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Letter Finishes Half Century Gap Reveals Clayton Family
Dan Clayton rereads a long lost letter from his mother Bessie Clayton dated 1959. The note recalls a poverty filled childhood in Bamberg County with farms, church dinners, and a plan to fund his education at USC. Her words stir memories for Dan Zelda and Beth Busby as Christmas nears.
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Momma
Sammy Clayton
Orangeburg
Dan
Dan Clayton
Bessie Clayton
Bessie
Col. Sanders
Zelda Clayton
Clayton
Colston Branch Baptist Church
Bamberg
USC
Pendleton Street
Baptist Student Center
SRS
Zelda
Betty
Aiken
Beth Busby
Aiken County
Beth
Busby
Grandmama
Dan and Zelda
Rob Novit
Movit
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