Otho Glenn CLAY

  General Notes:

BIOGRAPHY: Otho Glenn Clay ,who went by the name Glenn, was Norton and Ora Belle Clay's eldest son. He grew up at the farm and attended school in Brown township. He was a tool and die maker . He worked for awhile at the Cooks motor Co.. Glenn was married to Darlene Duckworth on July 14,1910. This was during the period Glenn took an interest in photography. There are many pictures of Darlene and other relatives during these years. Darlene died of tuberculosis on September 29,1911 and is buried at Greenmound Cemetery in Kilbourne.
Glenn married his second wife,Frances Marie Hutchisson on May 4, 1914, at Grace M.E. Church in Delaware, by Rev. Rush. They had Mary Belle Clay on August 9,1915 in Middletown,Ohio. They later lost two children (daughter, Sept.2,1919 ;Alice Catherine Clay & son, June 9,1923; Morris Norton Clay), who died at birth and are buried at Greenmound Cemetery. Glenn and Francis often visited relatives in Harlingan, Texas. My father, John went with them in 1939. This was the same year their daughter Mary Belle Clay ,who had suffered with water on the brain died,on July 25, 1939 , at Harlingan,Texas. She was cremated in San Antonio Tx. and later buried with Frances at Greenmound Cemetery.
During the 1950's Glenn traced the,Sheets,Longwell,Thurston and Clay family lines. This is the foundation for my work which is still continues today. The final print of the genealogies was in 1959. This was the year Francis died, on March 10. On January 11 ,1961 Glenn married an old friend from his childhood, who had been widowed, Helen Humes Jumper. They lived at her residence on Jumper Road. Helen died, and Glenn followed on December 2, 1969 at the age of 79.
In the past years making contact with other distant family members, Glenn's tracings have often been used by these people. Copies have of his tracings have surfaced in Library's as far as San Franciso, Cal. and through out mid- America. This is a great tribute to the man, who left this world , without a living child to testify his work. I remember Glenn as a soft spoken man who would walk with me in the woods at the farm and tell me stories that I have long forgotten. My last recollection of Glenn was in 1969 we visited him at the Berkshire Nursing Home. My parents , sister and I sat out front on a porch and Glenn stared into the east, not confirming our presences. Glenn died a short time after. Thirty years later, in Glenn's shed behind the house on Howard Rd. we found several boxes which included many of the pictures in this history . If I could only have shared, with him my findings, and his with me.

BURIAL: Bennett-Brown. DOB 4/22/1890 DOD 12/02/1969 . Place of Residence. Bowtown Rd. Place of birth Delaware Co., Ohio. Occupation Ret. Machinist & Tool Designer. Father= Clay, Norton A , Mother = Sheets, Ora, Cause of death Complications. Survivors; Brother Henry Clay Howard Rd, Sunbury,Oh. Step-son Paul Jumper, 1030 Jumper Rd. , 7 step-grandchildren (Jumper). Pall Bearers: John Clay,Paul Clay, Gene Jumper, Paul W. Jumper, Arthur Jumper, Raymond Cook.

Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997 for Otho Glenn Clay
Search collectionName: Otho Glenn Clay
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 04 Dec 1969
Burial Place: Kilbourne, Ohio
Death Date: 02 Dec 1969
Death Place: Delaware Co., Ohio
Age: 79
Birth Date: 22 Apr 1890
Birthplace:
Occupation: Toll Designer
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
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Father's Name: Norton A Clay
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ora Sheets
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07560-2
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 1983981
Reference Number: CN21

  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: Glenn's baby picture, 1890, Delaware Co., Ohio, United States.

• Personal Photo: School Picture, 1900, Brown, Delaware, Ohio, USA. Glenn is next to teacher

• Occupation: Tool and die maker, 1910, Ohio.

• Burial: L-R Francis & Maybelle,two infants,Glenn,Darline, 1911-1969, Green Mound Cem., Kilbourne, Delaware, Ohio, USA.

• Personal Photo: Glenn and Motor cycle, 1915, Delaware Co., Ohio, United States.

• Personal Photo: Glenn in front of shed, 1940, Howard Rd., Brown twp., Delaware Co.OH.

• Personal Photo: Glenn and Colleen Sheets, Jan 1969, Delaware Co., Ohio, United States.

Otho married Darline A. DUCKWORTH, daughter of James Lee DUCKWORTH and Mary Nye JAMISON, on 16 Jul 1910 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States.³ (Darline A. DUCKWORTH was born on 21 Aug 1891 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States, died on 29 Sep 1911 in Kilbourne, Brown, Delaware, Ohio and was buried on 1 Oct 1911 in Green Mound Cem., Kilbourne, Delaware, Ohio, USA.) The cause of her death was TB.

  Marriage Notes:

Groom's Name: Otha Glenn Clay
Groom's Birth Date: 1890
Groom's Birthplace: Brown Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio
Groom's Age: 20
Bride's Name: Darline Duckworth
Bride's Birth Date: 1892
Bride's Birthplace: Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio
Bride's Age: 18
Marriage Date: 16 Jul 1910
Marriage Place: Delaware County, Ohio
Groom's Father's Name: Norton Clay
Groom's Mother's Name: Ora Sheets
Bride's Father's Name: James Duckworth
Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Jamison
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02308-5
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 391400
Reference Number: p 509 No. item 1014
Collection: null

Otho next married Francis Marie HUTCHISSON, daughter of Francis Marion HUTCHISSON and Mary Elizabeth SMITH, on 4 May 1914 in Grace ME Church, Delaware, Delaware, Ohio.⁴ (Francis Marie HUTCHISSON was born on 6 May 1889 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States, died on 10 Mar 1959 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States and was buried on 14 Mar 1959 in Green Mound Cem., Kilbourne, Delaware, Ohio, USA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Groom's Name: Otho Glenn Clay
Groom's Birth Date: 1890
Groom's Birthplace: Kilbourne, Ohio
Groom's Age: 24
Bride's Name: Frances M. Hutchisson
Bride's Birth Date: 1890
Bride's Birthplace: Delaware, Delaware, O.
Bride's Age: 24
Marriage Date: 04 May 1914
Marriage Place: Delaware County, Ohio
Groom's Father's Name: N. A. Clay
Groom's Mother's Name: Ora B. Sheets
Bride's Father's Name: Frank Hutchisson
Bride's Mother's Name: Mary E. Smith
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02308-6
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 391401
Reference Number: v 131
Collection: Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958

Otho next married Helen Ione HUMES, daughter of Arthur Ulysses HUMES and Jessie DARRAH, on 11 Jan 1961 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States. (Helen Ione HUMES was born on 8 Nov 1889 in Kilbourne, Brown, Delaware, Ohio,⁵ died on 1 Oct 1968 in Kilbourne, Brown, Delaware, Ohio and was buried on 4 Oct 1968 in Green Mound Cem., Kilbourne, Delaware, Ohio, USA.)