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About Cassius Marcellus Clay
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A "soldier of fortune, explorer, and incidentally, a wealthy Audrain County farmer." He had travelled widely, including jungle exploration in South America, where he was credited with discovering the source of the Amazon River. He was in the diplomatic service in the Republic of Mexico after his marriage to Miss Lawrence, 11 years his junior, and they travelled often through the years. Mrs. Clay continued frequent trips after the death of her husband, but always made her home at No. 3 Southmor, in the subdivision her husband developed in 1937 from longtime Clay property.
Mrs. Clay's husband continued the family tradition of diplomatic service, serving in the country of Mexico during World War I and before. He was there serving Gen. Felix Diaz and once manned a machine-gun on the walls of a Mexico City government building.
He inherited the Clay farm of 1760 acres in Saling Township, founded and built the Liberty Theater and operated it and the Orpheum (later Rex) Theater until 1940. He also was president of the Planters Cotton Co. at Sikeston. He was the youngest and last surviving son of Green and Jane Rhodes Clay, who came to Audrain County in 1873 from their Mississippi plantation. Two of his brothers died in their twenties.
Taken from a 1978 newspaper obituary in Mexico, Missouri.
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Cassius Marcellus Clay's Timeline
| 1882 |
January 12, 1882
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Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, United States
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| 1950 |
August 30, 1950
Age 68
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St Louis, Missouri, United States
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