Brief Life History of Margaret Milley
When Margaret Milley Shelton was born about 1810, in Giles, Tennessee, United States, her father, Eliphas Shelton, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Luttrell, was 21. She married Robert P Holt on 26 January 1833, in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died in 1861, in Giles, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 52.
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- Milley Holt in household of Robert P Holt, "United States Census, 1850"
- Milley Shelton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Milley Shelton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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