Anna Clayton
- Born: 9 Jan 1842, Hamilton, Indiana, USA
- Marriage: Nathan W. Wilson on 7 Sep 1859 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA
- Died: Bef 1930, Tilden Township, Cherokee, Iowa
General Notes:
Anna Clayton daughter of Evan Baldwin and Mary Mills Clayton descended from Sir Robert Bruce III -King of Scotland. She was of the 5th generation. Tradition has it that the daughter of Sir Robert Bruce fell in love with her fathers coachman, and he disinherited her. They were married and came to America where, for a time, they had to live in a cave until they could get a home.
James Baldwin -author of many text books- was a first cousin of Anna Clayton Wilson.
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1920, Tilden Township, Cherokee, Iowa.
Anna married Nathan W. Wilson, son of Samuel Wilson and Ruth Thornburg, on 7 Sep 1859 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA. (Nathan W. Wilson was born on 12 Jul 1835 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA and died before 1920 in Linn Township, Marshall, Iowa.)
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