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John Clay
John Clay was the youngest of Senator Henry Clay's 11 children.
John did not follow his fathers footsteps and practice law or go into politics, instead, he became a famous horse breeder. When John's father, Henry Clay, passed away, he would inherit half of the 660 acres owned by the statesmen. There, he would begin to train stud horses. He would use these horses to travel and race becoming very successful. He would actually sell a horse to General George Custer, which would be the horse he was riding while killed at Little Big Horn.
John would be the last of Henry Clay's kids to pass away when he would die in 1887. He was 1 of only 4 of Henry Clay's 11 children to outlive their father. John Clay is buried in Lexington Cemetery directly across from his fathers monument.
John Clay
John Clay was the youngest of Senator Henry Clay's 11 children.
John did not follow his fathers footsteps and practice law or go into politics, instead, he became a famous horse breeder. When John's father, Henry Clay, passed away, he would inherit half of the 660 acres owned by the statesmen. There, he would begin to train stud horses. He would use these horses to travel and race becoming very successful. He would actually sell a horse to General George Custer, which would be the horse he was riding while killed at Little Big Horn.
John would be the last of Henry Clay's kids to pass away when he would die in 1887. He was 1 of only 4 of Henry Clay's 11 children to outlive their father. John Clay is buried in Lexington Cemetery directly across from his fathers monument.