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John Walter Layton 1786–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 September 1786

Birth Location: St Mary's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 20 September 1844

Death Location: Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, USA

Father: Joseph Layton

Mother: Mary Downs

Spouse(s): Mary Montgomery

Children(s): Elizabeth Layton, Henry Jr, Raymond Layton, Emily Layton, Son Layton, Anna Layton, Mary Layton, Pius Layton, Maclivina Layton, Hyacinthus Layton, Lavina Layton, Lewis Layton

In 1786, John Walter Layton entered the world in St Mary's, Maryland, USA, born to Joseph Layton And Mary Ann Downs. John Walter Layton married Mary Eleanor Montgomery, Susanah Brown, and had children including Anna Evelina Layton, Elizabeth Layton, Emily Layton, Henry Francis Layton Jr, Hyacinthus Aloysius Layton, Lavina Layton, Lewis Walter Layton, Maclivina Layton, Mary Ellen Layton, Pius Doninic Perry Layton, Raymond Ferdinand Layton, Son Layton. John Walter Layton passed away in 1844 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1786, John Walter Layton entered the world in St Mary's, Maryland, USA, born to Joseph Layton And Mary Ann Downs.
  • John Walter Layton married Mary Eleanor Montgomery, Susanah Brown, and had children including Anna Evelina Layton, Elizabeth Layton, Emily Layton, Henry Francis Layton Jr, Hyacinthus Aloysius Layton, Lavina Layton, Lewis Walter Layton, Maclivina Layton, Mary Ellen Layton, Pius Doninic Perry Layton, Raymond Ferdinand Layton, Son Layton.
  • John Walter Layton passed away in 1844 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Layton
1762–1809
Birth Location: St Mary's, Maryland, USA
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Mary Downs
1760–1802
Birth Location: St Mary's, Maryland, United States
MD

Spouses(s)

Mary Montgomery
1798–1850
Birth Location: Washington, Kentucky, USA
MM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Layton
1810–1835
Birth Location: Washington, Kentucky, United States
EL
Henry Jr
1840–1912
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, United States
HJ
Raymond Layton
1837–1844
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
RL
Emily Layton
1833–1851
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
EL
Son Layton
1832–1833
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
SL
Anna Layton
1830–1844
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
AL
Mary Layton
1825–1906
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
ML
Pius Layton
1825–1851
Birth Location: Perryville, Perry, Missouri, United States
PL
Maclivina Layton
1822–1823
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
ML
Hyacinthus Layton
1820–1888
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, USA
HL
Lavina Layton
1814–1888
Birth Location: Washington, Kentucky, United States
LL
Lewis Layton
1818–1891
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, USA
LL

John Layton's Ancestors

Self
John Layton
1786–1844
Birth Place: St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Joseph Layton
1762–1809
St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Mary (Ann) Downs
1760–1802
St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John Layton
1730–1813
England
Jane Pearce
1740–1820
St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Layton's Descendants

