I am afraid there isn't much Indian information on Clay County,at least at
the Clay County Gen. Soc. Library.I must confess tho I haven't done any
research along these lines but did check one time and found next to nothing
available here in Clay County.
Here is a short paragraph from the book"A History of Clay County" written
in 1909 by William Travis;
Though many of the Indians vacated the ceded territory as early as
1819, going to Missouri and Kansas, yet their camp-fires did not die
out here until about the time of the organization of the county, when
many went to the reservation in Miami county, and there were those who
still lingered for several years later. There are no historical
reminiscences nor traditions extant detailing any hostilities nor serious
troubles between the natives and the pioneers of the county during all
the time they associated. They seem to have been on friendly terms, and
at peace. Nor did the aboriginal inhabitants of the territory of this
county leave behind them many well-defined and noteworthy marks or
traces of their occupancy.
Not much help but it gives some clue to the lack of Indiana information
for Clay County Indiana.
Later...............Fred
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At 07:54 PM 3/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
Can you give any suggestions in tracing indian heritage in Clay
County. My
great grandmother was said to be part indian and lived in Clay County
coming up from Ky. Her name was Elizabeth True Lacey Brazzell, father was
a Lacey and Mother was Nancy Berry. V. Davis reply to davislr(a)gte.net
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