Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Charles CLAYES, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Frankfort Station; one of our early 
settlers; was born in Monroe Co., N. Y., July 4, 1819; came to Illinois and settled 
in Will Co. in 1835; and in Frankfort Twp. in 1837; his present farm contains 295 
acres, is situated on Secs. 21 and 16, and is valued at $18,000. He was married to 
Miss Eliza A.WILLIAMS; they have had seven children, six of whom are living, viz., 
Amelia L., Emma S., Mary J., Charles W., Mattie H. and Addie E.; deceased, an infant. 
Mr. C. was the first Township Clerk in the township after its organization.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.