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Walter Harvey Clayton 1893–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1893

Birth Location: Wayne Co, Tennesee

Death Date: 22 Apr 1963

Death Location: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama

Father: James Clayton

Mother: Rebecca Clayton

Spouse(s): Annie Melton

Children(s): Freeman Clayton, Doyse Clayton, Mary Clayton

Walter Harvey Clayton was born in 1893 in Wayne Co, Tennesee, the child of James Madison Matt Clayton And Rebecca Jane Clayton. Walter Harvey Clayton married Annie Kathleen Melton, and had children including Doyse John Madison Clayton, Freeman Duchett Clayton, Mary Marie Clayton. Walter Harvey Clayton passed away in 1963 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Walter Harvey Clayton was born in 1893 in Wayne Co, Tennesee, the child of James Madison Matt Clayton And Rebecca Jane Clayton.
  • Walter Harvey Clayton married Annie Kathleen Melton, and had children including Doyse John Madison Clayton, Freeman Duchett Clayton, Mary Marie Clayton.
  • Walter Harvey Clayton passed away in 1963 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Clayton
1844–1880
Birth Location: Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
JC
Rebecca Clayton
1879–1910
Birth Location: Tennessee
RC

Spouses(s)

Annie Melton
1896–1964
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
AM

Children(s)

Freeman Clayton
1920–1975
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
FC
Doyse Clayton
1915–1959
Birth Location: Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
DC
Mary Clayton
1917–1979
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
MC

Walter Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Walter Clayton
1893–1963
Birth Place: Wayne Co, Tennesee
Parents
James Madison Matt Clayton
1844–1880
Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
Rebecca (Jane) Clayton
1879–1910
Tennessee
Grandparents
William Clayton
1806–1885
Persons, North Carolina, United States
Charity Gower
1804–1840
Person, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1773–1868
Rachel Crews
1774–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hardaman Crews
1748–1830
Phoebe Wildrose
1740–1800

Walter Clayton's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Harvey) Clayton (23 Aug 1893–22 Apr 1963) m. Annie (Kathleen) Melton (25 May 1896–12 Nov 1964)
  1. 1. Freeman (Duchett) Clayton 1920–1975
  2. 2. Doyse (John Madison) Clayton 1915–1959 m. Bertha (Gertrude) England 1917–1998
    1. 1. James (Larry) Clayton 1945–1996
    2. 2. Rita (Ann) Clayton 1935–2010
    3. 3. John (Walter) Clayton 1938–1992
    4. 4. Stephen (Wayne) Clayton 1950–2001
  3. 3. Mary (Marie) Clayton 1917–1979

Walter Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1893
23 Aug 1893
Birth of Walter Harvey Clayton in Wayne Co, Tennesee
Wayne Co, Tennesee
1963
22 Apr 1963
Age 70
Death of Walter Harvey Clayton in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1893
    Event Place: Wayne Co, Tennesee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1963
    Event Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama
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