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Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton 1785 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1785

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 22 Feb 1854

Death Location: Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States

Father: Stephen Clayton

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): William Edwards

Children(s): Mary Edwards, Lemuel Edwards, Katherine Edwards, Peter Edwards, Stephen Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, William Edwards, John Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Louisa Edwards

In 1785, Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton entered the world in Tennessee, United States, born to Stephen Clayton and Mary Davis. Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton married William W. Edwards, and had children including Mary Edwards, Lemuel Edwards, Katherine Edwards, Peter Edwards, Stephen Edwards, Elizabeth Caroline Edwards, William Mitchell Edwards, John Josiah "Joe" Edwards, Sarah Jane Edwards, Nancy Caroline Edwards, Louisa Edwards. Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton passed away in 1854 in Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton entered the world in Tennessee, United States, born to Stephen Clayton and Mary Davis.
  • Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton married William W. Edwards, and had children including Mary Edwards, Lemuel Edwards, Katherine Edwards, Peter Edwards, Stephen Edwards, Elizabeth Caroline Edwards, William Mitchell Edwards, John Josiah "Joe" Edwards, Sarah Jane Edwards, Nancy Caroline Edwards, Louisa Edwards.
  • Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton passed away in 1854 in Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Clayton
1757 – 1834
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SC
Mary Davis
1770 – 1835
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Edwards
1790 – 1854
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
WE

Children(s)

Mary Edwards
1810 – 1810
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
ME
Lemuel Edwards
1812 – 1903
Birth Location: , , South Carolina, USA
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Katherine Edwards
1814 – 1814
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
KE
Peter Edwards
1815 – 1902
Birth Location: South Carolina
PE
Stephen Edwards
1818 – 1909
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SE
Elizabeth Edwards
1823 – 1853
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
EE
William Edwards
1825 – 1880
Birth Location: Hall, Georgia, United States
WE
John Edwards
1829 – 1904
Birth Location: Hall, Georgia, United States
JE
Sarah Edwards
1832 – 1904
Birth Location: Benton Co., AL
SE
Nancy Edwards
1834 – 1913
Birth Location: –
NE
Louisa Edwards
1836 – 1871
Birth Location: Cleburne, Alabama, United States
LE

Rebecca Clayton's Ancestors

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Rebecca Clayton
1785 – 1854
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Stephen Clayton
1757 – 1834
North Carolina, United States
Mary Davis
1770 – 1835
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Stephen Clayton
1735 – 1819
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Mary Dennum
1736 – 1821
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Morgan (James) Davis
1740 – 1831
Carolina, British Colonial America
Sarah Reid
1742 – 1820
New Jersey, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Clayton
1705 – 1784
Mary Denum
1705 – 1800
Hugh Denham
1717 – 1789
Elizabeth Lusk
1720 – 1786
John Davis
1718 – 1780
Anna Furbee
1720 –
John Reed
1710 – 1749
Hannah Davis
1713 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Clayton
1665 – 1706
Mary Dod
1652 – 1710
John Denham
– 1787
Rachel Burtoun
1689 –
John Denham
– 1787
Rachel Burtoun
1689 –
Samuel Lusk
1702 –
Samuel Lusk
1702 –
Evan Davis
1685 – 1748
Jane Morgan
1684 – 1774
William Reed
1689 – 1762
Elisabeth Smith
1685 – 1730
John Davis
1687 – 1763
Elenor Hogben
1690 – 1733

