Emma L. Murray ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  Death Notes:

Name: Emma L. Clay
Sex: Female
Age: 62
Death Date: 30 Dec 1922
Death Place: Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
Birthplace: Mich
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Housewife
Race: white
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: James Murray
Father's Sex: Male
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Rebecca Richards
Mother's Sex: Female
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Source Details: bk 6 p 529 rn 78

Citing this Record
"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHF7-6HD : 23 February 2021), Emma L. Clay, 1922.
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1870 US Census, 16 August 1870, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 5, Family 38
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Emma Murray..10..Michigan..Attending School

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 Sep 1860, then her age should have been 9 instead of 10.

2. 1880 US Census, 15 June 1880, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ⁵ 1880 US Census
Page 197A, District 70, Dwelling 214, Family 218, Roll 0578
Eaton, Eaton County, Michigan
Emma L. Murray..Daughter..19..MI
(Living with parents.)

3. 1900 US Census, 1 June 1900, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 71, Family 11
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm rented
Married 18 years
Emma Clay..Wife..Sep 1860..39..Michigan..2/2

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

4. 1920 US Census, 16 January 1920, Chester Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ³ 1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 96, Family 138, Roll 763
Chester Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Emma Clay..Wife..59..Michigan..Assistant Manager of county poor farm

(Living with husband.)

5. Cemetery: Maple Hill Cemetery, After 30 December 1922, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ⁷ PLOT B-105
Find a Grave Memorial 55666428

Emma married James H. Clay, son of Peter Clay and Elizabeth Follick, on 2 November 1881 in Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States.^{1 2 3} (James H. Clay was born on 1 March 1853 in York, Wayne, New York, United States,^{2 3 8 9} died on 24 June 1925 in Marengo Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States ^{8 9} and was buried after 24 June 1925 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States ⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Image, 2 November 1881, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ¹

2. 1900 US Census, 1 June 1900, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 71, Family 11
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm rented
Married 18 years
James Clay..Head..Mar 1853..47..New York..Farmer
Emma Clay..Wife..Sep 1860..39..Michigan..2/2
Don M. Clay..Son..Oct 1882..17..Michigan..Farm Laborer
James H. Clay..Son..Apr 1889..11..Michigan..At School

3. 1920 US Census, 16 January 1920, Chester Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ³ 1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 96, Family 138, Roll 763
Chester Township, Eaton County, Michigan
James Clay..Head..66..New York..Manager of county poor farm
Emma Clay...Wife..59..Michigan..Assistant Manager of county poor farm

  Marriage Notes:

Name: James H Clay
Sex: Male
Age: 20y
Birth Date: 1861
Birthplace: New York
Spouse's Name: Emma L Murray
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 21y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1860
Spouse's Birthplace: Eaton
Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1881
Marriage Place: Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Source Reference: v 1 p 280 rn 223

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3G-R6V : 10 June 2021), James H Clay and Emma L Murray, 2 Nov 1881; citing Marriage, Eaton, Eaton, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207675.
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