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James William Clay
19 Mar 1875 – 28 Apr 1949
| Birth | 19 Mar 1875 |
| Death | 28 Apr 1949 |
| Cemetery | Broken Bow Cemetery Broken Bow , Custer County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Chuck Munn on 05 Oct 2006 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15196786 |
Bio
Husband of Minnie May Amsberry, married on 01 March 1900 in Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska. "Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Schneringer and Johnson Funeral Chapel. Music was furnished by a quartet of ladies consisting of Mrs. Seldon Wenquist, Mrs. Paul Collicott, Mrs. Allan Black and Mrs. Allie van Antwerp with Mrs. Cecil Brundige at the piano. Pallbearers we W.E. Robinson, Carl Holcomb, Clyde Arnold, George Dye, Charles Sloggett and L.F. Gremm. Interment was in the Broken Bow Cemetery. James William Clay, son of William H. and Mary E. Clay, was born at Bethany, Missouri on March 19th, 1875 and passed away at Broken Bow, Nebraska on April 28th, 1949, at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 9 days. At the age of 12 years he moved with his parents from Missouri to a farm near Ansley, where he grew to manhood. He attended Ansley and Algernon schools. He lived in Custer County the remainder of his life, except for a short interval in Colorado. He attended the Methodist Sunday School and Church and was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Ansley and since 1913 in Broken Bow. In his Faith and Fraternity, he was an ardent participant. On March 14th, 1900, he was united in marriage to Minnie M. Amsberry. Twelve children were born to this union, all of whom are living. Those surviving his passing are Esther of Anselmo, Nebraska; Mrs. Evelyn McCaslin and Mrs. Marjorie Myers of Broken Bow; Mrs. Myrtle Pittenger of Los Altos, California; Loren W., Gail and Ralph of Broken Bow; Harold of Anselmo, Warren of Merna, Donald of Filer, Idaho; Kenneth of Port Angeles, Washington; and Walter of Lebanon, Oregon. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Effie Draper of Albany, Oregon; a brother, Harry of Briceland, California; thirty-seven grandchildren and many other relatives."
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Siblings
- Lillian Josephine "Lillie" Clay McCormack 1866–1947 FaG
- Emma Julia Clay Willis 1868–1906 FaG
- Effie Honor Clay Draper 1870–1952 FaG
- Lemuel Mitchell Clay 1872–1942 FaG
- Myrtle Edith Clay Williams 1878–1946 FaG
- Leslie Rucker Clay 1880–1920 FaG
- Charles Newton Clay 1883–1884 FaG
- Henry Harold "Harry" Clay 1886–1951 FaG
Children
- Mary Esther Clay 1900–1990
- Myrtle May Clay Pittenger 1902–1995
- Myrtle May Clay Pittenger 1902–1995
- Lorin William "Tootsie" Clay 1903–1974
- Harold Darius Clay 1904–2000
- Evelyn Emma Clay McCaslin 1905–1996
- Donald A. Clay 1907–1990
- Gail Bartholomew Clay 1909–1995
- Kenneth Clay 1911–1975
- Ralph Richard Clay 1913–1996
- Walter Everett Clay 1914–1995
- Marjory Clay Myers 1916–2012
- Warren Keith Clay 1920–1962
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