Homer Beryl Clay

Notes:

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Name: Beryl Clay
Death Date: 11 Oct 1933
Death Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: Mexican
Death Age: 10 years 7 months 27 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1923
Birthplace: N.M.
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: J.C. Clay
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Gertie Bost
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Tatum, N.M.
Burial Date: 12 Oct 1933
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2115870
Digital Film Number: 4166783
Image Number: 421
Reference Number: pg 46890
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Jerry Cadell Clay
City: Not Stated
County: Lea
State: New Mexico
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1886
Race: White
Roll: 1711802
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 32
Occupation: Stock farming for self, Tatum, Lea Co. NM
Nearest Relative: Gertie M. Clay, Tatum, Lea Co. NM
Height/Build: Short/Medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown/Brown

Jack Co., TX - Bios: Bryson Family Biography
Jerry Caddell Clay b. 19 Mar 1886
m. Gertrude Bost
1) Son lost at sea during WWII

Obituary
Probably the Lovington, N.M. newspaper
Nov. 29, 1957

Clay Services Saturday 2 P.M.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the High School Auditorium for Jerry Clay, 74, who passed away at his home in Tatum, Nov. 26.

Mr. Clay died of natural causes enroute from his home in Tatum on Nov. 26. An inquest was held with Otis Bailey, Justice of Peace serving as cororner.

Rev. Rock Newton of Jacksboro, Texas, officiated at the services. Mr. Clay was born March 18, 1885 near Jacksboro, Texas.

His wife preceded him in death on October 30, 1952.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Lyle Coppersmith, Tatum, Mrs. Doyle Henderson, Hobbs, Mrs. Truman Parkinson, Lewiston, Idaho, Mrs. Eula Gonyo, Hollydale, California.

Two sons preceded him in death. Four brothers survive, J. B. Clay, German, Texas; Beryl Clay, Olny, Texas; H. E. Clay, Big Spring, Texas and T. A. Clay, Hart, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. W. L. Derrick, Mrs. Guy Kemp and Mrs. Alta Baker, and thirteen grandchildren.

Casket bearers are Hap Allen, Jim Allen, L. B. Townsend, Bill Privitt, Perry Cadle and George Hamlin.

Mr. Clay was a member of the primitive Baptist Church. he homesteaded near Tatum 45 years ago. Burial was in the Tatum cemetery.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)



(Research):

Census Listings:
(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

1910 census
Borden Co. TX ED 2 Pg. 212B
64/64
Clay, Jerry C., head, MW, 24, M1, 3yrs., Farmer, TX MS TX
Gertie, wife, FW, 21, M1, 3yrs., TX IL US


1920 census
Lea Co. NM ED89 Pg. 245B & 246A
Tatum Prect. 5
Fm/24/24
Clay, Jerry C., head, MW, 33, M, General farm, TX US TX
Minnie G., wife, FW, 31, M, TX NC MS
Mary L., dau., FW, 7, TX TX TX
Fanny B., dau., FW, 4 1/12, NM TX TX
Eula, dau., FW, 2 4/12, NM TX TX
Jerry C., son, MW, 4/12, NM TX TX

1930 census
Lea Co. NM ED 13-5 Pg. 231B
Tatum Prect. 5
92
Clay, Jerry C., head, MW, 44, M, age when first married 20, Farmer, TX TN TX
Gertrude, wife, FW, 42, M, age when first married 18, TX NC MS
Mary, dau., FW, 17, TX TX TX
Fannie, dau., FW, 14, NM TX TX
Eula, dau., FW, 12, NM TX TX
Clyde G., son, MW, 10, NM TX TX
Beryl H., son, MW, 7, NM TX TX
Lillie M., dau., FW, 1 3/13, TX TX TX
Bost, Mary Jane, mother-in-law, FW, 82, Wd., age when first married 23, MS MS AL

Jerry married Minnie Gertrude Bost in Dec 1909 in Texas. Minnie (daughter of Alfred Bost and Mary Jane Adams) was born on 13 Feb 1888 in Texas; died on 30 Oct 1952 in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico; was buried in Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary
Probably from the Lovington, N. M. newspaper
Nov. 4, 1952

Mrs. Clay Buried in Tatum

Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, at the First Methodist Church of Tatum for Minnie Gertrude Clay, 64, of Tatum.

Mrs. Clay died October 30, at the Lea General Hospital in Hobbs. She was born Feb. 13, 1888. In Dec. 1909 she married Jerry Clay and they came to Lea County in 1913 and settled on a ranch east of Tatum.

