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Thomas Jefferson Clayton 1864 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1864

Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia

Death Date: 27 Mar 1937

Death Location: Pct 7, Cass, Texas, United States

Father: Issac Clayton

Mother: Mary Gaines

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In 1864, Thomas Jefferson Clayton entered the world in Cherokee County, Georgia, born to Issac Lemmons Clayton and Mary Syrena Gaines. Thomas Jefferson Clayton passed away in 1937 in Pct 7, Cass, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1864, Thomas Jefferson Clayton entered the world in Cherokee County, Georgia, born to Issac Lemmons Clayton and Mary Syrena Gaines.
  • Thomas Jefferson Clayton passed away in 1937 in Pct 7, Cass, Texas, United States.

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Thomas Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Clayton
1864 – 1937
Birth Place: Cherokee County, Georgia
Parents
Issac Lemmons Clayton
1829 – 1915
South Carolina
Mary (Syrena) Gaines
1827 – 1910
South Carolina
Grandparents
Sampson Clayton
1809 – 1868
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Eleres Ebbies
1809 – 1859
SC
John Gaines
1801 – 1870
South Carolina
Jemima Adams
1821 – 1880
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Clayton
1761 – 1834
Mary Davis
1764 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Clayton
1735 – 1819
Mary Dennum
1747 – 1821
Morgan Davis
1735 – 1831
Sarah Reed
1742 – 1821

Thomas Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1864
20 Oct 1864
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Clayton in Cherokee County, Georgia
Cherokee County, Georgia
1937
27 Mar 1937
Age 73
Death of Thomas Jefferson Clayton in Pct 7, Cass, Texas, United States
Pct 7, Cass, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1937
    Event Place: Pct 7, Cass, Texas, United States

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