Newton Claypool

Brief Life History of Newton

When Newton Claypool was born on 21 May 1795, in Randolph, Virginia, United States, his father, Abraham George Claypool, was 33 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Wilson, was 28. He married Mary Kerns on 8 January 1818, in Ross, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Connersville Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States in 1840 and Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 May 1866, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Newton Claypool
1795–1866
Mary Kerns
1798–1864
Marriage: 8 January 1818
Mr. Claypool
1820–1820
Sarah Ann Claypool
1822–1840
Mr. Claypool
1836–1836
Austin Bingley Claypool
1823–1906
Mr. Claypool
1825–1825
Benjamin Franklin Claypool
1825–1888
Elizabeth Claypool
1828–1828
Abraham Jefferson Claypool
1829–1891
Edward Fay Claypool
1832–1911
Mary Francenia Claypool
1833–1834
Maria Claypool
1836–1836
Newton Lafayette Claypool
1838–1845

Sources (10)

  • Newton Claypool, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Newton Claypool, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Newton Claypool, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1813

Historical Boundaries: 1813: Franklin, Indiana Territory, United States 1816: Franklin, Indiana, United States 1819: Fayette, Indiana, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Claypole in Lincolnshire, named from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + pōl ‘pool’. This surname is now rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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