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Elias Marion Clayton 1822–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1822

Birth Location: Hall, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 23 Jan 1897

Death Location: Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, USA

Father: Josiah Clayton

Mother: Edith Reed

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Osborn

Children(s): Jeremiah Clayton

Elias Marion Clayton was born in 1822 in Hall, Georgia, United States, the child of Josiah N Clayton And Edith Edey Shotwell Reed. Elias Marion Clayton married Elizabeth M Osborn, and had children including Jeremiah M Clayton. Elias Marion Clayton passed away in 1897 in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Elias Marion Clayton was born in 1822 in Hall, Georgia, United States, the child of Josiah N Clayton And Edith Edey Shotwell Reed.
  • Elias Marion Clayton married Elizabeth M Osborn, and had children including Jeremiah M Clayton.
  • Elias Marion Clayton passed away in 1897 in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Elias Clayton's Ancestors

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Elias Clayton
1822–1897
Birth Place: Hall, Georgia, United States
Parents
Josiah N. Clayton
1798–1872
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Edith ("Edey" Shotwell) Reed
1802–1842
Jackson, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Stephen Clayton
1757–1834
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Davis
1764–1835
Mecklenburgcounty, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Morgan Davis
1735–1831
Sarah Reed
1744–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elias Clayton's Descendants

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Elias (Marion) Clayton (24 Oct 1822–23 Jan 1897) m. Elizabeth (M) Osborn (18 May 1822–16 Jan 1897)
  1. 1. Jeremiah (M.) Clayton 1847–1920 m. Haley Holt 1846–1924
    1. 1. Robert (Elias) Clayton 1872–1933 m. Mollie (Graves) Clayton 1882–1949 m. Mary (B) Clayton 1872–
      1. 1. Dura Clayton 1901–1952 m. William (L) Headrick 1900–1935
        1. 1. James (Eugene Headrick) Sr 1934–2000 m. Betty (Ruth) Headrick 1934–
        2. 2. Bobbie (L) Herdrick 1933–1979
        3. 3. Dolores (H) Miller 1922–
      2. 2. Gladys Clayton 1906–1979
      3. 3. Wilburn (Lloyd) Clayton 1908–1996
      4. 4. Jack (Graves) Clayton 1919–2006
      5. 5. Minnie (B) Clayton 1912–2001
      6. 6. Euna (M) Clayton 1915–
      7. 7. Carl (W) Clayton 1920–
    2. 2. Mary (A) Clayton 1868–1904
    3. 3. William (Cicero) Clayton 1869–1955
    4. 4. John (Stephen) Clayton 1874–1893

Elias Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1822
24 Oct 1822
Birth of Elias Marion Clayton in Hall, Georgia, United States
Hall, Georgia, United States
1897
23 Jan 1897
Age 75
Death of Elias Marion Clayton in Gilmer, Georgia, United States
Gilmer, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1822
    Event Place: Hall, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, USA

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