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Ruth Pecola Clayton 1883–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1883

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 16 September 1949

Death Location: Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Marion Newton

Mother: Samantha Martin

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Ruth Pecola Clayton was born in 1883 in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Marion Welborn Newton And Samantha Ellen Martin. In 1900, Ruth Pecola Clayton resided in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Ruth Pecola Clayton passed away in 1949 in Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Pecola Clayton was born in 1883 in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Marion Welborn Newton And Samantha Ellen Martin.
  • In 1900, Ruth Pecola Clayton resided in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Ruth Pecola Clayton passed away in 1949 in Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Ruth Clayton's Ancestors

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Ruth Clayton
1883–1949
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Marion Welborn Newton
1849–1913
South Carolina, USA
Samantha (Ellen) Martin
1852–1927
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Warren (Jasper) Martin
1829–1911
South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Watkins
1831–1886
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Martin
1805–1884
Jane Owen
1806–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obediah Owen
1781–1821
Martha Ford
1783–1873

Ruth Clayton's Timeline

3 Records

1883
15 March 1883
Birth of Ruth Pecola Clayton in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 17
Ruth Pecola Clayton resided here in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1949
16 September 1949
Age 66
Death of Ruth Pecola Clayton in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1883
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1949
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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