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Clayton, Ernest C., 1903-1997

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1903 - 1997

Biography

Ernest C. Clayton (1903-1997) was a farmer and teacher from Orem, Utah.

Ernest C. Clayton was born on August 9, 1903 in Orem, Utah, to Clarence LeRoy and Christina (Fugel) Clayton. Ernest was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who served in the Eastern States Mission from around 1927 to 1929. He attended Brigham Young University and graduated in Agronomy and Animal Husbandry with the class of 1930. He also received a Bachelors of Science degree in education from Brigham Young University. Ernest married Olita Melville in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 25, 1930. Ernest was a farmer and a teacher. He taught for the Alpine and Granite School Districts. He died on April 9, 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Ernest C. Clayton mission journal, 1928-1935 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionary in Eastern States during the years 1927-1929)

Family Search, via WWW, January 19, 2022 (Ernest C. Clayton; b. August 9, 1903 Orem, Utah; d. April 9, 1997 Salt Lake City, Utah; m. Olita Melville June 25, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah).

Brigham Young University High School, via WWW, January 19, 2022 (graduated 1930 in Agronomy and Animal Husbandry; BS in education; taught for Alpine and Granite School Districts; bishopric of the Rosecrest Ward; stake presidency of the East Millcreek Stake).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ernest C. Clayton mission journal

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239115592]
Identifier: MSS 9431
Scope and Contents Contains a diary with the personal writings of Ernest C. Clayton. Dated December 12, 1928, to December 26, 1935. The first half of the diary is blank. Ernest recorded events from his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Eastern United States from 1928 to 1929, mainly in New York. He likely began his mission before 1928, as the diary seems to pick up in the middle of the mission. In 1935, he returned to the diary and finished updating it about the last few days...
Dates: 1928-1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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