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Ellen Redden

• Father: David Redden¹
• Mother: Arabelle Eldridge²

• Birth*: She was born on 24 December 1862 in Texas.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married Walter W. Clopton, son of Benjamin Michaux Clopton and Texanna Tennessee Lynn, on 20 December 1882 in Navarro County, Texas.^6,7
• Death*: She died on 2 June 1932 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 69.^8,9,3,10
• Burial*: Interment was in row 2, section L, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹¹

• Note*: The 1900 U.S. census says that she was born in December 1863 in Arkansas.¹²

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Sophia Collins Rodgers¹

• Father: Maj. John Benjamin Rodgers
• Mother: Malinda M. Pennington

• Birth*: She was born in 1825 in Tennessee.
• Marriage*: She married John Steele Clayton, son of Morgan Clayton and Molly Steele.
• Death*: She died after 1890 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

• Last Edited: 7 Jul 1997

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Napolean Bonaparte ('Bony') Clayton¹

• Father: Morgan Clayton b. 1792, d. 1873
• Mother: Molly Steele b. 20 Aug 1792

• Birth*: He was born circa 1823 in Cornersville, Marshall County, Tennessee.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Trentham on 26 January 1842 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
• Marriage*: He married Nancy Meadows on 20 March 1844.
• Death*: He died on 1 February 1859 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 7 Jul 1997

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Mary Trentham¹

• Marriage*: She married Napolean Bonaparte ('Bony') Clayton, son of Morgan Clayton and Molly Steele, on 26 January 1842 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
• Death*: She died before 1844.

• Last Edited: 4 Dec 1994

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Nancy Meadows

• Marriage*: She married Napolean Bonaparte ('Bony') Clayton, son of Morgan Clayton and Molly Steele, on 20 March 1844.

• Last Edited: 4 Dec 1994

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Olivia Josephine Turner¹

• Marriage*: She married William M. Clayton, son of Morgan Clayton and Molly Steele, on 4 October 1855.

• Last Edited: 28 Jan 1995

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Annie Q. Mills Bachman

• Father: William Fletcher Bachman^1,2 b. 16 Sep 1846, d. 21 Apr 1911
• Mother: Mary E. ('Mollie') Clayton^3,4 b. 20 Feb 1851, d. 20 Jul 1889

• Birth*: She was born on 27 September 1877.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married James Porter Cochran, son of William Porter Cochran and Amanda Maria Lawrence, on 30 October 1904 in Dallas County, Texas.^7,8,9
• Death*: She died on 22 February 1910 in Dallas County, Texas, at age 32.^10,8,11
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 February 1910 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^12,13,14

• Obituary*: Death of Mrs. J. P.Cochran.
  Mrs. Anna Bachman Cochran, wife of J. P. Cochran, died at the old Cochran home in the country north of the city Monday night. The funeral will be from the home at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The burial will be at Cochran's Chapel. Mrs. Cochran was born in Dallas County, Sept. 25, 1877.¹⁵
• Note*: Sources variously give Nov 1876, 25 Sep 1877, and 25 Sep 1878 as her birth date. One source gives 30 Aug 1904 as the date of her marriage to James Porter Cochran. Her obituary says she died "at the old Cochran home in the country north of the city Monday night," and Monday was 21 Feb. Her death certificate says general peritonitis was the chief cause of her death and a ruptured appendix was a contributing cause.^{16,17,18,19,20}

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2011

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

James William Bachman¹

• Father: William Fletcher Bachman^2,3 b. 16 Sep 1846, d. 21 Apr 1911
• Mother: Mary E. ('Mollie') Clayton^4,5,6 b. 20 Feb 1851, d. 20 Jul 1889

• Birth*: He was born on 25 December 1885 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^7,8,9,10,11
• Marriage*: He married Edith May Rogers on 22 March 1911 in Alberta, Canada.^10,12,13
• Death*: He died on 24 October 1966 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, at age 80.^14,15,10,11
• Burial*: Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, 1847 14th Street, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California.^10,11

• Note*: He lived in Los Angeles, California and was a carpenter for Lansky Studios and perhaps other motion picture studios.^16,17