1.
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John (Walter) Layton (4 September 1786–20 September 1844) m. Mary (Eleanor) Montgomery (13 August 1798–1850)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Layton 1810–1835
  2. 2. Henry (Francis Layton) Jr 1840–1912
  3. 3. Raymond (Ferdinand) Layton 1837–1844
  4. 4. Emily Layton 1833–1851
  5. 5. Son Layton 1832–1833
  6. 6. Anna (Evelina) Layton 1830–1844
  7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Layton 1825–1906
    1. 1. Thomas (H) Clare 1871–
    2. 2. Aveline Clare 1869–
    3. 3. Mary (Emma) Clare 1861–
    4. 4. William (Augustus) Clare 1860–
    5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Clare 1859–
    6. 6. Hillary (F) Clare 1859–
    7. 7. J (W) Clare 1857–
    8. 8. Pius (S) Clare 1852–
    9. 9. John (Ignatius) Clare 1850–1923
  8. 8. Pius (Doninic "Perry") Layton 1825–1851
  9. 9. Maclivina Layton 1822–1823
  10. 10. Hyacinthus (Aloysius) Layton 1820–1888 m. Mary (Matilda) French 1819–1878
    1. 1. Virginia (Caroline) Layton 1860–
    2. 2. John (Baptist) Layton 1857–
    3. 3. Mary (Louisa) Layton 1855–
    4. 4. Mary (Emeline) Layton 1852–
    5. 5. James (Raymond) Layton 1850–1928
    6. 6. Cordelia (Jane) Layton 1847–1920
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Layton 1844–1845
    8. 8. Thomas (Franklin) Layton 1842–
  11. 11. Lavina Layton 1814–1888
  12. 12. Lewis (Walter) Layton 1818–1891 m. Virginia (Elizabeth) Fitchett 1831–1914
    1. 1. Emanuel Layton 1841–1841
    2. 2. Juliet (Elizabeth) Layton 1842–1850
    3. 3. Felicity (Jane) Layton 1844–1845
    4. 4. Walter (Leonidas) Layton 1869–1907 m. Henrietta Fitchett 1871–
      1. 1. Eugiene Layton 1896–
      2. 2. Earl (Walter) Layton 1893–1974 m. Winnifred (I) Gore 1898–
        1. 1. Donald (Walter) Layton 1927–2005
        2. 2. Patricia Layton 1923–
        3. 3. Patricia (E) Layton 1923–
      3. 3. Daniel (Tyson) Layton 1891–1938
    5. 5. John (Leonidas) Layton 1866–1866
    6. 6. James (Manuel) Layton 1850–1885 m. Mary (L Molly) Hester 1855–1945
      1. 1. Ora (May) Layton 1883–1943
      2. 2. James (Paul) Layton 1880–1900
      3. 3. Thomas (Roy) Layton 1877–
      4. 4. Banard Layton 1874–
    7. 7. Adolphus (Joseph) Layton 1855–1904 m. Julia Clark 1869–
      1. 1. Adolphus (Gustave) Layton 1888–1952
      2. 2. Maria (Virginia) Layton 1890–
      3. 3. Mary (Agnes) Layton 1892–1918
      4. 4. Leo (John Lee) Layton 1895–1954
      5. 5. Julia Layton 1897–
      6. 6. Hortense Layton 1901–
    8. 8. Dr. (Lewis Ferdinand) Layton 1852–1909 m. Marion (Matilda) Mudd 1858–1947
      1. 1. Maria (Magdalena) Layton 1883–
      2. 2. Gladys (Gertrude) Layton 1899–
      3. 3. Marion Layton 1893–
      4. 4. Leonard (F) Layton 1886–1928
      5. 5. Maude Layton 1884–
      6. 6. Floyd (Ferdinand) Layton 1881–1953 m. Nora Layton 1896–
        1. 1. Marian Layton 1926–
        2. 2. Maude (U) Layton 1923–
        3. 3. Charles (W) Layton 1918–
      7. 7. Bessie (Hortence) Layton 1879–1946 m. Patrick (Daniel) Haley 1874–1941
        1. 1. Patrick (Layton) Haley 1900–1951
        2. 2. John (Daniel) Haley 1903–
        3. 3. Marion (Kathleen) Haley 1909–
    9. 9. Emma (Hortence) Layton 1859–1943 m. Nathan (Granville) Tate 1850–1901
      1. 1. Leona (Love (Lovie)) Tate 1894–1954 m. Carmel (Earel (Bud)) Thomas 1890–1962
        1. 1. Mary (Lucille) Thomas 1915–2010 m. James (Albert) Matlock 1911–2004
        2. 2. Rosalie (Thomas Cook) White 1919–2002 m. Jack (D) Cook 1918–1969
        3. 3. Mildred (Leona) Thomas 1922–2018 m. Archie (Delbert) Baker 1918–1997
        4. 4. Clodie (Irene) Thomas 1918–2006 m. Goebel (Winfield) Armstrong 1912–1976
        5. 5. Martha (Jewel) Thomas 1914–1915
      2. 2. Clovis Tate 1891–1893
      3. 3. William (Claud) Tate 1888–1948 m. Frankie (G "Prudence") Conner 1898–1967
        1. 1. Ann (Beatrice) Tate 1921–1978 m. Clinton (W.) Anderton 1921–1986 m. Frank (R) Bayon 1915–1985
