What's New
If you have any info that you'd like to share to help fellow Clay County researchers, e-mail me and I'll post it here for you. September 2006
Volunteers are needed to help transcribe census records. If you can transcribe even one township of any census it would be a huge help! To volunteer, just e-mail me. Thank you!
September 4
Added the Killgore Township 1880 Mortality Schedule, and updated the index with those names.
September 3
More townships added to the 1880 Census and the index updated to reflect those names. The links are on the Census page.
Also added some Marriages from the Eastern District.
Joseph Dyal has submitted a wonderful photograph of some fine-looking young men from the Palatka community. It's on the Photographs page. New photos are always at the top.
September 2
Added the 1880 Mortality Schedules for Haywood & Johnson Townships to the Census page.
Also added a Records page that tells what Clay County records are available and where and how to obtain them.
September 1
The Census page is up and two townships of the 1880 Mortality Schedule (Carpenter & Chalk Bluff) have been transcribed and posted, along with an Index. Volunteers are needed to transcribe census records, so if you can help, start transcribing and e-mail me and I'll post them for you.
August 2006
Added a partial transcription of the Will of Charles Stokes, and a list of miscellaneous wills on file at both courthouses to the Wills page.
Also added the Family Group Sheet for the William Henry Stokes family.
August 31, 2006
Who was voted Most Good-Looking at Corning High School in 1952? Who were the Second Grade Teachers at Corning Primary? Thanks to contributor Mark Frazier you can find out! He's submitted the index to the 1952 edition of "The Bobcat", Corning's yearbook. It's a treasure trove! Plus, he's offered to scan photos! Find out more on the Schools page.
Also added quite a few surnames to the Surname page.
And then added the Dedication and the Foreword to Robert Webb's 1933 book History & Traditions of Clay County
August 30, 2006
June 2006
Cheryl Paul has a mystery on her hands and has sent us a photo to see if you can help solve it. Find it on the Photographs page. New photos are always at the top.
There are a number of new Marriages posted.
The survey of Richwoods Cemetery submitted by Rita DonCarlos is now posted. Could someone let us know the location of this cemetery and driving directions?
There are quite a few new Surnames posted today.
Added surnames beginning with K and L and some of the Ms to Some People of Clay County.
June 29, 2006
Who shod Jesse & Frank James' horses every time they rode through Pollard? Who was the only mid-wife between Chalk Bluff and Gainsville, and how much did she charge? Why did Ed Caldwell have his mail delivered to Greenway? Enjoy looking over some Miscellaneous Bits & Pieces transcribed from History & Traditions of Clay County. These are some of the most interesting things I've ever seen about Clay County!
Added some more Old Newspaper Clippings submitted by Rita DonCarlos. These are such a wonderful look back at the way things were in Clay County! I've also typed out a transcription of each clipping so the search engine will be able to pick up the surnames.
Speaking of surnames, added several more to Surnames page, so go see if someone else is researching your Clay County line.
June 28, 2006
Added the histories of people with surnames beginning with the letter "J" from Some People of Clay County.
Added a new section of Old Newspaper Clippings. Rita Hicks DonCarlos has sent in some wonderful scans of the original clippings with photos. So far I only have one posted, for Uncle Dan Lemons, and the rest are coming ASAP.
June 27, 2006
There's a place on the Home page where you can sign up to receive an e-mail notification whenever the site is updated. The service is free and it doesn't send out spam or a bunch of useless stuff you don't want. Just enter your e-mail address and it's done. Completed surnames through the letter "G" in Some People of Clay County. Surnames through "E" are now posted from History & Traditions of Clay County. Began adding "Some People of Clay County" from History & Traditions of Clay County, Robert Webb's 1933 book. Finished surnames A & B; working on the rest. New photos of the old Lowrance Cemetery part of Piggott Cemetery, including general photos and graves for Caroline???, Elizabeth????, a McNiel, Wilder, Williams and Phillips. Also, three new cemetery listings are up: Woodland Heights in Rector, Redenbo (located east of Corning) and Corning Cemetery in Corning. Links are on the Cemeteries page. Began adding excerpts from the 1933 book, "History & Traditions of Clay County" by Robert T. Webb. Started with his list of early pioneers 1830s-1880s and his very interesting write-up of Dr. James Rouse. Added info for MAPLEs buried at Pirtle Cemetery. Added a photo of the Pirtle Cemetery submitted by Pamela Gorton. The link is on the Cemeteries page. Added the Churches page with a 1938 photo of members of the Pleasant Valley Church of Christ. Added the Old Schools page and the Links page. Added the Photo page and two photographs. Added the Biographies page with the Goodspeed Biographical sketches. Created the website, including home page, cemetery page, marriage page, photo page, and what's new page.
Surnames through "I" are now up in Some People of Clay County.
June 2, 2006
May 2006
Began the Surnames page, so researchers can find each other and connect. Submit your surnames today!
May 31, 2006
There is a very rare photo of the Pleasant Valley School posted, and some of the graduates of Greenway High School. If you have photos or these classes or any other photos or stories from Clay County schools of the past, we'd love to help you share them by posting them. As always, you can submit any info by e-mailing me.
May 30, 2006
Had the search engine corrected so it now searches only this site and not the whole of Rootsweb.com!
May 29, 2006
May 27, 2006
Added some marriages from the Eastern District of the county.
May 26, 2006
May 24, 2006
Family Group Sheets now includes the FGS of the William B. (B.B.) Biffle family, submitted by Janet Roseen. Click on William's name for more info, and be sure to click the link for the Biffle Researchers site.
May 22, 2006
Also added a picture to the Photos page.
And started the Family Group Sheets
May 15, 2006
May 13, 2006
May 12, 2006
Also added partial listings and photos for Mitchell Cemetery & Piggott Cemetery on the Cemeteries page.
May 11, 2006
May 10, 2006
to Clay County
