Eva Clayborn
First Child of William H. Clayborn
05 April 1886 - 30 Oct 1958

Eva Clayborn was born 05 April 1886 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. She married Sim Braswell (04 May 1896 - 20 Jun 1970) [Tombstone of Eva Braswell in Whorton Springs Cemetery, Smithville, TN.] on 30 Dec 1905 in DeKalb County, TN by L. W. Beckwith, MG. "Mrs. Eva Clayborn Braswell died at her home 30 Oct 1958 at 10:25 AM near New Home." [Obituary of Eva Braswell, Smithville Review Newspaper, 16 Nov 1958 Issue.]. Eva Clayborn and Sim Braswell would have seven children [Obituary of Eva Braswell, Smithville Review Newspaper, 16 Nov 1958 Issue.].

Pedigree Chart

						Ephraim Claybourn 1788 - 1850
				James T. Clayborn 1822 - 1900
						Mary "Polly" Browning 1792 - 1874
		William H. Clayborn b. 1857
				Melinda K. Scott b. 1827
Eva Clayborn 1886 - 1958
		Melinda Driver b. 1866

Descendants

1. Herbert Toy Braswell was born on 24 Oct 1907 and died on 05 Oct 1978 [Tombstone of Herbert Toy Braswell, Whorton Springs Cemetery, Smithville, TN]. He had two daughters by his first wife, listed below, and would later marry Mable Thorton. Herbert Toy Braswell is buried at Whorton Springs Cemetery in Smithville, TN.

   1. Frances Braswell who married a man with last name of Flynn and lived in Chicago, IL in 1978.

   2. Dorothy Joyce Braswell who married a man with last name of Tendale and lived in Memphis, TN in 1978 [Obituary of Toy Braswell, Smithville Review Newspaper, 12 Oct 1978 Issue.].

2. Taft Braswell was born about 1909.

3. Hobert W. Braswell was born 12 February 1913 in DeKalb Co., TN. He married Juanita Turner. He entered the service of the Army of the United States 10 Apr 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, GA. A Private, he served in the infantry and was not assigned to a specific unit. He was discharged on 19 Nov 1942 at Charleston, SC. He passed away on 02 Nov 1945 and is buried at Whorton Springs Cemetery in Smithville, TN [World War II Veterans of DeKalb County, Tennessee, Compiled by DeKalb County Genealogical Society and Justin Potter Library, Printed by Bradley Printing, Co., Smithville, TN 2005, Page 46.].

4. Virgle Mai Braswell was born in 1915 in DeKalb Co., TN. She married William Leonard Griffith (1909 - 25 Nov 1980) [Obituary of William L. Griffith, Smithville Review Newspaper, 03 Dec 1980 Issue.] on 04 Mar 1933. They had one son S. B. Griffith of Old Hickory, TN [Obituary of Virgle Griffith, Smithville Review Newspaper, 03 Apr 1985 Issue.]. This couple would later divorce. Virgle Mai died on 22 Mar 1985 at Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN and was buried in Whorton Springs Cemetery, Smithville, TN [Obituary of Virgle Griffith, Smithville Review Newspaper, 03 Apr 1985 Issue.].

5. Clay Clinton Braswell was born 24 Oct 1918 in DeKalb Co., TN. He married Effie Vaughn (born on 08 Mar 1918 - 10 Feb 2004). He entered the service of the United States Army on 15 Aug 1941 at Fort Oglethorpe, GA. Achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant, he served with the 3748th Quartermaster Truck Company. He was in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 06 Nov 1943 to 13 Jan 1945, and was discharged on 03 Feb 1945 at LaGarde General Hospital at New Orleans, LA. He was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with one bronze star, the American Defense Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal [World War II Veterans of DeKalb County, Tennessee, Compiled by DeKalb County Genealogical Society and Justin Potter Library, Printed by Bradley Printing, Co., Smithville, TN 2005, Page 46.]. Clay Clinton Braswell passed away Saturday morning, 9 December 2000, at the Alvin C. York V. A. Hospital in Murfreesboro following an extended illness. He was a farmer and a Baptist [Obituary of Clay Braswell, Smithville Review Newspaper, 20 Dec 2000 Issue.]. Clay and Effie Braswell had the following children:

   1. Clay Douglas Braswell (21 Dec 1946 - 28 Feb 1978)

   2. Diane Braswell married Jerry Ashford and had two children: (i) Debbie Ashford and (ii) Jeff Ashford.

6. James Calvin Braswell was born 15 July 1924 in DeKalb Co., TN. He married Cornelia Martin on 01 Mar 1945 in DeKalb Co., TN by Eld. H.O. Allison, MG. He entered service of the Army of the United States on 02 July 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, GA. A Private, he served Battery A, 257th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. He was discharged on 19 Aug 1944 at Camp Hullen, TX [World War II Veterans of DeKalb County, Tennessee, Compiled by DeKalb County Genealogical Society and Justin Potter Library, Printed by Bradley Printing, Co., Smithville, TN 2005, Page 47.]. Calvin Braswell died on 20 Nov 1974 at Veteran's Hospital, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. He was buried in DeKalb Memorial Gardens, Smithville, TN. Calvin and Cornelia had the following children:

   1. James Braswell, Jr.

   2. Shirley Braswell married a man with the last name of Bennett and lived in Nashville, TN in 1974.

   3. Teresa Braswell lived in Nashville, TN in 1974.

7. Everett Franklin Braswell was born 14 Sep 1927 in DeKalb Co., TN. Franklin married Billie Lois Anderson (Born 25 Sep 1937). He entered the service of the Army Air Force of the United States on 02 Oct 1946 at Fort Oglethorpe, GA. A Private, he served in the Indoctrination Division, Air Training Command, at San Antonio, TX. He was discharged on 17 Feb 1947 in San Antonio, TX, and was awarded the World War II Victory Medal [World War II Veterans of DeKalb County, Tennessee, Compiled by DeKalb County Genealogical Society and Justin Potter Library, Printed by Bradley Printing, Co., Smithville, TN 2005, Page 46.]. Everett Franklin Braswell was a nurseryman and of the United Pentecostal Church faith. The following is found in his obituary of 11 July 1974: "Franklin Braswell was shot three weeks ago in north Nashville and was confined at Baptist Hospital until his death Saturday. Morris Rucker, Jr., 16, is currently held in Davidson County Jail as a suspect in the incident." [Obituary of Franklin Braswell, Smithville Review Newspaper, 11 July 1974] Franklin passed away on 06 July 1974 and was buried at DeKalb Memorial Gardens, Smithville, TN. Franklin and Bille Lois Anderson had three children:

   1. Dallas Braswell

   2. Anita Braswell

   3. Michelle Braswell