When Nita Edna Altom was born on 2 February 1909, in Texas, United States, her father, Eddie Horton Altom, was 28 and her mother, Susin Janetta Thomas, was 27. She had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Levi Sampson Clayton. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Hopkins, Texas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 9 May 1992, at the age of 83, and was buried in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States.