• Last Edited: 26 Jan 2014

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Joseph Alvey Clayton

• Father: Joseph Henry Clayton¹ b. 6 Nov 1856, d. 9 Mar 1923
• Mother: Anna ('Annie') May Lisman² b. 23 Aug 1865, d. 29 Apr 1948

• Birth*: He was born in 1883.³
• Death*: He died on 26 January 1947 in Navarro County, Texas.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in row 1, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³

• Note*: He and Frank were twins.⁵

• Last Edited: 12 Aug 2014

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

William Franklin ("Zene") Clayton¹

• Father: Joseph Henry Clayton² b. 6 Nov 1856, d. 9 Mar 1923
• Mother: Anna ('Annie') May Lisman³ b. 23 Aug 1865, d. 29 Apr 1948

• Birth*: He was born in 1886.^4,5,6
• Marriage*: He married Alberta Marie Leader.⁷
• Death*: He died on 23 January 1952 in a hospital, Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas.^8,9,10,11,12
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 January 1952 in row 1, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^13,14,15

• Note*: He lived in Corsicana, Texas.
• Obituary*: "Zenie Clayton Dies Wednesday
     "W. F. (Zenie) Clayton, 66, former professional baseball man, Corsicana native, died in a Crosbyton hospital Wednesday night [23 Jan 1952].
     "Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday from the McCammon chapel with burial in Oakwood cemetery. The rites will be conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hamilton, pastor of the Crosbyton Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. W. R. Hall, Marlin, Presbyterian minister.
     "Clayton had been manager of a cotton warehouse at Crosbyton for a number of years, and was employed at cotton warehouses and compresses for many years after baseball seasons.
     "He broke into baseball shortly after the turn of the century, playing with Ardmore in an independent league before occupying third base for Cleburne and Temple in the old Texas league in 1905 and 1906 prior to going with the St. Louis major league club.
     "He was an umpire in the Class AA American Association for a number of years prior to his retirement from baseball about 15 years ago.
     "Surviving are his wife at Crosbyton; a daughter, Mrs. L. E. Lewis, Venezuela, S. A., who plans to fly home for her father’s rites; a son, Billy Clayton, Waxahachie, and a granddaughter."¹⁶

• Last Edited: 9 Jul 2020

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Newton Halbert ('Buster') Clayton¹

• Father: Joseph Henry Clayton² b. 6 Nov 1856, d. 9 Mar 1923
• Mother: Anna ('Annie') May Lisman³ b. 23 Aug 1865, d. 29 Apr 1948

• Birth*: He was born in 1903.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 31 May 1941 in the family residence, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^6,7
• Burial*: Interment was on 1 June 1941 in row 1, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^8,9,7

• Scrapbook*: "BEN J. FORTSON, FORMER CORSICANAN, ACCIDENT VICTIM
     "J. H. CLAYTON OF CORSICANA SERIOUSLY INJURED IN OKLAHOMA ACCIDENT
     "CHICKASHA, Okla., March 27 [1941].—(AP)—Ben J. Fortson, 31, Fort Worth, Texas, was killed and J. H. Clayton, Corsicana, Texas, was seriously injured today when their automobile plunged off a highway on a curve hear here, overturning three times.
     "Fortson was in the oil business in Fort Worth and the lumber business in Oklahoma City.
     "His widow is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kayser of Chickasha, and was visiting here at the time of the crash.
     "Funeral services for Fortson, a former Corsicanan, will be held in Fort Worth Friday morning at 11 o’clock, and the body will then be carried to Dallas for burial Friday afternoon.
     "Surviving are his wife, two children, Ben Fortson III and Kay Fortson, all of Oklahoma City; mother, Mrs. Earl Johnson Fortson, Fort Worth; a brother, Earl Fortson, and a sister, Carolyn Fortson, both of Fort Worth, and other relatives."
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     "CORSICANAN INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT EXPECTED RECOVER
     "Advice received Thursday night from a Chickasha, Okla., hospital by relatives here stated that Buster Clayton of Corsicana, had sustained head, chest and back injuries in an automobile accident in which Ben J. Fortson, Jr., 31, of Fort Worth, was fatally injured. While his injuries are serious, he is expected to recover.
     "No additional information had been received here shortly after noon Friday.
     "The automobile is reported to have turned over three times on a curve near Chickasha Thursday morning [27 Mar 1941]."^10,11
• Obituary*: "BUSTER CLAYTON BURIED SUNDAY IN OAKWOOD CEMETERY
     "J. H. (Buster) Clayton, aged 38 years, well known Corsicanan, died at the family residence here Saturday night, following injuries in an automobile accident near Chickasha, Okla., March 26.
     "Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock from the family home, 1510 West Fifth avenue, with burial in Oakwood cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. W. R. Hall, pastor of the First Presbyterian church.
     "Surviving are his mother, Mrs. J. H. Clayton, two brothers, Joseph A. Clayton, Oklahoma City, and W. F. (Zenie) Clayton, Corsicana, scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National league, and other relatives.
     "Clayton received head and internal injuries in an accident that claimed the life of Ben Fortson, Jr., former Corsicanan. He was at the P. and S. Hospital for several weeks.
     "Pallbearers were Dude Ransom, James W. McCammon, W. E. Griffin, W. M. Peck, Jr., Jim Redden and Jimmie Lorimer.
     "Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home directed arrangements."¹²
• Note*: In October 1918 he was stricken with influenza during the Spanish flu epidemic.¹³