        2. 2. Tim (Conner) Tate 1924–1986
        3. 3. Belva (Luella Tate) Elliott 1915–2001 m. Nagel (Arnold) Parkhurst 1910–1995
      4. 4. Dolphie (L) Tate 1886–1900
      5. 5. Thornton (T) Tate 1883–1962 m. Alma (K) Reynolds 1892–1977 m. Dollie (May) Thomas 1884–1933
        1. 1. Clarence (Douglas) Tate 1917–2001 m. Marie (Beulah) Burnett 1919–1995 m. Geneva Jones 1918– m. Axalee Wright 1917–1991
        2. 2. Arleena Tate 1923–2001 m. Power (Davis) Coulter 1911–1968
        3. 3. Earl (Dawson) Tate 1921–1968 m. Kerean (Ludell) Hoopes 1919–1959 m. Carolyn (Joyce) Hutto 1930–2014
        4. 4. Evelyn (Ruth) Tate 1926–2023 m. Rexford (Holmes "Jack") Hartle 1925–2020 m. Homer (C) Knock 1920–1975 m. Verl (K) Nelson 1919–1996
        5. 5. Loy (Columbus) Tate 1908–1966 m. Alpha (Margrette "Jackie") Short 1911–1997
        6. 6. Veda (Lavonne) Tate 1906–1993 m. Thomas ("Tommie) Burton 1902– m. Clarence (Edward ("Michael")) Batchelor 1906–1965
        7. 7. Noel (Andrew) Tate 1919–1980 m. Mildred (Lee (Sue)) Taylor 1920–2016
        8. 8. Nona (Irene) Tate 1914–1988
        9. 9. Eunice Tate 1912–1933 m. Owen (Lee) Barton 1907–
        10. 10. Leo (Daniel) Tate 1910–1987 m. Minnie (Agnes) Story 1913–1948 m. Opal (A) Teas 1913–2001
      6. 6. Dr. (Norman F.) Tate 1880–1965 m. Effie (Lavon) Huitt 1882–1973 m. Lucy (Ann) Herd 1890–1975
        1. 1. Pansey (Virginia) Tate 1902–1984 m. Patrick (Mullen) Dooley 1900–1970
        2. 2. Mayoma (I) Tate 1903–1985 m. Maurice (Howe "Mike") Keely 1903–1958
        3. 3. Nathan (Greenberry) Tate 1905–1945 m. Bonnie (Marie) Cross 1905–1994
        4. 4. Ruby (Hortense) Tate 1907–2007 m. Thomas (Harold) Whitlock 1905–1974 m. Marion (Lamport "Stage Name Robert Gordon") Duncan 1895–1971
        5. 5. Robert (Lee Tate) Sr. 1925–2015 m. Louise (Nell) Wiese 1936–2018
        6. 6. Norman ((Frank) Tate) Jr. 1921–1998 m. Frances (Lou) Fields 1923–2019
      7. 7. Colonel (Vernon Adrian) Tate 1878–1934 m. Ada (Gertrude) Cavender 1886–1963
        1. 1. Wendall (Travis) Tate 1925–2005 m. Laura (Mae) Jones 1926–2012
        2. 2. Lyda (Corinne) Tate 1912–1928
        3. 3. Hardie (Dalton) Tate 1902–1905
        4. 4. Doris (Marie) Tate 1916–1987 m. Alvin (Frederick Lewis) Guthals 1913–1999
        5. 5. Betty (Jo) Tate 1927–2007 m. Orlando Stevens 1916–1995
        6. 6. Adrian (Vernon "Blue") Tate 1922–1996 m. Willie (Lorene) Bailey 1921–2006
        7. 7. Vada (Mae) Tate 1919–1980 m. Jesse (Wallace) Mobley 1895–1970
        8. 8. Opal (A.) Tate 1907–1993 m. Lytton (Thelbert) Hanes 1907–1975
        9. 9. Dr. (Norvell Glynn) Tate 1905–1995 m. Mary (Lee) Holman 1904–1989
        10. 10. Haney (Vernon) Tate 1915–2005 m. Dorothy Loflin 1916–2003
        11. 11. Wayne (Adrian) Tate 1910–2002 m. Mary (Opal) Miller 1909–2003
      8. 8. Mary (Estelle Stella) Tate 1875–1971 m. William (T) Akin 1864–1956 m. Lockhart (Marshall) Arnold 1856–1923
        1. 1. Thekla (Hortence) Akin 1905–1988 m. Roy (Vincent) Stringham 1908–1978 m. William (T Willie) Miller 1901–1985
        2. 2. Paul Akin 1901–1920
        3. 3. Hyla (Vee) Arnold 1916–2000
        4. 4. Walter (Bowen Cotton) Arnold 1911– m. Charlotte 1900–
        5. 5. Woodrow (Wilson Woody) Arnold 1913–1983 m. Dorothea (Sue) Myers 1918–2004
        6. 6. Kate (Adelle) Arnold 1919–2006 m. Rex (Vernon) Talley 1919–1996

John Layton's Timeline

2 Records

1786
4 September 1786
Birth of John Walter Layton in St Mary's, Maryland, USA
St Mary's, Maryland, USA
1844
20 September 1844
Age 58
Death of John Walter Layton in Perry, Missouri, USA
Perry, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 September 1786
    Event Place: St Mary's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1844
    Event Place: Perry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012
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