Rebecca Clayton's Descendants

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Rebecca (Louisa Elizabeth) Clayton (1 Jun 1785 – 22 Feb 1854) m. William (W.) Edwards (12 Jul 1790 – 1 Jun 1854)
  1. 1. Mary Edwards (30 Aug 1810 – 1810)
  2. 2. Lemuel Edwards (16 Nov 1812 – 15 Jul 1903) m. Frances (Mary) Hogan (1 Nov 1818 – 9 Mar 1892) m. Sarah (Jane) Hogan (5 July 1838 – 14 Sep 1901) m. Sarah Hogan (1850 – )
    1. 1. Amanda Tolleson (9 April 1842 – 29 June 1930) m. John (Andrew) Tolleson (21 Dec 1839 – 19 May 1914)
      1. 1. Mary (F) Tolleson (Oct – )
      2. 2. William (Elias) Tolleson (15 April 1861 – 1 July 1942) m. Rebecca Howle
        1. 1. Frances (Tolleson) Parks (30 May 1890 – Mar 1981)
      3. 3. Augustus (W) Tolison (abt 1864 – )
      4. 4. Jesse (R) Tolleson (8 February 1876 – 20 January 1962)
    2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Henry (25 September 1845 – 23 August 1928)
    3. 3. Sarah (Margaret) Tolleson (31 August 1847 – 13 February 1907)
  3. 3. Katherine Edwards (14 Dec 1814 – 14 Dec 1814)
  4. 4. Peter Edwards (20 Apr 1815 – 30 Nov 1902) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Gaines (1 Apr 1815 – 21 Aug 1891)
  5. 5. Stephen Edwards (27 Sep 1818 – 11 Jul 1909) m. Mariah Chandler (23 Feb 1824 – 21 Apr 1891)
    1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Edwards (18 Jun 1843 – ) m. John (Henry) Burgess (1843 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Edwards (10 Oct 1844 – 14 Jun 1923) m. James (Rhodes) Warren (27 Jun 1837 – 3 Mar 1916)
      1. 1. Calvin (Robinson) Warren (18 July 1865 – 11 January 1908)
      2. 2. James (William) Warren (11 June 1876 – 9 August 1955)
      3. 3. Jesse (Reed) Warren (8 August 1879 – 24 November 1963)
    3. 3. William (Richardson) Edwards (3 Jun 1846 – 9 Sep 1920) m. Lydia (Johnson) Hammett (11 Jun 1846 – 22 Feb 1896) m. Sarah (Jane) Harris (Jun 1853 – 1940)
      1. 1. James (Robert) Edwards (10 November 1869 – 16 January 1955)
      2. 2. Mary (S.) Edwards (Abt 1872 – )
      3. 3. Ella Collie (29 June 1874 – 23 April 1958)
      4. 4. Oliver (Alonzo) Edwards (12 February 1878 – 12 May 1937)
      5. 5. Jesse (Stephen) Edwards (14 December 1879 – 3 November 1952)
      6. 6. Millie (O.) Bragg (24 June 1882 – 27 September 1968)
      7. 7. Annie (Lee) Austin (13 March 1889 – 27 February 1972)
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Edwards (18 Aug 1848 – 18 Feb 1930) m. Joseph (Miles) Brown (8 Feb 1840 – 19 May 1908) m. Miles (Edward) Brown (2 Feb 1881 – 23 Nov 1963) m. H (S) Watson
    5. 5. Cinderella Edwards (29 Jun 1853 – 4 Feb 1927) m. Rhesa (Thomas) Reid (2 Oct 1843 – 13 Aug 1906)
    6. 6. Louisa (Minerva (Tolleson)) Edwards (17 May 1854 – 19 Nov 1923) m. Green (Berry) Tolleson (1 Aug 1850 – 3 Dec 1895)
      1. 1. Asa (Columbus) Tolleson (10 Jul 1872 – 16 Jul 1964) m. Ollie (Ann) Austin (3 February 1878 – 11 August 1956)
        1. 1. Hattie Tolleson (30 Nov 1897 – 1979)
        2. 2. William (Hoyt) Tolleson (20 Aug 1899 – 12 Apr 1956)
        3. 3. Herschel (Greenberry) Tolleson (8 January 1904 – 30 December 1995) m. Marjorie (Merle) Tolleson (16 Sept 1912 – 17 Jun 1991)