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2019

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Mattie Williamson

• Birth*: She was born on 14 January 1863.¹
• Marriage*: She married Albert Hervey Clayton, son of Joseph Alvey Clayton and Margaret Amanda Poole.²
• Death*: She died on 29 January 1958 at age 95.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Bexar Cemetery, Somerset, Bexar County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 13 Apr 2014

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Theodore ('Thea') Clayton

• Father: Albert Hervey Clayton^1,2 b. 2 Aug 1861, d. 20 Jul 1923
• Mother: Mattie Williamson b. 14 Jan 1863, d. 29 Jan 1958

• Birth*: He was born on 12 August 1903.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Rubye _____.⁶
• Death*: He died on 30 January 1978 in Atascosa County, Texas, at age 74.^7,8,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Bexar Cemetery, Somerset, Bexar County, Texas.¹⁰

• Note*: At age sixteen he was a blacksmith in Navarro County, Texas with his own shop. At the time of his death he lived in Somerset, Texas. His grave marker gives 15 Dec 1903 as his birth date.^11,4,12,13

• Last Edited: 25 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Thomas M. Vaughan

• Birth*: He was born in 1861.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mabel Clayton Reid, daughter of John McDonald Reid and Dixie Rena Clayton, on 1 October 1906 in Bexar County, Texas.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 20 April 1927 in Guadalupe County, Texas.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Vaughan Cemetery (also known as Vaughn Cemetery), Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Joseph McDonald Reid¹

• Father: John McDonald Reid² b. 14 Jan 1854, d. 28 Aug 1939
• Mother: Dixie Rena Clayton b. 4 Apr 1863, d. 26 Jun 1944

• Birth*: He was born on 27 January 1885.³
• Marriage*: He married Mabel O. Parrish.^4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 10 September 1960 in Hacienda El Caracol, Padilla Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at age 75.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was in the family plot, Hacienda El Caracol, Municipality of Padilla, Tamaulipas, Mexico.^9,10

• Note*: • The 1900 U.S. census says he was born in January 1884 in Texas.
  • He lived at Hacienda El Carocol, La Cruz, Tamalipas, Mexico.
  • A U.S. consul's report of his death gave "agriculturist" as his occupation and arteriosclerosis as the cause of his death. His Find A Grave memorial says he worked for the Texas Company (Texaco) in Tampico and ranched the family's land at El Caracol.^11,12,13

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Hazel Reid

• Father: John McDonald Reid^1,2,3 b. 14 Jan 1854, d. 28 Aug 1939
• Mother: Dixie Rena Clayton^4,5 b. 4 Apr 1863, d. 26 Jun 1944

• Birth*: She was born on 17 November 1886 in Texas.^6,7
• Marriage*: She married Alec Byers Hitchman.^7,8
• Death*: She died on 9 February 1927 in Nebraska (near De Soto) at age 40.^7,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Mission Burial Park South (also known as Mission Burial Park), 1700 S.E. Military Drive, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.⁷

