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Clayton, Ruth Moon
Biography
13 June 1817–15 Jan. 1894. Born in Eccleston Parish, Lancashire, England. Daughter of Thomas Moon and Lydia Plumb. Married William Clayton, 9 Oct. 1836, in Penwortham, Lancashire. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber C. Kimball, 4 Sept. 1837, in River Ribble, Lancashire. Emigrated from England, Sept. 1840, and settled in Montrose, Lee Co., Iowa Territory. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, 1842. Moved to Winter Quarters, unorganized U.S. territory (later in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska), winter 1846–1847. Arrived in Salt Lake Valley, 24 Sept. 1848. Died in Salt Lake City.
Links
papers
- Deed from William and Ruth Moon Clayton, 21 February 1844
- Deed from William and Ruth Moon Clayton, 22 November 1843
- Deed, William and Ruth Moon Clayton to Julia M. Smith and Others, 28 August 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Letter from Heber C. Kimball and Others, 25 May 1840
- Revelation, 12 July 1843 [D&C 132]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Gender
- Female