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Eliza's parents were:
John Richey, b. Nov 17, 1790 in Pendleton, Anderson county, SC. and d. Aug. 5, 1840 in Blossom Prairie, Red River county, TX. &
Martha Matilda Brownlee, b. Apr. 30, 1787 in Pendleton, Anderson county, SC. and d. Mar. 18, 1851 in Gilmer, Upshur county, TX.

On Apr. 21, 1824, Eliza Richey and Charles C. Clayton Jr. 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, 42 yr. old Eliza B Clayton, b. in SC., was living in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi with her
49 yr. old (inferred) husband, Charles C Clayton Jr., a farmer in the Agriculture industry, 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 the 1860 U. S. census, 52 yr. old Eliza B. Clayton, b. in SC., was living in Itawamba (Post Office: Mooresville), Mississippi with her
59 yr. old (inferred) husband, Charles C. Clayton, a farmer, 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-in-law, 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.

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

In the 1880 U. S. census, 72 yr. old wife, Eliza Clayton, no occupation listed, b. in SC., was living at 24 Main Street in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi with her
79 yr. old husband, C. C. 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 (daughter-in-law, 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.

Tupelo Daily Journal (Tupelo, Mississippi)
Jul. 8, 1892
Mrs. Clayton, the aged mother of Col. W. L. Clayton and Mr. John Clayton died at the residence of the latter, near Mooresville, last Saturday morning and was buried in Tupelo on Monday, funeral services were held at the Cumberland Presbyterian church by the Rev. T. H. Padgett. She had filled her station in life with christian fidelity and was fully prepared by the summons of the Master. The bereaved relatives have the sympanthy of many friends.