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Summary: Edmonia (Lee) Clay is the pensioner in this file. She and Henry Clay were married in Scott County, Kentucky, on December 25, 1864. They had three children together: Martha, Betsey, and Rhoda. Henry was a private in company “B”, 12th USCHA. He was enrolled on September 15, 1863, and mustered on February 8, 1864. During service, he was able to send letters home to Edmonia. Henry died on April 15, 1865, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Page 7 states that he died due to inflammation of the lungs, whereas page 26 states that he died of smallpox on March 20, 1865. Henry and Edmonia Clay were owned by James F. Robinson of Scott County, Kentucky, and were residents of said county before Henry’s enlistment; Edmonia remained a resident of Scott County after Henry left. She later died on March 18, 1908.
Depositions on pages 12-13.