sill after the ceremonies Saturday to make their home in Greenville, Miss." He died on 16 November 1977 at Jackson, Hinds Co., MS, at age 74

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com).
He was buried in November 1977 at The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Findagrave #103172966.

     Robert Pepper Clay was born on 28 September 1941 at Fayette Co., KY. He was the son of Robert Pepper Clay and Mary Martha Martindale. Robert Pepper Clay died on 1 July 1973 at Pensacola, Escambia Co., FL, at age 31

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
The Delta Democrat Times, Greenville, Mississippi dated July 2, 1973:

Pensacola, Fla. -- Robert P. Clay, Jr., 31, drowned while scuba diving at Pensacola some time Sunday. Funeral services are tentatively set for 10 am Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville. Burial and graveside services will be in Lexington, Ky. on Thursday.

Wells Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Mr. Clay leaves his parents, Col. and Mrs. Robert P. Clay, Sr., of 1166 Fairview Avenue in Greenville; two sisters, Mrs. Ned R. Boyajian of San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Ben Magruder Disharoon of Port Gibson.

Mr. Clay received his early education at Greenville High School and Columbua Military School in Columbia, Tenn. He attended Delta State College in Cleveland.

He was a great-great-grandson of Henry Clay of Kentucky, famous statesman and orator. Mr. Clay was employed with Mitchell and High Consulting Engineers of Vicksburg.

Cause of death: Drowned while scuba diving. He was buried on 5 July 1973 at The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Findagrave #103172895.

     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.

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Biography: 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 Jacob Clay was born on 21 July 1897 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY. She was the daughter of Lt.Col. Charles Donald Clay and Mariah Hensley Pepper. Susan Jacob Clay married Wassili Sawitzky on 5 May 1927 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Wassily was married to Antonina "Anna", also from Poland, at the time of his 1914 immigration, per certificate of arrival record, and listed her again on his WW I draft registration, about 1917. (ancestry.com). Susan Jacob 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.

     Martha Maria Claypool was born in 1835 at Hendricks Co., IN. She married Stanton Wright on 22 July 1852 at Hendricks Co., IN. Martha Maria Claypool died in 1912 at Howard Co., AR. She was buried in 1912 at Russiaville Cemetery, Russiaville, Howard Co., IN, Findagrave #46575732.

     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.

     Benjamin Franklin Clayton was born on 17 June 1894 at California. He began military service on 10 September 1917 WW I service, U.S. Army, 322 Field Signals Bn., discharged 14 AUG 1919. He married Hazel Vira Sprague. Benjamin Franklin Clayton died on 13 June 1935 at Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 40. He was buried in June 1935 at Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Findagrave #3697340.

     Clarissa Mosby Clayton was born circa 1802 at Ohio.¹ She married Dr. Eli Gilmore, son of William Gilmore and Martha Lackey. Clarissa Mosby Clayton died on 22 June 1853 at Preble Co., OH. She was buried in June 1853 at Hopewell Cemetery, Morning Sun, Preble Co., OH, Findagrave #30403152.

     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.

     Frankie Joan Clayton was born on 24 June 1935 at Los Angeles Co., CA.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Clayton and Hazel Vira Sprague. Frankie Joan Clayton married Donald Dean Wagner, son of Robert Dean Wagner and Dorothy Alma Tolman, on 19 July 1953 at Los Angeles Co., CA. Frankie Joan Clayton and Donald Dean Wagner were divorced in March 1973 at Orange Co., CA.

     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.