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Married Joanna Hurbin, Rockingham Co NC, 15 Sep 1835.

Caswell County Book M 1836
Page 554
Acct current of Robert Holderness decd by Abner Miles adm. Cash received of E. Watlington for keeping Thos Holderness' horses at Robert's house until his death
Page 556 Acct current estate of Thomas Holderness decd by Emanuel Watlington admr.


1850 Census. Caswell Co NC
Hh 817
Manuel Watlington, age 49, b. Caswell.
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Joana, age 44. b. Rockingham Co, NC
Born Caswell: Penelope 13. William 10. Armstead 8. Johnathan 6. Elizabeth 4. James 2.

1880 Census. Locust Hill Twp, Caswell, NC, Hh 342
Emanuel Watlington, 78, Farmer, b. NC, father b. VA, mother b. NC
John H, 35, son, Clerk in store, has dyspepsia

FamilySearch.org - Caswell Co, NC Estate Files
Emanuel Watlington, 25 images. Refers to a Will, but there was no copy in the files.
Inventory of the property and estate of Emanuel Watlington. 378 acres of land. Money on hand, $224.10. Certificate of deposit for $1620, bonds, household goods & tools, etc. Taken by John H. Watlington and Elizabeth G. Shelton, 20 Jun 1882. Sworn in court 8 Jul 1882.
Final return dated 19 Oct 1884.
17 Nov 1891. Petition for division of land filed by John H. Watlington, Anna Bell Shelton, Martha Brackin Shelton, Mary Bell Shelton - minors by their general guardian, W. S. Shelton. They were tenants in common of the tract of land Emanuel Watlington owned at the time of his death, lying on Moon's Creek and adjoining lands of Thomas Watlington, Rice Gwyn, James Shelton, John Flintoff and other, 365 acres which does not include the house and lot and garden where Emanuel Watlington lived and which belongs to petitioners, Anna Belle Shelton, Martha Brackin Shelton, and Mary Bettie Shelton in fee simple. They are minors under 21 and W. G. Shelton is duly qualified as their guardian. Request for commissioners to divide the land - one-half to be allotted to John H. Watlington, for the term of his own life, provided he dies without children.
20 Nov 1891 - Commissioners met and divided the land as ordered, according to the Will of Emanuel Watlington. John H. Watlington, Lot 1, 194 acres, for his lifetime, but to descend to the Shelton girls if he dies without heirs. Lot 2, 194 acres, to the Sheltons which is more valuable. They are to pay to John $250. Bedford J. Page, G. G. Dailey, W. C. Turner.

Birth	Ca 1801	Caswell County, North Carolina
Death	Bef Jun 1882	Caswell County, North Carolina

Father	Armistead Watlington (1766 - 1840)
Mother	Mary Brookes (1766 - 1840)
Sibling	Jonathan Brooks Watlington (1791 - 1844)
Sibling	Edward Watlington (1794 - )
Sibling	Armistead Watlington (1796 - 1869)
Sibling	James Watlington (1797 - 1880)
Sibling	Thomas Watlington (1799 - )
Sibling	Paul Watlington (1803 - 1882)
Sibling	Mary Watlington (1807 - )
Sibling	Living