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Clayton English Genealogy:
Descended from Robert de Caudevec
(Caudevec, Normandy)
Follower of William of Normandy
(William the Conqueror)
Fought in Battle of Hastings
(October 14, 1066)
Granted the Manor of Clayton
(Lancashire, England)
Lord Robert de Clayton
(1st generation Clayton in English history)
 
Clayton Coat-of-arms:
Arms: Argent,
a cross-engrailed sable between four torteaux.
Crest: A dexter arm embowed,
the hand grasping a dagger,
the point to the dexter, all argent.
Motto:Probitatem quam devitias
(Probity rather than riches)
(Probity = Honesty)
 
Clayton American Family Tree
1665-1737John Clayton
(22nd generation Clayton)
(1st ancestor in my direct line to arrive in America)
1682Admitted to the Inner Temple
1705Migrated to Virginia
1714(Attorney General of Virginia
(Judge of the Court of Admiralty
(Member of House of Burgesses
(Presiding Justice of James City County
(Recorder of Williamsburg (James City))
 
Current Family Tree:
Father:Travis Waitte Clayton(b. Jan. 17, 1922)
(m. Mar 23, 1947)
Mother: Mildred Darlene Oaks b. May 10, 1926)
Full Name: Gary Waitte Clayton (b. Jan. 22, 1948)
Sister:Sandra Lee Clayton(b. Jan. 26, 1950)
Brother:Thomas Dexter Clayton(b. Jun. 02, 1954)
Married:Penny Lynn Mitchell(b. May 23, 1954)
(m. Apr. 14, 1978)
Son:John Travis Clayton (b. Jan. 04, 1979)
(d. Jan. 05, 1979)
Son:Gary Patrick Clayton(b. Mar. 17, 1980)
Divorced:Irreconcilable Differences(d. Jul. 20, 1983)
 
Hometowns:
1948-1965Russell Springs, Kentucky
1965-1970Fairfield, Ohio
1970-1997Memphis, Tennessee
1997-PresentHamilton, Ohio

 
Travels: Extensive Domestic Travel
(all 50 states and all U.S. territories)
Heavy International Travel
(North, Central, and South America, Caribbean, Europe, Asia)
(Middle East, Far East, Australia, New Zealand)
(Guam, Polynesia, Mariana Islands, and the Philippines)
 
Education:
1954-1962 Russell Springs Elementary School
Russell Springs, Kentucky
1962-1965 Russell County High School
Russell County, Kentucky
1965-1966 Fairfield High School
Fairfield, Ohio
1966-1970 Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
1979 Certified Public Accountant
1987 Certified Data Processor
1987 Certified Systems Professional
 
Employment(See Resume for job titles)
1970-1983Holiday Inns, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee
1983-1989Seltmann, Cobb & Bryant
Memphis, Tennessee
1989-1997RiverBirch Corporation
Memphis, Tennessee
1997-2000Caruso, Inc.
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
Businesses:
1960-1965 Gary Clayton's Lawn Mowing Service
1960-1965 Gary Clayton's Paper Route
1970-PresentGary Clayton's Drawings - The Lion Guy
1977-1979 Twentieth Century Publishing (White-Collar Crime)
1977-Present Gary W. Clayton, CPA
1981-1989Sunset (Sports Bar and Grill)
1989-1992 Frogs (Restaurant and Lounge)
 
Memberships:
Accounting Organizations:
AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
TSCPA Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants
IMA Institute of Managerial Accountants
NAA National Association of Accountants
 
Computer Science Organizations:
ICCP Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals
DPMA Data Processing Management Association
 
International Societies
MENSA (at or above the 98th percentile)
INTERTEL (at or above the 99th percentile)
ISPE 99.9 (at or above the 99.9th percentile)
2+ (at or above 200 IQ)

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