Subject*   		Joseph Alexander Clayton
Birth*     	     __ ___ 1817	Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Marriage*  	 cir __ ___ 1839	Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Death*     	     03 May 1885	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama.
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Mother*    
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Spouse*    		Jane "Jenny" Pettit
Birth*     	     23 Dec 1820	Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Death*     	     10 Dec 1899	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama.
Father*    		Elijah Pettit (1790-1842)
Mother*    		Tabitha Brashears (1791-1883)
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Nine Known Children
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1/M 	William Clayton
Birth*     	 cir __ ___ 1841	Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Death*           died in Civil War
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2/M 	Jesse C. Clayton
Birth*     	     __ ___ 1842	Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Marriage*  	     10 Jan 1868	Sarah Chambers (1848-1881);at the home of Sarah's father Joseph, Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama. 
                                        daughter of Joseph Chambers and Winnie Owens. 
Daughter:  	 cir __ ___ 1871	Martha Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     __ Jun 1872	Joseph Enoch Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Daughter:  	     __ Apr 1877	Mary Clayton; Alabama City, Alabama.
Son:       	     27 May 1877	Charles Foster Clayton; Alabama.
Son:       	     __ Jul 1880	Sanford S. Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Death*     	       1888-1889	prob. Blount County, Alabama.
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3/F 	Tabitha Jennette Clayton
Birth*     	 cir __ ___ 1843	Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Marriage*  	     __ ___ 1866	Harvey J. Gibbs (1845-    )
Son:       	     __ Nov 1866	James H. Gibbs; Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     __ Mar 1868	Joseph W. Gibbs; Etowah County, Alabama.
Daughter:  	 cir __ ___ 1870	Cora Ann Gibbs; Alabama.
Son:       	     __ Mar 1871	Robert Lee Gibbs; Alabama.
Son:       	     __ Feb 1872	Charles R. Gibbs; Alabama.
Daughter:  	 cir __ ___ 1875	Martha E. Gibbs; Alabama.
Daughter:  	     __ Mar 1878	Rebecca J. Gibbs; Alabama.
Daughter:  	 cir __ ___ 1879	Fanny M. Gibbs; Alabama.
Daughter:  	     __ Aug 1885	Molly Gibbs; Blount, Alabama.
Death*     	Aug 1885- May 1896
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4/M 	Charles Alexander Clayton
Birth*     	     23 Dec 1845	Cass (Bartow), Georgia.
Marriage*  	     17 Jul 1870	Nancy Elizabeth Richards (1853-1925); Etowah County, Alabama.
Daughter:  	     02 Jun 1871	Cora Ann Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Daughter:  	     12 Dec 1873	Fannie Viola Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     05 Jan 1875	William Perry Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     05 Sep 1876	James Henry Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Daughter:  	     11 Mar 1879	Nancy Cordelia Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     28 Jul 1881	David Alexander Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Daughter:  	     03 Feb 1883	Minnie Ada Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     22 May 1885	Andison Cornelious Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     22 Jul 1887	Charles "Milton" Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Daughter:  	     21 May 1890	Nora Lee Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Death*     	     15 Jun 1918	Etowah County, Alabama.
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5/M 	Jacob A. Clayton
Birth*     	 cir __ ___ 1847	Cass (Bartow), Georgia.
Marriage*  	 cir __ ___ 1867	Evaline J. Morrison (1846-    )
Daughter:  	 cir __ ___ 1868	Josephine Clayton
Marriage*  	     __ ___ ____	Ellen Murray (1853-    )
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6/F 	Mary Jane Clayton
Birth*     	     __ Jan 1850	Cass, Georgia.
Marriage*  	     03 Nov 1884	Thomas J. Lancaster; Etowah County, Alabama.
Daughter:  	     __ Aug 1885	Martha L. Lancaster; Alabama.
Son:       	     __ Nov 1886	Joseph Lancaster; Alabama.
Daughter:  	     __ Nov 1888	Berthy J. Lancaster; North Carolina.
Daughter:  	     __ Nov 1891	Nettie F. Lancaster; Alabama.
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7/F 	Martha Ann Clayton
Birth*     	     __ Jan 1851	Cass (Bartow), Georgia.
Marriage*  	     19 Dec 1871	George Hamilton Chambers (1852-    ), son of Joseph Chambers and Winnie Owens; Etowah County, Alabama.
Daughter:  	     04 Jan 1873	Winnie Jane Chambers; Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     03 Jun 1874	Joseph "Joe" Nelson (Harvey) Chambers; Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	 cir __ ___ 1876	(--?--) Chambers; Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama.
Death*     	     08 Apr 1878	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama.
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8/M 	Joseph Samuel Clayton
Birth*     	     __ Sep 1855	Cherokee (Etowah), Alabama.
Marriage*  	     07 May 1878	Margaret Ann Graves (1860-1928); Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     __ Feb 1880	Obediah Clayton; Etowah County, Alabama.
Son:       	     30 Jan 1882	William Y. Clayton
Son:       	     __ ___ 1883	John W. Clayton
Death*     	     25 Dec 1922	Etowah County, Alabama.
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9/M 	John F. M. Clayton
Birth*     	 cir __ ___ 1859	Etowah County, Alabama.
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