Early days in hamilton county and clay county in nebraska are recalled through colorful tales, factual data and individual biographies in this new 58page spiral bound booklet excerpted from the rare 1882 book. The missouri digital heritage initiative post offices in clay county, mo. Abbott, clay county, minnesota, 1891 leave a comment history by mississippi genealogy the village of abbott is situated near the geographical center of clay county, eleven miles northwest from west point, the county seat, and eight miles from muldon on the. The county seat for clay county is located in west point. Clay county, tennessee genealogy familysearch wiki.
These include documents traditionally recorded in deeds books and plat cabinets, such as deeds, deed of trust, authorities to cancel, plats, name change orders, and many other documents. The senator was born in clay county, near pine bluff, miss. This is a collection of 114 missouri county plat books published by w. Welcome to the monroe county genealogy and history web site. The land records division also includes dockets and indexes of judgments and certain uniform commercial code transaction files that are recorded as liens on real estate. This short article about a place or feature in the united states can be made longer.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The land records division also includes dockets and indexes of judgments and certain. Although the exact year of publication is unclear, the volumes are estimated to be from the late 1920s to early 1930s. History of clay county, mississippi clay county history book committee on. Clay county is a county equivalent area found in mississippi, usa. After 1859, clay county divorce proceedings were filed in the clay county chancery clerks office. Clay county district schools is committed to providing websites that are accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.
The clay county historical and genealogical society meets at 6. The collection also includes rodaboughs thesis a history of the negroes of aberdeen and monroe county, mississippi, 17901916, and a draft of his book frenchtown, a. Clay county, mississippi is a county in mississippi in da usa. Clay county missouri genealogy, history, maps with liberty.
Your online source of clay county mississippi genealogy and history information. Welcome to the clay county, mississippi msgenweb genealogy site. This ed article first appeared in the september october 2001 edition of the clay county historical society newsletter. Clay county historical and genealogical society rootsweb. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. Microfilmed records can be found online at mississippi probate records, 17811930. West point, a neatly groomed city of,500 prospering on commercial and industrial enterprise, shapes the apex of the golden triangle, a regional economic identity tying. History of clay county clay county, mn official website. We are using the following gps coordinates latitude and longitude for the hatchet cemetery. Home to 20,225 people, clay county has a total 9144 households earning 30764 on average per year. William charles taylor, a history of clay county austin. Located on this site are land and census records, biographies, archival. Welcome to our clay county family history research page. Probate records are held by the clay county, mississippi genealogy clerk of court and are housed at the clay county, mississippi genealogy courthouse.
William clayton kimbrough, the frontier background of clay county, west texas historical association year book 18 1942. History of clay county, missouri with over 450 pages including 236 biographies plus 36 clay county communities on 6 historical maps. Pinebluff, a postoffice in the western part of clay county, on chewah creek, about 24 miles from westpoint, the county seat. These are the far north, south, east, and west coordinates of clay county, mississippi, comprising a rectangle that encapsulates it. These include documents traditionally recorded in deeds books and plat cabinets, such.
Clay county, mississippi map of clay county, ms where. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy, newspapers, obituaries, vitals. Clay county, mississippi genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Monroe county was organized in 1821 from the chickasaw session of 1816. Clay county is famous for its fascinating, wild history of appalachian clan cluding the bakerhoward feud, the largest and longest of all feuds. A history of clay county, mississippi, prior to 1900. In 1876, the mississippi legislature changed the name to clay. Clay county, mississippi genealogy familysearch wiki.
References to these can be found in the books index of mississippi session. William clayton kimbrough, a history of clay county m. Includes history and genealogy for liberty, excelsior springs, missouri city, prathersville, smithville, gosneyville, kearney, holt, greenville, claysville, barry, harlem, moscow, arnolds station, minaville, mo, civil war, family, families. Kim brown hood, circuit clerk clay county, mississippi. There are 44 registered sex offenders residing in the county. Clay, west virginia, messenger publishing company, 1977975. Death edit edit source for deaths of methodists in clay county or what later became clay county between the 1830s and the 1920s, try. The county government of clay is found in the county seat of west point.
An extinct village in chickasaw, now clay county, which flourished before the war between the states. Located on this site are land and census records, biographies, archival maps, photographs and other items pertaining to the history and heritage of clay county, mississippi. Abbott, clay county, minnesota, 1891 mississippi genealogy. The historical and cultural society of clay county has further information relating to the history of clay county, minnesota. Clay county the handbook of texas online texas state. First session book of the oldest presbyterian church in mississippi, journal of mississippi history, april. Clay county, mississippi covers an area of approximately 417 square miles with a geographic center of 33. The name clay came from the distinguished kentucky statesman, henry clay. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. History of clay county, mississippi book, 1988 worldcat. Clay county mississippi libby bedford cemeteries of clay county, mississippi, volume i by the ccgs, 1999. The plat books in this collection are held in the special collections department at ellis library at the university of. Information should not be from books currently in print. Clay county received its name from from henry clay, u.
After the organization of clay county in 1871, it was absorbed by the new town of abbott. Written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of their townships, towns, and villages, together with a condensed history of missouri. History of the state of nebraska, originally published by the western historical co. Clay county vital records can be found at the mississippi department of health which has copies of birth and death records after 1912, marriage and a divorce. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere. Plat books of missouri collection mu digital library. Clay, west virginia, clay county historical book committee, 1989, 1994. Clay county, as a county, was first attached to the west end of pierce county, but pierce county in 1855 was located in the southeastern part of nebraska, bordering the missouri.
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a pointtopoint distance. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help. Land records refer to those record series that may involve real estate. Its name is in honor of american statesman henry clay, member of the united states senate from kentucky and united states secretary of state in the 19th century. William belk, who was a pioneer local clergyman of the methodist church in mississippi, where he. Clay county and its largest community and county seat, west point, occupy a fertile, productive prairie even richer in the physical and human history of northeast mississippi. Hickory and lady slippers, life and legend of clay county people.
A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera its truly a line from point a ie to point b. Clay county, mississippi simple english wikipedia, the. This site includes authoritative data and applications published by clay county. Named in honor of american statesman, henry clay, clay county was originally organized from parts of chickasaw, lowndes, monroe and oktibbeha counties, and named colfax county after schuyler colfax, vicepresident in the grant administration. Clay county history book committee clay county, miss. List of books and articles about mississippi history. See the wiki page mississippi probate records for information about how to use probate records.
Clay county, mississippi public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. These books can be found at the mississippi department of archives and history as well as many other genealogy repositories and libraries across the state. Hardcover history of clay county west virginia 1989. Tax rolls and census 18351866 jean strickland and patricia n. Clay county history book committee history of clay county, mississippi. It is bordered by alabama e, the gulf of mexico s, arkansas and louisiana, with most of that border formed by the mississippi river w, and tennessee n. Information about the real estate deed recorder in clay county, mississippi get information about recorders, recorder offices, and elected officials in the recorder offices. All land records are available for public inspection from 8. Papers include manuscripts of atkinsons articles, thesis and papers and research materials, including materials documenting the history of chickasaw county, mississippi, levi naron chickasaw the scout, freedmen, the brazil and willie mae jones family and other chickasaw county subjects. Clay county is located in the state of mississippi. Guide to clay county, mississippi ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. The city maps available on this page are provided in adobe pdf format. West point lies 18 miles 29 km to the southeast of the hatchet cemetery.
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