Was a Methodist minister, State Legislator and School Superintendent.
Married Sadie Watts (1871-1951)
Information from Ancestry.com and The History of Vermilion Co., Illinois.
Additional information submitted by David Seaney
Graduated from Danville (Ohio) Normal and Ohio Northern University; Principal at Sidell, Illinois High School, 1894-1903; Represented District 22 in the Illinois General Assembly 1904-1906 and 1906-1908. He was a member of the Prohibition Party. In 1909, he bought the grain elevator in Alvin, IL. It burned in 1910. He sold it to Frank Yeazel in 1912. In 1912, Clay unsuccessfully ran for the Illinois General Assembly, District 22. He moved back to Ohio around 1930 and was the superintendent in Howard, OH. He moved back to Vermilion County, IL prior to 1935. Clay continued to run for public office as a member of the Prohibition Party, all unsuccessful: 1938- State Treasurer; 1940-Governor of Illinois, received 6,467 votes; 1942-Superintendent of Public Instruction; 1944-Trustee for University of Illinois.
Clay was a world traveler and had visited the Holy Land. His travels are shown in ship's records from 1929-1939. He often gave talks about his travels. Clay was also a minister and performed weddings and funerals.
(information from various sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com)
Married Sadie Watts (1871-1951)
Information from Ancestry.com and The History of Vermilion Co., Illinois.
Additional information submitted by David Seaney
Graduated from Danville (Ohio) Normal and Ohio Northern University; Principal at Sidell, Illinois High School, 1894-1903; Represented District 22 in the Illinois General Assembly 1904-1906 and 1906-1908. He was a member of the Prohibition Party. In 1909, he bought the grain elevator in Alvin, IL. It burned in 1910. He sold it to Frank Yeazel in 1912. In 1912, Clay unsuccessfully ran for the Illinois General Assembly, District 22. He moved back to Ohio around 1930 and was the superintendent in Howard, OH. He moved back to Vermilion County, IL prior to 1935. Clay continued to run for public office as a member of the Prohibition Party, all unsuccessful: 1938- State Treasurer; 1940-Governor of Illinois, received 6,467 votes; 1942-Superintendent of Public Instruction; 1944-Trustee for University of Illinois.
Clay was a world traveler and had visited the Holy Land. His travels are shown in ship's records from 1929-1939. He often gave talks about his travels. Clay was also a minister and performed weddings and funerals.
(information from various sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com)
Was a Methodist minister, State Legislator and School Superintendent.
Married Sadie Watts (1871-1951)
Information from Ancestry.com and The History of Vermilion Co., Illinois.
Additional information submitted by David Seaney
Graduated from Danville (Ohio) Normal and Ohio Northern University; Principal at Sidell, Illinois High School, 1894-1903; Represented District 22 in the Illinois General Assembly 1904-1906 and 1906-1908. He was a member of the Prohibition Party. In 1909, he bought the grain elevator in Alvin, IL. It burned in 1910. He sold it to Frank Yeazel in 1912. In 1912, Clay unsuccessfully ran for the Illinois General Assembly, District 22. He moved back to Ohio around 1930 and was the superintendent in Howard, OH. He moved back to Vermilion County, IL prior to 1935. Clay continued to run for public office as a member of the Prohibition Party, all unsuccessful: 1938- State Treasurer; 1940-Governor of Illinois, received 6,467 votes; 1942-Superintendent of Public Instruction; 1944-Trustee for University of Illinois.
Clay was a world traveler and had visited the Holy Land. His travels are shown in ship's records from 1929-1939. He often gave talks about his travels. Clay was also a minister and performed weddings and funerals.
(information from various sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com)
Married Sadie Watts (1871-1951)
Information from Ancestry.com and The History of Vermilion Co., Illinois.
Additional information submitted by David Seaney
Graduated from Danville (Ohio) Normal and Ohio Northern University; Principal at Sidell, Illinois High School, 1894-1903; Represented District 22 in the Illinois General Assembly 1904-1906 and 1906-1908. He was a member of the Prohibition Party. In 1909, he bought the grain elevator in Alvin, IL. It burned in 1910. He sold it to Frank Yeazel in 1912. In 1912, Clay unsuccessfully ran for the Illinois General Assembly, District 22. He moved back to Ohio around 1930 and was the superintendent in Howard, OH. He moved back to Vermilion County, IL prior to 1935. Clay continued to run for public office as a member of the Prohibition Party, all unsuccessful: 1938- State Treasurer; 1940-Governor of Illinois, received 6,467 votes; 1942-Superintendent of Public Instruction; 1944-Trustee for University of Illinois.
Clay was a world traveler and had visited the Holy Land. His travels are shown in ship's records from 1929-1939. He often gave talks about his travels. Clay was also a minister and performed weddings and funerals.
(information from various sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com)
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Marker is one of the burrs from the old mill at Alvin, Il (1832-1939)
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