• Obituary*: "AUTO CRASH KILLS ONE; HURTS THREE
  Blair Woman Instantly Killed and Three Others Injured When Car Plunges Off the Roadway.
     "BLAIR, Neb., Feb. 9.—(AP)—Mrs. Alex Hitchman, the third member of the family to die within six weeks and the second to be killed accidentally, was instantly killed, another woman was probably fatally inured and two others were severely cut and bruised when the automobile Mrs. Hitchman was driving plunged off the road near DeSoto shortly before noon today.
     "Mrs. Alma LaCour of New Orleans, riding in the front seat with Mrs. Hitchman, is in a critical condition in the Blair hospital. Miss Laura Reid, a sister of Mrs. Hitchman, and Mrs. Frank Curley were cut about the head, but not seriously injured. Two other occupants of the car, Mrs. C. T. Farnaham and Mrs. E. B. Carrigan, escaped injury.
     "The accident occurred when Mrs. Hitchman, who was driving about forty miles an hour, approached a bridge, failing to see a car parked on the opposite side. In an effort to swing around the machine she is believed to have lost control of her car.
     "Mrs. Hitchman’s sudden death follows that of her son, Alex, jr., fourteen, who died at Blair less than a month ago after an acute attack of appendicitis. Her nephew, Eugene Hitchman, twelve, was killed a short time previously when a .22 caliber rifle, carried by a playmate, was accidentally discharged.
     "Surviving Mrs. Hitchman are her husband, Alex Hitchman, president of the Farmers State bank here, and a son, Robert.
     "Mrs. Alex LaCour, who is visiting in Blair, was a sister of Harry Morris, one of the owners of the Blair canning company."¹⁰
• Note*: She was killed when a car she was driving overturned.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 29 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Matthew F. Reid

• Father: John McDonald Reid¹ b. 14 Jan 1854, d. 28 Aug 1939
• Mother: Dixie Rena Clayton b. 4 Apr 1863, d. 26 Jun 1944

• Birth*: He was born in October 1892 in Texas.²

• Note*: He graduated from Peacock Military Academy in San Antonio, Texas in 1913.³

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Alberta Marie Leader

• Birth*: She was born on 4 June 1889 in Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: She married William Franklin ("Zene") Clayton, son of Joseph Henry Clayton and Anna ('Annie') May Lisman.⁴
• Death*: She died on 27 December 1928 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 39.^5,6,7,2,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 30 December 1928 in row 1, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^9,10,11

• Obituary*: "FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. CLAYTON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
     "Funeral services for Mrs. Alberta Clayton, aged 39, who died on Thursday afternoon [27 Dec 1928] at 2:10 o’clock following a week’s illness, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the family home, 1107 West Collin street. Interment in Oakwood cemetery.
     "Surviving are her husband, Will (Zenie) Clayton; two daughters, Doris and Marie; one son, Billie, and other relatives.
     "Sutherland Undertaking company will have charge.
     "Active pallbearers will be Dude Ransom, Dee Paindexter, Wade Smith, W. D. Nolen, Lee Ballanfant and Edwin Davant.
     "Honorary pallbearers will be E. O. Vaughn, Ray Falk, Dallas; J. Doak Roberts, Dallas; Ceorge Pecot, Dallas; H. S. Hicks, Dallas; George B. Nourse, Dallas; W. T. McElwee, Gus Weidman, Arthur Levi, A. S. Vann, Nat Pinkston and George Campbell."¹²
• Note*: She died of pneumonia.⁴

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2023

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Marie Alberta Clayton

• Father: William Franklin ("Zene") Clayton¹ b. 1886, d. 23 Jan 1952
• Mother: Alberta Marie Leader² b. 4 Jun 1889, d. 27 Dec 1928

• Birth*: She was born on 2 June 1915.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 4 January 1929 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 13.^5,6,7
• Burial*: Interment was in row 1, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁸

• Note*: She died of pneumonia, one week after her mother died of the same disease.⁴

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Doris Virginia Clayton

• Father: William Franklin ("Zene") Clayton^1,2 b. 1886, d. 23 Jan 1952
• Mother: Alberta Marie Leader^3,4 b. 4 Jun 1889, d. 27 Dec 1928

• Birth*: She was born on 30 June 1913 in Roanoke, Virginia.^5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: She married Lendon Earl Lewis on 1 January 1938.⁹
• Death*: She died on 25 February 1990 at age 76.^10,11
• Burial*: Interment was in Resthaven Memorial Park, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹¹

