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Fay Elva Clayton 1910–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1910

Birth Location: Justin, Denton County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 27 December 1986

Death Location: Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Henry Clayton

Mother: Ethel Clayton

Spouse(s): Clarence Hopkins

Children(s):

Fay Elva Clayton was born in 1910 in Justin, Denton County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Henry Lawrence Clayton And Ethel Victoria Clayton. In 1910, Fay Elva Clayton resided in Justice Precinct 2, Tarrant, Texas, USA. In 1920, Fay Elva Clayton resided in Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas, USA. Fay Elva Clayton married Clarence F Hopkins, and had children including Bob Clayton Hopkins, Judith Ann Hopkins. Fay Elva Clayton passed away in 1986 in Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Fay Elva Clayton was born in 1910 in Justin, Denton County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Henry Lawrence Clayton And Ethel Victoria Clayton.
  • In 1910, Fay Elva Clayton resided in Justice Precinct 2, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Fay Elva Clayton resided in Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas, USA.
  • Fay Elva Clayton married Clarence F Hopkins, and had children including Bob Clayton Hopkins, Judith Ann Hopkins.
  • Fay Elva Clayton passed away in 1986 in Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Fay Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Fay Clayton
1910–1986
Birth Place: Justin, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Henry Lawrence Clayton
1883–1940
Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, United States of America
Ethel (Victoria) Clayton
1885–1974
Wylie, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
Francis (L) McCarty
1850–1931
Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sarah (Margaret "Sally") Sims
1854–1951
Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Sims
1819–1888
Elizabeth Turner
1822–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Turner
1785–1871
Elizabeth Smith
1787–1847

Fay Clayton's Timeline

9 Records

1910
20 October 1910
Birth of Fay Elva Clayton in Justin, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
Justin, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
1910
1910
Fay Elva Clayton resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Fay Elva Clayton resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Fay Elva Clayton resided here in Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Brazoria, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Fay Elva Clayton resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas
Houston, Harris, Texas
1940
1940
Age 30
Fay Elva Clayton resided here in Justice Precinct 2 Troct 36 Part, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2 Troct 36 Part, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Fay Elva Clayton resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1953
1953
Age 43
Fay Elva Clayton resided here in Houston, Texas, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
1986
27 December 1986
Age 76
Death of Fay Elva Clayton in Brazoria County, Texas, United States of America
Brazoria County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1910
    Event Place: Justin, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04200; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 258-284
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Brazoria, Texas; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342035
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T624_1590; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1375603
    [6] Texas, Birth Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 795; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 263-681

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T624_1590; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1375603

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Brazoria, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Brazoria, Texas; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342035

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04200; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 258-284

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2 Troct 36 Part, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04200; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 258-284

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, 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: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 795; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 263-681

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Houston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1986
    Event Place: Brazoria County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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