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Clayton, Albert Parham

Clayton, Albert Parham

Male 1868 - 1934  (66 years)

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  • Name Clayton, Albert Parham 
    Birth 27 Jan 1868  Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 839 
    Death 16 Jun 1934  Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Burchwood Cemetery, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I829  Caswell County
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

    Father Clayton, Solomon Daniel,   b. 1840   d. 1917 (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Morton, Susan Francis,   b. 1848   d. 1922 (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Reference Number 450317 
    Family ID F12311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Foushee, Anna Francis,   b. 10 May 1870, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1943, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 23 Nov 1890  Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number 7909 
    Children 
    +1. Clayton, Bettie Sue,   b. 1891   d. 1981 (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Clayton, Lillian Maxine,   b. 1894   d. 1982 (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Clayton, Guy Adnah,   b. 1896   d. 1899 (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Clayton, Hattie Odell,   b. 1898   d. 1980 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Clayton, Albrey Baxter,   b. 1900   d. 1900 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Clayton, Lena Myrtis,   b. 1902   d. 1979 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Clayton, Fay Burns,   b. 1903   d. 1906 (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. Clayton, Theodore Albert,   b. 1905   d. 1954 (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +9. Clayton, Thelma Walton,   b. 17 Jul 1906   d. 6 Sep 1995 (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +10. Clayton, Annie Lee,   b. 13 Oct 1909, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1981, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Clayton, Frances Elmo,   b. 1910   d. 1910 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Jan 1868 - Person County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Nov 1890 - Person County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Jun 1934 - Person County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Burchwood Cemetery, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Solomon Daniel Clayton Family
    Anna Francis Foushee and Albert Parham Clayton

  • Notes 
    • Albert Parham Clayton (1868-1934)

      Solomon Daniel Clayton Family

      Anna Francis Foushee and Albert Parham Clayton Wedding

      (for larger image, click on photograph)
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      Albert Parham Clayton was a quiet man of many talents. After his marriage, he lived several years on his father's farm, later moving to the Roseville Community. There he farmed and ran a legal distillery. He suffered from heart trouble for years. In the fall of 1907, he and the family left the farm in the Roseville Community and moved to Roxboro, North Carolina. They lived on South Lamar Street for several years, later moving to a house on South Main Street. This is where he was living when he died.

      Albert Parham Clayton was Roxboro Chief of Police from May 1917 until March 1919. He resigned this position to run for Register of Deeds and was elected serving until 1922. In 1924, he was appointed Postmaster and served until the time of
      his death in 1934.

      Foushee Family Ancestry

      Person County Times 21 June 1934.

      Final Rites Held Last Sunday for Mr. A. P. Clayton
      Postmaster Of Roxboro A Number Of Years
      Popular Over Entire County
      Large Crowd Present At Funeral

      Final rites-were held for A. P. Clayton of Roxboro last Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Clayton had been in failing health for some time although his illness was not considered as serious until about one day before his death. He passed away at 3:15 o'clock Saturday morning.

      For the past ten years the deceased has served as postmaster in this city and was holding this position at the time of his death. Before he accepted the position as postmaster he had served as register of deeds of Person County and also as chief of police.

      Mr. Clayton numbered his friends by the hundreds. He was known over the entire state of North Carolina and a line of cars around two miles long at his funeral paid tribute to his memory. He was a member of the Roxboro Primitive Baptist Church and he was always faithful to Its cause. For a number of years he was clerk of the Lower Country Line Association and Union, he was assistant clerk to the association.

      Funeral services were held Sunday at three p. m. and interment followed in Burchwood cemetery.

      Mr. Clayton was born in Roxboro on January 27, 1868. His widow was Miss Anna Foushee before her marriage. In addition to this widow, Mr.Clayton is survived by: one son, T. A. Clayton, of Roxboro; six daughters, Mrs. Preston Satterfield, of Roxboro; Mrs. J. F. Lewis, of Farmville; Mrs. Melvin Long, of Fayetteville; Mrs. I. L. James, Mrs. O. T. Kirby and Mrs. H. S. Gates, all of Roxboro; three brothers, F.O., O.Y. and N.R. Clayton, all of Roxboro, and two sisters, Mrs. C. E. Harris and Miss Victoria Clayton, both of Roxboro.

      Active pallbearers were: Dr. B. E. Love, F. D. Long, Claude Harris, S.B. Davis, Dr. B. A. Thaxton, J. W. Montague, D. S. Brooks and F. J. Heater.

      Those serving as honorary pall bearers were J. E. Kirby, Sam Perkins, Joe Carver, Jasper Harris, W. H. Harris. A. M. Burns, D. W. Ledbetter, Dr. G. W. Gentry. A. E. Jackson, Jack Parham, D. W. Long, M.W. Satterfield, C. Pass, Dr. E. J. Tucker, J. H. Moore, S.G. Winstead, Otis Tillman, Gilbert Tillman, T. D. Winstead, W. R. Hambrick, Lester Clayton, E. E. Thomas, Charles Holeman, L. L. Lunsford and B. G. Clayton.

      Acting as floral bearers were Arch Moore, C. E. Garrett, N. A. Edwards. Victor E. Clayton, Hassell Fox, N. H. Street, D. E. Featherston, Dewey Jones, John Whitt, Guy Clayton, Carl Clayton,. Zeb Harris. Alvin Clayton. M. R. Clayton, Earl Clayton, Harold Clayton, O.Y. Clayton, Jr., and Maxi Fox.
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