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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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D. S. CLAY was born in Grant County, Ky., in 1848, and is a son of Elijah S. and Mary J. (Woodyard) Clay. Elijah S. Clay, a native of Pendleton County, and a farmer in Grant County, was born in 1820 and died in 1859; he was a son of Brittain and Fannie (Sims) Clay, natives of Virginia, and members of the same family as Henry Clay and Cassius M. Clay. Mrs. Mary J. Clay was a daughter of Barnett and Dorinda (Marksbury) Woodyard, natives of Virginia. Barnett Woodyard was born in 1799. D. S. Clay was reared on a farm, received his education at the schools of Grant County, and in 1876 began reading law; he was admitted to the bar in 1880, and since then has been a practicing attorney in the courts. He has held the office of police judge one term and city attorney two terms. In 1864 he married Sarah A. Marksbury, a daughter of Arasha and Martha A. (McCarty) Marksbury, and a great-granddaughter of Simon Kenton; she died in 1877, leaving five children, viz.: Henry C., Martha E., Charles C., Georgie A. and Jennie B. In 1886 Mr. Clay married Mrs. Emma Callen, daughter of James Acre, of Kenton County. Mr. and Mrs. Clay are members of the Christian Church.

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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in the Grant County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7

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