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Jerry Cadell Clay

Male 1886 - 1957  (71 years)


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  • Name Jerry Cadell Clay  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 18 Mar 1886  Jack County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Nov 1957  Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    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

    Person ID I31893  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Minnie Gertrude Bost,   b. 13 Feb 1888, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1952, Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage Dec 1909  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Mary L. Clay,   b. 31 Aug 1912, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 2000, Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Fannie B. Clay,   b. 29 Oct 1915, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1997, Tuscon, Pima County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Living
     4. Jerry Clyde Clay,   b. 11 Sep 1919, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1945, Lost At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     5. Homer Beryl Clay,   b. 14 Feb 1923, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1933, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
     6. Living
    Family ID F10235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Mar 1886 - Jack County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Dec 1909 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Nov 1957 - Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.

    2. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Lea Co. NM ED89 Pg. 245B & 246A Tatum Prect. 5 Fm/24/24 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).