Brief Life History of Palatiah
When Palatiah Shelton Jr. was born on 9 September 1795, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Palatiah Shelton, Sr., was 59 and his mother, Mary Harbour, was 69. He married Elizabeth Dunnington about 1818. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Knox, Tennessee, United States in 1850. He died on 29 November 1866, in Deer Lodge, Morgan, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Palahah Shelton, "United States Census, 1850"
- P Shelton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Palatiah Shelton, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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