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William A. Clay

Birth	:	20 Jul 1864
Death	:	16 Sep 1934
Burial	:	Ilesboro Cemetery, Washington Township, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4322900, -82.4510000
Plot	:	Section 1, Row 2
Description	:	Published in The Rochester News Sentinel, Monday, September 17, 1934 William CLAY, 70, prominent Fulton county truck farmer perished in the flames which destroyed his home early Sunday morning when he rushed back into the flaming structure to secure valuable papers and money which he had secured in a bedroom in the home. The Clay farm is located four miles west of the city on the Burton road and is known as the Julius ROWLEY farm. The charred body was found in the ruins of the home at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morning by searchers who could not reach the debris before that... Read More	Published in The Rochester News Sentinel, Monday, September 17, 1934 William CLAY, 70, prominent Fulton county truck farmer perished in the flames which destroyed his home early Sunday morning when he rushed back into the flaming structure to secure valuable papers and money which he had secured in a bedroom in the home. The Clay farm is located four miles west of the city on the Burton road and is known as the Julius ROWLEY farm. The charred body was found in the ruins of the home at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morning by searchers who could not reach the debris before that because of the intensity of the flames which were fanned by a northwest wind which swept across the prairie to the west of the Clay home. The body was badly burned. A portion of the legs and arms were missing and the head was gone as though it had been severed. The body was moved to the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Parlor where it will be prepared for burial. The fire started it is believed from an overheated kitchen stove. Mr. and Mrs. Clay canned peaches Saturday evening and had retired shortly after 9 o'clock. At 11:30 they were awakened by smoke and rushed into the yard of their home clad in only their night clothes. The fire had started in the northwest corner of their home. Mr. Clay threw several buckets of water on the flames but could not control them. He then rushed to the barn where he liberated livestock and returned to the flaming structure. Mr. Clay could see that the home was doomed and recalled that he had left the money and papers in the closet. He rushed into the house but was overcome by smoke and his wife braved the fire to drag him to the open. Mrs. Clay revived her husband then ran to the home of a neighbor where she had the fire department from this city called. Mr. Clay revived and then dashed again into the house to salvage the money and papers which were kept in a closet in a bedroom on the first floor of the house. When Mrs. Clay and neighbors returned to the home they could not find Mr. Clay and thought that perhaps he had gone to the barn or some other building. A search was made and he could not be found. Conclusive evidence that Mr. Clay was in the flameswept home was given by his pet German police dog which went to the front door of the structure and would howl and attempt to enter the home after his master. Indications pointed that Mr. Clay had reached the closet where the valuables were kept when he was overcome. This closet luckily was not over the basement of the home. Had it been Mr. Clay's body would have been cremated. The farm home, a seven room two-story structure, was reduced to ashes. Two tanks of gasoline kept in the garage exploded, and thus greatly intensified the fire. Not a single article was saved from the Clay home. The amount of insurance which Mr. Clay carried on his home was not learned. Over $400 which Mr. Clay had secreted on his farm was recovered by searchers after they had been furnished information as to where it could be found by Mrs. Clay. Some of the money was hidden in a can in a log pile and some of it had been buried in the ground. Mr. Clay was born in Fulton County on July 20, 1864, the son of William and Nancy CLAY. He had lived in Fulton county all of his life. Coroner Herbert ZIMMERMAN held that death was due to suffocation. The deceased was married to Ida Arvilla FERTIGE at Plymouth on December 16, 1891. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge of this city. The survivors are the widow, a daughter, Mrs. John WALTZ, Tiosa, two sons, Edgar [CLAY], South Bend, and Rolland [CLAY], St. Louis, a sister, Mrs. Dora BUTLER, Rossville, New Mexico. Two sisters, Mary STARK and Ida CLAY, preceded in death as did three brothers. The funeral services which will be private will be held from the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. John WALLENBERG officiating. The Odd Fellows lodge will be in charge. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.

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William A. Clay's memorial is located at: Ilesboro Cemetery, Washington Township, Hocking County, USA.
When did William A. Clay death?
William A. Clay death on 16 Sep 1934 in
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Latitude: 39.4322900
Longitude: -82.4510000

Family Members:

Parent

Clement W. Clay

(1820 - 1896)

Nancy Clay

(1831 - 1913)

Spouse

Ida Arvilla Fertig Clay

(1873 - 1947)

Siblings

(unknow - 1865)

(unknow - 1917)

(1855 - 1932)

(1859 - 1865)

Children

Edgar W. Clay

(1893 - 1967)

Rolland S. Clay

(1895 - 1941)

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