Family History - Person Sheet
Family History - Person Sheet
NameJohn M. Clayton 27
BirthSeptember 1, 1830, Nelson County, Kentucky96,107,108,109
DeathJanuary 23, 1899, Daviess County, Kentucky109
BurialSaint Alphonsus Cemetery, St. Joseph, Daviess County, Kentucky109
OccupationLaborer in early days, then farmer95,96
EducationHe could read and write.96
ReligionRoman Catholic108
FatherCharles Clayton (1802-1874)
MotherBarbara Hagan (~1805-1890)
Spouses
1Darcus (“Dusky”, Dorothy) Ellen Payne 27,111
BirthMay 12, 1841, Kentucky95,112,111
DeathJune 12, 1880, probably Daviess County, Kentucky111
BurialSaint Alphonsus Cemetery, St. Joseph, Daviess County, Kentucky111
OccupationKeeping house92
FatherWilliam P. Payne (~1797-1855)
MotherIsabella Elizabeth Lambert (~1800-~1871)
MarriageMay 19, 1857, Daviess County, Kentucky107
ChildrenJosephine (1861-)
 Charles William (1864-1938)
 Elizabeth (Lizzie) I. (~1866-)
 Dona Ann (1866-1949)
 Mary Frona (1869-1934)
2(Lavinia) Josephine Hoskins 25,26,93,94
BirthMay 27, 1851, Owensboro, Kentucky25,94
DeathDu Quoin, Perry County, Illinois94
BurialFebruary 22, 1931, St. Alphonsus Church, St. Joseph, Daviess, Kentucky94
OccupationAt home25,94
FatherJames E. Hoskins (~1830-)
MotherElizabeth N. Baker (~1827-)
Notes for John M. Clayton
He moved from Nelson to Daviess County with his parents in 1837.108

John and his brother William are reported to have cleared the first land where West Louisville now stands.108
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