Alford Alpha Layton was born abt. 1828 in Washington Co. Ga. Tennille, Ga.I have not been able to find the names of his Mother and Father or siblings if any. He married Nancy Williamson orginally of NC.They had 5 or 6 children and Had moved to Covington County Ala. which later became a part of Crenshaw Co. Al.Nancy died and Alford married a woman named SINGLETON. No Children. She died about a year later. After that he Married a Mary Davis and They had either 1 child or twins. He and Mary bought a farm on Mt. Zion Road in Crenshaw County, Ala.
While married to Nancy, Alford served in the Civil War and was wounded in the Battle of Peachtree. At one time during the war he received a letter from Nancy that they had run out of food and could he come home to gather some food and he did as far as I can tell.
He is buried in the cemetary at the Mt Zion Church. According to his obituary in the Pike County Ala library, he died in 1909 noy 1910 as his gravestone says.
He is the ggrandfather of my late husband, Thomas Mortimer Layton (1925-2011).
I can furnish some more info but it is doubtful that it may be correct. There is a tree of mine LAYTON on Ancestry.com and my heritage.
There was a John LAYTON in Washington Co. Ga. about That time but can find no connection so far.