Edna Melissa Joyce

Abt 1847 - Aft 1912  (> 66 years)

• Name	Edna Melissa Joyce  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	Abt 1847	Washington County, Arkansas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	(Clear Creek)
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	Washington County, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  	Age 12; Daughter of Serena and Alexander/(Brush Creek)
  Census	1870	Washington County, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  	Post Office: Mcguires; Married to W G Finley/(Brush Creek)
  Census	1880	Goshen, Washington, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Wife of Fletcher Clayton
  Census	1910	Fresno, Fresno, California, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Widowed of Fletcher Clayton; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law of Thomas K Greer
  Residence	1912	Fresno, Fresno, California, USA   [7]
  	Widow of FJ Clayton
  Death	Aft 1912  [7]
  Person ID	I15120	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Joyce,   b. 31 Jan 1812, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Apr 1884, Brush Creek Township, Washington, Arkansas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Serena Sunderland,   b. 6 Aug 1816, Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Feb 1897, Brush Creek Township, Washington, Arkansas, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Nov 1842	Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F5610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Fletcher C Clayton,   b. 17 Mar 1835, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Dec 1886, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1879	Washington County, Arkansas, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F4029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	W G Finley,   b. Abt 1849, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1878 (Age > 30 years)
  Marriage	1867	Washington County, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F5503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1847 - Washington County, Arkansas, USA Census - Age 12; Daughter of Serena and Alexander/(Brush Creek) - 1860 - Washington County, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 1867 - Washington County, Arkansas, USA Census - Post Office: Mcguires; Married to W G Finley/(Brush Creek) - 1870 - Washington County, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 19 Sep 1879 - Washington County, Arkansas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife of Fletcher Clayton - 1880 - Goshen, Washington, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed of Fletcher Clayton; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law of Thomas K Greer - 1910 - Fresno, Fresno, California, USA Residence - Widow of FJ Clayton - 1912 - Fresno, Fresno, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_Letter-CLAYTON Melissa Letter to Elder from Melissa Joyce Finley Clayton. This was written to him while he was incarcerated. In the logs that were kept by Leavenworth prison, it indicates that her letters were post marked Tahlequah, Indian Territory.

  
  

• Sources

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