Brief Life History of William
When William Shelton was born in 1804, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Azariah Shelton, was 57 and his mother, Sarah Holt, was 57. He married Christine Copeland about 1827, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Overton, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died in January 1850, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 46.
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- William A Shelton, "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850"
- William Shelton in entry for Elziora Corbett, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
- Census Overton, Tennessee
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1804 · The Twelfth Amendment
With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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