Frances Clayton
New Plymouth Sentinel
Thursday, April 05, 1917
Mrs. Wm. T. Clayton Passed Away
Frances E. Roberson was born in Lawrence County, Ind., February 8th, 1847. Here she remained until she reached young womanhood. In the autumn of 1865 she removed to Dallas County, Iowa, and there on July 3, 1866 she was united in marriage to William T. Clayton.
After 14 years in these surrounding Mr. and Mrs. Clayton removed to Rawlins County, Kansas where they remained from 1880 to 1889, removing thence to Grand Valley, Garfield County, Colo.
In 1910 they came to the Payette Valley, Idaho, where they have since resided on a ranch three and one half miles northwest of this place and where Mrs. Clayton died on March 30th, at the age of 69 years, 1 month and 22 days. She was the mother of nine children - 7 sons and 2 daughters, one of whom died in infancy, the reminder, with their aged and feeble father, surviving to mourn the loss of a faithful wife and fondly loving mother. All these rise up to call her - Blessed.
Mrs. Clayton was an earnest, Christian and member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Funeral services were held at the house on Monday, April 2nd, Rev. H. F. Knight officiating, and interment was in the cemetery at Payette.
Payette Enterprise (Thursday, April 05, 1917)
Frances Ellen Ruberson was born in Lawrence County, Indiana, February 8, 1847, and died Friday, March 30, 1917 at her home three and one half miles from Fruitland. On July 8, 1866 she was married to Wm. Thomas Clayton at Adel, Dalles Co., Iowa. To this union were born seven sons and two daughters. The oldest son died in infancy. Ed of Sterling, Colorado, Harry of Grande Valley, Colo., who arrived Sunday evening, Leo, Beach, Wilbur, Delbert, and Mrs. Gramlee of Grand Valley, Colorado, and Mrs. Jessie Lemmon of Fruitland. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton moved to Rawlins County, Kansas, in 1880, and to Grand Valley, Colo. in 1899 and in 1910 they came to the Payette Valley, where they have since resided.
Mrs. Clayton was taken suddenly ill Thursday evening. The physician was called and every thing done that could be but she passed away at noon Friday. Mrs. Clayton has been a member of the Methodist church since 1895 and was a devoted and consistent Christian. Rev. Knight of New Plymouth, an old friend and neighbor of many years, conducted the funeral services at the home. Her favorite chapter, John 14, was read at the service. Interment was at Riverside Cemetery, Payette. Mr. Clayton and family have the sympathy of many friends and neighbors in their great sorrow.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express to our neighbors and friends our sincere appreciation of their sympathy and many acts of kindness shown us during the illness and death of our loving wife and mother.
WILLIAM T. CLAYTON and family, MRS. JESSIE LEMMON and son
Fruitland Banner (Friday, April 06, 1917)
Mrs. Clayton Dies
Mrs. Wm T. Clayton, age 70 years, died at her home three and a half miles south of Fruitland last Friday noon after an illness of twenty-four hours from uremic poisoning.
