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William Henry Clay Bolton 1870 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1870

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 14 Feb 1934

Death Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee

Father: Joseph Bolton

Mother: Lucy Bolton

Spouse(s): Julia Swiney

Children(s): Alta Bolton, Ida Bolton, Joseph Bolton, Nellie Bolton, John Bolton, Mollie Bolton, Martha Bolton, Carl Bolton, Caralie Bolton

William Henry Clay Bolton was born in 1870 in Virginia, the child of Joseph Valentine Bolton and Lucy Ann Crabtree Skelton Bolton. William Henry Clay Bolton married Julia Evelyn Swiney, and had children including Alta Myrtle Bolton, Ida Mae Bolton, Joseph Eugene Bolton, Nellie Blain Bolton, John W. R. Bolton, Mollie Pearl Bolton, Martha Evelyn Bolton, Carl Olen Bolton, Caralie Bolton. William Henry Clay Bolton passed away in 1934 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • William Henry Clay Bolton was born in 1870 in Virginia, the child of Joseph Valentine Bolton and Lucy Ann Crabtree Skelton Bolton.
  • William Henry Clay Bolton married Julia Evelyn Swiney, and had children including Alta Myrtle Bolton, Ida Mae Bolton, Joseph Eugene Bolton, Nellie Blain Bolton, John W. R. Bolton, Mollie Pearl Bolton, Martha Evelyn Bolton, Carl Olen Bolton, Caralie Bolton.
  • William Henry Clay Bolton passed away in 1934 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Bolton
1831 – 1902
Birth Location: Virginia
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Lucy Bolton
1840 – 1900
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Julia Swiney
1873 – 1959
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Alta Bolton
1891 – 1983
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
AB
Ida Bolton
1892 – 1940
Birth Location: Limestone, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
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Joseph Bolton
1894 – 1970
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
JB
Nellie Bolton
1898 – 1922
Birth Location: Limestone, Greene Co, Tennessee, USA
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John Bolton
1899 – 1989
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Mollie Bolton
1901 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MB
Martha Bolton
1907 – 1997
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MB
Carl Bolton
1909 – 1997
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Caralie Bolton
1913 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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William Bolton's Ancestors

Self
William Bolton
1870 – 1934
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Joseph Valentine Bolton
1831 – 1902
Virginia
Lucy (Ann Crabtree Skelton) Bolton
1840 – 1900
Virginia
Grandparents
Henry (Clay) Bolton
1801 – 1873
On Farm Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Byerly
1806 – 1839
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Silas Skelton
1802 –
Virginia, USA
Magdalena Huffman
1802 – 1864
Faught's Run, Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Huffman
1763 – 1856
Barbara Butt
1770 – 1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bolton's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry Clay) Bolton (1870 – 14 Feb 1934) m. Julia (Evelyn) Swiney (16 May 1873 – 17 Aug 1959)
  1. 1. Alta (Myrtle) Bolton (15 May 1891 – Jul 1983) m. Marco (Auto) Bradford (4 Sep 1886 – 9 Oct 1948)
    1. 1. Donald (Fletcher Bradford) Sr (29 May 1911 – Apr 1975)
    2. 2. Dallas (Paul) Bradford (24 Mar 1913 – 29 Nov 1990)
    3. 3. Marco (Auto) Bradford (Aug 1915 – )
    4. 4. Harry (Blister) Bradford (21 Feb 1920 – 7 Jul 1993)
  2. 2. Ida (Mae) Bolton (24 Jul 1892 – 22 Jul 1940) m. George (Elbert) Ricker (27 Oct 1892 – 14 Apr 1972)
    1. 1. Harold Ricker (Abt. 1911 – Abt. 1912)
    2. 2. Kathleen (Evelyn) Ricker (1913 – )
    3. 3. Cecil (Delmar) Ricker (8 Aug 1915 – 9 Apr 1986)
    4. 4. Paul (Eugene) Ricker (2 Oct 1918 – 29 Sep 1957)
    5. 5. Gordon Ricker (Abt. 1923 – Abt. 1923)
    6. 6. Robert (Carl) Ricker (4 Mar 1926 – 21 Sep 2007)
    7. 7. Audrey (Pearl) Ricker (30 Jun 1927 – 1984)
  3. 3. Joseph (Eugene) Bolton (18 Nov 1894 – Dec 1970) m. Mayme (Olivia) McCrary (28 Sep 1894 – Mar 1976)
    1. 1. Cecil (Eugene) Bolton (4 Jul 1924 – 8 Sep 1996) m. Ross (Marie) Adams (7 Oct 1928 – 19 Apr 2008) m. Janet (Berniece) Collier (21 Jan 1927 – 19 Aug 1965)
      1. 1. Michel Bolton (23 Aug 1948 – 28 Nov 1948)
      2. 2. Tara Bolton
      3. 3. Steve Bolton
      4. 4. Seryl Bolton
      5. 5. Sandra Bolton
      6. 6. Olivia Bolton
      7. 7. Judy Bolton
      8. 8. Daryl Bolton
      9. 9. Nancy (Jane) Bolton (24 Sep 1944 – ) m. Gary Schmitz m. Michael Merritt
        1. 1. Willaim Schmitz (25 Mar 1972 – )
        2. 2. Cynthia (Paige) Merritt (Nov – )
        3. 3. Lisa (Michele) Merritt (7 Jan 1965 – )
      10. 10. Linda (Louise) Bolton (16 Jan 1947 – ) m. Robert (Merle) Clark (21 Feb 1947 – 18 Mar 2018)
        1. 1. Robert (Jason) Clark (16 Nov 1966 – )
        2. 2. Trisha Clark (11 Apr 1969 – ) m. Troy (Douglas) McMahon m. Warren (Eugene) Ketcherside (26 Aug 1965 – ) m. Richard (Wayne) Biester (06 Aug 1968 – )
        3. 3. Misty (Dawn) Clark (27 Feb 1972 – ) m. George (Curtis) Biester (1970 – ) m. Michael Molitor (11 Mar 1969 – )
  4. 4. Nellie (Blain) Bolton (25 Mar 1898 – 03 Mar 1922) m. Moyers
  5. 5. John (W. R.) Bolton (12 Nov 1899 – 4 Apr 1989) m. Ollie Bolton (abt 1903 – ) m. Mary Bolton (abt 1902 – ) m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Bolton (19 November 1910 – 6 October 1975)
    1. 1. Levi Bolton (17 Feb 1922 – 21 May 1990) m. Pauline (Tempe) Benson (7 Feb 1912 – 12 Jun 2008)
    2. 2. Nathaniel Bolton (abt 1924 – )
    3. 3. Bell Bolton (abt 1918 – )
  6. 6. Mollie (Pearl) Bolton (18 Dec 1901 – )
  7. 7. Martha (Evelyn) Bolton (26 Jun 1907 – 28 Nov 1997)
  8. 8. Carl (Olen) Bolton (28 November 1909 – 18 January 1997) m. Mabel (Leone) Taylor (12 June 1911 – 24 May 1994)
    1. 1. Warren (Lee) Bolton (15 November 1934 – 1 April 1995) m. Marcella
      1. 1. Becky Bolton
      2. 2. Michael Bolton
  9. 9. Caralie Bolton (abt 1913 – )

William Bolton's Timeline

2 Records

1870
1870
Birth of William Henry Clay Bolton in Virginia
Virginia
1934
14 Feb 1934
Age 64
Death of William Henry Clay Bolton in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1934
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee
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