Judith Ballow Shelton

Brief Life History of Judith Ballow

When Judith Ballow Shelton was born on 4 May 1828, in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Shelton, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Thompson, was 33. She married George Marshall Watts on 15 January 1846, in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Todd, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, United States for about 50 years. She died on 16 June 1919, in McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Marshall Watts
1815–1904
Judith Ballow Shelton
1828–1919
Marriage: 15 January 1846
John Shelton Watts
1847–1918
Mary Ann Watts
1849–1880
Mattie Elizabeth Watts
1851–1947
Sarah Frances Watts
1853–1942
Georgia Ann Watts
1856–1948
William Octavius Watts
1859–1911
Jesse H. Watts
1864–1927
Thomas Malcolm Watts
1868–1939
Charles Henry Watts
1872–1959

Sources (20)

  • Judith Watts in household of Geo M Watts, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Judith B Shelton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Judith B. Watts, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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