• Note*: They had no children.⁹

• Last Edited: 9 Jul 2020

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

William James Clayton

• Father: William Franklin ("Zene") Clayton¹ b. 1886, d. 23 Jan 1952
• Mother: Alberta Marie Leader² b. 4 Jun 1889, d. 27 Dec 1928

• Birth*: He was born on 4 June 1926.³
• Death*: He died on 23 October 1997 in Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, at age 71.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁵

• Last Edited: 3 Jul 2011

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Lendon Earl Lewis

• Birth*: He was born on 29 May 1909.¹
• Marriage*: He married Doris Virginia Clayton, daughter of William Franklin ("Zene") Clayton and Alberta Marie Leader, on 1 January 1938.²
• Death*: He died on 29 November 1967 at age 58.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was on 1 December 1967 in Resthaven Memorial Park, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^5,4

• Obituary*: "Corsicana Brothers Die At Lake; Funerals Today
     "CORSICANA (SPL)—Funeral services for Lendon E. Lewis, 55, and his brother, Walter G. Lewis, 58, both of Corsicana, will be at 3 p.m. today in Westminster Presbyterian Church. Rev. Eugene Wood and Rev. Robert J. Potts will officiate with burial in Resthaven Cemetery for Lendon Lewis and in Oakwood Cemetery for Walter Lewis.
     "Bodies of the brothers were found Wednesday night [29 Nov 1967] at Lake Halbert near Corsicana after they had been reported missing on a duck hunt.
     "Justice of the Peace W. H. Tipton said death was apparently from accidental drowning in the case of Walter G. Lewis and from exposure in the case of Lendon Lewis.
     "They were the sons of Mrs. Agnes Lewis of the Regis in Waco.
     "Walter Wood at Lake Halbert near Corsicana after they had been reported missing on a duck hunt.
     "Justice of the Peace W. H. Tipton said death was apparently from accidental drowning in the case of Walter G. Lewis and from exposure in the case of Lend at Lake Halbert near Corsicana after they had been reported missing on a duck hunt.
     "Justice of the Peace W. H. Tipton said death was apparently from accidental drowning in the case of Walter G. Lewis and from exposure in the case of Lendon Lewis.
     "They were the sons of Mrs. Agnes Lewis of the Regis in Waco.
     "Walter Wood at Lake Halbert near Corsicana after they had been reported missing on a duck hunt.
     "Justice of the Peace W. H. Tipto[sic] is survived by his wife and one son, Walter G. Lewis of Dallas. Lendon Lewis is survived by his wife.
     "The two men went duck hunting Wednesday, borrowed two life preservers from John Brown, the lake patrolman. When they did not return home around 8 p.m., a search was started.
     "About 11:30 p.m. searchers found the body of Lendon Lewis in a duck blind. He was on his back, out of the water, the upper part of his body behind a shelter that had been set up for retriever dogs. The blind was near the eastern shore.
     "On the bank nearby was a hat, two cushions, a thermos bottle, and other items. Also two retriever dogs were there.
     "Dragging operations began, and at about 3 a.m. the body of W. G. Lewis was found about 15 feet from shore in seven feet of water. This was about 100 feet north of the duck blind.
     "It was believed the brothers had finished hunting, left the blind, and with the two dogs had started across the lake in the boat when it capsized. It was thought that they started swimming, that Lendon Lewis made it to the blind and died of overexertion and exposure, and that Walter G. Lewis drowned before getting to shore.
     "It was thought by some that the hat, cushions and other objects on shore had been spilled when the boat capsized, and were carried ashore by the retriever dogs.
     "Neither man was wearing a life preserver when found.
     "The boat was of metal, carried scrap iron for ballast, had low sides and was 12 feet long."⁶

• Last Edited: 14 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Wiley Dodson ('Bub') Robinson Jr.

