Rita, When you first posted this, I shelved it and didn't study it at the time, but in going back and rereading it, I think it may raise questions as to whether Ora (Awry) Clay was a daughter of Capt Ralph Stewart. The Pike County slant is what put me to wondering. STAN On Dec 21, 2007, at 5:42 PM, Rita O'Brien wrote: > The Raleigh Herald > Beckley, West Virginia > Thursday > June 23, 1910 > > OBITUARY > > Rebecca Jane Clay, daughter of Charles L. and Awry Clay, was born > in Pike county, Kentucky, June 25, 1828. When but a baby her > parents left their Kentucky home, and came to Wyoming county, W. > Va., to make a new home in the Mountain State, and as this home was > being built, one by one, sisters and brothers were added to the > family until there were four boys and six girls. > > During this home life in Wyoming county, the subject of this > sketch, then a little girl of twelve years, at a camp meeting held > in their community, heard and heeded the call of Jesus Christ to > "Follow Me" and then and there accepted and publicly confessed Him > as her Savior, and united with the Methodists church and began the > christian life. > > After living in Wyoming county some eighteen years, her parents > sought a new home, coming into Raleigh county and locating at > Brackenridge. While living there another sister and brother came > into the home. Brackenridge was their home but four years when they > moved to Sand Lick where they made their home until death, August > 1, 1852. > > While living at Brackenridge, the subject of this sketch, Rebecca, > the oldest daughter, was married to James Cantley, and they spent > the first two years of their married life at the Cottle place, now > better known as Saxon. While here their first child, Nettie J. was > born. They next for a part of one year at what is now known as the > old flats, and during their brief stay there they were blessed with > the second baby, Nancy Jane. > >> From that place they removed to the present home, where Mrs. >> Cantley spent the rest of her days. Two other children came to >> live in this little family, Ellen and James. Ellen, however, after >> fours years, went to live with him, Him who said, "Suffer the >> Little Children to Come Unto Me." > > When Lincoln issued the call for 75,000 volunteers in 1861, James > Cantley responded to that call, left his faithful wife and beloved > little ones to go out never to return, for in the battle of Cross > Keys, Shenandoah Valley, Va., he received a wound that soon proved > fatal. He was taken to the Harrisburg hospital, and after ten days > started for home, getting as far as Cumberland, Md., where his > strength failed, and he departed this life and was buried at that > place. > > Mrs. Cantley, now a widow with the three little ones, took up the > battle of life, and its toils, and bravely met the > responsibilities, doing as best she could - trusting always in Him > to whom she had yielded her life as a child. Her friends and > neighbors pay her the splendid tribute of calling her a good, kind > christian woman. She departed this life "looking unto Jesus, the > Beginner and Finisher of her faith," on May 26, 1910, aged 81 > years, 11 months and 1 day, leaving to mourn their loss, two > daughters, one son, sisters, brothers, twenty grand-children, > thirty-one great-grand-children, and many other relatives as well > as a great host of friends. > > G. A. Reaug. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVWYOMIN- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Made me wonder, too - that is why I posted it. Rita ----- Original Message ----- From: "STANLEY BROWNING" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [WVWYOMIN] Rebecca Jane Clay Cantley > Rita, > > When you first posted this, I shelved it and didn't study it at the > time, but in going back and rereading it, I think it may raise > questions as to whether Ora (Awry) Clay was a daughter of Capt Ralph > Stewart. The Pike County slant is what put me to wondering. > > STAN > > > > On Dec 21, 2007, at 5:42 PM, Rita O'Brien wrote: > >> The Raleigh Herald >> Beckley, West Virginia >> Thursday >> June 23, 1910 >> >> OBITUARY >> >> Rebecca Jane Clay, daughter of Charles L. and Awry Clay, was born >> in Pike county, Kentucky, June 25, 1828. When but a baby her >> parents left their Kentucky home, and came to Wyoming county, W. >> Va., to make a new home in the Mountain State, and as this home was >> being built, one by one, sisters and brothers were added to the >> family until there were four boys and six girls. >> >> During this home life in Wyoming county, the subject of this >> sketch, then a little girl of twelve years, at a camp meeting held >> in their community, heard and heeded the call of Jesus Christ to >> "Follow Me" and then and there accepted and publicly confessed Him >> as her Savior, and united with the Methodists church and began the >> christian life. >> >> After living in Wyoming county some eighteen years, her parents >> sought a new home, coming into Raleigh county and locating at >> Brackenridge. While living there another sister and brother came >> into the home. Brackenridge was their home but four years when they >> moved to Sand Lick where they made their home until death, August >> 1, 1852. >> >> While living at Brackenridge, the subject of this sketch, Rebecca, >> the oldest daughter, was married to James Cantley, and they spent >> the first two years of their married life at the Cottle place, now >> better known as Saxon. While here their first child, Nettie J. was >> born. They next for a part of one year at what is now known as the >> old flats, and during their brief stay there they were blessed with >> the second baby, Nancy Jane. >> >>> From that place they removed to the present home, where Mrs. >>> Cantley spent the rest of her days. Two other children came to >>> live in this little family, Ellen and James. Ellen, however, after >>> fours years, went to live with him, Him who said, "Suffer the >>> Little Children to Come Unto Me." >> >> When Lincoln issued the call for 75,000 volunteers in 1861, James >> Cantley responded to that call, left his faithful wife and beloved >> little ones to go out never to return, for in the battle of Cross >> Keys, Shenandoah Valley, Va., he received a wound that soon proved >> fatal. He was taken to the Harrisburg hospital, and after ten days >> started for home, getting as far as Cumberland, Md., where his >> strength failed, and he departed this life and was buried at that >> place. >> >> Mrs. Cantley, now a widow with the three little ones, took up the >> battle of life, and its toils, and bravely met the >> responsibilities, doing as best she could - trusting always in Him >> to whom she had yielded her life as a child. Her friends and >> neighbors pay her the splendid tribute of calling her a good, kind >> christian woman. She departed this life "looking unto Jesus, the >> Beginner and Finisher of her faith," on May 26, 1910, aged 81 >> years, 11 months and 1 day, leaving to mourn their loss, two >> daughters, one son, sisters, brothers, twenty grand-children, >> thirty-one great-grand-children, and many other relatives as well >> as a great host of friends. >> >> G. A. Reaug. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVWYOMIN- >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message