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Clay Co., NC USGenWeb Genealogy
NEW CLAY COUNTY SURNAME FORMAT
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June 28, 2008
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About the North Carolina USGenWeb Project
- In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.
At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. The NCGenWeb Project is part of the USGenWeb Project. The people responsible for this county is Tim Seawolf-Self and Barbara Peck. Please contact us, if you'd like to add your data to the database.
Our State Coordinator is Denise
Woodside.
Click
here for the NC County Selection Page.
Click
here to see the memorial page for those NC volunteers who have
passed away
Join the CLAY County, North Carolina discussion group. The group is dedicated to exchanging information and doing research on CLAY County genealogy and family history.
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• TOWNS COUNTY, GA MAILING LIST To subscribe, send subscribe to: GATOWNS-L-request@rootsweb.com
CLAY COUNTY GENBBS BOARDS
Please post your contributions directly to the RootsWeb-hosted Board. You may wish to place queries on both the GenConnect Board and this Website.
LOOKUP VOLUNTEER
Please contact Robin Bryson with questions pertaining to Clay County
If you'd like to become a Lookup Volunteer, please contact us
About Clay County
Clay was formed in 1861 from Cherokee. It was named in honor of Henry Clay. It is in the western section of the State and is bounded by the state of Georgia and Cherokee and Macon counties. The present land area is 214.30 square miles and the 1990 population was 7,155. Commissioners were directed to hold their first meeting in the Methodist Church near Fort Hembree. Special commissioners were named to select a site for the courthouse and lay out a town by the name of Hayesville. Hayesville, named in honor of George W. Hayes, is the county seat.
For Vital Records:
Clay County Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 118
Hayesville, NC 28904
704-389-0087
Clay County Heritage Book
- Clay County Heritage - North Carolina Vol. I is the first history of this most Western North Carolina county. Endorsed by the Clay County Board of Commissioners, and coordinated by a local steering committee, the book features a surname index. Over 320 family genealogies, histories and photo highlight the book, along with stories of Churches, Clubs and Communities. This 9X12 hardbound book is a part of the NC County Heritage series and contains more than 150 pages. Copies are available at the Clay County Public Library in Hayesville, or by mail:
Clay County Heritage Book Committee
Mary Nichols
5676 Hwy 64
East Hayesville, NC 28904
BRASSTOWN GENEALOGY
In 1935, Mrs. John C. Campbell (founder of John C. Campbell Folk School) compiled genealogy (2200 names) of the Brasstown (Clay County and Cherokee County) North Carolina area, and she inventoried 2 cemeteries. For descriptions and photos of this project, click on http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~campbellgen/ . The gedcom file link is at the lower part of the Web page, in the table.
Photographed and contributed by Virginia Turnbull
Article and photos by Marie Benge Craig Roth
FAMILY HISTORY CENTER NEAR CLAY COUNTY
The Family History Center is in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day
Saints in Peachtree Community on Highway 141.
Hours are Tuesday 9-3; Wednesday 9-1; Thursday 9-3.
Closed in August, Thanksgiving week, and 2 weeks at Christmas.
GENEALOGY STUDY GROUP
There is a genealogy study group that meets monthly for instruction,
sharing, and friendship. Those attending are from many areas. There are
several who have ancestors in Clay County.
Clay County Census
Records
1870
Census (Uploaded Apr. 16, 2005)
1880 Census
(Uploaded June 17, 2006)
1900 Census
(Uploaded Dec. 23, 2006)
1910 Census
(Uploaded May 5, 2007)
1920 Census
(Uploaded Oct. 4, 2007)
Clay County, NC WebRecords Project
An ongoing compilation of information contributed by visitors to the Clay County, NC USGenWeb site and the subscribers to the Clay County, NC Listserv. Click here and check back often!
Index to Obituaries in the Cherokee Scout
(Cherokee County, NC) Newspaper Including Clay County, NC Surnames and
Individuals Buried in Clay County, compiled and contributed by Glenn
Teffeteller
NOTE: This is a large table and will take several minutes to load,
so
please be patient...
Read and contribute to Stories of our Revolutionary War Ancestors.
Other References
Click here for the "Ultimate List" of NC genealogy sites
Two great sites by Mike Gora featuring history and maps: The Hiwassee River Basin Directory: The Area Around
Hayesville, NC and Hayesville, NC & The Hiwassee River
Basin.
Visit NRL.org, the Home Page of the Nantahala Regional Library in Murphy, NC.
The Cemetery Catalogue, by Nikki Leigh Neblett and Rose Birdwell, has photos and descriptions relevant to Clay County (and other beautiful offerings as well)
Visit the Civil War Rosters--Arranged by State where you'll find North Carolina soldiers from many units as well as ancestors from other states.
The North Carolina USGenWeb Archives Search Engine is online and ready! Please bookmark this page and use your back button to return here.
Clay County Cemetery Information (ongoing project by Phillip Y. Hogsed, Sr.) can be found on the USGenWeb North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project.
North Carolina Marriages
The marriages are now available at the site of the North
Carolina Marriage Project.
Special thanks to the Hemet, CA LDS Family History Center for providing us with the microfilm of the Clay County Marriage Register on indefinite loan; to our cousin, Virginia Turnbull, for making copies of pages from the original source; and to Lee Nichols, editor, of the Southwestern North Carolina Genealogical Society Quarterly for publishing transcriptions done by Jack C. Battle. Mr. Battle has sent us copies to use as a cross-check.
NORTH CAROLINA INFORMATION AND MAPS
http://www.segenealogy.com/northcarolina/nc_map.htm
(County Formation Maps)
http://www.segenealogy.com/sgo03_nc.htm
(State Census Maps for Census Years 1790-1930)
http://www.segenealogy.com/sgo03.htm
(U.S. Census Map for Census Years 1790-1920)
http://www.segenealogy.com/northcarolina/index.htm
(North Carolina website with basic Information for all aspects of the
state)
http://www.segenealogy.com/
(Southeastern Genealogy Home Page)
USGenWeb Archives Project Pages (North
Carolina)
Census Online - Links to Online Census Records
1st North Carolina Regiment of Cavalry, Stuart's Tarheels
Brigham Young University Family
History Archive
INDIVIDUAL HOME PAGES
Sandra Ratledge's Valley River page on RootsWeb features surnames of Adams, Arrowood, Blair, Blythe, Davis, Dockery, Graves, Hampton, McDonald, McKeehan, Nipper, Palmer, Parker, Patterson, Sylvester, Tucker, Walls, and Welch. All have roots in Valley River; most are common names of residents still there today. A major empasis are the descendants of Jonathan and Annie Blythe. She died at Valley River.
3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment, USA, 1864
Roster
of 6th North Carolina Cavalry, Confederate States Army
History
and roster of the 6th NC Cavalry
NC
Sons of Confederate Veterans
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This page is dedicated to the memory of
RALPH VAUGHN
Brasstown, Cherokee County, NC
(Dec. 26, 1933 - Sep. 18, 2004)
This site was last updated on June 2, 2008
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