Lucy H. HUMISTON ^11,14

  General Notes:

3rd Great Grandmother
!CENSUS: 1830 NY. Madison County, Cazenovia, Page 213 : Ira Clay males : 1 under 5
1 of 5 but not 10
1 of 20 but not 30 females: 1 of 20 but not 30

Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: Woodberry, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: 197; Page: 391; Image: 938; Family History Library Film: 0020163.

1840 United States Federal Census
about Ira Clay
Name: Ira Clay
Township: Woodberry
County: Delaware
State: Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 (Morris)
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 (Henry)
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 (Ira)
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 (Nicy)
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 (Lucy)
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 5
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5


Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Peru, Morrow, Ohio; Roll: M432_716; Page: 58B; Image: 488.

1850 United States Federal Census
about Lucy Clary
Name: Lucy Clary
[Lucy Clay]
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
Birth Place: Connecticut
Gender: Female
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Peru, Morrow, Ohio
Family Number: 826
Household Members: Name Age
Lucy Clary 45
Morris Clary 20
Nicy Clary 16



1860 OH. Morrow County, Peru twp, Village of Woodbury, Page 53 : John Doty John Doty 31 M wagonmaker (value of real estate)800 born in O. Nicy Doty 26 F born in O. Ansel Doty 8 M born in O. Della Doty 4 F born in O. Bertha Doty 2 F born in O. Lucy Clay 55 F corn in Conn.

1870 OH. Morrow County, Peru twp, P.O. Bennington, Page 2 : John Doty John Doty 41 M W wagonmaker (value of real estate)2000 born in Ohio Nicy Doty 36 F W keeping house born in Ohio Ansyl Doty 18 M W born in Ohio attending school Sunis A. Doty 14 F W born in Ohio attending school Bertha Doty 12 F W born in Ohio attending school Lucy Clay 65 F W born in Conn.

DEATH: *Death Record Oxford twp., Delaware Co., Ohio. States she was born in NY
Herman N. Coomer Doctor.

BIOGRAPHY: Lucy was Born in Conn. in 1806, moved with family Jarvis and Neicy (Todd) Humiston to what was then Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York. Married Ira Clay in 1823 at the Presbyterian Church and had two sons Henry D. and Morris C. Clay and moved to Peru township Delaware County Ohio in 1833. They had a daughter, Nicy in May of 1833 and later a son Friend in 1837 who died the same year. In 1836 they bought inlot 32 in South Woodbury from Daniel and Elizabeth Wood and Ira and Lucy had the first Methodist Church meetings in their home. Ira was a shoemaker by trade and lived in South Woodbury the remainder of his life which ended in 1847 a. Lucy move in with her daughter, Nicy and husband John G. Doty who lived across the road from Ira & Lucy in 1851. She remained in South Woodbury until Nicy died in 1872 and then later moved to Ashley where John built a home and Lucy died there in 1879. Lucy outlived her husband and four children. She is buried in South Woodbury ME Cemetery with Nicy & John Doty and son Henry D. Clay.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Church: Ira and Lucy were married here in 1823, 1823, Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York.

• Personal Photo: Possible photo of Lucy (Humiston) Clay, Cir 1879, Ashley, Oxford, Delaware, Ohio, USA.

Lucy married Ira CLAY, son of Thomas CLAY and Phebe DURAND, in 1823 in 1st Pres. Church, Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York.⁹ (Ira CLAY was born about 1803 in New Jersey, christened on 15 Mar 1811 in 1st Pres. Church, Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York, died about Oct 1847 in South Woodbury, Peru, Delaware Co, Ohio and was buried in Unknown.)