• Father: Sheriff Wiley Dodson Robinson¹ b. 11 Feb 1870, d. 29 Oct 1958
• Mother: Susan Elizabeth ('Susie') Clayton^2,3 b. 30 Dec 1890, d. 6 Oct 1940

• Birth*: He was born on 13 July 1915 in the family home, 1426 W. Collin Street, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^4,5
• Marriage*: He married Lena Palmeri on 1 May 1949.⁶
• Death*: He died on 21 June 1992 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 76.^7,8

• Last Edited: 21 Apr 2014

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

George Allyn Hopkins

• Marriage*: He married Nelle May Robinson, daughter of Sheriff Wiley Dodson Robinson and Susan Elizabeth ('Susie') Clayton, in May 1927.¹
• Death*: He died in 1930.²

• Last Edited: 14 Mar 2012

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Joseph Allyn Guthrie

• Father: George Allyn Hopkins¹ d. 1930
• Mother: Nelle May Robinson^2,3 b. 28 Sep 1910, d. 13 Sep 1985

• Birth*: He was born on 20 August 1928 in the family home at 1426 W. Collin Street, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^4,5,6,7,8
• Death*: He died on 29 August 2005 at age 77.^7,9
• Burial*: Inurnment was on 7 September 2005 in the Robinson family plot, row 9, section D, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^7,9

• Obituary*: Joseph A. Guthrie
  Aug 20, 1928 - Aug 29, 2005
  Joseph A. Guthrie of Dallas passed away Aug. 29, 2005, at the age of 77. He was born Aug. 20, 1928, in Corsicana and graduated from Corsicana High School in 1945. In 1949, he received a B.A. Degree from Southwestern University and an M.A. Degree in 1951 from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Guthrie was a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, Thomas J. Rusk Chapter of Dallas, Kappa Phi Kappa, an honorary educational fraternity, and Hood’s Brigade Association of Texas. He was a descendant of several early Navarro County pioneer families, namely Dr. W. S. Robinson, early day physician of Dresden, and Joseph Alvey Clayton of Chatfield, who served under Gen. Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto in Captain Mesa [sic; should be Amasa] Turner’s Company. He was also a descendant of Benjamin Franklin Lisman of Chatfield, who constructed the first metal bridge in Navarro County.
  He was preceded in death by his mother, Nelle May Robinson Guthrie, on Sept. 13, 1985.
  Graveside services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005, with Father Stephen Waller of the Episcopal Church of St. Thomas the Apostle officiating at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana. Honorary pallbearers were Charles E. Pearce, J. Cal Pearce, Sr., James C. Pearce, Jr., B. L. Hagle, Conan D. West, and Dr. J. W. Witten.
  Arrangements by Sparkman/Hillcrest, Dallas.¹⁰
• Note*: After his father died and his mother married Wallace Guthrie, he changed his name from George Allen Hopkins, Jr. to Joseph Allyn Guthrie.⁶

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2020

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Lena Palmeri

• Marriage*: She married Wiley Dodson ('Bub') Robinson Jr., son of Sheriff Wiley Dodson Robinson and Susan Elizabeth ('Susie') Clayton, on 1 May 1949.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2013

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Wiley Stephen Robinson

Wiley Stephen Robinson.

• Father: Wiley Dodson ('Bub') Robinson Jr.^1,2,3 b. 13 Jul 1915, d. 21 Jun 1992
• Mother: Lena Palmeri^4,5,6

• Birth*: He was born on 15 September 1950 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 18 February 2013 at age 62.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 22 February 2013 in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, 5725 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, Tarrant County, Texas.^7,9

• Obituary*: Wiley S. Robinson, 62, passed away on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013.
  Wiley was born Sept. 15, 1950 in Corsicana to Mr. Wiley D. “Bub” Robinson Jr. and Lena Palmeri Robinson. . . . He attended Navarro Junior College and was an employee of Utility Trailer of Dallas.
  Wiley loved God, people, country music and old cars. He was a faithful member of Mid-Cities Baptist Temple. He lived life to the fullest for as long as he could with a devotion to country music.
  Wiley was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Todd West.
  He is survived by [his wife; a son; his sister-in-law; his pets, his “girls” Candy Kiss, Penny Kay, and Maggie; and a host of special friends].
  Visitation with the family will be 12 noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at Forest Ridge Funeral Home in Hurst.
  Service is 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 in the Chapel of Forest Ridge Funeral Home in Hurst with the Rev. Jesse Wilson officiating. Pallbearers are John Ewell, James “Jerry” Armitage, Charlie Martinez, H.D. Ayers, Cliff Cook, Ed Kuser, Billy Keebler and Packy Watson. Honorary pallbearers are Frankie Miller, Doug miller, Jim Stinson, Jimmy Eaves, Terry Pack, Jerry Allen, Cody Armitage, John Everett and Cecil Shaw. Interment will follow in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville.
  In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the SPCA, in memory of Wiley Robinson.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2013

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis

Marjorie Katherine Rattan

Marjorie Rattan Harper, 1942, from newspaper announcement of her wedding.

