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Clayton, Elizabeth Touchstone, 1927-2020

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1927 - 2020

Parallel Names

  • Touchstone, Elizabeth Graham, 1927-2020

Biography

Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton (1927-2020) was originally from Dallas, Texas, and a descendant of the Hunt and Craig families.

Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton was born June 25, 1927, in Dallas, Texas to William Weatherford Touchstone and Anna Catherine Craig. She and her husband, L. Whitney Clayton, Jr., raised three boys in southern California before retiring to Wymoming. Elizabeth and her husband served a medical mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of their sons, Weatherford T. Clayton, served in the Seventy for the Church. Elizabeth passed away August 21, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
UPB files, Jan. 26, 2018 (Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton; mother of Elder Weatherford T. Clayton of the Seventy, is originally from Dallas, Texas, and is a descendant of the Hunt and Craig families; currently resides in Utah)

Ancestry, via WWW, February 15, 2023 (Elizabeth Graham Touchstone Clayton; born June 25, 1927, Dallas, Texas; died August 21, 2020 Salt Lake City, Utah; father William Weatherford Touchstone, mother Anna Catherine Craig, spouse L. Whitney Clayton)

FamilySearch, via WWW, February 15, 2023 (Elizabeth Graham Touchstone, 1927-2020; raised 3 boys in southern California; retired with husband to Wyoming; served medical mission; spent final years in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Echovita, via www, February 24, 2023 (Husband was L. Whitney Clayton, Jr.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton collection of family letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7809
Scope and Contents Contains letters between immediate and extended family members of Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton, which come from various states including Texas, Alabama, Washington, New York, and New Jersey. A majority of the letters are between husband, William D. Craig, and wife, Bessie Graham Craig. Also includes letters from Gavin Drummond Hunt to his sister, Mary Craig, and letters from Allie G. Hunt. The letters date before, during, and after the American Civil War, and some letters include...
Dates: 1838-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton collection of family letters

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