        4. 4. Hessie (L) Tolleson (4 Dec 1906 – Mar 1977)
        5. 5. Addie (Idella) Tolleson (22 January 1910 – 9 September 1993)
        6. 6. Atha (Leona) Tolleson (22 January 1910 – 19 September 2011)
        7. 7. Hugh (Dorsey) Tolleson (10 July 1916 – 2 April 2001) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Tolleson (9 March 1915 – 7 March 1999)
      2. 2. Ozanna (Lumpkin) Tolleson (28 Dec 1873 – 3 Jun 1943) m. Ora (Alma) Lockwood (20 Feb 1878 – 27 Dec 1949)
        1. 1. Floyd (Jackson) Tolleson (6 November 1900 – 4 March 1910)
        2. 2. Marvin (Dolphus) Tolleson (05 Feb 1903 – 25 Jun 1993) m. Dora (Mae) Holtzclaw (10 July 1908 – Jun 1996)
        3. 3. Nettie (Leona) Tolleson (26 Sep 1905 – 21 April 1998)
        4. 4. Alvin (Roy) Tolleson (Feb 13, 1908 – 16 Jan 1968) m. Lessie (Sue) Avery (Feb 29, 1904 – 21 August 1975)
        5. 5. Grace (Elizabeth) Tolleson (7 May 1912 – 3 October 2002)
        6. 6. Grethel (Maude) Tolleson (10 January 1914 – 26 November 1995)
      3. 3. William (Andrew) Tolleson (25 Dec 1875 – 9 Jul 1952) m. Mollie (Isabelle) Owen (1876 – 11 Feb 1964)
        1. 1. Tolleson (1897 – 1897)
        2. 2. Rufus Tolleson (16 Jul 1897 – 25 Jul 1897)
        3. 3. Ruth (Leona) Tolleson (13 Jun 1898 – 11 Jan 1976) m. Otis Bennett (13 Jul 1893 – 2 Oct 1982)
        4. 4. William (Rufus) Tolleson (18 Jan 1900 – 7 Sep 1968) m. Mildred (Loretta) Kitchens (22 Mar 1910 – )
        5. 5. Paul (Jackson) Tolleson (11 Nov 1901 – 22 Oct 1965) m. Cleo Cole (20 Apr 1904 – 13 Aug 1989)
        6. 6. Earl (L) TOLLESON (1902 – )
        7. 7. Minnie (L) Tollorson (29 Aug 1903 – 22 Feb 1953) m. Jesse (Robert) Hall (23 Nov 1901 – 22 Sep 1975)
        8. 8. Nellie (J.) Tolleson (28 Jul 1906 – 10 Mar 1997) m. Thomas (Cook) Allum (27 December 1906 – July 1989)
        9. 9. Tolleson (1915 – 1915)
        10. 10. Owen (Alphus) Tolleson (26 Sep 1917 – 25 Aug 2003) m. Gladys (Ruby) Tolleson (7 December 1925 – 2 November 2008)
      4. 4. Miley (Elizabeth) Tolleson (10 February 1878 – 20 February 1955) m. William (Eligh Eli) Barker (18 Apr 1876 – 28 Jan 1968)
      5. 5. Gus Tolleson (Abt Jul 1880 – 12 Dec 1946)
      6. 6. Jessie (Oduston) Tolleson (4 Jul 1880 – 12 Sep 1946) m. Rosalie Evans (1883 – 14 October 1985)
        1. 1. Alton Tolleson (abt 1906 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Edwin) Tolleson (3 Dec 1909 – Dec 1975) m. Mary (Eileen) Huster (1911 – 2001)
        3. 3. Harold Tolleson (abt 1914 – )
        4. 4. Carl Tolleson (abt 1916 – ) m. Lois (F) Tolleson (abt 1918 – )
        5. 5. John (Wesley) Tolleson (13 September 1917 – 24 October 2008) m. Rose (Marie) McClure (abt 1922 – 11 March 2017)
        6. 6. Posey Tolleson (abt 1919 – )
        7. 7. Dus Tolleson (abt 1924 – )
        8. 8. Hobart Tolleson (abt 1927 – )
        9. 9. George Tolleson (abt 1928 – )
      7. 7. Mary (A Mollie) Tolleson (Oct 1883 – 1941) m. Harvey (Washington) Liner (Aug 1873 – 1952)
      8. 8. Mary (Ada) Tolleson (Oct 1883 – Nov 1888)
      9. 9. Mary (Ada) Tolleson (Oct 1883 – Nov 1888)
      10. 10. Mary (A Mollie) Tolleson (1885 – 22 May 1941) m. S (J) Hicks
