"History of Green County, Wisconsin", Union Publishing Company; Springfield Illinois 1884 CLAYTON, Samuel T. p.1136-7

Samuel T. Clayton was born in Bourbon County, Ky., June 22, 1825. When he was but an infant, his parents moved to Illinois and settled in Crawford County, where they were early settlers. His father bought timberland,improved a farm, and lived there until the time of his death. The subject of this sketch there grew to manhood. When he was fourteen years old, his father died, and two years later his mother was again married.

He then started out for himself and went to Lawrence County, and there he found employment on a farm. He was there married when he was eighteen years old, to Elizabeth
Simmons, who was born in Greene County, N.C. They located in Crawford County and remained one year, then lived on a claim in Lawrence County two years, then moved to Richland County and rented land for two years.

In 1848 they came to this county and spent the first winter at Monroe. He was there engaged in mining, and in teaming to the pineries, a distance of 200 miles. In the spring of 1849 he moved to Washington [township] and engaged in mining two years, then returned to Lawrence County and rented a farm one year, then came back to the Town of Washington and bought a claim of forty acres on the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 34, and subsequently entered the land.

There was a small frame house on the place at the time. He did but little work on his land but engaged in mining and carpentering two years, then paid attention to farming, He now owns 140 acres and is engaged in raising stock and grain.

They have eight children living - Mary E., Sarah C., George, Libbie, Nettie married John Henry Lincoln, Samuel T., William and Myrtle. Mary E. is the wife of Anton Baumgartner,jr; Sarah C. married John Wesley Bailey; Libbie is married to Jacob Baumgartner. Mr. Clayton and wife are members of the M. E. Church."