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Caswell County Genealogy
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1891 - 1956 (64 years)
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Name |
Clayton, George Lee [1] |
Birth |
12 Mar 1891 |
Person County, North Carolina [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
687 |
Death |
12 Jan 1956 |
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [1] |
Burial |
Locust Hill United Methodist Church, Caswell County, North Carolina [1] |
Person ID |
I681 |
Caswell County |
Last Modified |
13 Oct 2023 |
Father |
Clayton, James Henry, b. 17 Nov 1842, Person County, North Carolina d. 31 Mar 1904, Person County, North Carolina (Age 61 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Howard, Mary Frances, b. 10 Sep 1852, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 1 Aug 1915, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age 62 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Marriage |
12 Jan 1871 |
Person County, North Carolina |
Reference Number |
109789 |
Reference Number |
18083 |
Family ID |
F6762 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Moorefield, Leona, b. 16 Mar 1895, Person County, North Carolina d. 27 Oct 1940, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina (Age 45 years) |
Marriage |
14 Feb 1914 |
Caswell County, North Carolina |
Reference Number |
11366 |
Children |
+ | 1. Clayton, Ida Ercell, b. 21 Jan 1915 d. 28 Jan 2003, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 2. Clayton, Elwood Harvey, b. 5 Apr 1916, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 13 Sep 2001, Ruffin, Rockingham County, North Carolina (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 3. Clayton, Julius Lee, b. 20 Jan 1918, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 2 Dec 2015, North Carolina (Age 97 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 4. Clayton, Geneva Moorefield, b. 26 Oct 1919, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 28 Mar 2017 (Age 97 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 5. Clayton, Ada Helen, b. 20 Jan 1922, Caswell County, North Carolina [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 6. Clayton, Leona Eleanor, b. 20 May 1925, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 20 Jun 2001, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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Family ID |
F275 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Oct 2023 |
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Notes |
- George Lee Clayton (1891-1956)

(for larger image, click on photograph)
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George Lee Clayton obituary: The Bee (Danville, Virginia), 12 January 1956
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Note that Lex Sally applied along with George Lee Clayton for a marriage license (to Leona Moorefield) and was a witness at the marriage event.
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Five Generations 1954
The baby is Barbara James Hovatter, two months old; her mother is Mrs. H. T. Hovatter (Mary Lee Satterfield), standing left; the grandmother is Mrs. O. L. Satterfield (Ida Ercell Clayton), standing at right; great grandfather is George Lee Clayton, seated at right; and the second-great grandmother is Mrs. Elijah James Moorefield (Ada Belle James), seated left. The photograph was made at a recent family gathering at the home of W. A. Cobb in the Cobb School Community of Caswell County, North Carolina.
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Left-to-Right
Standing:
Mrs. Huel Thomas Hovatter (Mary Lee Satterfield), mother; and
Mrs. Owen Lee Satterfield (Ida Ercell Clayton), grandmother
Seated:
Mrs. Elijah James Moorefield (Ada Belle James), second-great grandmother;
Barbara James Hovatter, baby; and
George Lee Clayton, great grandfather.
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Generation 1: Mrs. Elijah James Moorefield (Ada Belle James), second-great grandmother
Generation 2: George Lee Clayton (great grandfather)
Generation 3: Mrs. Owen Lee Satterfield (Ida Ercell Clayton), grandmother
Generation 4: Mrs. Huel Thomas Hovatter (Mary Lee Satterfield), mother
Generation 5: Barbara James Hovatter, baby (born 13 June 1954)
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A brother of G. L. Clayton, J. B. Clayton (53) was living in the household in 1930. Household was living in Leasburg Township, Caswell County, North Carolina, at the time of the 1930 US Census.
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: G L Clayton
Home in 1930: Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina
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Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Leona
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
G L Clayton 39
Leona Clayton 35
Ercell Clayton 15
Elwood Clayton 13
Julius Lea Clayton 12
Geneva Clayton 10
Helen Clayton 8
Leona Clayton 4 10/12
J B Clayton 53
North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: George Lee Clayton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 64
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Person, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 12 Jan 1956
Death Location: Reidsville, Rockingham
Spouse's Name: Leona Moorefield
Father's Name: Henry Clayton
Mother's Name: Fannie Howard
Residence: Ruffin, Caswell, North Carolina
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- Details: North Carolina Death Certificate of George Lee Clayton (1891-1956).
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