The site is organized in a hierarchical structure. It begins with biographical sketches of Joshua Clyburn, the earliest known ancestor, his son Ephraim Claybourn, and Ephraim's three sons: John B. Claiborne, William Divine Claybourn, and James Thompson Claybourn. Their hundreds of descendants are chronicled as well. That information can be accessed by following links within their ancestors' biographies. If you do not know which of Ephraim's children you descend from, consider using the search engines below.

Most biographical pages will list children on the left, and most of the biographical pages also contain a simplified pedigree chart. Information on the Claybourn wives can be found on the pages of their husbands. This was done primarily for archival ease, and also because there is simply more historical evidence and information available about men of the family. But there remains a treasure trove of information about the Claybourn women and that is typically included on their husband's pages.

Visit the CGS News page to keep on the latest news and findings. If you have other questions, contact the society electronically simply email us here. To contact through the postal service, write to:

The Claybourn Genealogical Society
714 S. Runnymeade Ave.
Evansville, Indiana 47714

Using a Search Engine

This site uses Google and MSN to crawl the content offered here. Because of the enormous amount of information held by the Society, we have not been able to place it all online. That is a continual work in progress. If you cannot find the information you're seeking, or you wish additional information, do not hesitate to contact us and request more info.

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Citing to CGS

If you're compiling a bibliography and wish to cite to this website, please use the following citation recommended by the Modern Language Association (MLA).

The Claybourn Genealogical Society. "[Insert name of article here]." [Insert date page last updated here, found at the bottom of the page]. [Insert specific URL here] (Date page was accessed).

The Claybourn Genealogical Society. "Research Your Genealogy." 1 December 2007. http://www.claybourn.org/search.html ().

Bibliography and Other Print Sources

Some of the following sources have been used for some of the information contained on the CGS website, and may be able to provide further research assistance.

• Albright, Edward. Early History of Middle Tennessee. 1908.
• Claybourn, John G. Dredging on the Panama Canal (Chicago: Kroch Publisher Chicago, 1931).
• Claybourn, Verner Marvin. and Harriette Pinnell Threlkeld. The Claybourn Family (A-1 Business Service, 1959).
• Claybourn, Verner Marvin. and Harriette Pinnell Threlkeld. Supplement to the Claybourn Family (Threlkeld, 1979).
• Goodspeed's history of TN (Dekalb County, pp. 845-853, 951-987). Goodspeed, 1887.
• Hale, Will T. History of Dekalb County, TN. Nashville, P. Hunter, 1915. 254 pp. (reprinted McMinnville, B. Lomond Press, 1969).
• Hale, Will T. Index to Will T. Hale's History of Dekalb County, TN. Compiled by Nelwyn N. Cannon. Hartsville, the compiler, 1992. 49 pp.
• Historical Records of North Carolina, North Carolina Historical Commission.
• Ray, Worth. Tennessee Cousins: A History of Tennessee People (Genealogical Pub Co; Reprint edition, January 2002).
• Rothrock, Mary U. (Editor). The French Broad Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (East Tennessee Historical Society, 1946, 1972).
• Taylor, Oliver. Historic Sullivan: a history of Sullivan County, TN, with brief biographies of the makers of history. Bristol, King, 1909. 330 pp. (various reprints available)
• Temple, Oliver P. Notable Men of Tennessee From 1833 to 1875: Their Times and Their Contemporaries (New York: Cosmopolitan Press, 1912), 71.