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Elijah (Elisha) Clayton 1811–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1811

Birth Location: Little Paw Paw Creek, Monongalia, West Virginia

Death Date: 03 Aug 1873

Death Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Little

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Frances Clayton

The story of Elijah (Elisha) Clayton began in 1811 in Little Paw Paw Creek, Monongalia, West Virginia. Elijah (Elisha) Clayton had children including Frances M Clayton. Elijah (Elisha) Clayton passed away in 1873 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah (Elisha) Clayton began in 1811 in Little Paw Paw Creek, Monongalia, West Virginia.
  • Elijah (Elisha) Clayton had children including Frances M Clayton.
  • Elijah (Elisha) Clayton passed away in 1873 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Little
1775–1861
Birth Location: Hancock, Washington County, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Clayton
1849–1935
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elijah Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Clayton
1811–1873
Birth Place: Little Paw Paw Creek, Monongalia, West Virginia
Parents
Elizabeth Little
1775–1861
Hancock, Washington County, United States of America
Grandparents
William Little
1740–
Kent, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Clayton's Descendants

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Elijah ((Elisha)) Clayton (11 Sep 1811–03 Aug 1873)
  1. 1. Frances (M) Clayton 1849–1935 m. Riley Mason 1839–
    1. 1. Nora (Mae Belle) Mason 1877–1953 m. William (T) Keller 1871–1894 m. Levi (O) Hedger 1867– m. Allen (Franklin) Hinkle 1860–1940
      1. 1. Cora Keller 1894–1956 m. Earnest (Cleveland) Rose 1889–1958
        1. 1. Ernest (Levere) Rose 1919–1961 m. Ester (L) Rose 1919–
        2. 2. Beulah (Madeline) Rose 1922–1959
        3. 3. Argil (James) Rose 1916–1971 m. Mary (Louise) Lamb 1921–1996
        4. 4. Geraldine (A) Rose 1928–2011 m. Robert (Morris) Deskins 1928–2017
        5. 5. Shirley (J) Rose 1935–2007
        6. 6. Larry (E) Rose 1938–2010
        7. 7. Gerald (Bowers) Rose 1928–1975 m. Mary (R) Rose 1926–
        8. 8. Lela Rose 1912–1940 m. Bunnah (Audray Hardway) Jr 1904–
      2. 2. Forest Hedger 1916–1979
      3. 3. Edward (O) Hedger 1898–1898
      4. 4. Anna (G) Roach 1897–1980
      5. 5. Clayton Hedger 1908–1978
      6. 6. Charles (Riley) Hedger 1902–1967
      7. 7. Ellis (Owen) Hedger 1914–1943
      8. 8. Eli (R.) Hedger 1910–1957
      9. 9. Virgie (Florence) Clay 1898–1962
      10. 10. Dorothy (Dell) Cochran 1912–1967
    2. 2. Martha Mason 1872–
    3. 3. Laura (D. D.) Mason 1876–
    4. 4. Michel (D.) Mason 1879–

Elijah Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1811
11 Sep 1811
Birth of Elijah (Elisha) Clayton in Little Paw Paw Creek, Monongalia, West Virginia
Little Paw Paw Creek, Monongalia, West Virginia
1873
03 Aug 1873
Age 62
Death of Elijah (Elisha) Clayton in White Oak, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
White Oak, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1811
    Event Place: Little Paw Paw Creek, Monongalia, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1873
    Event Place: White Oak, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America
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