Clyde Clarence Rasey

Clyde Clarence Rasey (1897-1970) was the biological son of Norval Adelbert Rasey and Ellen B. Harding, and the adopted son of Hiram H. Hatfield and Delila Toler. He had five older biological siblings named Charles, William, Eugene, May, and Ellen. He is also the adopted brother of Emma, Dolly, Delila, James, Lola, Charles, and Walter, as well as the husband of Little May Maxwell and the father of Clyde, Billy, and John, and the adoptive father of Eugene and Fanny.

Biography
Clyde was born on October 20, 1897 in Indiana to Norval Adelbert Rasey and Ellen B. Harding. He had five older biological siblings. For an unknown reason, he was adopted by the Hiram Hatfield and Delila Toler.

He married Little May Maxwell in 1920 in Bakersfield, California. They had three biological children, including Clyde Jr., Billy, and John. Little and Clyde also looked after two children named Eugene and Fanny. Eugene and Fanny were born to Daniel Rubbin Huff and Nanie Mary Ainsworth. Nanie died in 1918 in the flu epidemic, and Daniel was not able to care for them. They were tossed around from family member to family member before landing in an orphanage. They were then given to Clyde and Little, however, they were never officially adopted. They lived with the Rasey family in California.

Clyde died in April 18, 1995 in Montebello, Los Angeles, California at the age of 78. He was survived by his wife (who died less than a month later), his five kids, and his sister, Lola.