William P Clayton Children

Name	Birth	Spouse / Comments	Ck Census
William P. Clayton FIRST MARRIAGE	1819	Elizabeth Fuller born 1823 and died June 1865 Married on September 12, 1844 in Person County Bondsman was George Yarbrough. William
Sarah F. Clayton	1845	Probable marriage date: 1865+	1870
Melinda Clayton	1847	Henry Owen who was born 1833 On 09 Apr 1868 she became the second wife of. Melinda’s father was the bondsman for the marriage bond. Henry had first married Melinda’s aunt, Nancy Clayton	1870
Nancy P. Clayton	1849 and died as an infant	I think the basis of this assumption is the fact that Nancy drops out of the census.
Martha A. Clayton	1851	Probable marriage date: 1871+	1870 ? 1880
Elizabeth J. Clayton	B: 1853 D: 12 Dec 1872.	Isaac David Owen who was born 1855 His parents were Henry Owen and Nancy Clayton
Hariet L. Clayton	B: approx 1855	FOUND DEATH IN ONLINE LIST – at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyhopkin/deaths.html CLAYTON, HARRIET L, age 065, HENDERSON, date of death 03-11-1928, Vol 013, Cert 06467, death vol 1928 I need to see the actual death certificate for more info – she could have been an old maid or could have married a Clayton.	1880 1890 1900 1910 1920

William P. Clayton SECOND MARRIAGE	30 Jun 1865 Union Co, KY	Catherine Fuller was the daughter of Abraham Fuller and Sarah Clayton Bondsman was Eli Clayton. Eli Clayton is the son of Robert Clayton and Lucretia Tapp
Margaret Clayton	1866	Probable marriage date: 1886+	1890

William P. Clayton THIRD MARRIAGE		Ann Eliza [Anzia in 1880 census] Buchanan b:July 18, 1851 M: Oct. 8, 1874 in Hopkins Co.	1880 DONE
Josephine Clayton	1876	Probable marriage date: 1896+	1900

				Approx birth
William Clayton	32	M	Farmer	1818
Elizabeth	27	F		1823
Sarah F	5	F		1845
Melinda	3	F		1847
Nancy P	1	F		1849
John Owen	13	M		1837

I welcome assistance in identifying the 13 year old, John Owen, listed in the 1850 census. I assume that a connection is likely with Henry Owen who married William P. Clayton’s sister, Nancy.

Possibly but not probably connected is an Owen mentioned in Person County Heritage. Volume I, Article indicates that John Ed Owen “came to Person County by wagon train from Kentucky around 1850.” He subsequently married Susan Fuller on 23 May 1857 in Person County. An opportunity for research!

1850 Person County NC census

					Approx Birth
Abraham Fuller	50?	M	NC	Farmer	?
Sarah (Clayton)	53 F	F	NC		1797
Catharine	23	F	NC		1827
Susan	21	F	NC		1829
Caroline	18	F	NC		1832
James C	16	M	NC	Farmhand	1834

These are the parents of William P. Clayton’s first and second wives. Catharine, to be his second wife is listed here with her parents.

				Approx. birth
W. P. Clayton	41	NC	Farmer	1819
Elizabeth C.	38	NC		1822
Sarah F.	14	NC		1846
Malinda C.	12	NC		1848
Martha A.	9	NC		1851
Eliz. J	7	NC		1853
Hariet L.	5	NC		1855

	Age	Occupation	Birth
Sally Fuller	63		NC
James Fuller	24		NC
Catherine Fuller	30		NC
Robert Mc Cann	24	Plasterer	Ohio
Robert Cromwell	23	Plasterer	Ohio

		Approx birth	Comment
William Clayton
Mahala			Catherine Fuller
Martha	19	1851
Elizabeth J.	17	1853
Harriet L.	15	1855
Margaret	4	1866	daughter from the second marriage
Sarah C Van Hook			daughter of Martha C Fuller and William R VanHook
Mary E Taylor			daughter of Martha C Fuller and James Henry Taylor

Although a bit afar from Clayton genealogy, I want to include some detail I have pertaining to Sarah C Van Hook and Mary E Taylor, both listed in the 1870 census with the William Clayton family. Both are related through William’s Fuller in-laws.

Mahala (Catherine), William’s second wife, was born about 1830 in Person Co North Carolina. She died between 1870 and 1880 Union Co Kentucky. She was the daughter of Abraham and Sarah/Sally Clayton Fuller who were married 13 November 1818 in Person County, North Carolina. Abraham died before December 1857 in Person County, North Carolina (Will Inventory). His widow, Sarah/Sally, moved to Union County, Kentucky were she is listed in the 1860 census but not the 1870. Abraham's parents were Isaiah and Patsey/Martha Williams Fuller.

Mahala's sister Martha Caroline Fuller first married William R Van Hook on 16 November 1852 in Person County North Carolina. They had two daughters: Minerva Jane VanHook and Sarah C Van Hook. William R Van Hook died intestate in 1858. Martha asked for and received a year's support, the note on the application says that the estate will be settled in the next session of the court.

Martha Fuller Van Hook subsequently married James Henry Taylor on 14 February 1860 in Union Co Kentucky. Mary E and Margaret Ann Taylor are the children of their marriage. Martha Fuller Van Hook Taylor died after March 1867 before 1870 in Henderson Co Kentucky.

The explanation for the two names included in the 1870 census is that both Sarah C. Van Hook and Mary E. Taylor are the daughters of William P. Clayton’s sister-in-law Martha Fuller Van Hook, one from each of her marriages.

Thanks to Rosa Barton and Chris Moon for providing most of this information about the Fuller family.


William P. Clayton	Self	M	M	W	60	NC	Farming	NC	NC
Aniza A. Clayton	Wife	F	M	W	28	KY	Keeping house	NC	NC
Harriet L. Clayton	Dau	F	S	W	24	NC	At home	NC	NC
Josephine Clayton	Dau	F	S	W	4	KY		NC	Ky

Data from: Source: FHL Film 1254446 National Archives Film T9-0446
Page 147B Census Place: Jones Stand, Webster, Kentucky

Webster County was formed in 1860. Check to see if William actually moved from one county to another or if the change to Webster is just a result of the formation of a new county.