      11. 11. Stephen (Luther) Tolleson (26 Nov 1886 – 2 Jul 1963) m. Essie (Frances) Austin (Dec 1890 – 16 Dec 1966)
        1. 1. Stephen (Luther) Tolleson (abt 1927 – )
      12. 12. Katie (Leona) Tolleson (18 Jun 1888 – 23 May 1966) m. William (Bartlett) Owen (abt 1881 – Abt 1941)
      13. 13. Lemuel (Arthur) Tolleson (September 15, 1891 – 12 August 1967) m. Lula (Ellen) Vaughn (2 Feb 1897 – 6 April 2000)
        1. 1. Grace (Ellen) Lockhart (16 July 1920 – 26 June 2007)
        2. 2. Lemuel (Arthur) Tolleson (7 December 1926 – 25 May 2003)
        3. 3. Mary (Lou) Duncan (21 July 1929 – 25 August 2009)
        4. 4. John (Franklin) Tolleson (1 January 1933 – 6 December 2015)
        5. 5. Vaughan (Earl) Tolleson (2 October 1934 – 15 July 2008)
        6. 6. Lula (Ethel) Tolleson (6 February 1937 – 21 July 2017)
        7. 7. Shirley (June) Mozley (1 December 1938 – 23 September 2005)
      14. 14. Neal (Hampton) Tolleson (25 Feb 1894 – 1 Nov 1973) m. Zera (Ann) Webb (Dec 1902 – 20 Dec 1992)
        1. 1. Mary (Eunice) Little (15 April 1922 – 22 July 1976)
        2. 2. Neal (Leon) Tolleson (18 October 1923 – 27 March 1945)
        3. 3. Wilbur (Mitchell) Tolleson (1 November 1924 – 30 September 2008) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bunn (04 May 1930 – 11 May 2001)
        4. 4. Lera (Eloise) Edwards (27 April 1926 – 11 April 2000)
        5. 5. Reba (Louise) Bethea (24 August 1927 – 10 April 2008)
        6. 6. Eddie (Lee) Tolleson (22 April 1929 – 23 April 1929)
        7. 7. Betty (Sue) Tolleson (27 May 1930 – 31 May 1966) m. William (Ray) Smith (abt 1931 – )
        8. 8. Floy (Jo) Hammett (20 November 1931 – 23 June 2000)
    7. 7. Lemuel (Buchanan) Edwards (9 Jun 1857 – 22 May 1933) m. Nancy (Margaret) Edmondson (6 Feb 1853 – 16 Sep 1924)
    8. 8. Infant Edwards (20 Jan 1860 – 20 Jan 1860)
    9. 9. B (R) Edwards (20 Jul 1861 – 20 Jul 1861)
    10. 10. C (J) Edwards (20 Jul 1861 – 20 Jul 1861)
    11. 11. Caldona Edwards (Abt 1867 – Aft 1867)
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Caroline) Edwards (20 Aug 1823 – 12 Apr 1853) m. John (Culpepper) Hogan (15 Sep 1821 – )
  7. 7. William (Mitchell) Edwards (12 Jul 1825 – Aug 1880) m. Louisa (Joyce) Baber (1823 – Aft 1896)
  8. 8. John (Josiah "Joe") Edwards (9 Oct 1829 – 6 May 1904) m. Sarah (Ann) Holley (21 Dec 1829 – 21 Feb 1920)
  9. 9. Sarah (Jane) Edwards (24 Jun 1832 – 6 May 1904)
  10. 10. Nancy (Caroline) Edwards (19 Jun 1834 – 2 Oct 1913) m. John (Alexander) Walker (13 Apr 1827 – 7 Mar 1902)
  11. 11. Louisa Edwards (12 Jun 1836 – 1871) m. Moses (Mixon) Chandler (8 May 1831 – 24 Apr 1892)

Rebecca Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1 Jun 1785
Birth of Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1854
22 Feb 1854
Age 69
Death of Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton in Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States
Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1785
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1854
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, South of railroad
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