Date Original
1950-2000
Description
The Clay County (Ark.) obituary collection includes two boxes of obituaries from the Clay County Times-Democrat collected between the years 1950 and 2000, arranged in alphabetical order with indices.
Biographical/Historical Note
Clay County is located in northeast Arkansas. It was created as Arkansas' 67th county on March 24, 1873. It was originally named Clayton County after Arkansas Senator John M. Clayton. However, some sources suggest it may have been named after his brother and U.S. Senator Powell Clayton. The name of the county was shortened two years later on December 6, 1875 to Clay County. Some claim it was renamed after the statesman Henry Clay, while others say John M. Clayton renamed it. The obituaries in this collection were collected by the donor's mother, Camilla Cox, who was a longtime historian and genealogy researcher from Piggott. Cox was instrumental in the formation of the Clay County Genealogical and Historical Society and the genealogy section of the Piggott Library.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Clay County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.001000
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Clay County (Ark.) obituary collection, MS.001000
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Clay County (Ark.) obituary collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
