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Augustus George Walton

Birth
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Death
1835 (aged 52–53)
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Edwards, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Augustus George Walton was the sixth of seven children of Robert and Blanche [Glascock] Walton. His parents were both from prominent families in Augusta, Georgia. Robert Walton veteran of the revolution and related to George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence for Georgia.

When Augustus was eighteen, both of his parents died with in six days of each other; leaving the Walton children under the care of his mother's brother.

Augustus was educated at Richmond Academy and he attended Franklin College (now University of Georgia). In 1802, Augustus met and married Martha "Sallie" Williams of Washington, Georgia. They emigrated west through Alabama to Hinds County, Mississippi in the early 1820's. Along the way, they had seven children: Thomas Zachariah, George Williams, Mary, Garland, Sarah Ann, John and Edward Augustus.

Augustus George Walton departed this life in 1835 at the age of 53 years old.


Augustus George Walton was the sixth of seven children of Robert and Blanche [Glascock] Walton. His parents were both from prominent families in Augusta, Georgia. Robert Walton veteran of the revolution and related to George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence for Georgia.

When Augustus was eighteen, both of his parents died with in six days of each other; leaving the Walton children under the care of his mother's brother.

Augustus was educated at Richmond Academy and he attended Franklin College (now University of Georgia). In 1802, Augustus met and married Martha "Sallie" Williams of Washington, Georgia. They emigrated west through Alabama to Hinds County, Mississippi in the early 1820's. Along the way, they had seven children: Thomas Zachariah, George Williams, Mary, Garland, Sarah Ann, John and Edward Augustus.

Augustus George Walton departed this life in 1835 at the age of 53 years old.