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Roy Leonard Clayton 1939–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1939

Birth Location: Benton, Camden, TN, USA

Death Date: 12 Jul 1986

Death Location: Liberty, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Robert Clayton

Mother: Mary Hudson

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Children(s):

The story of Roy Leonard Clayton began in 1939 in Benton, Camden, TN, USA. In 1940, Roy Leonard Clayton resided in Civil Dist No 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA. Roy Leonard Clayton married Janet Lynn Lockhart, Linda Mae Vancleave, and had children including Christopher Roy Clayton, David Earl Butler, Deanna Lynn Clayton, Mark Leonard Clayton, Tracy Ann Clayton. Roy Leonard Clayton passed away in 1986 in Liberty, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Roy Leonard Clayton began in 1939 in Benton, Camden, TN, USA.
  • In 1940, Roy Leonard Clayton resided in Civil Dist No 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Roy Leonard Clayton married Janet Lynn Lockhart, Linda Mae Vancleave, and had children including Christopher Roy Clayton, David Earl Butler, Deanna Lynn Clayton, Mark Leonard Clayton, Tracy Ann Clayton.
  • Roy Leonard Clayton passed away in 1986 in Liberty, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

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Children(s)

Roy Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Roy Clayton
1939–1986
Birth Place: Benton, Camden, TN, USA
Parents
Robert Orville Clayton
1912–
Tennessee
Mary (Louise) Hudson
1910–1991
Benton, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Neuton) Clayton
1867–1937
Benton, Tennessee, USA
Marietta Hudson
1878–1955
Benton, Tennessee, USA
James (Luther) Hudson
1878–1963
Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Ida (Alice) Hatley
1885–1969
Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1827–1900
Mary Markham
1846–1891
Willis Hudson
1850–1922
Elizabeth Fausett
1854–1911
Henry Hudson
1847–1921
Martha Cowell
1846–1918
James Hatley
1852–1943
Eliza Harris
1859–1955
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Hudson
1811–1894
Elizabeth Rushing
1817–1853
William Hudson
1813–1879
Martha Southard
1812–1899
Charles Cowell
1818–1868
Harriett Pope
1817–1890
John Harris
1827–1872
Nancy Prince
1836–1921

Roy Clayton's Timeline

8 Records

1939
31 Dec 1939
Birth of Roy Leonard Clayton in Benton, Tennessee, USA
Benton, Tennessee, USA
1939
31 Dec 1939
Birth of Roy Leonard Clayton in Benton, Camden, TN, USA
Benton, Camden, TN, USA
1940
1940
Age 1
Roy Leonard Clayton resided here in Civil Dist No 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Civil Dist No 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Roy Leonard Clayton resided here in Benton, Tennessee, USA
Benton, Tennessee, USA
1957
1957
Age 18
Roy Leonard Clayton resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1986
1986
Age 47
Roy Leonard Clayton resided here in Camden, Tennessee, USA
Camden, Tennessee, USA
1986
12 Jul 1986
Age 47
Death of Roy Leonard Clayton in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
1986
12 Jul 1986
Age 47
Death of Roy Leonard Clayton in Benton, Camden, TN, USA
Benton, Camden, TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Benton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03873; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 3-6
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1986; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.2880816,0.3499452,0.44269425&xid=3355
    [6] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Benton, Camden, TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil Dist No 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Benton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03873; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 3-6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Camden, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Camden
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1986; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.2880816,0.3499452,0.44269425&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Camden, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1986
    Event Place: Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1986; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.2880816,0.3499452,0.44269425&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1986
    Event Place: Benton, Camden, TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Liberty, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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