Clayton - Person Sheet
Clayton - Person Sheet
NameCLAYTON, Dr. George Wesley M. D. 
Birth Date4 Jun 1841
Birth PlaceAsheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Death Date22 Feb 1898 Age: 56
Death PlaceWaynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina
FlagsCivil War-CSA, Historical, Latimer Lineage, Military
Misc. Notes
Attended US Military Academy 1857-1861 , resigning when NC seceded.
Col. George W. Clayton, commander of the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was instrumental in defending Asheville (Battle of Asheville) from invasion on April 6, 1865.
Col. Clayton missed the official surrender at Cumberland Gap because he had Typhoid Fever and led the unsurrended portion of the regiment thereafter.
Col. George W. Clayton, commander of the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was instrumental in defending Asheville (Battle of Asheville) from invasion on April 6, 1865.
Col. Clayton missed the official surrender at Cumberland Gap because he had Typhoid Fever and led the unsurrended portion of the regiment thereafter.
Spouses
Birth Date21 Jul 1857
Birth PlaceNorth Carolina
FlagsLatimer Lineage
FatherMcDOWELL, Dr. Joseph Alberto M. D. (1821-1875)
MotherPATTON, Julia Ann (1829-1905)
Marr Date25 Apr 1877
Marr PlaceNorth Carolina
ChildrenEdward M.
Joseph McDowell (1880-1937)