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Jerry "Don" Layton 1934–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1934

Birth Location: Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 14 January 2021

Death Location: Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Guy *

Mother: Doris Albright

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In 1934, Jerry "Don" Layton entered the world in Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America, born to Guy Willard Layton And Doris May Albright. In 1935, Jerry "Don" Layton resided in Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama. In 1940, Jerry "Don" Layton resided in , Citronelle, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Jerry "Don" Layton passed away in 2021 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1934, Jerry "Don" Layton entered the world in Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America, born to Guy Willard Layton And Doris May Albright.
  • In 1935, Jerry "Don" Layton resided in Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama.
  • In 1940, Jerry "Don" Layton resided in , Citronelle, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
  • Jerry "Don" Layton passed away in 2021 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Jerry Layton's Ancestors

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Jerry Layton
1934–2021
Birth Place: Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Guy Willard Layton *
1899–1992
Georgia
Doris (May) Albright
1904–1992
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (Joshua) Layton
1886–1940
Carroll, Georgia, USA
Cornelia (Jane) O'Neal
1868–1920
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Layton
1835–1922
Tinsey Benefield
1835–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Benefield
1803–1897
Alsey *
1802–1897

Jerry Layton's Timeline

4 Records

1934
21 September 1934
Birth of Jerry "Don" Layton in Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 1
Jerry "Don" Layton resided here in Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama
Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 6
Jerry "Don" Layton resided here in , Citronelle, Mobile, Alabama, USA
, Citronelle, Mobile, Alabama, USA
2021
14 January 2021
Age 87
Death of Jerry "Don" Layton in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1934
    Event Place: Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Citronelle, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 2021
    Event Place: Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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