CLAY, Robert Edward

1875 - 1961  (86 years)

• Name	CLAY, Robert Edward  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	20 Jun 1875	Bristol, Virginia, United States   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1917  [3]
  	Appointed as the Rosenwald Tennessee school agent
  Occupation	1937  [3]
  	State developer of Negro education
  _AMTID	212104251780:1030:119496207
  _FSFTID	GS9H-6L1
  _UID	650419F4E1944F8DAD7E37384EDAB03770DA
  Died	23 Jun 1961	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Johnson Nursing Home
  Buried	27 Jun 1961	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I4744	Treehouse Compendium
  Last Modified	24 May 2019

  
  

  Father	CLAY, Harry,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	(-----), Frances,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GOINS, Obelia Magdalyne,   b. 1902,   d. 27 Mar 1971, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States  (Age 69 years)  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Married	1929	Bristol, Virginia, United States   [3, 6]
  Children	1. CLAY, Hairston
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Edward Clay was born on June 20, 1875, in Bristol, Virginia, the son of Frances and Harry. He married Obelia M. Goins in 1929. They had one child during their marriage. He was a pioneer educator of African American schools in Tennessee and a colleague of Booker T. Washington. He was appointed as the Rosenwald Tennessee school agent in 1917 and became the state developer of Negro education in 1937; retiring in December of 1955. He died on June 23, 1961, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 86, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S766] Robert E Clay, "Find A Grave Index". [S767] Robert Edward Clay, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966". [S768] Obituary: Robert E. Clay. [S769] Tennessee Encyclopedia: Robert E. Clay. [S770] Obelia G Clay, "Find A Grave Index". [S771] Obelie Magdalyne Gains, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940". [S772] Obituary: Obelia Clay.