Eula Ree (Mayfield) Layton (1921 - 1988)

Born 7 Mar 1921 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jefferson Luther Layton — married 21 Aug 1937 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1988 at age 66 in Theodore, Alabama

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Biography

Eula Ree Mayfield was born on Mar 07, 1921 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA [see research notes] as the sixth child of George W Mayfield and Sarah Ann Floyd. ^[1]

She had six siblings, namely: James Elbert, Mattie Velma, Ruby Lee, Bertie Mae, George Woodie, and Lula Ree.

She died on Feb 05, 1988 in Mobile, Mobile Alabama, USA (a local hospital; Age at Death: 66). ^{[2] [3]}

When she was 16, she married Jefferson Luther Layton on Aug 21, 1937 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[4]

Eula Ree Mayfield lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter). Race: (White) ^[5]

She lived in Rural, Simpson, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1940 (Age: 19; Occupation: Farming; AttendedSchool: No; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 64-5; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 8th grade; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: Yes; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 40; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, Alabama, USA (Mobile Memorial Gardens). ^[6]

Jefferson Luther Layton and Eula Ree Mayfield had the following children:

1. John Paul Layton Sr was born on Oct 06, 1938 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 16, 2012 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 73). He married Wanda Ingram Layton on Jun 30, 1984 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. ^[7]
2. Marie Annette Layton was born on Apr 20, 1941 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 21, 2016 (Age at Death: 75). She married James Joel Greenway on Jun 03, 1957 in Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, USA. ^[8]
3. Julius Luther Layton was born in 1951. He was living in 2016. He married Marshalene Keenon on Jul 02, 1968 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. ^[9] He married Joyce Elizabeth Barnhill on Nov 12, 1982 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. ^[10]
4. Wanda Vivian Layton was born in 1953. She was living in 2016. She married James Malcolm Slater on Dec 21, 1970 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. ^[11]
5. Betsy Eulia Layton was born in 1960. She was living in 2016 She married Warren Lavon Flowers on Nov 17, 1978 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. ^[12] She married David Edward Key on Feb 22, 1990 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. ^[13]

Research Notes

Eula Ree Mayfield and Lula Ree Mayfield were twins, born on Mar 07, 1921. Eula's Social Security Index file has her being born in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA but Lula's Social Security Index file has her being born in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. Bishop-4082 04:20, 6 January 2021 (UTC) Eula's obituary states she was a native of Mize. Bishop-4082 04:43, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Eula Ree Layton [Eula M Layton] [Eula Ree Mayfield] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 7 Mar 1921 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi Death Date: 5 Feb 1988 Father: George W Mayfield Mother: Sarah A Floyd SSN: xxx Notes: Nov 1958: Name listed as EULA REE LAYTON; 26 Feb 1988: Name listed as EULA M LAYTON
2. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5MY-8C44 : 18 July 2020), Mrs Eula Ree Layton, 1988.
3. ↑ Obituary for Mrs Eula Ree Layton
4. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D42F-2QT2 : 5 October 2020), Miss Eula Ree Mayfield in entry for J. L. Layton, 21 Aug 1937; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00164, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-KQ9 : accessed 6 January 2021), Eula R Mayfield in household of Evan H Kennedy, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 3A, line 8, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #214099752
7. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG18-8FMT : 15 November 2020), John Paul Layton and Wanda Ingram Layton, 30 Jun 1984; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,851.
8. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21F-H7WJ : 15 November 2020), James Joel Greenway and Marie Annette Layton, 03 Jun 1957; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,884.
9. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1H-FYS2 : 15 November 2020), Julius Luther Layton and Marshalene Keenon, 2 Jul 1968; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,520.
10. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1D-QNPV : 15 November 2020), Julius Luther Layton and Joyce Elizabeth Barnhill, 12 Nov 1982; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,824.
11. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG14-Y8TN : 15 November 2020), James Malcolm Slater and Wanda Vivian Layton, 21 Dec 1970; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,561.
12. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1S-G1VR : 15 November 2020), Warren Lavon Flowers and Betsy Eulia Layton, 17 Nov 1978; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,698.
13. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1S-CS6C : 15 November 2020), David Edward Key and Betsy Eulia Layton Flowers, 22 Feb 1990; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J596-NNT : 4 December 2020), Eula M Layton, 05 Feb 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-ZZ7 : 4 January 2021), Eula R Layton in household of Jefferson L Layton, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-5, sheet 6A, line 35, family 103, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.