Harris
Gilliam
(Gilliam)
Clayton
Born in Stanly County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of James Clayton
and Martha (Elliott) Clayton
Brother of
Margaret Clayton [half], John A Clayton [half], James Madison Clayton [half], Elizabeth Jane (Clayton) Forrest [half], Charles Edward Clayton MD, Nancy Anne Clayton and Brantley S. Clayton
Husband of
Louvinia (Freeman) Clayton
— married
15 Dec 1887 in Stanly County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
James Otto Clayton, George Alexander Clayton, Mattie Frances (Clayton) Whitley, Walter William Clayton, Thomas Clayton, Zimmery Croson Clayton, Ernest Carl Clayton, Dewey Tell Clayton and Onnie Agnes (Clayton) Griffin
Died
at age 72
in Stanly County, North Carolina
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Biography
Harris Gilliam Clayton was born about 1861 in North Carolina to James Clayton and Martha Clayton.[1]
In 1880 at age 18, he was living with his parents, James (61) and Martha (45), and three siblings:[2]
On 15 Dec 1887 at Nelson Claton's in Albemarle township, Stanly County, North Carolina, he married Lavinia Freeman, 17 year old daughter of Charlotte Claton and H. A. Kendall.[1]
In 1908 and 1912 when their sons James Otto Clayton and George Clayton were married, the couple was living in Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina. [3] [4]
By 1924, when their son Ernest C. Clayton married, the couple was living in New London, Stanly County, North Carolina.[5]
Gilliam died on 21 July 1933 in Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina and was buried at Prospect Baptist Cemetery, Albemarle, North Carolina on 23 Jul 1933.[6]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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)."
- ↑ "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, Otto Clayton and Annie Parker, 6 May 1908; image 835 of 1408, "Marriage licenses, v. C 1867-1967," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89VJ-XC6X?i=834 : viewed 12 Mar 2016); Citing "Marriage Records, 1850-1967; FHL microfilm #590,241)."
- ↑ Albemarle township, Stanly County, North Carolina, Marriage License & Certificate, George Clayton and Sallie Parker, 24 Apr 1912; image 855 of 1408, "Marriage licenses, v. C 1867-1967," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89VJ-XH3G : accessed 14 Mar 2016); Citing "North Carolina Marriages, 1850-1967; FHL microfilm 590,241."
- ↑ N. Albemarle township, Stanly County, North Carolina, Marriage License & Certificate, Earnest C Clayton and Ina Hicks, 31 May 1924; image 850 of 1408, "Marriage licenses, v. C 1867-1967," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89VJ-XHM8 : accessed 14 Mar 2016); Citing "North Carolina Marriages, 1850-1967; FHL microfilm 590,241."
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-47152-63554-48?cc=1584959 : accessed 21 March 2016), > image 2233 of 2465, H Gilliam Clayton, 21 Jul 1933; State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
See Also:
- 1888 - "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQD-P6V : accessed 16 March 2016), James Otto Clayton, 1888; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://interactive.ancestry.com/8783/NCVR_B_C089_66001-1245?pid=6945874 : accessed 16 Mar 2016); citing vol. D-2, p. 92, Stanly, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- 1890 - "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQD-P68 : accessed 15 March 2016), George Alexander Clayton, 1890; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://interactive.ancestry.com/8783/NCVR_B_C089_66001-1245?pid=6945874 : 2005); citing vol. D-1, p. 369, Stanly, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- 1896 - "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQD-V1T : accessed 15 March 2016), Walter William Clayton, 1896; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://interactive.ancestry.com/8783/NCVR_B_C089_66001-1245?pid=6945874 : 2005); citing vol. D-1, p. 290, Stanly, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- 1899 - "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQD-P6X : accessed 15 March 2016), Zimmery Croson Clayton, 1899; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. D-1, p. 391, Stanly, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- 1900 Census - "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS14-GVB : accessed 16 March 2016), household of H G* Clayton, N Albemarle Precinct, Stanly County, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 12B, family 330, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,218.
- 1902 - "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQD-V15 : accessed 15 March 2016), Ernest Carl Clayton, 1902; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://interactive.ancestry.com/8783/NCVR_B_C089_66001-1245?pid=6945874 : 2005); citing vol. D-1, p. 369, Stanly, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- 1910 Census - "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23078-21579-81?cc=1727033 : accessed 18 March 2016), North Carolina > Stanly > Albemarle > ED 116 > image 47 of 74, Sheet 24A, H. Gilliam and family; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- 1918 - "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25095-3333-4?cc=1968530 : accessed 16 March 2016), North Carolina, Stanley County; A-D, image 994 of 1519, Zimmery Crowson Clayton; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.
- 1920 Census - "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22915-10001-67?cc=1488411 : accessed 21 March 2016), North Carolina > Stanly > Albemarle > ED 146 > image 60 of 66, Sheet 30B, Gilham Clayton and Family; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.).
- 1927 - Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, Marriage License and Officiant's Return, Wm. Adolphus Whitley and Mattie F Clayton, 9 Jan 1927; image 814 of 1058, "Marriage licenses colored,v.S-Z 1867-1967," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9VJ-XJNF : accessed 20 Mar 2016); Citing "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979; FHL microfilm 590,261."
- 1930 Census - "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22772-15393-77?cc=1810731 : accessed 18 March 2016), North Carolina > Stanly > North Albemarle > ED 18 > image 62 of 72, Sheet 31B, Gilliam Claton and family; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
- 1933 - "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-47152-63554-48?cc=1584959 : accessed 21 March 2016), > image 2233 of 2465, H Gilliam Clayton, 21 Jul 1933; State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
- 1940 Census - "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27867-13429-3?cc=2000219 : accessed 21 March 2016), North Carolina > Stanly > North Albemarle Township > image 32 of 52, Sheet 16B, Lauinis Clayton and family; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 2012).
- 1948 - Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, cn 11589, Zemery Crowson Clayton, 29 Apr 1948; image 99 of 3101, "Death certificates v. 11B-14A 1948," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PF-CZ3D : accessed 16 Mar 2016); Citing "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994; FHL microfilm 1,926,633."
- 1975 - Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, CN 26400, Ernest Carl Clayton, 17 Jul 1975; image 3053 of 3159, "Death certificates no. 23500-26499 v. 23B-26A 1975," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PL-37MF-N : accessed 15 Mar 2016); Citing "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994; FHL microfilm 1,984,128." Informant: Mrs Ina H Clayton, Albemarle, NC.
- 1979 - Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, v7A cn 7433, Walter William Clayton, 24 Feb 1979; image 472 of 3181, "Death certificates no. 7000-9999 v. 7A-9B 1979," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89G8-GS3M-9 : accessed 15 Mar 2016); citing "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994; FHL microfilm 1,984,521." Informant: Mrs. Grady Frick, daughter, New London, NC.
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