Clayton Benjamin Embrey[1]
1878 - 1905 (27 years)
Person ID: I459
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Name Clayton Benjamin Embrey Born 22 Jul 1878 Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States 
[2, 3] - Given birth date of Nov 1876 on the 1900 Census (military).
Gender Male Died 24 Aug 1905 [4] Buried Aft 24 Aug 1905 Matinburg Cemetery, Pine, Camp, Texas, United States [5] 
gravestones\EMBRY Clayton Siblings 1. Frankie Ann Embry, b. 7 Aug 1863, Marshall, Alabama, United States , d. 1 Sep 1866, Marshall, Alabama, United States (Age 3 years)+ 2. Martha Adeline Embry, b. 21 Jan 1865, Marshall, Alabama, United States , d. 25 Jul 1955, Elkhart, Morton, Kansas, United States (Age 90 years)+ 3. Nancy Jane Embry, b. 13 Feb 1867, Madison, Alabama, United States , d. 24 Nov 1919, Palmer, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 52 years) -
Parents
Father James Blackston Embry, b. 30 Nov 1837, Marshall, Alabama, United States , d. 16 Oct 1893, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 55 years) Mother Martha Ann Sutton, b. 8 Jan 1842, Alabama, United States , d. 19 Mar 1893, Boise, Oldham, Texas, United States (Age 51 years) Married 11 Mar 1863 Marshall, Alabama, United States -
Family
Wife Etta Pearl Hicks, b. 15 Jun 1884, Texas, United States , d. 1 Jul 1966, Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States (Age 82 years) Married Est 1902 [10] Children + 1. Inez Clayton Embrey, b. 12 Jul 1903, Leesburg, Camp, Texas, United States , d. 27 Jun 1995, Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States (Age 91 years)+ 2. Hiller Benjamin Embrey, b. 29 Dec 1905, Upshur, Texas, United States , d. 5 Feb 1965, Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States (Age 59 years) -
Other Personal Events
Ω Census son 1 Jun 1880 - Witness Role: Principal James Blackston EMBRY
Ω Residence Child Between 1887 and 1889 Texas, United States - Witness Role: Principal James Blackston EMBRY
Residence 5 Apr 1896 Simpsonville, Upshur, Texas, United States [6] - He went to the home of his eldest sister, Adeline, to find work, presumably to send money back for support of his brothers and sisters. It seems that Adeline had not seen any of her siblings in quite a while as she mentioned that it was good to see Clay but she "did not know him"
Physical Description 1899 [3] blue eyes, ruddy complexion, 5'4" Military Service From 16 May 1899 to 24 Jun 1902 [3, 7, 8, 9] Philippine Insurrection, US Army - Enlisted at Fort Sam Houston in Texas. Was a private, stationed at Saravia, Negros from sometime in March of 1901 until late June of that 1902. A newspaper article, possibly from an Ellis County Texas newspaper, speaks of his return from the Philippines. He served for three years, was engaged in one regular engagement and several skirmishes.
Army Register states that he was discharged at "Angel Island, California, exemplary service, Private, Excellent. Retained."
Census 1 Jun 1900 La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Philippines [9] - Per the 1900 US Census of the Military Population, Clay was in the Philippines. He was a Private in Company B, 6th Regiment of the Infantry. His stated residence in the US was Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas.
Family Search ID LW8F-RQ5 Photos Go to Photo Gallery for Clayton B Embry _UID 231A664E1C18453BA9B8EA29B1326AF05614 -
Photos headshots\EMBRY Clayton Benjamin
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Event Map
Born - 22 Jul 1878 - Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States 
Ω Residence Child - Between 1887 and 1889 - Texas, United States 
Residence - 5 Apr 1896 - Simpsonville, Upshur, Texas, United States 
Census - 1 Jun 1900 - La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Philippines 
Buried - Aft 24 Aug 1905 - Matinburg Cemetery, Pine, Camp, Texas, United States = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [S72] Compiler: Price, Debbie, Genealogical Papers of the Price and Chamberlain Families, Present Owner: Leslie Price, Compiler Address: Casper, WY and Houston, TX (Houston, TX, 1976-1990).
- [S1204] James Blackston Embry, "Family Record in Holy Bible: J B Embry Family", (Alabama, 1876), privately held by Leslie Price..
- [S1484] United States, Department of the Army, "Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army 1798-1914: Clayton B Embrey, 16 May 1899", Texas, Fort Sam Houston, (Washington DC: NARA, 2021), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 30 March 2023)..
- [S89] Compiler: Price, Katie, Genealogical Papers of the Price, Embry and Riffle Families, Present Owner: Leslie Price, Compiler Address: Follett, TX (Houston, TX, 1901-1994).
- [S996] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 August 2019), memorial page for Clayton B Embrey (1878–1905), Find a Grave Memorial no. 51575809, citing Matinburg Cemetery, Pine, Camp County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Aggie (contributor 46870595) ..
- [S93] Embry, Clayton and Adeline Edwards, Letter from Adeline Edwards and Clayton Embry to their siblings, 6 Apr 1896, Recipient: Embry children, Author Address: Simpsonville, TX (6 Apr 1896).
- [S95] Embrey, Clayton, Letter from Clay Embrey to Mary Embry, Recipient: Embry, Mary Elizabeth, Author Address: Saravia Negros, Philippine Islands (15 Jun 1901).
- [S96] Compiler: Embry, Mary Elizabeth, Returned from the Philippines, Record Type: article, Subject: Embry, Clayton, Compiler Address: Forreston, TX, Source Type: newspaper, Item Type: clipping (Houston, TX).
- [S1163] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1900 US Census, Philippine Islands, Negros, La Castellana, Military Census, Infantry, Sixth Regiment, Company B, Sheet 4", (1 June 1900), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 15 December 2020)..
- [S2] Conclusions made by Leslie Price based on other associated dates and events, His letter home during the Phillippine War made no mention of a wife, so it is assumed that his marriage came after he returned home.
- [S72] Compiler: Price, Debbie, Genealogical Papers of the Price and Chamberlain Families, Present Owner: Leslie Price, Compiler Address: Casper, WY and Houston, TX (Houston, TX, 1976-1990).