Kathy Clayton, Town Historian, dies on January 5, 2016

Today in South Brunswick History...
by Ed Belding South Brunswick Historical Society...

Kathy Clayton, Town Historian, dies on January 5, 2016

In a quaint farmhouse at the corner of Stouts Lane and Ridge Road in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, Katherine Kenny was born. The year was 1918. She lived her entire ninety-eight years on this farm and, later, close to it. She married Charles Clayton (who passed away in 1995) and raised a family on land where the South Brunswick High School is located. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1935 and went on to work as a proofreader for the Princeton University Press. She had two children, Karen Clayton Bang and Gary Clayton. She served as a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher at the Kingston Presbyterian Church. In her later years, she served as the "unofficial Township Historian." She contributed to the Township's bicentennial remembrances and provided historical resource materials via the "Katherine Clayton Collection", which is at the South Brunswick Library. Katherine Clayton passed away on January 5, 2016, at the Brandywine assisted living facilities in Princeton. She lived a rich, full life and gave of herself to many in the local area. In the process, she made her own history.