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William Raphael Layton 1879–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 SEP 1879

Birth Location: Silver Lake, Perry, Missouri

Death Date: 15 AUG 1956

Death Location: St. Mary's, Perry, Missouri

Father: Ferdinand Layton

Mother: Matilda Miles

Spouse(s): Mary Hunt, Sophia Nash, Mary Gibbar

Children(s): George Layton, Mary Layton

William Raphael Layton was born in 1879 in Silver Lake, Perry, Missouri, the child of Ferdinand Layton And Matilda Jane Miles. William Raphael Layton married Mary B Hunt, Mary Jane Gibbar, Sophia Elizabeth Mary Nash, and had children including George William Tucker Layton, Mary Raphael Layton. William Raphael Layton passed away in 1956 in St. Mary's, Perry, Missouri.

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Biography

  • William Raphael Layton was born in 1879 in Silver Lake, Perry, Missouri, the child of Ferdinand Layton And Matilda Jane Miles.
  • William Raphael Layton married Mary B Hunt, Mary Jane Gibbar, Sophia Elizabeth Mary Nash, and had children including George William Tucker Layton, Mary Raphael Layton.
  • William Raphael Layton passed away in 1956 in St. Mary's, Perry, Missouri.

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William Layton's Ancestors

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William Layton
1879–1956
Birth Place: Silver Lake, Perry, Missouri
Parents
Ferdinand Layton
1851–1882
St. Mary's, Perry, Missouri
Matilda (Jane) Miles
1850–1886
Cape Cinque Hommes, Perry, Missouri
Grandparents
Sylvarius Layton
1819–1864
Perryville, Perry, Missouri
Julia (Ann) Tucker
1822–1900
Perryville, Perry, Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Ignatius Layton
1774–1839
Elizabeth Miles
1782–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Miles
1757–1821
Anne Wathen
1750–1834

William Layton's Descendants

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William (Raphael) Layton (14 SEP 1879–15 AUG 1956) m. Mary (B.) Hunt (16 Jun 1885–11 Nov 1919) m. Sophia (Elizabeth Mary) Nash (5 Jul 1886–15 Dec 1981) m. Mary (Jane) Gibbar (20 May 1876–28 Feb 1938)
  1. 1. George (William Tucker) Layton 1925–1968
  2. 2. Mary (Raphael) Layton 1900–1978 m. Joseph (William) Chambers 1893–1979
    1. 1. Rose (Luretta) Chambers 1928–2021
    2. 2. William (Benedict Delmar) Chambers 1916–2000 m. Hazel (O.) Leible 1923–2020
    3. 3. Joseph (Velarian) Chambers 1919–2003
    4. 4. Albert (Ignatius) Chambers 1920–1922
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Chambers 1932–2009
    6. 6. Mary (Ethelyeen) Chambers 1923–1966
    7. 7. Nicholas (Sylvester) Chambers 1926–1999

William Layton's Timeline

2 Records

1879
14 SEP 1879
Birth of William Raphael Layton in Silver Lake, Perry, Missouri
Silver Lake, Perry, Missouri
1956
15 AUG 1956
Age 77
Death of William Raphael Layton in St. Mary's, Perry, Missouri
St. Mary's, Perry, Missouri

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 SEP 1879
    Event Place: Silver Lake, Perry, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1956
    Event Place: St. Mary's, Perry, Missouri

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