CENSUS-AL-CHEROKEE-1850: District 26, 2 Nov, 55/55
Clayton, Daniel 55 TN Farmer $800
Clayton, Ann 50 TN
Clayton, William 20 TN none
Clayton, Solomon 17 AL Farmer
Clayton, John C. 14 AL

Solomon H. Clayton declares in a Southern Claims Commission document [No. 24] dated 15 Feb 1879 that he had a brother, John C. Clayton. Solomon hired a substitute for the war.

Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969
Name: Soloman H Clayton; Spouse: Mary C Hall; Marriage Date: 27 Aug 1857; County: Dekalb; State: Alabama; Performed By Title: Justice of the Peace; Performed by Name: R Roberts; Source information: Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research

!CENSUS-AL-DEKALB-1860: Div. No. 2, Lebanon P.O. page 99, 14 Jun, 52/54
Clayton, Solomon H. 25 AL Farmer $[no real estate ]/$476 Personal Estate
Clayton, Mary C. 18 AL
Clayton, Jacob V. 1 AL
53/55
Hall, Vann 39 SC Farmer $2200/$1990
Hall, Mary 39 SC
Hall, Jacob M. 22 AL Farmer ____/$350

CENSUS-AL-DEKALB-1870: T8, R8, Lebanon P. O. 6 Jun, 27/27
Clayton, Sol H. 36 AL Farmer $40/$1500
Clayton, Kate 27 AL Keeping house
Clayton, Mary 8 AL Going school
Clayton, Sherman 5 AL
Clayton, Esther 3/12 AL

CENSUS-AL-DEKALB-1880: Beat 1, T & R 8, ED 56, page 14, 126/128
Clayton, Solomon H. 46 [head] AL MD NC Farmer
Clayton, Mary C. 37 wife AL SC SC Keeping house
Clayton, Mary A. 18 dau AL AL AL att. school
Clayton, Sherman W. 14 son AL AL AL Farm laborer, att. school
Clayton, Esther E. 9 dau AL AL AL att. school
Clayton, William 8 son AL AL AL att. school
Clayton, Susan G. 6 dau AL AL AL
Clayton, Samuel D. 3 son AL AL AL
Clayton, Ada 10/12 dau AL AL AL b. Aug

Image 3 The State of Alabama, DeKalb County Personally appeared before me L. S. Nicholson a Notary Public in & for the said state and county John Siniard of Collinsville Well acquainted with the lands of the estate of S. H. Clayton recently sold by Sherman W. Clayton administrator of said estate - the price for which said lands were sold to wit $711.00 is a fair .... price being the full value of same
Sworn to before me J. T. Siniard 9th day of Jun 1894
Image 4 Final record "D" page 9 Sept 29, 1898
Image 13 B. L. Bellamy to act as guardian for the minor heirs S. G.Clayton, S. H. Clayton, A. O. Clayton, C. M. Clayton and B. Clayton This Mar 4, 1895 Probate Court Dec 30, 1893 B. L. Bellamy, Guardian
Image 17 J. S. Hill purchaser of the land 5 May 1894 Sale made on the 16th day of April 1894 Land on east side of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976 Probate 1892 Etowah Co.
Name: Solomon H Clayton; File Name: Solomon H Clayton; Event Type: Probate; Event Place: Etowah County, Alabama; Event Year: 1892; First Image Number: 5; Last Image Number: 93; Number of Images: 89
Image 22 Report of Commissioners Allotting Homestead to Widow and Minor children, Filed 23 June 1892
Image 23-28 Land description Letters of Administration to S. W. Clayton (original) Final Record "C" page "436" Feby 6/96
Image 36, Estate of Solomon H. Clayton; Etowah County Final Record "C", page "436" dated Feby 6/96
Solomon H. Clayton late a resident of said county died the 12th day of Feby 1892; died intestate leaving no last will and testament.
Image 41 Depositions - Heirs at law, the widows name is Catherine Clayton, Susan Clayton - 19 years old, Samuel Clayton - 18 years old, Ader Clayton - 15 years old, Cain Clayton - 11 years, Bryant Clayton - 9 years [all minor children].
I know the land upon which S. H. Clayton was living at the time of his death - signed J. W. Lackey.
Estate of Solomon H. Clayton Allowing Homestead to widow and Minor Children Filed 23 Jun 1892