Mrs. Clay is survived by her husband, Jerry Clay, of Tatum; four children, Mrs. Lyle Coppersmith of Tatum, Mrs. Doyle Henderson of Lovington, Mrs. Eula Gonya, of Hollydale, California, and Mrs. Thruman Parkinson of Compton, California, three brothers, Homer Bost, El Paso, John Bost, Los Angeles, California and Tom Bost, Haskell, Texas, two sisters, Mrs. George Bocker, Bryson, Texas, and Mrs. Alice Amburn; and twelve grandchildren.

Casket bearers were, M. R. Bess, Pete Smith, Ashby Green, Tom James, Gene Watkins, Bertie Whitley, J. B. Selman, and L. B. Townsend.

Honorary pallbearers were E. E. Travis, L. L. Derrick, Mr. Selman, Greer West, Lason Bess, Frank Whitley, and Mr. Patton. Burial was in Tatum cemetery.

(Courtest of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Notes:

Lynell Cordell shows hims as the son of John BOST and Clarissa,Christina? LEFLER.

She notes that at the time of the 1870 Van Buren County, Arkansas federal census, Alfred was living int he home of the Williams family in Liberty Township, (page 45), and listed as:
Bost, Alfred, 20, M, W, Laborer, IL.

On the 1880 and 1900 census enumerations, Alfred is reported as being born in North Carolina, however on the above enumeration Illinois is shown. Several of his children also report that their father was born in Illinois.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1850 census Cabarrus Co. NC
Pg. 485B
1270/1270
John D. Bost, 40, M, Farmer, 300, NC
Crissa C. Bost, 28, F, NC
Levina Bost, 15, F, NC
Wiley W. Bost, 13, M, NC
John Bost, 11, M, NC
Caleb Bost, 7, M, NC
Martin Bost, 3, M, NC
Alfred Bost, 2, M, NC
Christina Lefler, 59, F, NC

1860 census Johnson Co. IL Pg. 164
Vienna P.O.
1287/1209
John D. Bost, 51, M, Farming, 2800/1000, NC
Chistiana Bost, 40, F, Housekeeping, NC
Wiley W. Bost, 22, M, Farming, NC
John Bost, 20, M, NC
Caleb Bost, 17, M, NC
Martin Bost, 14, M, NC
Alfred Bost, 11, M, NC
Martha Bost, 9, F, NC
Thomas Bost, 7, M, NC
William Bost, 1, M, NC

1870 Census
not located


1880 Census
Texas, Jack County, Precinct 5
Enumerated 17 and 18 of June 1880
Page 24D, SD 3, ED 161
206-206
Bost, Alfred W M 32 Farmer NC NC NC
Bost, Mary J W F 32 Wf Keeping House Miss Miss Miss
Bost, Thomas W M 8 Son Ark NC Miss
Bost, Nancy A W F 6 Dtr Ark NC Miss
Bost, John D W M 4 Son Tx NC Miss
Bost, Jams L W M 2 Son Miss SC Tx
207-207
Adams, Wm V W N 58 Farmer Miss SC Tx
Adams, Nancy W F 53 Wife Keeping House Ala NC NC
Adams, Joseph T W M 21 S Farm Hand Ark Miss Ala
Adams, Sarah A W F 14 Dtr At Home Ark Miss Ala

1900 Census
Texas, Jack County, JP 8
Enumerated 1 June 1900
SD 3 ED 39 Sheet 1B
[Indexed on Ancestry.com as BART]
13-13
Bost, William Head W M May 1872 28 M 1 Kansas Ill Ill Farmer
Bost, Melvina Wf W F Aug 1883 16 M 1 1/1 Tx Ill Ill
Bost, Tom Son W M May 1900 1/12 Tx Ka Tx
14-14
Bost, Alfred Head W M May 1848 52 M 29 NC NC NC Farmer
Bost, Mary J Wf W F Dec 1847 52 M 29 9/9 Miss Tn Miss
Bost, Annie Dtr W F Aug 1881 18 S Tx NC Miss
Bost, Lovie E Dtr W F Apr 1883 17 S Tx NC Miss
Bost, Budder Son W M March 1885 15 S Tx NC Miss Farm Laborer
Bost, Gertrude Dtr W F Apl 1888 12 S Tx NC Miss
Bost, Homer Son W M Feb 1890 10 Tx NC Miss Farm Laborer

Alfred married Mary Jane Adams on 24 May 1872 in Van Buren County, Arkansas. Mary (daughter of William Valentine Adams and Nancy Carroll) was born in Dec 1847 in Mississippi; died about 1941; was buried in City Of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1930 census, she was living with her daugther and son-in-law, Gertrude and Henry Clay, in Lea County, New Mexico.

