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Willie Cosby Clayton1,2

#11148, b. March 1896, d. 27 January 1969
FatherWilliam A. Clayton1 b. c Jul 1863, d. 22 Jul 1932
MotherClarkie Jane McCoy1 b. c 2 Oct 1860, d. 16 Oct 1945
BirthMar 1896Kentucky1,3 
Death27 Jan 1969Webster County, Kentucky4 
Census1900Webster County, Kentucky1
Census1910Webster County, Kentucky2
Residence1917Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky5
Census1920Chicago, Cook County, Illinois3
Residence1945Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana6
Occupation1917: freight handler for Illinois Central Rail Road, 1920: worked for the railroad5,3
Notes
Blue eyes and light-colored hair5

Citations

  1. [S6497] 1900 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for William Clayton, District 3, Webster County, Kentucky, SD2 ED92, sh4A (97), Dwelling/Family number 72/72.
  2. [S6866] 1910 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for William A. Clayton, District 4, Webster County, Kentucky, SD2 ED137, sh 12A (139), Dwelling/Family number 239/239.
  3. [S7245] 1920 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Forrest M. Clayton (Marion Forrest Clayton), Chicago, 6th Ward, Cook County, Illinois, SD1 ED345, sh 8B, Dwelling/Family number --/168.
  4. [S1193] "Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000", Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database, Entry: Willie C Clayton, d 27 Jan 1969, Webster, age 72, res: Webster, vol5 #2028.
  5. [S1342] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry: Willie Cosby Clayton, Webster County, KY, 5 jun 1917.
  6. [S6865] Newspaper not known, Obituary of Clarkie Clayton, transcription, http://files.usgwarchives.org/ky/hopkins/obits/mattie/mt17.txt