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Lewis Rice Layton 1829–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: May 1905

Death Location: Ragland, St Clair, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Clarissa Elsberry

Spouse(s): Mary Cantrell, Laura Scroggins

Children(s): Johnathan Layton, Thomas Layton, George Layton, Jesse Layton, James Layton, Samantha Layton, Freeman Layton, William Layton, Cornelia Layton, Martha Layton, Ben Layton, Jospehine Layton, Charles Layton, Lewis Layton, Josey Layton, William Scoggins, Beason Layton, Ada Layton, Kathryn Leighton

The story of Lewis Rice Layton began in 1829 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Lewis Rice Layton married Laura Scroggins, Mary Cantrell, and had children including Ada B Layton, Beason Layton, Ben Layton, Charles Layton, Cornelia E Nellie Layton, Freeman Layton, George Layton, James Owen Layton, Jesse Layton, Johnathan Layton, Josey Layton, Jospehine Minerva Layton, Kathryn Katie Lee Leighton, Lewis Layton, Martha Frances Fannie Layton, Samantha Jane Layton, Thomas Anderson Layton, William A Scoggins, William Wiley Layton. Lewis Rice Layton passed away in 1905 in Ragland, St Clair, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Rice Layton began in 1829 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Lewis Rice Layton married Laura Scroggins, Mary Cantrell, and had children including Ada B Layton, Beason Layton, Ben Layton, Charles Layton, Cornelia E Nellie Layton, Freeman Layton, George Layton, James Owen Layton, Jesse Layton, Johnathan Layton, Josey Layton, Jospehine Minerva Layton, Kathryn Katie Lee Leighton, Lewis Layton, Martha Frances Fannie Layton, Samantha Jane Layton, Thomas Anderson Layton, William A Scoggins, William Wiley Layton.
  • Lewis Rice Layton passed away in 1905 in Ragland, St Clair, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Layton's Ancestors

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Lewis Layton
1829–1905
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Gaston Layton Sr
1806–1869
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Clarissa Elsberry
1808–1886
Spartanburg, Union, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Layton
1790–1841
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Gaston
1790–1840
Augusta County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Rev
1751–1836
Martha McClure
1754–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Justice
1700–1782
Esther Waugh
1715–1789
James Capt
1708–1769

Lewis Layton's Descendants

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Lewis (Rice) Layton (1829–May 1905) m. Mary Cantrell (1836–1895) m. Laura Scroggins (abt 1863–1935)
  1. 1. Johnathan Layton 1868–1932
  2. 2. Thomas (Anderson) Layton 1856–1926
  3. 3. George Layton 1871–
  4. 4. Jesse Layton 1873–
  5. 5. James (Owen) Layton 1859–1944
  6. 6. Samantha (Jane) Layton 1858–1860
  7. 7. Freeman Layton 1860–1909
  8. 8. William (Wiley) Layton 1868–1935
  9. 9. Cornelia (E "Nellie") Layton 1865–1940
  10. 10. Martha (Frances "Fannie") Layton 1857–1921
  11. 11. Ben Layton 1869–
  12. 12. Jospehine (Minerva) Layton 1875–1939
  13. 13. Charles Layton 1868–1932
  14. 14. Lewis Layton 1859–1904
  15. 15. Josey Layton 1873–
  16. 16. William (A) Scoggins 1894–
  17. 17. Beason Layton 1896–1938
  18. 18. Ada (B) Layton 1900–1974
  19. 19. Kathryn ("Katie" Lee) Leighton 1902–1999

Lewis Layton's Timeline

2 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Lewis Rice Layton in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1905
May 1905
Age 76
Death of Lewis Rice Layton in Ragland, St Clair, Alabama, USA
Ragland, St Clair, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1905
    Event Place: Ragland, St Clair, Alabama, USA

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