Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Clay was born on 21 January 1822, in Summit, Ohio, United States, his father, Christian Clay, was 35 and his mother, Catherine Wolff, was 29. He married Mary Burgner on 13 August 1846, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Upper Loutre Township, Montgomery, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Washington Township, Lafayette, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 26 May 1901, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mayview, Lafayette, Missouri, United States.
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- Jacob Clay, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jacob Clay, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Jacob Clay, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1832 · Black Hawk War
"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands and Yorkshire): from Old English clǣg ‘clay’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of clay soil, a habitational name for someone who lived in a district known as (the) Clay, such as the one in east Notinghamshire, or as a metonymic occupational name for a worker in a clay pit (see Clayman ).
Americanized form of German Klee .
History: The relatively common English name Clay had several American forebears in the 18th century. Henry Clay, born in Hanover, VA, in 1777, secretary of state for President John Quincy Adams, was descended from English ancestors who came to VA shortly after the founding of Jamestown. The revolutionary war officer Joseph Clay, also a member of the Continental Congress, was a native of Yorkshire, England, who emigrated to GA in 1760 and was a founder of the University of Georgia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jacob Clay,s/o Christian, Catherine Wolf Clay. #1 wife Mary Bargner, #2 Rachel.Children Lucinda, Thomas Jefferson, Angeline, William Perry, Cyrus Norton, Israel. #2 marriage children Edward, Zebulon, …
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