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Adolphus Joseph Layton 1855–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 APR 1855

Birth Location: Indianola, Calhoun Co., TX, USA

Death Date: 4 JAN 1904

Death Location: Taylor Co., TX, USA

Father: Lewis Layton

Mother: Virginia Fitchett

Spouse(s): Julia Clark

Children(s): Leo Layton, Julia Layton, Hortense Layton, Mary Layton, Adolph Layton

Adolphus Joseph Layton was born in 1855 in Indianola, Calhoun Co., TX, USA, the child of Lewis Walter Layton And Virginia Elizabeth Fitchett. In 1860, Adolphus Joseph Layton resided in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA. In 1870, Adolphus Joseph Layton resided in TX, USA. Adolphus Joseph Layton married Julia Marie Clark, and had children including Adolph Gustave Layton, Hortense Layton, Julia M Layton, Leo John Layton, Mary Agnes Layton. Adolphus Joseph Layton passed away in 1904 in Taylor Co., TX, USA.

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Biography

  • Adolphus Joseph Layton was born in 1855 in Indianola, Calhoun Co., TX, USA, the child of Lewis Walter Layton And Virginia Elizabeth Fitchett.
  • In 1860, Adolphus Joseph Layton resided in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA.
  • In 1870, Adolphus Joseph Layton resided in TX, USA.
  • Adolphus Joseph Layton married Julia Marie Clark, and had children including Adolph Gustave Layton, Hortense Layton, Julia M Layton, Leo John Layton, Mary Agnes Layton.
  • Adolphus Joseph Layton passed away in 1904 in Taylor Co., TX, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Layton
1818–
Birth Location: Perry Co., MO, USA
LL
Virginia Fitchett
1831–
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile Co., AL, USA
VF

Spouses(s)

Julia Clark
1869–
Birth Location: TX, USA
JC

Children(s)

Leo Layton
1895–1954
Birth Location: Red Bluff, CA, USA
LL
Julia Layton
1898–1976
Birth Location: Red Bluff, CA, USA
JL
Hortense Layton
1901–
Birth Location: TX, USA
HL
Mary Layton
1892–1918
Birth Location: TX, USA
ML
Adolph Layton
1889–1952
Birth Location: Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., TX, USA
AL

Adolphus Layton's Ancestors

Self
Adolphus Layton
1855–1904
Birth Place: Indianola, Calhoun Co., TX, USA
Parents
Lewis Walter Layton
1818–
Perry Co., MO, USA
Virginia (Elizabeth) Fitchett
1831–
Mobile, Mobile Co., AL, USA
Grandparents
John (Walter) Layton
1786–1844
St. Mary's, MD, USA
Mary (Eleanor) Montgomery
1796–1850
Charles City, Charles, MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Layton
1762–1809
Mary Downes
1764–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Layton
1732–1813
Jane Pearce
1740–1816
Joseph Downes
1713–1803
Ann Semmes
1729–

Adolphus Layton's Descendants

1.
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Adolphus (Joseph) Layton (16 APR 1855–4 JAN 1904) m. Julia (Marie) Clark (1869–)
  1. 1. Leo (John) Layton 1895–1954 m. Elizabeth (Lillie) Dufner 1897–1985
    1. 1. Howard (Jacob) Layton 1928–1951
    2. 2. Willie (Virginia) Layton 1926–1964
    3. 3. Unknown Layton 1918–1918
    4. 4. Donald (Joseph) Layton 1930–1984
    5. 5. James (Leo) Layton 1922–1995
  2. 2. Julia (M.) Layton 1898–1976 m. Thomas (Petrus) Prasek 1892–1982
    1. 1. Leo (Layton) Prasek 1920–2014
    2. 2. Thomas (Julius) Prasek 1925–1932
    3. 3. Raymond (Oscar) Prasek 1922–2002
    4. 4. Anna (May) Prasek 1928–2017
    5. 5. Joseph (Carl) Prasek 1924–1925
    6. 6. Roy (Victor) Prasek 1918–1998
  3. 3. Hortense Layton 1901–
  4. 4. Mary (Agnes) Layton 1892–1918 m. Leonard (James) Dufner 1892–1945
    1. 1. James (Leonard) Dufner 1913–1913
    2. 2. Julia (Mae) Dufner 1914–2010 m. Ira (Jennings) Lansford 1902–1989
      1. 1. Charles (Ira) Lansford 1935–1978
  5. 5. Adolph (Gustave) Layton 1889–1952

Adolphus Layton's Timeline

4 Records

1855
16 APR 1855
Birth of Adolphus Joseph Layton in Indianola, Calhoun Co., TX, USA
Indianola, Calhoun Co., TX, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
Adolphus Joseph Layton resided here in Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Adolphus Joseph Layton resided here in TX, USA
TX, USA
1904
4 JAN 1904
Age 49
Death of Adolphus Joseph Layton in Taylor Co., TX, USA
Taylor Co., TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 APR 1855
    Event Place: Indianola, Calhoun Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1904
    Event Place: Taylor Co., TX, USA
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