Notes:

Married:
Groom's Name: Alford Bost
Groom's Birth Date: 1848
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 24
Bride's Name: Mary J. Adams
Bride's Birth Date: 1848
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 24
Marriage Date: 24 May 1872
Marriage Place: Van Buren, Arkansas
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75081-5
System Origin: Arkansas-EASy
Source Film Number: 1031200
Reference Number: item 2 Pg. 232
Collection: Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944


Lynell Cordell wrote that she looked for all Bost's in Texas on the Find-a-grave website and found the following. Since they're in the same block of the same cemetery she assumes that they are Mary Jane Adams and her husband, Alfred. Another Bost descendant/researcher Lynell had previously talked to said they were divorced, but since Alfred died so early that may not be so.

Mary Jane Bost Birth: 1841 Death: 1941
Burial: City of Lubbock Cemetery Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Plot: Block 24

Alfred Bost
Birth: May 21, 1848
Death: Jul. 2, 1927
Burial: City of Lubbock Cemetery
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Plot: Block 24

Notes:

Land Record Certificate #17.928 E 269 To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas, William Valentine Adams of Tishomingo County, Mississippi has deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States, a certificate of the REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE, at Pontotoc whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said William Valentine Adams according to the provisions of........................etc. South West quarter of Section Seven in Township Six, of Range Ten, East, in the District of lands subject to sale at Pontotoc, Mississippi, containing one hundred and fifty nine acres and seventy eight hundredths of an acre.......... Dated 4 Jan. 1845 signed by President of the United States, John Tyler, by John Tyler, Jr. Sec'y.

Email from Lynell Cordell:

I've been working on the Adams family lately. Lizzie 'Adams' Trawick's family was in Van Buren Co. Ar in 1860 & 1870 and then disappeared. I found two marriages in Van Buren Co. that I thought could be their daughters, Mary Jane married Alfred Bost and Martha E. married George Parnell. So I traced both of them to Jack Co. Texas and today I came across the 1880 Jack Co. census online and couldn't believe it when I saw William V. and Nancy Adams there! How about that?

(Research):

Census Listings:


1850 Census
Mississippi, Tishomingo County, Southern Division
Enumerated 22 Oct 1850
469-469
Alfred M Carrol 49 M Farmer 200 NC
Elizabeth Carrol 43 F Ala
Catherine Carrol 19 F Tenn
Joseph D. Carrol 14 F Tenn
Lydia Carrol 7 F Mi
George W Carrol 1 M Miss
470-470
Wm V. Adams 27 M Farmer 150 Miss
Nancy Adams 23 F Miss
Mary J Adams 9 F Miss
David A Adams 6/12 M Miss

1880 Census
Texas, Jack County, Precinct 5
Enumerated 17 and 18 of June 1880
Page 24D, SD 3, ED 161
206-206
Bost, Alfred W M 32 Farmer NC NC NC
Bost, Mary J W F 32 Wf Keeping House Miss Miss Miss
Bost, Thomas W M 8 Son Ark NC Miss
Bost, Nancy A W F 6 Dtr Ark NC Miss
Bost, John D W M 4 Son Tx NC Miss
Bost, Jams L W M 2 Son Miss SC Tx
207-207
Adams, Wm V W N 58 Farmer Miss SC Tx
Adams, Nancy W F 53 Wife Keeping House Ala NC NC
Adams, Joseph T W M 21 S Farm Hand Ark Miss Ala
Adams, Sarah A W F 14 Dtr At Home Ark Miss Ala

William married Nancy Carroll on 6 Feb 1845 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Nancy (daughter of Alfred Marrien Carroll and Elizabeth Moore) was born on 20 Feb 1826 in Alabama; died on 10 May 1909; was buried in Benjamin Cemetery, Benjamin, Knox County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

After her husband died, Nancy apparently lived with her daughter Sarah, also widowed.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1900 Census
Knox Co. Texas ED 43 Pg. 171A
24/24
Martin, Sarah A., head, Oct. 1866, 33, Wd. Married 8 yrs. 4/4 children.
Martin, Glenn T., son, Oct. 1892, 7, TX TN AR
Martin, James C., son, March 1894, 6, TX TN AR
Martin, Willis A., son, Sept. 1895, 4, TX TN AR
Martin, Ruth E., daughter, Jan. 1897, 3, TX TN AR
Adams, Nancy, mother, Feb. 1827, 73, Wd., Married 40 yrs. 11/5 children, AL NC NC

Notes:

Married:
"Marriage Bonds, State of Mississippi" Tishomingo Co. 1842-1846 William V. Adams and Nancy Carroll, Feb 6, 1845 Sanders Mill, M.G. Surety: John Moore