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William Joshua Layton 1886–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1886

Birth Location: Carroll, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 19 December 1940

Death Location: Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Thomas Layton

Mother: Tinsey Benefield

Spouse(s): Cornelia O'Neal

Children(s): Ruben Layton, Robert Layton, Ruth Layton, Guy *, Tenzy Layton, Herbert Layton, Christeen Layton, Jule Layton, Amon Layton, Cora Layton

William Joshua Layton was born in 1886 in Carroll, Georgia, USA, the child of Thomas Gaston Reverend Layton And Tinsey Matilda Mary Benefield. In 1870, William Joshua Layton resided in , Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA. In 1880, William Joshua Layton resided in District 987, Heard, Georgia, USA. William Joshua Layton married Cornelia Jane O Neal, and had children including Amon William Layton, Christeen Layton, Cora Layton, Guy Willard Layton, Herbert Layton, Jule Layton, Robert Lemmie Layton, Ruben Thomas Layton, Ruth Lora Layton, Tenzy Layton. William Joshua Layton passed away in 1940 in Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Joshua Layton was born in 1886 in Carroll, Georgia, USA, the child of Thomas Gaston Reverend Layton And Tinsey Matilda Mary Benefield.
  • In 1870, William Joshua Layton resided in , Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, William Joshua Layton resided in District 987, Heard, Georgia, USA.
  • William Joshua Layton married Cornelia Jane O Neal, and had children including Amon William Layton, Christeen Layton, Cora Layton, Guy Willard Layton, Herbert Layton, Jule Layton, Robert Lemmie Layton, Ruben Thomas Layton, Ruth Lora Layton, Tenzy Layton.
  • William Joshua Layton passed away in 1940 in Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Layton's Ancestors

Self
William Layton
1886–1940
Birth Place: Carroll, Georgia, USA
Parents
Thomas Gaston (Reverend) Layton
1835–1922
Carroll County, Georgia, United States of America
Tinsey (Matilda Mary) Benefield
1835–1922
Newton County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James (Kramer) Benefield
1803–1897
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Alsey (Jane Kimbrell) *
1802–1897
Warren County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Buckner Sr
1782–1858
Nancy *
1785–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John **
1740–1812
Mary record)
1760–1801

William Layton's Descendants

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William (Joshua) Layton (5 May 1886–19 December 1940) m. Cornelia (Jane) O'Neal (8 November 1868–24 May 1920)
  1. 1. Ruben (Thomas) Layton 1887–1965
  2. 2. Robert (Lemmie) Layton 1889–1968
  3. 3. Ruth (Lora) Layton 1894–1969
  4. 4. Guy (Willard Layton) * 1899–1992 m. Doris (May) Albright 1904–1992
    1. 1. Guy (Willard Layton Jr.) * 1925–2002 m. Dorothy (Evelyn) Foster 1927–2011
      1. 1. Guy (Anthony) Layton 1947–2023
    2. 2. William (Leroy) Layton 1926–1998
    3. 3. Mabry (O'Neal "Neal") Layton 1928–2014
    4. 4. Joseph (Max) Layton 1933–2016
    5. 5. Jerry ("Don") Layton 1934–2021
  5. 5. Tenzy Layton 1905–1955
  6. 6. Herbert Layton 1903–1918
  7. 7. Christeen Layton 1907–1909
  8. 8. Jule Layton 1907–1924
  9. 9. Amon (William) Layton –1960
  10. 10. Cora Layton 1895–

William Layton's Timeline

4 Records

1870
1870
William Joshua Layton resided here in , Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA
, Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
William Joshua Layton resided here in District 987, Heard, Georgia, USA
District 987, Heard, Georgia, USA
1886
5 May 1886
Birth of William Joshua Layton in Carroll, Georgia, USA
Carroll, Georgia, USA
1940
19 December 1940
Age 54
Death of William Joshua Layton in Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1886
    Event Place: Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: , Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 987, Heard, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 December 1940
    Event Place: Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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