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Joel Godwin Layton 1826–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1826

Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 1903

Death Location: Mingo, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Dempsey Layton

Mother: Edna Godwin

Spouse(s): Rebecca Nelson

Children(s): Tulula Layton

Joel Godwin Layton was born in 1826 in Sampson, North Carolina, USA, the child of Dempsey Layton And Edna Edney Godwin. In 1850, Joel Godwin Layton resided in Northern District, Sampson, North Carolina, USA. In 1870, Joel Godwin Layton resided in Colly, Little Sugarloaf, Bladen, North Carolina, U. Joel Godwin Layton married Rebecca T Nelson, and had children including Tulula G Layton. Joel Godwin Layton passed away in 1903 in Mingo, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joel Godwin Layton was born in 1826 in Sampson, North Carolina, USA, the child of Dempsey Layton And Edna Edney Godwin.
  • In 1850, Joel Godwin Layton resided in Northern District, Sampson, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, Joel Godwin Layton resided in Colly, Little Sugarloaf, Bladen, North Carolina, U.
  • Joel Godwin Layton married Rebecca T Nelson, and had children including Tulula G Layton.
  • Joel Godwin Layton passed away in 1903 in Mingo, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Layton's Ancestors

Self
Joel Layton
1826–1903
Birth Place: Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Dempsey Layton
1795–1856
Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Edna ((Edney)) Godwin
1795–1863
Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Layton
1760–1851
Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Leighton
1744–1824
Mrs. Layton
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Layton's Descendants

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Joel (Godwin) Layton (28 Mar 1826–22 Oct 1903) m. Rebecca (T) Nelson (03 Sep 1834–20 Mar 1907)
  1. 1. Tulula (G) Layton 1871–1954

Joel Layton's Timeline

6 Records

1826
28 Mar 1826
Birth of Joel Godwin Layton in Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Sampson, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 24
Joel Godwin Layton resided here in Northern District, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Northern District, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 44
Joel Godwin Layton resided here in Colly, Little Sugarloaf, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Colly, Little Sugarloaf, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 54
Joel Godwin Layton resided here in Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 74
Joel Godwin Layton resided here in Honeycutt, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Honeycutt, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
1903
22 Oct 1903
Age 77
Death of Joel Godwin Layton in Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Sampson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1826
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Northern District, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern District, Sampson, North Carolina; Roll: 644; Page: 400b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Colly, Little Sugarloaf, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1124; Page: 390B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: 953; Page: 423A; Enumeration District: 015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Honeycutt, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Honeycutt, Sampson, North Carolina; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1241217

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1903
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mingo, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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