Brief Life History of William Newton
When William Newton Collet was born in 1842, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, his father, Henry Ernest Collet, was 30 and his mother, Martha Dotson, was 24. He married Matilda June Bayless on 11 December 1865, in Greene, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 9 August 1890, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Limestone Springs, Greene, Tennessee, United States.
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- Newton Collett in household of Henry E Collett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Wm N Collett, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- William Newton Collett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Patrice, Andre, Dominique, Francoise, Normand, Pierre.
French and Breton: from a French pet form of the personal name Nicolas (see Nicholas , compare Colle ). This surname is also found in Germany, where it is of Huguenot origin. Compare also Collette .
English (western): variant of Collett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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