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John C Clayton 1809 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1809

Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 Aug 1876

Death Location: Franklin, Illinois, United States

Father: Stephen Clayton

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): Nancy Crawford

Children(s):

John C Clayton was born in 1809 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, the child of Stephen Clayton and Mary Davis. John C Clayton married Nancy Crawford. John C Clayton passed away in 1876 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • John C Clayton was born in 1809 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, the child of Stephen Clayton and Mary Davis.
  • John C Clayton married Nancy Crawford.
  • John C Clayton passed away in 1876 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Children(s)

John Clayton's Ancestors

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John Clayton
1809 – 1876
Birth Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Stephen Clayton
1757 – 1834
North Carolina, United States
Mary Davis
1770 – 1835
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Stephen Clayton
1735 – 1819
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Mary Dennum
1736 – 1821
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Morgan (James) Davis
1740 – 1831
Carolina, British Colonial America
Sarah Reid
1742 – 1820
New Jersey, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Clayton
1705 – 1784
Mary Denum
1705 – 1800
Hugh Denham
1717 – 1789
Elizabeth Lusk
1720 – 1786
John Davis
1718 – 1780
Anna Furbee
1720 –
John Reed
1710 – 1749
Hannah Davis
1713 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Clayton
1665 – 1706
Mary Dod
1652 – 1710
John Denham
– 1787
Rachel Burtoun
1689 –
John Denham
– 1787
Rachel Burtoun
1689 –
Samuel Lusk
1702 –
Samuel Lusk
1702 –
Evan Davis
1685 – 1748
Jane Morgan
1684 – 1774
William Reed
1689 – 1762
Elisabeth Smith
1685 – 1730
John Davis
1687 – 1763
Elenor Hogben
1690 – 1733

John Clayton's Timeline

3 Records

1809
8 Apr 1809
Birth of John C Clayton in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
1876
4 Aug 1876
Age 67
Death of John C Clayton in Franklin, Illinois, United States
Franklin, Illinois, United States
1876
1876
Age 67
Burial of John C Clayton in Humphreys Cemetery, Royalton, Franklin, Illinois, United States
Humphreys Cemetery, Royalton, Franklin, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1809
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Franklin, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Humphreys Cemetery, Royalton, Franklin, Illinois, United States

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