Brief Life History of William Clayton
When William Clayton Burnley Jr. was born on 19 January 1924, in Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States, his father, William Clayton Burnley, was 22 and his mother, Selma Frances Leach, was 21. He married Ann Ruth Hawkins on 15 August 1948, in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Beat 2, Holmes, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 12 May 2003, at the age of 79, and was buried in Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Billie Burnley in household of Willie C Burnley, "United States Census, 1940"
- William Clayton Burnley in entry for Robert Terrell Anderson and Patricia Ruth Burnley, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- William Burnley in household of William C Burnley, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1924–2003 Male
1924–1963 Female
Children (1)
1944–2012 Male
Parents and Siblings
1901–1981 Male
1902–1995 Female
Siblings (1)
1924–2003 Male
World Events (8)
1925 · B.B. King is Born
Age 1
1927
Age 3
1945 · Peace in a Post War World
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Burnley in Lancashire, so named with the Old English river name Brun (from brūn ‘brown’ or burna ‘stream’) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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