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Clarence Robert Kay

Male 1893 - 1962  (68 years)


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  • Name Clarence Robert Kay 
    Born 3 May 1893  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Apr 1962  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [1/5/1917
      Name: Clarence Kay
      Home address: 2035 Chester Av, Wellsville
      County: Columbiana
      State: Ohio
      Birthplace: Rock Castle, WV, USA
      Birth Date: 3 May 1893
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      Draft Board: 1
      Age:
      Occupation: clerk - master mechanic office
      Nearest Relative: single
      Height/Build: medium/medium
      Color of Eyes/Hair: dark brown/dark brown

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Name: Clarence Rodert Kay
      [Clarence Robert Kay]
      Birth Date: 3 May 1893
      Birth Place: Jackson Co, West Virginia, USA
      Residence: 810 Lightner Ave, Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
      Age: 48
      Occupation: Bank of Dunbar
      Nearest Relative: Mary M Kay, 810 Lightner Ave
      Height/Build: not given
      Color of Eyes/Hair: brown/brown & gray

      U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
      Name: Clarence R Kay
      Birth Date: 3 May 1893
      Death Date: 3 Apr 1962
      Cemetery: Grandview Mem Park
      Cemetery Location: Dunbar, West Virginia
      Applicant: Mary M Kay, Wife 4/20/1962
      Enlistment date: 7/26/1918, Ohio [WVa]
      Discharge Date: 5/14/1919 [Honorable]
      Pvt, Army, Battery D Three Hundred Sixth Field Artillery [77 Div]
      Flat Granite, latin cross, "Pvt, Btry D, 306 Fld Arty WWI
      Items i brackets [ ] were penciled in on the form in red

      Death Record
      Name: Clarence R./Kay
      Sex: white male
      Death Date: 03 Apr 1962
      Death Place: HJ Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Cemetery: Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar
      Birth Date: 5/3/1893
      Birth Place: WV
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Real Estate broker
      Military: WWI
      Address: 1210 Lightner Ave
      Residence: Dunbar
      Mother: Elizabeth/Duffield
      Father: James H./Kay
      Informant: Mary Kay, Dunbar

      Clarence R Kay of Dunbar Dies
      Clarence R Kay, 68, owner of the Kay Realty Co of Dunbar, died in a South Charleston hospital last night after a long illness.
      Mr Kay lived in Dunbar for 41 years. He was a former assistant cashier of the Bank of Dunbar.
      Mr Kay was a native of Rock Castle, Jackson County. He operated the realty company with his son, James. He was a veteran of World War I and belonged to the American Legion for 40 years.
      Also surviving are his wife, Mary; a daughter, Mrs Lloyd Lucas Jr of Fort Lauderdale, Fla; two brothers, Emory of Dunbar and Earl of Given; and two grandchildren.
      The body is at Keller Funeral Home in Dunbar.

      U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
      Name: Clarence Robert Kay
      Birth Date: 3 May 1893
      Birth Place: Rock Castle, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
      Death Date: 3 Apr 1962
      Death Place: Kanawha, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
      Cemetery: Grandview Memorial Park
      Burial or Cremation Place: Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
      Has Bio?: N
      Spouse: Mary Maria Kay
    Person ID I109470  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father James Haviland Kay,   b. 12 Mar 1853, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1935, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Jane Duffield,   b. 22 Jan 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1921  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1877  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
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    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/14/1877
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Jas H Kay 24, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
      Elizabeth J Duffield, 21, Jackson Co, Jackson Co

      1880 ED 43, Jackson, WV # 406-407 June 18, 1880
      Kay, James 26 VA VA VA
      Elizabeth 24 wife VA VA V A
      William 1 son WV VA VA
      Charles 5/12 Dec son WV VA VA

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 354
      Kay, James H 3/1853 m 22y WV PA WV
      Elizabeth J wife 1/1856 m 22y 7-6 children WV WV WV
      William son 8/1878 WV WV WV
      Charles M son 1/1880 WV WV WV Charles McClellen 1/20/1880
      Earl son 2/1887 WV WV W Earl Brentie 2/2/1887
      Emory son 10/1889 WV WV WV 10/16/1889
      Clarence son 5/1893 WV WV WV 5/4/1892
      Clara da 5/1893 WV WV WV 5/4/1892
      JCBR
      DH male 1/1883

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Kay, James H 57 m1- 32y WV PA WV
      Elizabeth J wife 54 m1- 32y 7-6 children WV WV WV
      Earl B son 23 s WV WV WV
      Emory E son 20 s WV WV WV
      Clarence son 16 WV WV WV
      Clara da 16 WV WV WV

      1920 Ripley, Jackson WV
      Kay, J H 66 m WV PA WV
      Elizabeth 63 m WV WV WV
      Clarence son 26 s WV WV WV
    Family ID F5368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dicie Ella Casto,   b. 18 Jan 1896, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1979, Adams County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Aubrey Hansel Kay,   b. 23 Jan 1914, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1973, Portland, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F27845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary M Brotherton,   b. Jan 1897, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 26 Oct 1921  Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
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    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/27/1921
      Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      Clarence Kay, 28, Jackson Co, Kanawha Co
      Mary Brotherton, 24, Jackson co, Kanawha Co

      1930 Dunbar, Kanawha, WV
      Kay, Clarence R 36 md age 28 WV WV WV
      Mary wife 33 md age 24 WV WV WV
      Florence da 7 WV WV WV
      James son 6 WV WV WV
    Children 
     1. Florence Kay
     2. James Kay
    Family ID F27847  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.