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George Emanuel Clayton 1872–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1872

Birth Location: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 Jun 1945

Death Location: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Margaret Clayton

Mother: Samuel CLAYTON

Spouse(s): Carrie Barkley

Children(s): Gerald Clayton, James Sr, Franklin Clayton, Ethel Shipley, Gerald Clayton, Samuel Clayton, Theodore Clayton, Edith Clayton, Harvey Clayton, George Clayton

George Emanuel Clayton was born in 1872 in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States, the child of Margaret Elizabeth Clayton And Samuel Clayton. George Emanuel Clayton married Carrie Barkley, Mary E Barkley, and had children including Brooks H, Edith M Clayton, Ethel J Shipley, Franklin Clayton, George E Clayton, George E Pinto, Gerald Walter Clayton, Harvey B Clayton, James Dixon Clayton Sr, Samuel J Clayton, Theodore J Clayton. George Emanuel Clayton passed away in 1945 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Emanuel Clayton was born in 1872 in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States, the child of Margaret Elizabeth Clayton And Samuel Clayton.
  • George Emanuel Clayton married Carrie Barkley, Mary E Barkley, and had children including Brooks H, Edith M Clayton, Ethel J Shipley, Franklin Clayton, George E Clayton, George E Pinto, Gerald Walter Clayton, Harvey B Clayton, James Dixon Clayton Sr, Samuel J Clayton, Theodore J Clayton.
  • George Emanuel Clayton passed away in 1945 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Margaret Clayton
1851–1911
Birth Location: Southfork, Virginia, USA
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Samuel CLAYTON
1843–1926
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Carrie Barkley
1881–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Children(s)

Gerald Clayton
1914–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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James Sr
1918–1975
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Franklin Clayton
1899–1946
Birth Location: Harton, W. VA
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Ethel Shipley
1915–1979
Birth Location: West Virginia
ES
Gerald Clayton
1912–2002
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Clayton
1915–1984
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Theodore Clayton
1903–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Edith Clayton
1910–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Harvey Clayton
1911–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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George Clayton
1914–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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George Clayton's Ancestors

Self
George Clayton
1872–1945
Birth Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Margaret Elizabeth Clayton
1851–1911
Southfork, Virginia, USA
Samuel CLAYTON
1843–1926
Virginia
Grandparents
John (H) Hoover
1828–1865
Franklin, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
Christina Davis
1831–1909
Pendleton,West Virginia
Jonathan\John Clayton
1802–1846
Pendleton, Virginia, USA
Eliza Clayton
1802–1868
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Ines Hoover
1787–1871
Sarah Waldron
1787–1870
James Davis
1799–1870
Margaret Bland
1810–1860
Jacob Clayton
1809–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hoover
1758–1838
Barbara Dunkle
1760–1851
Philip Waldron
1763–1857
Anna Keller
1761–1844
Joseph Davis
1779–1810
Mary Simmons
1770–1834
Henry Bland
1770–1853
Jacob Clayton
1760–

George Clayton's Descendants

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George (Emanuel) Clayton (22 Sep 1872–10 Jun 1945) m. Carrie Barkley (Nov 1881–)
  1. 1. Gerald (Walter) Clayton 1914– m. Wanetta (M) Clayton 1919–
  2. 2. James (Dixon Clayton) Sr 1918–1975
  3. 3. Franklin Clayton 1899–1946
  4. 4. Ethel (J) Shipley 1915–1979
  5. 5. Gerald (Walter) Clayton 1912–2002
  6. 6. Samuel (J) Clayton 1915–1984
  7. 7. Theodore (J) Clayton 1903–
  8. 8. Edith (M) Clayton 1910–
  9. 9. Harvey (B) Clayton 1911–
  10. 10. George (E) Clayton 1914–

George Clayton's Timeline

14 Records

1872
22 Sep 1872
Birth of George Emanuel Clayton in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA,
Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA,
1872
09/22/1872
Birth of George Emanuel Clayton in Randolph County, (Dry Fork ) West Virginia, USA
Randolph County, (Dry Fork ) West Virginia, USA
1872
22 Sep 1872
Birth of George Emanuel Clayton in Dry Fork, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
1872
22 Sep 1872
Birth of George Emanuel Clayton in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States
Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States
1873
abt 1873
Age 1
Birth of George Emanuel Clayton in West Virginia
West Virginia
1880
1880
Age 8
George Emanuel Clayton resided here in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 28
George Emanuel Clayton resided here in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
George Emanuel Clayton resided here in Black Fork, Tucker, West Virginia, USA
Black Fork, Tucker, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
George Emanuel Clayton resided here in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 58
George Emanuel Clayton resided here in Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1935
1935
Age 63
George Emanuel Clayton resided here in Rural, Allegany, Maryland
Rural, Allegany, Maryland
1940
1940
Age 68
George Emanuel Clayton resided here in Election Dist #7, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Election Dist #7, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1945
10 Jun 1945
Age 73
Death of George Emanuel Clayton in Cresaptown
Cresaptown
1945
10 Jun 1945
Age 73
Death of George Emanuel Clayton in Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Allegany County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1872
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA,
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01499; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1-40
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1968; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 133
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2340578
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Tucker; Roll: 1992965
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: 1412; Page: 209D; Enumeration District: 049
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1241771
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Cumberland Evening Times; Publication Date: 11 Jun 1945; Publication Place: Cumberland, Maryland, USA; ,0.5521815,0.848915,0.719591&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09221872
    Event Place: Randolph County, (Dry Fork ) West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1873
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1872
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1872
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: 1412; Page: 209D; Enumeration District: 049

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1241771

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Black Fork, Tucker, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1968; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 133

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2340578

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Allegany, Maryland
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01499; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1-40

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Dist #7, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01499; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1-40

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cresaptown
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Cumberland Evening Times; Publication Date: 11 Jun 1945; Publication Place: Cumberland, Maryland, USA; ,0.5521815,0.848915,0.719591&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tucker, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Tucker; Roll: 1992965

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1945
    Event Place: Cresaptown
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Cumberland Evening Times; Publication Date: 11 Jun 1945; Publication Place: Cumberland, Maryland, USA; ,0.5521815,0.848915,0.719591&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1945
    Event Place: Allegany County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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