Ancestry of
Muhammad Ali

World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

Herman Heaton Clay

View famous kin of Herman Heaton Clay

• • Grandfather of Muhammad Ali — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • John Henry Clay 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah "Sallie" Fry   
  • Birth Date:
  • 17 Mar 1876 
  • Birth Location:
  • Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 1 Feb 1954 
  • Death Location:
  • Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky 
  • Burial Date:
  • 4 Feb 1954 
  • Burial Location:
  • Greenwood Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Edith E. Greathouse
  • Marriage Date:
  • 30 Dec 1909 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Jefferson County, Kentucky 
  • Child:

  Cassius Marcellus Clay (Ahnentafel No:2 )

• Sources for Herman Heaton Clay

  • ¹ Federal Census, KY, Jefferson County, 1940, Louisville Ward 11, E.D. 121-313, Sheet 2B, Image 40 of 24.
  • ² Federal Census, KY, Jefferson County, 1930, Louisville Ward 8, E.D. 56-116, Sheet 9A, Image 14 of 40.
  • ³ Federal Census, KY, Jefferson County, 1920, Louisville 10th Precinct, E.D. 173, Sheet 8A, Image 15 of 18.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, KY, Jefferson County, 1900, Louisville, E.D. 119, Sheet 10A, Image 19 of 32.
  • ⁵ Federal Census, KY, Jefferson County, 1880, Louisville, E.D. 149, p. 21, Image 21 of 64.
  • ⁶ Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000, Death record for Herman H Clay.
  • ⁷ Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Death certificate for Herman Heaton Clay.
  • ⁸ Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914, Marriage record for Herman Clay and Edith Greathouse.
  • ⁹ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Application for son Cassius Marcellus Clay.
  • ¹⁰ Egerton, John, "Heritage of a Heavyweight", The New York Times Magazine, 28 SEP 1980, (accessed 09/19/2015).
  • ¹¹ Wikipedia, "Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr.", (accessed 09/19/2015).