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Clayton, Alabama. Location of Clayton in Barbour County, Alabama. / 31.87750°N 85.44889°W / 31.87750; -85.44889. Clayton is a town in and the county seat of Barbour County, Alabama, United States. The population was 3,008 at the 2010 census, [2] up from 1,475 in 2000.
Jackson was born as Kattie B. Screws [1] [2] in Clayton, Alabama on May 4, 1930, the elder daughter of Martha (née Upshaw; December 14, 1907 – April 30, 1990) and Prince Albert Screws (October 16, 1907 – January 21, 1997). Jackson contracted polio at age two, which left her with a noticeable limp. In 1934, her father changed his surname to ...
- Author
- Kattie B. Screws, May 4, 1930 (age 93), Clayton, Alabama, U.S.
- Katherine Esther Scruse
- Jackson
The Clayton post office was established in September 1835 with John F. Keener as postmaster. Clayton, with a population of 200, was incorporated on December 21, 1841 by the Alabama Legislature. Its first mayor, after incorporation, was John Jackson. Reverse: Clayton’s Architectural Heritage
The murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, also known as the Freedom Summer murders, the Mississippi civil rights workers' murders, or the Mississippi Burning murders, were the abduction and murder of three activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964, during the Civil Rights Movement. The victims were James Chaney from Meridian ...
- Shooting
- Neshoba County, Mississippi, U.S.
- June 21, 1964; 59 years ago
Apr 10, 2024 · 1832 --Barbour County was created 18 December 1832 from Pike and Creek Cession. Barbour County has two county courthouses (both in use) Clayton and Eufaula. County seat: Clayton [7] Interactive Map of Alabama County Formation History (1799-1980) - animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes.
- Clayton
- Creek Cession, Pike [1]
- December 18, 1832
Considered one of America’s most significant designers, Ann Lowe was born in Clayton, Alabama, around 1898 and reared in Montgomery. Her mother, Janie Cole Lowe, and her grandmother, Georgia Thompkins, were skilled dressmakers who sewed for wealthy white families in the state. And they taught Lowe to sew as early as age five.
Ann Lowe, a designer of opulent gowns for elite American society, was born in Clayton, Alabama, into a family of dressmakers. Her grandmother, Georgia Thompkins, and mother, Janie Cole, had been enslaved until 1860, when Lowe’s maternal grandfather purchased their freedom.
