Emily Shelton

Brief Life History of Emily

When Emily Shelton was born on 6 February 1835, in Northill, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Shelton, was 30 and her mother, Mary Franklin, was 32. She married John Richard Barnes on 23 March 1853, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1853. She died on 30 August 1875, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Richard Barnes
1833–1919
Emily Shelton
1835–1875
Marriage: 23 March 1853
Mary Elizabeth Barnes
1858–1881
John George Moroni Barnes
1860–1932
Arthur Franklin Barnes
1861–1927
Jane Ann Barnes
1863–1865
Richard William Barnes
1866–1942
Wilford Shelton Barnes
1867–1920
Ernest Barnes
1869–1870
Herbert James Barnes
1872–1880
Barnes
1874–1874
Charles David Barnes
1875–1875
Emily Barnes
1875–1875

Sources (34)

  • Emily Barnes in household of John K Barnes, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Emily Shelton Barnes, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Emily Shelton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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.

Story Highlight

An abridgment of the book "John R. Barnes - He May Live Forever"

[The following is a chapter from "Kaysville & Kiel" by Greg Christensen, available at http://www.blurb.com/b/2651585-kaysville-kiel for the cost of printing only.] This is a story of “what he wisely …

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