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Benjamin Jerome Clayton 1854–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1854

Birth Location: Mooreville, Lee County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 25 March 1928

Death Location: Talpa, Coleman County, Texas, USA

Father: George Clayton

Mother: Amanda Redden

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In 1854, Benjamin Jerome Clayton entered the world in Mooreville, Lee County, Mississippi, USA, born to George Washington Clayton And Amanda Jane Redden. Benjamin Jerome Clayton passed away in 1928 in Talpa, Coleman County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Benjamin Jerome Clayton entered the world in Mooreville, Lee County, Mississippi, USA, born to George Washington Clayton And Amanda Jane Redden.
  • Benjamin Jerome Clayton passed away in 1928 in Talpa, Coleman County, Texas, USA.

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Benjamin Clayton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Clayton
1854–1928
Birth Place: Mooreville, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Washington Clayton
1834–1914
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Amanda (Jane) Redden
1834–1868
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Warren Clayton
1807–1877
Pendleton Dist., South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly") Ratliff
1811–1860
Tennessee, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1854
14 Feb 1854
Birth of Benjamin Jerome Clayton in Mooreville, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Mooreville, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
1928
25 March 1928
Age 74
Death of Benjamin Jerome Clayton in Talpa, Coleman County, Texas, USA
Talpa, Coleman County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1854
    Event Place: Mooreville, Lee County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1928
    Event Place: Talpa, Coleman County, Texas, USA

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