Brief Life History of James K
When James K Garton was born on 23 March 1799, in Monroe, Virginia, United States, his father, Griffith Garton, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Miller, was 35. He married Amelia Shumate on 15 June 1824, in Monroe, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Tazewell, Tazewell, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 7 August 1849, in Tazewell, Illinois, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Jns K Garton, "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: James K Garton - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: James Kincaid Garton
- James Garten, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
Spouse and Children
1799–1849 Male
1808–1849 Female
Children (10)
1826–1896 Female
1827–1874 Female
1829–1887 Male
1830–1843 Female
1834–1914 Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1763–1843 Male
1763–1828 Female
Siblings (19)
1787–1866 Male
1787–1865 Male
1788– Male
1789–1867 Male
1790–1816 Female
+14 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 13
1818
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Garton or Garton on the Wolds in the East Yorkshire or from various minor places so named, from Old English gāra ‘triangular plot of land’ + tūn ‘farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James and Amelia
They died two days apart of Cholera.
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