A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameLewis A Newton 
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13Birth16 Jun 1832, Caroline Co, Virginia
Death20 Jan 1889, Springfield, Greene Co, Missouri Age: 56
BurialMaple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co, Missouri2429
FatherHenry W Newton (1781-~1852)
MotherMary Littlepage “Polly” Coleman (1815-1871)
Spouses
Birth1835, Kentucky11
Death5 Jun 1893, Missouri11 Age: 58
BurialMaple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co, Missouri2430
FatherWilliam Edward “Ned” Martin (1803-1868)
MotherLydia A Matthews (1808-1872)
ChildrenLelia (1863-1913)
Notes for Lewis A Newton
Lewis Newton Bio
Posted 07 Nov 2010 by travisdavis_1
LEWIS A. NEWTON. This gentleman is the son of Henry W. and Mary (Coleman) Newton, and was born June 16th, 1832, in Caroline county, Virginia. He was reared upon the farm, and attended Richmond College for three years. After completing his education he returned to the farm and lived there until 1859, when he moved to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, where he taught school two terms, and then went to Owensburg, Kentucky. He returned to Lawrenceburg soon after, and upon the 30th of September, 1860, was married to Miss Eliza V., daughter of Edwin Martin. Their union was blest with nine children, four boys and five girls. He came to Springfield, Missouri, in October, 1860, but soon went to Cassville, Barry county, and followed his profession of teaching. In the spring of 1862 he returned toSpringfield, and accepted the position of first clerk in the quartermaster's department, which position he held until November, 1866. In January 1866, he went with Captain R. B. Owens to Fort Riley, Kansas, and took charge of the abstract department. In November, 1866, he came back to Springfield, Missouri, and engaged in prosecuting claims against the government. He was elected upon the Democratic ticket to the office of county collector, in 1874, and served two years. In 1869 he was city assessor, and a member of the council in 1871, and has been a member of the school board as one the directors. Mr. Newton is a Mason, and he and his wife are members of the Baptist church. His father died in 1852 and his mother in 1876. They had seven children, four boys and three girls, of whom LewisA. is the oldest.
Posted 07 Nov 2010 by travisdavis_1
LEWIS A. NEWTON. This gentleman is the son of Henry W. and Mary (Coleman) Newton, and was born June 16th, 1832, in Caroline county, Virginia. He was reared upon the farm, and attended Richmond College for three years. After completing his education he returned to the farm and lived there until 1859, when he moved to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, where he taught school two terms, and then went to Owensburg, Kentucky. He returned to Lawrenceburg soon after, and upon the 30th of September, 1860, was married to Miss Eliza V., daughter of Edwin Martin. Their union was blest with nine children, four boys and five girls. He came to Springfield, Missouri, in October, 1860, but soon went to Cassville, Barry county, and followed his profession of teaching. In the spring of 1862 he returned toSpringfield, and accepted the position of first clerk in the quartermaster's department, which position he held until November, 1866. In January 1866, he went with Captain R. B. Owens to Fort Riley, Kansas, and took charge of the abstract department. In November, 1866, he came back to Springfield, Missouri, and engaged in prosecuting claims against the government. He was elected upon the Democratic ticket to the office of county collector, in 1874, and served two years. In 1869 he was city assessor, and a member of the council in 1871, and has been a member of the school board as one the directors. Mr. Newton is a Mason, and he and his wife are members of the Baptist church. His father died in 1852 and his mother in 1876. They had seven children, four boys and three girls, of whom LewisA. is the oldest.