Jesse Garrett Clay (1888-1976)

Jesse Garrett Clay (1888-1976) US Mail Clerk on Central Illinois Railroad (b. February 02, 1888; Illinois, USA - d. February 1976; Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA) Social Security Number 343381805

Birth
Jesse Garrett Clay was born in 1880. His father was born in Ohio.

Marriage
Jesse married Mabel Olson (1890-1971) in 1911 and together they had one child, Harry Garrett Clay (1913-1965).

Post Office
Jesse worked for the post office and he travelled on a train as a clerk postmarking the mail. He would travel from Chicago to Kansas City and back again on the Illinois Central Railroad.

Rockford, Illinois
In 1930 the family was living at 1611 Myott S. Sherman [sic] Street in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois and they owned their own house valued at $6,250. In 1930 Harry Garrett Clay, his son, had a newspaper route. After Jesse's wife died in 1971 Jesse lived with his grandson David George Clay until his death.