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James Thomas Newton 1817 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1817

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 06 Feb 1886

Death Location: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Newton

Mother: Joicey Morgan

Spouse(s): Cynthia Cashion, Amelia Raines, Sarah Burtis

Children(s): Josie Newton, James Newton, Daniel Newton, Samantha Newton, James Newton, William Newton, Robert Newton, Martha Newton, Arizona Newton, Nancy Newton

James Thomas Newton Jr was born in 1817 in Tennessee, USA, the child of John Thomas Newton and Joicey E Morgan. James Thomas Newton Jr married Cynthia I Cashion, Amelia Raines, Sarah Clyde Burtis, and had children including Josie Jane P Newton, James Cam Newton, Daniel Columbus Newton, Samantha A Newton, James Thomas Newton, William Newton, Robert Newton, Martha R Luella Newton, Arizona N. Newton, Nancy C Newton. James Thomas Newton Jr passed away in 1886 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Thomas Newton Jr was born in 1817 in Tennessee, USA, the child of John Thomas Newton and Joicey E Morgan.
  • James Thomas Newton Jr married Cynthia I Cashion, Amelia Raines, Sarah Clyde Burtis, and had children including Josie Jane P Newton, James Cam Newton, Daniel Columbus Newton, Samantha A Newton, James Thomas Newton, William Newton, Robert Newton, Martha R Luella Newton, Arizona N. Newton, Nancy C Newton.
  • James Thomas Newton Jr passed away in 1886 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Newton
1787 – 1846
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Joicey Morgan
1798 – 1874
Birth Location: GA
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Spouses(s)

Cynthia Cashion
Birth Location: –
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Amelia Raines
1817 – 1880
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Burtis
1817 – 1875
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Josie Newton
1841 – 1915
Birth Location: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
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James Newton
1842 – 1925
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Daniel Newton
1844 – 1891
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Samantha Newton
1847 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Newton
1850 – 1931
Birth Location: Chatanooga Hamilton Tennessee, USA
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William Newton
1853 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Robert Newton
1855 – 1888
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Martha Newton
1861 – 1891
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Arizona Newton
1868 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Nancy Newton
1875 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Newton's Ancestors

Self
James Newton
1817 – 1886
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Thomas Newton
1787 – 1846
North Carolina, USA
Joicey (E) Morgan
1798 – 1874
GA
Grandparents
Rev. (Thomas) Newton
1763 – 1843
Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Anne Martin
1776 – 1832
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer (Newtin)
1723 – 1812
Elizabeth Buchanan
1726 – 1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Donegal
1672 – 1748
Jean Livingston
1680 – 1747

James Newton's Descendants

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James (Thomas) Newton (23 Jun 1817 – 06 Feb 1886) m. Cynthia (I) Cashion m. Amelia Raines (1817 – Aft. 25 Jun 1880) m. Sarah (Clyde) Burtis (1817 – Abt. 1875)
  1. 1. Josie (Jane P) Newton (2 Oct 1841 – 20 Mar 1915)
  2. 2. James (Cam) Newton (9 Feb 1842 – 29 May 1925)
  3. 3. Daniel (Columbus) Newton (1844 – Abt. 1891)
  4. 4. Samantha (A) Newton (1847 – )
  5. 5. James (Thomas) Newton (18 Mar 1850 – 10 Jan 1931) m. Mary (Francis) Bradshaw (5 JUL 1860 – 2 MAR 1947)
    1. 1. Owen (W) Newton (20 Sep 1877 – 18 June 1956)
    2. 2. Guy Newton (1879 – )
    3. 3. Ada (F) Wilson (21 Aug 1882 – 23 May 1956)
    4. 4. Minnie Newton (Aug 1885 – 18 Apr 1910) m. Rushing (abt 1879 – ) m. Willis (Lige "Cy") Rushing (8 February 1879 – 6 July 1936)
      1. 1. Wirt (Newton) Rushing (20 Dec 1901 – 29 Sep 1966)
      2. 2. Virgia (Anna) Rushing (29 September 1903 – 05 Dec 1970)
      3. 3. Vernnie Rushing (Abt. 1908 – Abt. 1918)
    5. 5. Myrah (Carter) Newton (16 Aug 1888 – 21 Jan 1949)
    6. 6. Robert (Ike) Newton (13 Mar 1893 – 10 Aug 1957)
  6. 6. William Newton (1853 – )
  7. 7. Robert Newton (1855 – Bef. 1888)
  8. 8. Martha (R Luella) Newton (1861 – Oct 1891)
  9. 9. Arizona (N.) Newton (abt 1868 – )
  10. 10. Nancy (C) Newton (abt 1875 – )

James Newton's Timeline

2 Records

1817
23 Jun 1817
Birth of James Thomas Newton Jr in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1886
06 Feb 1886
Age 69
Death of James Thomas Newton Jr in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1817
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1886
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
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