F. P. CLAY, farmer. The Clay family form so important a part of the
history of Bourbon County, and the name is found interwoven in the history
of so many important evens chronicled in this book, that the following
brief biography is confined to the subject only. He was born Oct. 26,
1819, in Bourbon, and is the son of Henry and Margaret (Helm) Clay. He was
educated in his native county, and reared a farmer. In October of 1842 he
married Miss Susan R. Wornall, daughter of Thomas Wornall, of Clark County,
Ky. They have a family of four children: William H., Frances P., now Mrs.
N. Buckner, Olive and Perry. Mr. Clay has a fine farm of 629 acres, known
as "Castle Comfort" and does a general farm business. He and Mrs. Clay
are members of the Baptist Church. Previous to the war he was a member
of the Whig party, but since that event he has been a Democrat. He is a
fine representative of so notable a family, and after having spent over
three-score years in his native county, his name and reputation stands
above reproach.
