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Alma Odessa Clayton 1903–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1903

Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 26 Jan 2007

Death Location: Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Solomon Clayton

Mother: Elizabeth Buchanan

Spouse(s): Homer Adams

Children(s): Edmund Adams, James Adams

Alma Odessa Clayton was born in 1903 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Solomon Thomas Clayton And Elizabeth A Lizzie Buchanan. In 1935, Alma Odessa Clayton resided in Rural, Hopkins, Kentucky. In 1940, Alma Odessa Clayton resided in Morton Gap, Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA. Alma Odessa Clayton married Homer Luther Adams, and had children including Dale Adams, Edmund Glen Adams, James Othor Adams. Alma Odessa Clayton passed away in 2007 in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alma Odessa Clayton was born in 1903 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Solomon Thomas Clayton And Elizabeth A Lizzie Buchanan.
  • In 1935, Alma Odessa Clayton resided in Rural, Hopkins, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Alma Odessa Clayton resided in Morton Gap, Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.
  • Alma Odessa Clayton married Homer Luther Adams, and had children including Dale Adams, Edmund Glen Adams, James Othor Adams.
  • Alma Odessa Clayton passed away in 2007 in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alma Clayton's Ancestors

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Alma Clayton
1903–2007
Birth Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Solomon Thomas Clayton
1849–1924
Roxboro, Person, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (A "Lizzie") Buchanan
1858–1926
Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Jesse (William) Buchannan
1817–1880
Person County, North Carolina
Sarah (Sally) Yarborough
1818–1880
Person County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Yarborough
1785–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Yarborough
1750–1811
Sarah Satterfield
1768–1880

Alma Clayton's Descendants

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Alma (Odessa) Clayton (15 Jul 1903–26 Jan 2007) m. Homer (Luther) Adams (11 Dec 1903–10 Apr 1984)
  1. 1. Edmund (Glen) Adams 1925– m. Mary (Lee) Adams 1914–2004
  2. 2. James (Othor) Adams 1928–2005 m. Mary (Agnes) Huddleston 1921–1987

Alma Clayton's Timeline

4 Records

1903
15 Jul 1903
Birth of Alma Odessa Clayton in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 32
Alma Odessa Clayton resided here in Rural, Hopkins, Kentucky
Rural, Hopkins, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 37
Alma Odessa Clayton resided here in Morton Gap, Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Morton Gap, Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
2007
26 Jan 2007
Age 104
Death of Alma Odessa Clayton in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Hopkins, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Morton Gap, Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 2007
    Event Place: Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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