Virgil CLAYTON ¹

  General Notes:

(Is this the right Virgil Clayton?)
1900 IL CENSUS, Williamson CO, Lake Creek Twp: Leroy Clayton, 23, married 8 yrs. b. IL, farmer; wife Minnie, 26, married 8 yrs., 4 children, 3 living, b. IL; son Virgil, 4, b. Dec. 1896, b. IL, parents b. IL; dau. Pearl?, 2, b. IL; dau. Winnie, 3/12, b. IL.
1910 IL CENSUS, Franklin Co, Frankfort Twp: Roy Clayton, 38, 2nd marriage, married 3 yrs, b. IL, farmer,; wife Eliza, 29, 2nd marriage, 2 children, 2 living, b. IL; son Virgil, 14, b. IL, parents b. IL; dau. Gina B., b. IL, parents b. IL.
WORLD WAR 1 DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918: Virgil Clayton, 21, permanent address: West Frankfort, IL; born Dec 24, 1896 in Johnston City, IL, natural born citizen, farmer & dairy, employed by Roy Clayton, West Frankfort, IL, single, Caucasian; medium height and build, blue eyes and black hair. 6/5/17 Franklin Co, IL
1920 IL CENSUS, Franklin Co, Frankfort Twp: "Vergal" Clayton, 23, b. IL, parents b. IL, laborer, farm; wife Norma, 20, b. IL, parents b. IL. (listed next to Roy Clayton on census)
1930 IL CENSUS, Franklin Co, Frankfort Twp: Virgil Clayton, own home $2000, 33, married age 22, b. IL, parents b. IL, top laborer, coal mine; wife Norma, 31, married age 20, b. IL, parents b. IL; dau. Velma H., 9, b. IL, parents b. IL; dau. Bernadine, 5, b. IL, parents b. IL; son Leon D., 8/12, b. IL, parents b. IL.

1930 IL CENSUS, McDonough Co, Bushnell city: "Virgel" Clayton, 23, single, b. IL, was living with his parents Ralph and Mary. (is this the right Virgil?)

Virgil married Merle M. WICKHAM, daughter of Thomas Ambrose WICKHAM and Louise A. MURPHY, between 1930 and 1938. (Merle M. WICKHAM was born on 17 Jan 1895 in MO ² and died on 2 May 1960 in Possibly Knox Co, IL.)