John Pumphrey Clayton (1872 - 1960)

Born 17 Nov 1872 in , North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sadie Letitia (Gosney) Clayton — married 18 Oct 1896 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1960 at age 87 in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Born on 17 Nov 1852. He is 7 years old on the 1880 Census living with his parents.^[1][2] He is listed on the 1900 Census living in Ward 3 of Danville, Virginia at 1256 Paxton Street in a house with his young family. His occupation is "Conductor (St Car)" which may refer to a 'Street Car Conductor'.^[3][4] He began working as an Electrician at the City Power House in 1908 and in 1910 he is living in Ward 1 on Jefferson Street. His occupation is "Electrician" in the (power) "house" industry as a "Wage Earner" ^{[5] [6]} His address on the WWI Draft Registration is 243 Patton Street. John is described as "Stout" and "Tall" with "Dark" hair and "Blue" eyes.^[7] On the 1920 Census, he still living in his "Own Mortgaged Home" in Ward 1 but now at 690 Berryman Avenue, and his occupation is ''(Electrical)'' "Switch Board Operator" in the "City Plant" Industry as a "Wage" worker. ^{[8] [9]} He is living in Ward 4 at 343 First Street which he owns and has a "Radio Set" on the 1930 Census. He puts down that he was 24 years old at his 1st Marriage and his occupation is "Electrical Operator" in the "City" industry as a "Wage" worker. ^{[10] [11]} On the 1950 Census he is living at 927 Green St., still in Danville, Virginia, not working, and not a Veteran of WWI nor WWII. ^[12]

Marriage

Sadie Letitia (Gosney) Clayton (1877-1954) on 18 Oct 1896 in Pelham, Caswell, North Carolina. Parents of both Bride and Groom named.^{[13][14][15][16][17]}

Children

• Vesta Iris Clayton (1898-1993)
• Hortense Ovanda (Clayton) Grubb (1901-1989)
• Frank Conroy Clayton (1905-1907)

Death

Obituary

He deceased on 12 Sep 1960 at 87 years of age.^[18] as recorded on his Death Certificate. ^{[19] [20]} He was buried at Green Hill Cemetery in Danville, Virginia in lot 29-30 D&E. ^{[21] [22]}

DNA

I will attempt to triangulate in the near future.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between D.Q. and J. Allen, his . Their most-recent common ancestors are William Yeatts and Vesta Clayton, the great grandparents of both D.Q. and J. Allen. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin, based on sharing 200 cM across 10 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB5-389?cc=1417683&wc=XHNV-JWL%3A1589411027%2C1589411888%2C1589411934%2C1589395443 : 24 December 2015), North Carolina > Person > Roxboro > ED 204 > image 28 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
2. ↑ "United States Census". Year: 1880; [Online Database with Images]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, USA, 2010.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJJ-H7X : 10 March 2022), John Clayton, 1900.
4. ↑ "United States Census". Year: 1900; Census Place: Danville Ward 3, Danville City, Virginia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1241733. [Online Database with Images]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPL5-3Y5 : accessed 11 March 2023), Jno P Clayton, Danville Ward 1, Danville (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 8A, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1626; FHL microfilm 1,375,639.
6. ↑ "United States Census". Year: 1910; Census Place: Danville Ward 1, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1626; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1375639. [Online Database with Images]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, USA, 2006.
7. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Pittsylvania County. [Online Database with Images]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2005.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJP-3BD : 4 February 2021), John P Clayton, 1920.
9. ↑ "United States Census". Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville Ward 1, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1886; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 31. [Online Database with Images]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2010.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CVHJ-43Z : accessed 11 March 2023), John P Clayton, Danville, Danville Township, Montgomery, Missouri Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 16A, line 6, family 364, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2467; FHL microfilm 2,342,201.
11. ↑ "United States Census". Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342201. [Online Database with Images]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2002.
12. ↑ Year 1950. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Danville, Danville, [Online Database with Images]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, USA, 2022.
13. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9B-NHGX : 10 March 2021), John P Clayton and Saddie Gosney, 18 Oct 1896; citing Pelham, Caswell, FHL microfilm."North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9VH-P9QV-1?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-66Y%3A1588772755%2C1588773707 : 28 November 2018), Caswell > Marriage registers, 1867-1957 > image 95 of 527; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
14. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58H-ZXV : 9 March 2021), John P Clayton and Saddie Gosney, 18 Oct 1896; citing Caswell, FHL microfilm 540,256."North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-F3SC-3M?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DZ9%3A1588772755%2C1588772964 : 22 December 2016), Caswell > Marriage licenses, 1895-1898, vol I > image 405 of 1130; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
15. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS9-K3DK : 10 March 2021), John P Clayton and Sadie Gooney, 18 Oct 1896; citing Caswell, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm. Film # 102199451, Image 483.
16. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58H-ZXN : 9 March 2021), John P Clayton and Saddie Gosney, 18 Oct 1896; citing Caswell, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 540,256.
17. ↑ North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011. [Online Database with Images]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2015.
18. ↑ Newspapers.com - The Bee - 14 Sep 1960 - Page 33. (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113622643/j-p-clayton-final-rites/?xid=637). J. P. Clayton Final Rites 14 Sep 1960.
19. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYL-L3J2 : 16 August 2019), Film # 100937098, Image 151. John Pumphrey Clayton, 12 Sep 1960; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
20. ↑ Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. Certificate Number 1960022642. [Online Database with Images]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2015.
21. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167111493/john-pumphvey-clayton: accessed 11 March 2023), memorial page for John Pumphvey Clayton (17 Nov 1872–12 Sep 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167111493, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ed Townsend (contributor 46828913).
22. ↑ "Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records, 1833-2006", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTQ-G8G5 : 8 March 2021), John Pumphrey Clayton, 1960. "Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records, 1833-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-ZG3S-Z?cc=1386587&wc=M6PT-868%3A9266301%2C9279401 : 19 August 2019), Green Hill Cemetery > Cemetery records, 1921-2006 > image 79 of 115, Page 77; Public Works Department, Danville

• Iris Warren (Yeatts) Kelly. Personal recollection. 1980-1995, as told to J. Allen in person. Family Records in the possession of J. Allen and L. (Davis) Allen.

See Also:

• !DESCENDANTS - Compiled by Bertha P. Faust. “THE GENEALOGY OF THE FOUST, GRUBB, YEATTS, SHORT AND TUCKER FAMILIES OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA”. Author in direct consultation with Iris (Yeatts) Kelly, Bill Yeatts, and Lowell Yeatts.
• Source: S891076101 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree APID 392113958842:1030:162071059