Brief Life History of Eli Taylor
When Eli Taylor Clayton was born on 6 February 1850, in Marion, West Virginia, United States, his father, Little M. Clayton, was 43 and his mother, Rachel Parker, was 41. He married Mary Frances Amos on 10 March 1881, in Marion, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Paw Paw, Marion, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Rivesville, Marion, West Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 9 December 1931, in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Jones Cemetery, Bellview, Marion, West Virginia, United States.
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- Eli T Clayton in household of Little Clayton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eli T Clayton, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Eli Taylor Clayton, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Sussex, named Clayton, from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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