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Stephen A Clayton 1835–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1835

Birth Location: Gilmer, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1899

Death Location: Brasstown, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States

Father: Josiah Clayton

Mother: Edith Reid

Spouse(s): Mary Page

Children(s): Nancy Clayton

Stephen A Clayton was born in 1835 in Gilmer, Georgia, USA, the child of Josiah N Clayton And Edith Shotwell Reid. Stephen A Clayton married Mary Melissa Page, and had children including Nancy Jane Clayton. Stephen A Clayton passed away in 1899 in Brasstown, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Stephen A Clayton was born in 1835 in Gilmer, Georgia, USA, the child of Josiah N Clayton And Edith Shotwell Reid.
  • Stephen A Clayton married Mary Melissa Page, and had children including Nancy Jane Clayton.
  • Stephen A Clayton passed away in 1899 in Brasstown, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.

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Stephen Clayton's Ancestors

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Stephen Clayton
1835–1899
Birth Place: Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Parents
Josiah N Clayton
1798–1872
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Edith (Shotwell) Reid
1802–1842
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Clayton
1760–1831
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sallie) Davis
1766–1851
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Morgan Davis
1735–1831
Sarah Reed
1744–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Davis
1725–1780
Anna
1720–
John Reed
1712–
Hannah Davis
1715–1768

Stephen Clayton's Descendants

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Stephen (A) Clayton (10 March 1835–24 Feb 1899) m. Mary (Melissa) Page (26 Mar 1841–8 Jul 1928)
  1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Clayton 1864–1927 m. Moses (Walton) Brooks 1861–1932
    1. 1. James (Vernon "Vernie") Brooks 1892–1943 m. Enge Barrett 1895–1951
      1. 1. Hubert (Edward) Brooks 1932–2013 m. Betty (Jean) Harrington 1934–2017

Stephen Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1835
10 March 1835
Birth of Stephen A Clayton in Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1899
24 Feb 1899
Age 64
Death of Stephen A Clayton in Brasstown, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Brasstown, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1835
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1899
    Event Place: Brasstown, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States

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