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Clayton Benjamin Embrey

Clayton Benjamin Embrey[1]

Male 1878 - 1905  (27 years)


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  • Name Clayton Benjamin Embrey 
    Birth 22 Jul 1878  Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Given birth date of Nov 1876 on the 1900 Census (military).
    Gender Male 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1880  Marshall, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • James was a farmer.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I443] James Blackston EMBRY
      Witness Role: head of household: [I443] James Blackston EMBRY
      Witness Role: wife: [I444] Martha Ann SUTTON
      Witness Role: daughter: [I455] Martha Adeline EMBRY
      Witness Role: daughter: [I456] Nancy Jane EMBRY
      Witness Role: daughter: [I232] Mary Elizabeth EMBRY
      Witness Role: son: [I457] Charles Francis EMBRY
      Witness Role: son: [I458] Arthur Blackston EMBRY
      Witness Role: son: [I459] Clayton Benjamin EMBREY
    Ω Residence Child Between 1887 and 1889  Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Came to Texas from Alabama in late 1880's
      Witness Role: Principal: [I443] James Blackston EMBRY
      Witness Role: Child: [I459] Clayton Benjamin EMBREY
      Witness Role: Child: [I458] Arthur Blackston EMBRY
      Witness Role: Child: [I457] Charles Francis EMBRY
      Witness Role: Child: [I462] Georgia Ann EMBRY
      Witness Role: Child: [I460] Johncy Helen EMBRY
      Witness Role: Child: [I455] Martha Adeline EMBRY
      Witness Role: Child: [I232] Mary Elizabeth EMBRY
      Witness Role: Child: [I456] Nancy Jane EMBRY
      Witness Role: Child: [I461] William Wallace EMBRY
      Witness Role: Spouse: [I444] Martha Ann SUTTON
    Residence 5 Apr 1896  Simpsonville, Upshur, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 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, 6, 7, 8] 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • 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 
    Death 24 Aug 1905  [9] 
    Burial Aft 24 Aug 1905  Matinburg Cemetery, Pine, Camp, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    gravestones\EMBRY Clayton    		 gravestones\EMBRY Clayton
    Person ID I459  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2025 

    Father James Blackston Embry,   b. 30 Nov 1837, Marshall, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1893, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Martha Ann Sutton,   b. 8 Jan 1842, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1893, Boise, Oldham, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1863  Marshall, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11] 
    • Solemnized at the residence of James M. Sutton of Marshall County. Mr. Sutton was first thought to have been Martha's father, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Perhaps he was an uncle, perhaps he was the pastor in the area.

      Justice of Peace Eli Campbell presiding. Co-signer on the marriage bond was a man named William Bondurant. Family Bible gives the marriage date of 12 March (1862, which is probably wrong). Possibly the bond and license were done on the 11th and the ceremony on the 12th. It was wartime, the first child came along only 5 months later.
    Family ID F67  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Etta Pearl Hicks,   b. 15 Jun 1884, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1966, Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Est 1902  [12] 
    Children 
    +1. Inez Clayton Embrey,   b. 12 Jul 1903, Leesburg, Camp, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1995, Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    +2. Hiller Benjamin Embrey,   b. 29 Dec 1905, Upshur, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1965, Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Jul 1878 - Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Census son - 1 Jun 1880 - Marshall, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Residence Child - Between 1887 and 1889 - Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Apr 1896 - Simpsonville, Upshur, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1900 - La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Philippines Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 24 Aug 1905 - Matinburg Cemetery, Pine, Camp, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    headshots\EMBRY Clayton Benjamin    		headshots\EMBRY Clayton Benjamin

  • Sources 
    1. [S72] Debbie Price's Collection.

    2. [S1204] FamilyRecord - Embry Family Bible.

    3. [S1484] MilEnlist - Embry Clayton Register of Enlistments.

    4. [S803] Cens1880 - AL Marshall Beat 8 p18.

    5. [S93] Letters from Clay Embry.

    6. [S95] Letter from Clay Embrey.

    7. [S96] Returned from the Philippines.

    8. [S1163] Cens1900 - Military Philippines Infantry CoB 6thReg.

    9. [S89] Katie Price's Collection.

    10. [S996] Find a Grave: Clayton B Embrey.

    11. [S99] Marriage Certificate - James B. Embry.

    12. [S2] Compiler Conclusions, 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.