• Father: Clarence Travis Rattan¹ b. 5 Oct 1886, d. 5 Mar 1978
• Mother: Marjorie Higdon b. c 1890, d. 9 Jul 1960

• Birth*: She was born on 7 December 1918 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.²
• Marriage*: She married Robert Leslie Harper Jr., son of Robert Leslie Harper and Ida Mae Fortson, on 14 March 1942 in Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³
• Death*: She died on 27 January 2007 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, at age 88.²
• Burial*: Interment was on 1 February 2007 in Restland Memorial Park, 9200 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 32.927032,-96.742741.²

• Note*: Her picture appears with the news story about their wedding in the Dallas Morning News. She was survived by two sons, a granddaughter, a grandson, and two brothers.^3,2

• Last Edited: 29 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis, Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Clarence Travis Rattan

• Birth*: He was born on 5 October 1886.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Marjorie Higdon.³
• Death*: He died on 5 March 1978 in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, at age 91.^4,2,5
• Burial*: Interment was in Covington Cemetery, Covington, Hill County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 25 Jan 2019

William Albert ('Bill') Betzel

William Albert ('Bill') Betzel.

• Birth*: He was born on 4 June 1929 in Albany, Shackelford County, Texas.^1,2,3
• Death*: He died on 16 August 2018 in Texas at age 89.^4,5

• Note*: • He attended what is now the University of Texas at Arlington.
  • Bill served in the U.S. Army for two years as a tank commander, stationed in Germany. He also served as a deacon for many years at the First Presbyterian Church in Arlington.
  • Early on he worked with his dad and brother at Betzel Company, a machine shop located in Arlington. Later, as a real estate broker and land developer, Bill formed and led Betzel Group. While serving as its principal, he developed thousands of residential lots. Between 1983 and 1989, Bill also represented many clients ranging from individual land owners to international corporations as a land use consultant. Toward the end of his career, Bill moved to Granbury, Texas and continued his land development work until retirement.
  • He was a longtime member of the Arlington Civitan Club. Bill was a volunteer for six years, with one year as the chairman, on the Planning and Zoning Commission in Arlington.⁶

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2020

Ann Gayle House

Gayle House Fuller, 1964, from newspaper announcement of her wedding.

• Father: Col. Royce Eugene House¹ b. 11 Jan 1916, d. 1 Jan 2000
• Mother: Annelle Hollister² b. 30 May 1918, d. 12 Jun 2001

• Birth*: She was born on 14 December 1944 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: She married Haydon Theron Fuller, son of William Grim Fuller, on 14 November 1964 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^4,7,8
• Death*: She died on 8 April 2006 in her home, 4 Dreyer Place, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, at age 61.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 April 2006 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas.⁶

• Obituary Abstract*: GAYLE FULLER
  Ann Gayle House Fuller, 61, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, 8 Apr 2006, at her home. Born 14 Dec 1944 in Dallas. Member of Junior League of Texarkana, TRAHC, Women for the Arts, the Wadley Guild, the Texarkana Memorial United, St. James Day School, and First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, two sons and daughters-in-law, a daughter, a sister, four grandchildren, and a number of other relatives. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, 12 Apr 2006, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Settle officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park under direction of Texarkana Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Texarkana, 803 Spruce Street, Texarkana, Texas, 75501, or National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance, 11132 Ventura Blvd., Suite 401, Studio City, Calif., 91604.⁹
• Note*: She lived in Texarkana, Texas and was a member of the Junior League, Women for the Arts, the Wadley Guild, and First United Methodist Church of Texarkana, Arkansas. Survivors included her husband, two sons, a daughter, four grandchildren, and a sister.⁶

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2012

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis, Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Haydon Theron Fuller

Haydon Fuller, from funeral home's online obituary.

