Person:Sarah Clay (12)

Research Notes

• pos wife of John Keen based on brother Sidney's 1834 Will

1. ↑ Family Recorded, in Perrin, William Henry, ed. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. (Chicago, IL, USA: O. L. Baskin, 1882)
   454.

   [Note: listed as "Sallie Johnson" Clay in this source.]

2.   Historical Marker, in Kentucky Historical Society. Historical Marker Database [1].

   Historic Botherum
   Marker Number 2477
   County Fayette
   Location 341 Madison Place, Lexington
   Description Major Madison C. Johnson, a lawyer and friend of Henry Clay, commissioned Lexington architect John McMurtry to construct Botherum in 1851. The house is a combination of Greek and Gothic Revival styles, resulting in a unique cottage. It was also a shrine to Johnson’s late wife, Sally Ann, sister of emancipationist Cassius M. Clay, who served as Pres.Lincoln’s minister to Russia. Over.
   
   (Reverse) The original estate included 30 acres on the edge of Lexington. In the 1880s it was subdivided into lots for the Woodward Heights neighborhood. Located in a town once called “The Athens of the West,” this home is a testament to the legacy of Kentucky’s 19th century statesmen and their passion for the classic architectural styles.