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Elsie Vera RICE Clayton 1903–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1903

Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 5 Nov 1965

Death Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Father: Josiah RICE

Mother: Amanda Rice

Spouse(s): Clarence Sr

Children(s): Beatrice PURVIS, James CLAYTON, Annie Pugh, Charles CLAYTON

Elsie Vera RICE Clayton was born in 1903 in Newton County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Josiah Valentine Rice And Amanda Lee Reeves Rice. In 1910, Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided in Newton County, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. Elsie Vera RICE Clayton married Clarence Clayton Sr, and had children including Annie Lee Clayton Pugh, Beatrice Clayton Purvis, Charles Everett Clayton, James William Clayton. Elsie Vera RICE Clayton passed away in 1965 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Elsie Vera RICE Clayton was born in 1903 in Newton County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Josiah Valentine Rice And Amanda Lee Reeves Rice.
  • In 1910, Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided in Newton County, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.
  • Elsie Vera RICE Clayton married Clarence Clayton Sr, and had children including Annie Lee Clayton Pugh, Beatrice Clayton Purvis, Charles Everett Clayton, James William Clayton.
  • Elsie Vera RICE Clayton passed away in 1965 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah RICE
1861–1916
Birth Location: Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
JR
Amanda Rice
1869–1933
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
AR

Spouses(s)

Clarence Sr
1876–1951
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
CS

Children(s)

Beatrice PURVIS
1930–2018
Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
BP
James CLAYTON
1933–2002
Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
JC
Annie Pugh
1926–2010
Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
AP
Charles CLAYTON
1928–2009
Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
CC

Elsie Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Clayton
1903–1965
Birth Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Josiah Valentine RICE
1861–1916
Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
Amanda (Lee REEVES) Rice
1869–1933
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
S. (D.) REEVES
1816–
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elsie Clayton's Descendants

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Elsie (Vera RICE) Clayton (23 Mar 1903–5 Nov 1965) m. Clarence (CLAYTON) Sr (11 Jun 1876–6 Feb 1951)
  1. 1. Beatrice (Clayton) PURVIS 1930–2018 m. Louis (Ray) Purvis 1931–1982
  2. 2. James (William) CLAYTON 1933–2002
  3. 3. Annie (Lee CLAYTON) Pugh 1926–2010 m. Conrad (Augustus) PUGH 1922–1983
    1. 1. Michael (Wayde PUGH) Sr 1948–2012
  4. 4. Charles (Everett) CLAYTON 1928–2009 m. Martha (Loretta GRAVEL) Clayton 1933–1991

Elsie Clayton's Timeline

8 Records

1903
23 Mar 1903
Birth of Elsie Vera RICE Clayton in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided here in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided here in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided here in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided here in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1940
1940
Age 37
Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided here in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Elsie Vera RICE Clayton resided here in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1965
5 Nov 1965
Age 62
Death of Elsie Vera RICE Clayton in Beeville, Bee, Texas, USA
Beeville, Bee, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02039; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 38-14
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 1190; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 38-38

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02039; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 38-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02039; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 38-14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 1190; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 38-38

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1965
    Event Place: Beeville, Bee, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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