Born in North Carolina, United States
Daughter of Charles Elliott
and Rebecca Etroote Haltom
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Clayton
— married
9 Dec 1858 in Stanly County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles Edward Clayton MD, Harris Gilliam Clayton, Nancy Anne Clayton and Brantley S. Clayton
Died
at age 46
in Stanly County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
Martha Elliott was born about 1835 in North Carolina. She married James Clayton on 9 Dec 1858 in Stanly County, North Carolina.[1]
In 1880, Martha was listed as the 45 year old wife of James Clayton, a 61 year old farmer living in Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, with four children presumed to be issue of the couple:[2]
By Dec 1887 when her son H. G. (Gilliam) Claton married Lavinia Freeman, Martha had died but James was still living in Stanly County.[3]
She is buried in the Elliott Family Cemetery, Albemarle, North Carolina.[4]
Research Notes
The gedcom import included a middle initial of "P."[4] No sources were included nor have been found to date (12 Mar 2016). More research is needed.
Sources
- ↑ James Clayton and Martha Elliott, 9 Dec 1858, Stanly County, North Carolina, "Rec of Marriages by Ministers and Justices of the Peace, Vol 1, Years 1850-1867", pg 30, line 5; FamilySearch database with images (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89VJ-FSNL : accessed 12 Mar 2016); "Marriage records, 1850-1967; FHL film #590235." No parents' names are listed on the register.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25146-29601-76?cc=1417683 : accessed 12 March 2016), North Carolina, Stanly County, Albemarle, ED 203, image 12 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.)
- ↑ Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, H. G. Claton and Louvenia Freeman, 15 Dec 1887; image 847 of 1408, "Marriage licenses, v. C 1867-1967," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89VJ-XCFD?mode=g&i=846 : viewed 12 Mar 2016); Citing "Marriage Records, 1850-1967; FHL microfilm #590,241)."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gedcom data imported on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer
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