• Father: William Grim Fuller b. 23 Aug 1912, d. 29 Jan 1997

• Birth*: He was born on 13 May 1941 in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: He married Ann Gayle House, daughter of Col. Royce Eugene House and Annelle Hollister, on 14 November 1964 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^5,1,6
• Death*: He died on 8 January 2007 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 65.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 January 2007 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas.^3,8

• Obituary*: Haydon Theron Fuller, age 65, of Texarkana, TX, passed away peacefully with his children at his side on Monday, January 8, 2007 at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, after unexpected complications from cancer.
  Mr. Fuller was born on May 13, 1941, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He attended Baylor High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee and graduated from SMU in 1964 where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
  Additionally, he returned to SMU in 1980 and obtained a degree from the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking.
  While at SMU as an undergraduate, he met his late wife, Gayle. They were happily married for 41 years. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969 and received the Army Medal of Commendation upon his honorable discharge having reached the rank of Captain. After leaving the Army, he returned to Texarkana with his wife and children and worked for the Texarkana National Bank until his retirement in 1994. While at TNB, he worked in Commercial and Installment Lending and Investments/Financial Planning in multiple capacities including Cashier, Executive Vice President, and a member of the Board of Directors.
  Additionally, Mr. Fuller was on the Board of St. James Day School, worked for the Texarkana Museum System, served on the Building Committee for the Alzheimer’s facility at the Cornerstone Retirement Community and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Texarkana, AR. He was also involved with promoting Texas A&M University at Texarkana with funding for the establishment of the proposed College of Engineering and Information Sciences.
  Funeral Services will be at 11:00 AM Friday at the First United Methodist Church, Arkansas with Rev. Charles Settle officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park under the direction of the Texarkana Funeral Home.
  Those wishing to memorialize Mr. Fuller may make contributions to the:
  American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 (www.cancer.org)
  The family will be at #4 Dreyer Place.⁹
• Note*: He was a graduate of Southern Methodist University and the Graduate School of Banking at SMU. He was executive vice president and a director of Texarkana National Bank in Texarkana, Texas and an army veteran.³

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2012

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis, Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Annelle Hollister

Annelle Hollister in 1939.

• Father: Walter Scott ('Hollie') Hollister^1,2,3 b. c 1888, d. 3 Nov 1945
• Mother: Caroline Frances ('Callie') Fortson^4,5,6 b. 19 Jan 1889, d. 25 Dec 1941

• Birth*: She was born on 30 May 1918 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^7,8,9,10
• Marriage*: She married Col. Royce Eugene House, son of F. R. House and _____ _____, on 21 January 1941 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^8,11,12
• Death*: She died on 12 June 2001 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at age 83.^13,14,10
• Burial*: Interment was on 21 June 2001 in section 26, site 1392, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.^13,14,15

• Note*: She was a member of Chi Omega sorority and Mu Phi Epsilon, honorary music sorority, at Southern Methodist University.^16,17

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2014

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis, Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Linda Lou Seaman

Linda Seaman, senior-class picture in 1966 high school yearbook.

• Father: Edward Francis Seaman Jr.¹ b. 16 Feb 1918, d. 7 Apr 1973
• Mother: Betty Lou ('Betsy') Hollister^2,3 b. 12 Feb 1925, d. 9 May 2002

• Birth*: She was born on 4 February 1948 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married Mendy Jerome Korff on 20 May 1971 in Harris County, Texas.^8,9
• Death*: She died on 5 March 2019 in Payson, Gila County, Arizona, at age 71.¹⁰
• Burial*: Interment was in North Elba Cemetery, North Elba, Essex County, New York.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 27 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis, Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Mendy Jerome Korff

• Birth*: He was born on 30 September 1948.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Linda Lou Seaman, daughter of Edward Francis Seaman Jr. and Betty Lou ('Betsy') Hollister, on 20 May 1971 in Harris County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 26 September 1973 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at age 24.^5,6,7,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 29 September 1973 in section 6, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, 13001 Katy Freeway, Houston, Harris County, Texas.⁹

• Note*: He graduated from Texas A&M University in May 1973.

• Last Edited: 19 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of William Clayton and Sally Davis, Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn