Dr. Agesitans Brown (A. Brown) Clay was born November 14, 1847 in Tennessee, married Margaret (Molly or Maggie) A. Grier, born May 25, 1849, in Tennessee in 1874.  He graduated from medical school, Vanderbilt University at Nashville in February, 1878.  Their children were:

     (1) John David, July 15, 1875 in Rutherford, Tennessee (see John David Clay).

     (2) Thomas Guilford (T. G., or in later years, Tom), December 16, 1878 (see Thomas Guilford Clay).

     (3) Wiley Alcie (Allison), September 3, 1882 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee.  He went to local schools and later to Brownwood and became a bookkeeper. He never married, died in 1943, buried in Miles.

     (4) A. B., Jr., Nomeber 9, 1884 in Dyersburg-died in 1957, buried at Miles, went with the family to live in Mullin, sometime between 1903 and 1905.  After his mother's death in 1912, he returned to Miles, never married.

     (5) Ivie Ethel, June 14, 1887 in Dyersburg - died in 1944, buried in Miles, moved to Mullin, returned to Miles after the death of her mother to keep house for her brothers.  She never married.

     (6) Henry Calhoun, March 15, 1891 in Dyersburg-died November 24, 1981, was nine years old when the family came to Texas.  He married (1) Cordelia Henderson, June 12, 1917.  They had three children: Milford Ordell, Mervin Condolee, and Bernice May.  Cordelia died March 15, 1963, both buried in Union Cemetery, Limestone.  Henry continued to live in Groesbeck, where his two sons, Milford and Mervin live.  His daughter, Bernice Deans, lives in Houston.  Henry married (2) Vernice (Mayo) Nunley, September 7, 1963.

     In 1900, Dr. A. B. Clay, his family and Mrs. Clay's mother, Arminda C. (Browning) Grier, moved to Coleman for two or three months prior to moving to Talpa, where he practiced medicine until the latter part of 1903 or late 1905 (see Arminda C. Grier).  On June 5, 1902, A. B. Clay, M. D., Talpa, was commissioned Camp Physician, Woodmen of the World.  Quite a few of the Clay family were members of the Presbyterian Church.  Dr. A. Brown Clay, moving from Talpa, continued to practice medicine in Mullin until he retired.

     Margaret A. Clay died July 10, 1912, Dr. Clay, September 22, 1914, both buried in Oakview Cemetery, Mullin.