Brief Life History of Mary C.
When Mary C. Shelton was born on 28 June 1825, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Joel Shelton, was 34 and her mother, Mary Davidson, was 32. She married Charles K. Henderson on 5 June 1859, in Dent, Missouri, United States. She died on 11 March 1860, at the age of 34.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Mary C. "Polly" Shelton - Published information: birth-name: Mary C. or Polly Shelton
- Mary C Shelton in entry for Charles K Henderson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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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 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
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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