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Abner Layton 1809–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1809

Birth Location: SpartanburgCounty, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 6 Oct 1878

Death Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Layton

Mother: Sarah Gaston

Spouse(s): Annie Falkner

Children(s): James Layton, Mary Layton, Harriet Layton, Francis Layton

Abner Layton was born in 1809 in SpartanburgCounty, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Layton And Sarah Gaston. Abner Layton married Annie Falkner, and had children including Francis Leander Layton, Harriet Layton, James Oliver Layton, Mary J Layton. Abner Layton passed away in 1878 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Abner Layton was born in 1809 in SpartanburgCounty, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Layton And Sarah Gaston.
  • Abner Layton married Annie Falkner, and had children including Francis Leander Layton, Harriet Layton, James Oliver Layton, Mary J Layton.
  • Abner Layton passed away in 1878 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Layton
1790–1841
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Gaston
1790–1840
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia
SG

Spouses(s)

Annie Falkner
1811–1884
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
AF

Children(s)

James Layton
1833–1862
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
JL
Mary Layton
1834–1901
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
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Harriet Layton
1841–1845
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
HL
Francis Layton
1844–1919
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
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Abner Layton's Ancestors

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Abner Layton
1809–1878
Birth Place: SpartanburgCounty, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Layton
1790–1841
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Gaston
1790–1840
Augusta County, Virginia
Grandparents
Hugh (Gaston) Rev
1751–1836
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha (Hannah) McClure
1754–1836
Cloughwater, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Justice
1700–1782
Esther Waugh
1715–1789
James Capt
1708–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abner Layton's Descendants

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Abner Layton (16 Nov 1809–6 Oct 1878) m. Annie Falkner (22 Sep 1811–3 Nov 1884)
  1. 1. James (Oliver) Layton 1833–1862
  2. 2. Mary (J) Layton 1834–1901
  3. 3. Harriet Layton 1841–1845
  4. 4. Francis (Leander) Layton 1844–1919

Abner Layton's Timeline

2 Records

1809
16 Nov 1809
Birth of Abner Layton in SpartanburgCounty, South Carolina, United States
SpartanburgCounty, South Carolina, United States
1878
6 Oct 1878
Age 69
Death of Abner Layton in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1809
    Event Place: SpartanburgCounty, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1878
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
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