Person

Amelia H. Clay (Henderson County, Kentucky, resident.)

b. 1787?

Henderson County, Kentucky, resident. Virginia native. Married to Charles V. Clay. Resident of Henderson County, Kentucky, in 1860. Mother of Mary Ann Clay Dixon, Isabella P. Clay Dixon, and Henrietta P. Clay Ball. Resident of Henderson County, Kentucky, in 1840. Household owned nine enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1840. Household owned Virna [Unknown] and Pallis [Unknown] in Henderson County in 1841. Resident of Henderson County in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1850. Household owned an additional five enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1850. Resident of Henderson County in 1860. Household owned eight enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1860. Household owned eight enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1860. Owned Tom [Unknown] in Henderson County in December 1860.

Details

Sex
Female
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, p. 249.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 2, p. 356B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 1, p. 85.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 1, p. 145A-B.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Henderson County Wills, vol. A-C, 1799-1875, vol. C, pp. 39-40.

KYR-0001-020-1155.

Citation

Clay, Amelia H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205723 (November 12, 2026).

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