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:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 16 August 1870. 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.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 15 June 1880. 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.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 1 June 1900. 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.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Chester Township, Eaton, MI on 16 January 1920. 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.)
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• She was buried after 30 December 1922 in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte, MI.

PLOT B-105
Find a Grave Memorial 55666428
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Emma married James H. Clay, son of Peter Clay and Elizabeth Follick, on 2 November 1881 in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI.^{1 2 3} (James H. Clay was born on 1 March 1853 in York, Wayne, NY,^{2 3 8 9} died on 24 June 1925 in Marengo Township, Calhoun County, MI ^{8 9} and was buried after 24 June 1925 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, MI ⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 2 November 1881, in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 1 June 1900. 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
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Chester Township, Eaton, MI on 16 January 1920. 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
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  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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