Mitchell Clay
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Markerman62
N 37° 24.309 W 081° 08.612
17S E 487297 N 4139828
A marker about a settler who had three of his children killed by Indians.
Waymark Code: WMNMKZ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Here Mitchell Clay settled in 1775. Eight years later Indians killed two of his children and captured his son, Ezekiel. Pursuers killed several of the Indians but the boy was taken into Ohio and burned at the stake.
Marker Title: Mitchell Clay

Marker Location: Along US 19 near junction with WV 10.

County or Independent City: Mercer County

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History.

Marker Number: Not listed
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