George Nettles

1802–1870 (Age 68)
South Carolina, United States

The Life of George

When George Nettles was born in 1802, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Richard Reddin Halford, was -2 and his mother, Mary Broxson, was 32. He married Marjory Booth in 1833. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died in 1870, in Nassau, Florida, United States, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

George Nettles
1802–1870
Marjory Booth
1815–1880
Marriage: 1833
Wiley Nettles
1831–1863
Serana Lavina Nettles
1834–
John Nettles
1835–1900
Zelphia Nettles
1837–
Jehu Nettles
1839–1863
Bathsheba Nettles
1840–
Laurany Nettles
1841–
Wilson Nettles
1843–
Amelia Nettles
1845–
Caroline Evelina Nettles
1849–1915
Tabitha Nettles
1849–1931

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1833
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children

(11)

    Wiley Nettles

    Male1831–1863Male

    Serana Lavina Nettles

    Female1834–Female

    John Nettles

    Male1835–1900Male

    Zelphia Nettles

    Female1837–Female

    Jehu Nettles

    Male1839–1863Male

+6 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(16)

+11 More Children

World Events (8)

1803

Age 1

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size

Age 1

The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1820 · Making States Equal

Age 18

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Nettle .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • George Nettles, "United States Census, 1850"
  • George Nettles, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George Nettles in entry for John Nettles and Martha Dukes, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967"

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