Wedding Wednesday - David Clay & Martha Guest (1876)

Above the wedding certificate for David H. Clay & his wife to be, Martha J. Guest.  David was the son of Edmund B. Clay and his wife, Sarah Sallie Jones.  David was born 1 APR 1841 and died 16 DEC 1904, Martha was born 27 APR 1849 and died 10 APR 1927.  They were the parents of at least two children, both daughters, both names unknown to the compiler as of this writing.

Military Monday - David A.J. Hesters (Confederate)

David enlisted 10 Apr 1862 and was discharged 18 Jan 1865.  His wife, Millie Clay Hester, states in her pension application that David "Contracted chronic diarrhea from which he never recovered and from which he died about 10 APR 1867."

She applies for the Widow's pension and receives the pension from 1891-1915. She dies in 1926.

David was the son of Thomas Hester & Millie Ward, both born in North Carolina. 

David & Millie Clay Hester were the parents of 4 children, Mary Ann, Martha, Hardy and Angeline.

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Happy Researching
Karen

Rest In Peace My Friend...

Today I learned of the death of a friend & fellow researcher, Robert Young Clay. He was without a doubt THE Clay researcher, no one could research the Clay's like Bob Clay. He was the first Clay researcher I encountered when I began my search. He will be sorely missed by all those who knew & loved him.

Robert Young Clay at the Clay Family Gathering 2004