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Joshua Elliott Clayton 1820–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1820

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 Jul 1889

Death Location: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Father: James Clayton

Mother: Sarah Mixon

Spouse(s): Naomi Wagner

Children(s): Jessie Clayton, AV Clayton, Mary Clayton, William Clayton, Thomas Clayton, Georgia Clayton

In 1820, Joshua Elliott Clayton entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to James Elijah Clayton And Sarah Mixon. In 1860, Joshua Elliott Clayton resided in Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA. In 1870, Joshua Elliott Clayton resided in Brooklyn, Alameda, California, USA. Joshua Elliott Clayton married Naomi B Wagner, and had children including Av Clayton, Georgia Clayton, Jessie Catherine Clayton, Mary F Clayton, Thomas Clayton, William A Clayton. Joshua Elliott Clayton passed away in 1889 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Joshua Elliott Clayton entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to James Elijah Clayton And Sarah Mixon.
  • In 1860, Joshua Elliott Clayton resided in Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA.
  • In 1870, Joshua Elliott Clayton resided in Brooklyn, Alameda, California, USA.
  • Joshua Elliott Clayton married Naomi B Wagner, and had children including Av Clayton, Georgia Clayton, Jessie Catherine Clayton, Mary F Clayton, Thomas Clayton, William A Clayton.
  • Joshua Elliott Clayton passed away in 1889 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Joshua Clayton's Ancestors

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Joshua Clayton
1820–1889
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Elijah Clayton
1776–1879
Tennessee, USA
Sarah Mixon
1784–1866
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Beverley) Clayton
1745–1815
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Rhoda (Ann) Asbury
1750–1835
Richland County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James IV
1710–1783
Rebecca Edwards
1712–1795
George Asbury
1726–1759
Hannah Hardwick
1729–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James III
1687–1761
Elizabeth Newell
1692–1723
Henry Asbury
1685–1740
Hannah Brown
1680–1758

Joshua Clayton's Descendants

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Joshua (Elliott) Clayton (12 Feb 1820–3 Jul 1889) m. Naomi (B) Wagner (Jan 1831–29 Jul 1907)
  1. 1. Jessie (Catherine) Clayton 1848–1913 m. Nelson (Seymour) Trowbridge 1845–1909
    1. 1. Jessie Trowbridge 1874–
    2. 2. Eloise (H) Trowbridge 1877–
    3. 3. Leslie (T) Trowbridge 1881– m. William (M) Brown 1868–
      1. 1. William (M Brown) Jr 1907–
      2. 2. Nelson (T) Brown 1908–
    4. 4. Kate (Elliot) Trowbridge 1885–1927 m. Wallace (Foot) Turner 1878–1922
      1. 1. Kate (Elliot) Turner 1910–
      2. 2. Wallace (Foot Turner) Jr 1912–1998 m. Hazel (May) Olsen 1912–1991
      3. 3. Ruth Turner 1917–
    5. 5. Seymor (N) Trowbridge 1889–1961
    6. 6. Olive (R) Trowbridge 1890–1918
  2. 2. AV Clayton 1854–
  3. 3. Mary (F) Clayton 1856–
  4. 4. William (A) Clayton 1858–
  5. 5. Thomas Clayton 1860–
  6. 6. Georgia Clayton 1864–

Joshua Clayton's Timeline

4 Records

1820
12 Feb 1820
Birth of Joshua Elliott Clayton in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 40
Joshua Elliott Clayton resided here in Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA
Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
Joshua Elliott Clayton resided here in Brooklyn, Alameda, California, USA
Brooklyn, Alameda, California, USA
1889
3 Jul 1889
Age 69
Death of Joshua Elliott Clayton in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1820
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brooklyn, Alameda, California; Roll: M593_68; Page: 29A
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Townships 1 and 4, Mariposa, California; Roll: M653_60; Page: 676; Family History

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Townships 1 and 4, Mariposa, California; Roll: M653_60; Page: 676; Family History

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brooklyn, Alameda, California; Roll: M593_68; Page: 29A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

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