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From: "rclayton" <>
Subject: Re: [CLAYTON] Wm. Clayton PA>IL
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 21:28:12 -0500


Greetings,.....The "several Clayton Brothers that set out in several
directions" can you put a name to any of these Brothers ,what period
of time are we talking about,and was this Bucks County Pa.??
Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: Nettie Mae Lucas <>
To: <>
Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 6:21 PM
Subject: [CLAYTON] Wm. Clayton PA>IL

>Here is my line from William Clayton.
>
>Descendants of William Clayton
>I have not done much research here at all. Most of this information
comes
>from my aunts, Jean in IL and Sis in FL. The story is that several
Clayton
>brothers set out from Pennsylvania, each going a separate direction.
It is
>not known if these brothers came from Germany or were born in PA.
Dad
>always claimed to be Pennsylvania Dutch.
>Generation No. 1
>
>1. WILLIAM1 CLAYTON was born in possibly Germany, and died in
possibly in
>Philadelphia, PA. He married ELLEN. Child of WILLIAM CLAYTON and
ELLEN is:
>2. i. JOHN2 CLAYTON, b. 23 Sep 1857, Philadelphia, PA; d. 29 Jan
1939,
>Amboy, IL.
>
>Generation No. 2
>
>2. JOHN2 CLAYTON (WILLIAM1) was born 23 Sep 1857 in Philadelphia,
PA, and
>died 29 Jan 1939 in Amboy, IL. He married NETTIE NAZA 1882 in Amboy,
IL.
>Both are buried in Amboy IL. Children of JOHN CLAYTON and NETTIE
NAZA are:
> i. FRED3 CLAYTON, b. Amboy, IL.
> ii. LILLIAN CLAYTON.
> iii. FRANCES CLAYTON.
>3. iv. CHARLES WM CLAYTON, b. 12 Jan 1882, Amboy, IL; d. Abt. 1939,
Amboy,
>IL.
> v. ROBERT CLAYTON, b. 1888, Amboy, IL.
> vi. WILLIAM CLAYTON, b. 1889, Amboy, IL; d. 1971.
> vii. NETTIE CLAYTON, b. 1891; d. 1920.
> viii. EARL CLAYTON, b. 11 Aug 1901; d. 29 Apr 1994.
>
>Generation No. 3
>
>3. CHARLES WM3 CLAYTON (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 12 Jan 1882 in
Amboy, IL,
>and died Abt. 1939 in Amboy, IL. He married KATHERINE BOESEN 27 Nov
1907 in
>St Patricks Church, Dixon, IL. Katherine is buried at St. Patrick’s
Cemetery
>in Amboy IL. Children of CHARLES CLAYTON and KATHERINE BOESEN are:
> i. CHARLES WM JR4 CLAYTON, b. 14 Mar 1909, Amboy, IL; d. 1980.
Burial:
>Amboy, IL
> ii. HELEN GENEVIEVE CLAYTON, b. 06 Dec 1910, Amboy, IL.
> iii. ANNA JEAN CLAYTON, b. 13 Oct 1912, Amboy, IL.
> iv. JOHN PHILLIP CLAYTON, b. 11 Jul 1915, Amboy, IL; d. 30 Dec 1985.
> v. MARGUERITE MARY CLAYTON, b. 1918, Amboy, IL; d. Aug 1925.
> vi. NETTIE MAE CLAYTON, b. 06 Aug 1920, Amboy, IL.
> vii. GENORE RITA CLAYTON, b. 15 Nov 1923, Amboy, IL.
>4. viii. LEROY A CLAYTON, b. 10 Oct 1925, Amboy, IL; d. 19 Jul 1979,
>Madison, WI.
> ix. DONALD JAMES CLAYTON, b. 27 Apr 1927, Amboy, IL; d. 30 Mar 1990.
> x. BARBARA JOAN CLAYTON, b. 02 Feb 1931, Amboy, IL.
>
>Generation No. 4
>
>4. LEROY A4 CLAYTON (CHARLES WM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 10 Oct
1925 in
>Amboy, IL, and died 19 Jul 1979 in Madison, WI. He married (1)
EVELYN. He
>married (2) LOIS M HOADLEY 05 Feb 1963 in Las Vegas, NV, daughter of
IVAN
>HOADLEY and ROSIE LEIGH.
>
>Notes for LEROY A CLAYTON: Roy was inducted into the US Army in Nov
1943 at
>Fort Sheridan, IL. He was in the 379th INF and was an expert with an
M-1
>rifle. He served in Europe from Dec 1944 to Jun 1945 in Rhineland and
>Central Europe during WWII. He was an N.C.O. (Non commission
officer) in
>Germany, assisting the unit commander by supervising various tasks
and field
>duties. He also aided in the instruction of enlisted men in basic
training
>and instruction of hand weapons on the range and in technique and
tactical
>employment of basic weapons. He recieved the Victory Medal, American
Theater
>Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 2 Bronze
Battle
>Stars, an Overseas Service Bar, a Good Conduct Medal and Meritorious
Unit
>Award. He was discharged in May 1946. Roy lists 232 W Pleasant St,
Amboy IL
>as his permanent address and his occupation as Farmer at Bothe
Brothers
>Farm, Dixon IL from 1940-1943. He had completed 8 years of school at
St Anns
>Grade School in Amboy and attended the US Armed Forces School for
Enlisted
>Men and Officers at Fort Sheridan IL where he received his high
school
>diploma and electrical training.
>
>Children of LEROY CLAYTON and EVELYN are:
> i. LARRY5 CLAYTON, b. 31 May 1948, Amboy, IL.
> ii. ANTHONY WAYNE CLAYTON, b. 04 Jul 1950, Amboy, IL.
>
>Children of LEROY CLAYTON and LOIS HOADLEY are:
>5. iii. ANNETTE M5 CLAYTON, b. 27 Apr 1963, Albia, IA.
> iv. LEROY A CLAYTON, JR., b. 09 May 1965, Iowa City, IA.
> v. MARTY L CLAYTON, b. 12 May 1970, Dixon, IL.
>
>
>
>Nettie Mae Lucas
>Humphrey Family Quarterly
>http://members.tripod.com/Nettie_Mae/Humphrey/hfq.htm
>Online MO Death Index: Submit Your Info!
>http://members.tripod.com/Nettie_Mae/MOdeaths.htm
>The Hoadley Connection
>http://members.tripod.com/Nettie_Mae/index.htm
>Researching: H.O.A.D.L.E.Y; D.A.V.I.S; L.E.I.G.H; C.O.O.K
>>From IA, MO, and TN
>
>

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