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Charles Collier Clayton Jr.'s parents were:
Charles Collier Clayton Sr., b. 1787 in Charlotte County, VA. and d. Mar. 2, 1862 in Itawamba County, Mississippi &
Nancy Ann Toney Clayton, b. 1781 in Stokes, Pitt County, NC. and d. 1854 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi.

On Apr. 21, 1824, Charles C. Clayton Jr. and Eliza Richey were married in Jefferson county, AL., according to Alabama, Select Marriages for 1816-1957.
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Charles C. & Eliza Clayton's children were:
1. Benjamin Lockhart Clayton, b. Mar. 24, 1825 in Jefferson County, AL. and d. Sep. 9, 1882 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi. Benjamin marr. Rebecca Caroline Clayton.
2. Martha Matilda/Malinda Clayton, b. Feb. 25, 1827 in AL. and d. Apr. 1, 1862. Martha marr. John Thomas Morgan.
3. John Merryman Clayton, b. Aug. 1, 1830 in Jefferson County, AL. and d. Mar. 31, 1925 in Guntown, Lee County, Mississippi. John marr. Manerva Caroline Mann.
4. James Stewart Clayton, b. May 31, 1832 in Jefferson County, AL. and d. Jan. 20, 1920. James marr. Ann Murphy on Nov. 16, 1856 in Itawamba County, Mississippi.
5. Nancy Rebecca Clayton, b. Nov. 14, 1834 and d. Aug. 25, 1881. Nancy marr. William M. Pound.
6. Washington Lafayette Clayton, b. Dec. 22, 1836 in Jefferson County, AL. and d. Feb. 20, 1921 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi. Washington marr. Mary Agnes Bell in 1860 and Elizabeth Jane Orr Patterson in 1892.
7. William Marion Clayton, b. Apr. 10, 1839 in Clayton Cove, Jefferson county, AL. and d. Nov. 2, 1848 in Mooreville, Itawamba, Mississippi.
8. Andrew Jackson Clayton, b. Jun. 11, 1841 in Mooreville, Itawamba, Mississippi and d. Jan. 29, 1892 in Waxahachie, Ellis, TX. Andrew marr. M. E. _.
9. Charles Collier Clayton III, b. Jun. 18, 1843 in Mooreville, Itawamba, Mississippi and d. Mar. 2, 1862 in Fernandina, Nassau county, FL.
10. Anderson J Clayton, b. Jul. 8, 1843 in Mississippi and d. Jul. 28, 1885 in Lee county, Mississippi.
11. Mary Caroline Clayton, b. Jun. 14, 1846 in Mooreville, Itawamba, Mississippi and d. Jan. 6, 1905 in Loyd, Louisiana.
12. Thomas Jefferson Clayton, b. Sep. 19, 1848 in Itawamba County, Mississippi and d. May 4, 1919 in Cleburne, Johnson County, TX. Thomas marr. Mary Virginia Sparks in 1873 and Lucy A. Ford in 1885.
13. Harris Taylor Clayton, b. Mar. 15, 1851 in Mooreville, Itawamba, Mississippi and d. Oct. 7, 1872 in Mooreville, Lee, Mississippi.
14. Gibson Clayton, b. 1852 in Itawamba county, Mississippi and d. 1872 in Loyd, Louisiana.

In the Oct. 21, 1850 U. S. census, 49 yr. old Charles C Clayton Jr., a farmer in the Agriculture industry, b. in SC., was living in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi with his
42 yr. old (inferred) wife, Eliza B Clayton, b. in SC.
20 yr. old (inferred) son, John Clayton, a farmer, attending school, b. in AL.
18 yr. old (inferred) son, James S Clayton, attending school, b. in AL.
15 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Nancy R Clayton, attending school, b. in AL.
13 yr. old (inferred) son, Washington Clayton, b. in AL.
9 yr. old (inferred) son, Andrew I Clayton, b. in Mississippi
9 yr. old (inferred) son, Charles C Clayton (III), b. in Mississippi
3 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Mary C Clayton, b. in Mississippi
2 yr. old (inferred) son, Thomas I Clayton, b. in Mississippi
Charles Collier Jr.'s real estate was valued at $500.

In 1854, Charles' mother, Nancy Clayton died in Tupelo, Lee county, Mississippi.

In the 1860 U. S. census, 59 yr. old Charles C. Clayton, a farmer, b. in SC., was living in Itawamba (Post Office: Mooresville), Mississippi with his
52 yr. old (inferred) wife, Eliza B. Clayton, b. in SC.
18 yr. old (inferred) son, Andrew J. Clayton, a farm laborer, b. in Mississippi
16 yr. old (inferred) son, Charles C. Clayton (III), a clerk, b. in Mississippi
14 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Mary C. Clayton, attending school, b. in Mississippi
11 yr. old (inferred) son, Thomas J. Clayton, attending school, b. in Mississippi
9 yr. old (inferred) son, Harris T Clayton, attending school, b. in Mississippi
79 yr. old widowed father, Charles C. Clayton Sr., a farmer, b. in VA.
Charles Jr.'s real estate was valued at $2,200 and his personal estate at $5,550.

On Mar. 2, 1862, Charles' father, Charles Collier Clayton Sr., died in Itawamba County, Mississippi.

In the 1870 U. S. census, 69 yr. old C. C. Clayton, doing farm labor, b. in SC., was living in District 3 (Post Office: Tupelo), Lee county, Mississippi with his
62 yr. old wife, Eliza B Clayton, keeping house, b. in SC.
C. C.'s personal estate was valued at $150.

In the 1880 U. S. census, 79 yr. old C. C. Clayton, no occupation listed, b. in SC., was living at 24 Main Street in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi with his
72 yr. old wife, Eliza Clayton, no occupation listed, b. in SC.
44 yr. old son (and head of household), W. L. (Washington Lafayette) Clayton, a lawyer, b. in AL.
40 year old daughter-in-law, Mary A. Clayton, keeping house, b. in AL.
17 yr. old granddaughter, Lena Bell Clayton, attending school, b. in Mississippi
12 yr. old grandson, Charles Clayton, b. in Mississippi
2 yr. old grandson, Stewart Clayton, b. in Mississippi
29 yr. old (Mary A.'s sister), Lena Bell, b. in Mississippi
Charles and Eliza's parents were both b. in SC.
The children's parents were b. in AL.
Mary's father was b. in SC. and her mother in AL.