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Josiah Clayton 1798–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: Jan 1872

Death Location: Gilmer, Georgia, United States

Father: Stephen Clayton

Mother: Mary Dennum

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The story of Josiah Clayton began in 1798 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Josiah Clayton passed away in 1872 in Gilmer, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Clayton began in 1798 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
  • Josiah Clayton passed away in 1872 in Gilmer, Georgia, United States.

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Josiah Clayton's Ancestors

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Josiah Clayton
1798–1872
Birth Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Stephen Clayton
1735–1819
Mecklenburg, NC, USA
Mary Dennum
1736–1821
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (William Clayton, Sr.) TBV
1705–1784
Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary Denum
1705–1800
All Saints, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Hugh Dennum
1712–1789
North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Jane Lusk) Middlebrooks
1715–1785
, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Clayton
1667–1706
Mary Doud
1650–1710
Rachel (7GGM)
1689–
John Denham
1681–1787
Samuel Lusk
1698–1770
Susanna Hayes-Lusk
1700–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lusk
1696–1745
Sarah Guinn
1670–1746
Andrew Hayes
1688–1752
Mabel Fox
1685–1725

Josiah Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Josiah Clayton in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1872
Jan 1872
Age 74
Death of Josiah Clayton in Gilmer, Georgia, United States
Gilmer, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1872
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia, United States

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