Emelline Ruth Ellen (Wolfe) Clay (1848 - 1939)

Born 13 Feb 1848 in Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Marion Clay — married 27 May 1866 in Franklin, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1939 at age 91 in Haileyville, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Emelline was born in 1848. She passed away in 1939. She was the daughter of Eli William Wolfe (abt.1820-1873) and Cynthia Ann Schooling (1811-abt.1864).

Birth: She was born on 13 February 1848 in Sarcoxie, Missouri. ^{[1] [2]}

Marriage: She married Francis Marion Clay (abt.1843-1902) on 27 May 1866 in Franklin County, Arkansas. ^{[3] [4]}

Children: They had eleven children, eight of which were still alive in 1900.

William Wesley Clay (1867-1943)

John Henry Clay (1869-1952)

Mattie F. Clay (abt.1873-)

L. Clay (abt.1875-)

S. Annie (Clay) Bowley (1878-1963)

Myrtle Lucinda Clay (1880-1976)

Mattie Ellen (Clay) Lords (1882-1966)

James Jackson Clay Sr. (1884-1950)

Marion Clay (1887-1893)

Joe Clay (1889-1893)

Newton Pierce Clay (1891-1972)

In about 1868, after the birth of their first son, the family moved to near Cairo, Illinois. ^[5] The next three children were born in Illinois and then they moved to Bell County, Texas. ^{[6] [7]}

Tragically Marion and Joe both died on the same day. They were playing along the river when a sand bar collapsed and trapped them, killing them both.

After her husband's death, she moved to San Angelo, Texas in 1904. ^{[8] [9] [10]} She then moved in with her daughter Myrtle some time before 1930 in Haileyville, Oklahoma. ^[11]

Death: She died on 26 March 1939 in Haileyville, Oklahoma.

Burial: She is buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZZ-KZG: 22 December 2020), Emeline R E Wolfe in household of Eli W Wolfe, Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States; citing family, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZY-7GB: 18 February 2021), Emaline R Wolfe in entry for Eli W Wolfe, 1860.
3. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N974-ZX9: 9 March 2021), Emiline E Wolf in entry for Francis M Clay, 27 May 1866; citing Marriage, Franklin, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,243.
4. ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQGV-YJ9: 11 January 2020), Emiline E. Wolf in entry for Francis M. Clay, 1866.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HY-4YG: 29 May 2021), Emaline Clay in entry for Francis Clay, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFK-TVF: 15 January 2022), E. R. E. Clay in household of F. M. Clay, Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32G-FCD: 12 January 2022), Emma R Clay in entry for Frank M Clay, 1900.
8. ↑ Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16705; Roll #: 172; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 16661 to 16705, Application Years 1899 to 1909 Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16705; Roll #: 172; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 16661 to 16705, Application Years 1899 to 1909 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1677/images/31865_B020678-00526?pId=101924)
9. ↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/387304454:2469?ssrc=pt&tid=55421087&pid=13893158691)
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH12-FX4: accessed 28 May 2022), F M Clay, Tom Green, Texas, United States; citing, sheet, line, family, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll; FHL microfilm.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC4H-Q84: accessed 28 May 2022), Ruth E Clay in household of Jesse W Keith, Haileyville, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 7A, line 6, family 125, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1926; FHL microfilm 2,341,660.
12. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVX-F5QS: 7 August 2020), Emeline Ruth Ellen Wolfe Clay; Burial, McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States of America, Oak Hill Memorial Park; citing record ID 15085133, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15085133/emeline-ruth_ellen-clay.

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