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John Sampson Clayton 1857 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1857

Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Death Date: Feb 1917

Death Location: Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Father: Issac Clayton

Mother: Mary Gaines

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In 1857, John Sampson Clayton entered the world in Cherokee, Georgia, United States, born to Issac Lemmons Clayton and Mary Syrena Gaines. John Sampson Clayton passed away in 1917 in Fulton County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, John Sampson Clayton entered the world in Cherokee, Georgia, United States, born to Issac Lemmons Clayton and Mary Syrena Gaines.
  • John Sampson Clayton passed away in 1917 in Fulton County, Georgia, USA.

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John Clayton's Ancestors

Self
John Clayton
1857 – 1917
Birth Place: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Parents
Issac Lemmons Clayton
1829 – 1915
South Carolina
Mary (Syrena) Gaines
1827 – 1910
South Carolina
Grandparents
Sampson Clayton
1809 – 1868
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Eleres Ebbies
1809 – 1859
SC
John Gaines
1801 – 1870
South Carolina
Jemima Adams
1821 – 1880
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Clayton
1761 – 1834
Mary Davis
1764 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Clayton
1735 – 1819
Mary Dennum
1747 – 1821
Morgan Davis
1735 – 1831
Sarah Reed
1742 – 1821

John Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1857
2 Jan 1857
Birth of John Sampson Clayton in Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Cherokee, Georgia, United States
1917
Feb 1917
Age 60
Death of John Sampson Clayton in Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1917
    Event Place: Fulton County, Georgia, USA

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