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Milton Newton Sewell 1846–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUN 1846

Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia

Death Date: 8 NOV 1925

Death Location: Shady Grove Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama

Father: John Sewell

Mother: Martha Polk

Spouse(s): Nancy Watson, Nancy Burrows

Children(s): Crofford Sewell, John Sr., Laura Sewell, William Sr., Cordelia Sewell, Elvira Sewell, Cephus Sewell, Watson Sewell, Susie Sewell, Thomas Sewell, Clara Sewell, George Sewell, Nancy Sewell, B. Sewell, Earnest Sewell

In 1846, Milton Newton Sewell entered the world in Coweta County, Georgia, born to John Asbury Sewell And Martha Norissa Polk. Milton Newton Sewell married Nancy Delano Watson, Nancy E Burrows, and had children including B E Sewell, Cephus Sewell, Clara Sewell, Cordelia Narcissa Sewell, Crofford Newton Sewell, Earnest C Sewell, Elvira Sewell, George P Sewell, John Cornelius Sewell Sr, Laura F Sewell, Nancy L Sewell, Susie H Sewell, Thomas Milton Sewell, Watson Sewell, William Asbury Sewell Sr. Milton Newton Sewell passed away in 1925 in Shady Grove Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Milton Newton Sewell entered the world in Coweta County, Georgia, born to John Asbury Sewell And Martha Norissa Polk.
  • Milton Newton Sewell married Nancy Delano Watson, Nancy E Burrows, and had children including B E Sewell, Cephus Sewell, Clara Sewell, Cordelia Narcissa Sewell, Crofford Newton Sewell, Earnest C Sewell, Elvira Sewell, George P Sewell, John Cornelius Sewell Sr, Laura F Sewell, Nancy L Sewell, Susie H Sewell, Thomas Milton Sewell, Watson Sewell, William Asbury Sewell Sr.
  • Milton Newton Sewell passed away in 1925 in Shady Grove Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sewell
1820–1885
Birth Location: Banks County, Georgia
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Martha Polk
1824–1864
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
MP

Spouses(s)

Nancy Watson
1850–1907
Birth Location: Carroll County, GA
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Nancy Burrows
–1915
Birth Location: –
NB

Children(s)

Crofford Sewell
1893–1961
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Alabama
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John Sr.
1891–1926
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Alabama
JS
Laura Sewell
1874–1951
Birth Location: Georgia
LS
William Sr.
1877–1960
Birth Location: Sargent, Coweta, GA
WS
Cordelia Sewell
1870–1954
Birth Location: Georgia
CS
Elvira Sewell
1871–1950
Birth Location: Georgia
ES
Cephus Sewell
1872–1949
Birth Location: Georgia
CS
Watson Sewell
1879–1911
Birth Location: Sargent, Coweta, Georgia
WS
Susie Sewell
1880–1909
Birth Location: Cherokee County, AL
SS
Thomas Sewell
1882–1971
Birth Location: –
TS
Clara Sewell
1884–1978
Birth Location: Cherokee County, AL
CS
George Sewell
1875–1956
Birth Location: –
GS
Nancy Sewell
1886–1887
Birth Location: Pollard's Bend, Cherokee, Alabama
NS
B. Sewell
1888–1888
Birth Location: Pollard's Bend, Cherokee, AL
BS
Earnest Sewell
1889–1892
Birth Location: Pollard's Bend, Cherokee, AL
ES

Milton Sewell's Ancestors

Self
Milton Sewell
1846–1925
Birth Place: Coweta County, Georgia
Parents
John Asbury Sewell
1820–1885
Banks County, Georgia
Martha (Norissa) Polk
1824–1864
Madison County, Georgia
Grandparents
Ezekiel Polk
1782–1856
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Betsty\\
1782–1846
Madison County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Levi Phillips
1746–1847
Barbara Hough
1757–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Milton Sewell's Descendants

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Milton (Newton) Sewell (20 JUN 1846–8 NOV 1925) m. Nancy (Delano) Watson (20 OCT 1850–7 FEB 1907) m. Nancy (E.) Burrows (–3 JUL 1915)
  1. 1. Crofford (Newton) Sewell 1893–1961 m. Nannie (Dale) Moon 1893–1966
    1. 1. Annie (Ruth) Sewell 1920– m. Bernard (Clyde) Naugher 1918–
    2. 2. Clara (Bolyn) Sewell 1919–
    3. 3. Sarah (Christine) Sewell 1915– m. William (Hoyt) Mackey 1912–1971
      1. 1. Billy (Crofford) Mackey 1942–1942
  2. 2. John (Cornelius Sewell) Sr. 1891–1926 m. Bessie (Elmo) Freeman 1895–1991
    1. 1. Margaret (Ruth) Sewell 1924–1996
  3. 3. Laura (F.) Sewell 1874–1951 m. Charles (H) Thornton 1875–1956
  4. 4. William (Asbury Sewell) Sr. 1877–1960 m. Fredia (Martha) Fisch 1886–1987
    1. 1. Dorothy Sewell –1991 m. Ralph Davis 1913–1975
    2. 2. William Sewell –1994
    3. 3. Beatrice (Rose) Sewell 1929–1938
  5. 5. Cordelia (Narcissa) Sewell 1870–1954 m. Walter (A.) Cartlidge 1875–1965
    1. 1. Nobia (E.) Cartlidge 1896–1912
  6. 6. Elvira Sewell 1871–1950 m. Elias (Baker) Dejjerntre 1864–1936
  7. 7. Cephus Sewell 1872–1949
    1. 1. Mary (D) Sewell 1895–
  8. 8. Watson Sewell 1879–1911 m. Mollie (Kate) Wilson 1875–1921
  9. 9. Susie (H.) Sewell 1880–1909
  10. 10. Thomas (Milton) Sewell 1882–1971
    1. 1. John (Milton) Sewell 1921–1999
  11. 11. Clara Sewell 1884–1978 m. Charles (L.) Bates 1880–1960
  12. 12. George (P.) Sewell 1875–1956 m. Leah (Pearl) Dukes 1878–1916
  13. 13. Nancy (L.) Sewell 1886–1887
  14. 14. B. (E.) Sewell 1888–1888
  15. 15. Earnest (C) Sewell 1889–1892

Milton Sewell's Timeline

2 Records

1846
20 JUN 1846
Birth of Milton Newton Sewell in Coweta County, Georgia
Coweta County, Georgia
1925
8 NOV 1925
Age 79
Death of Milton Newton Sewell in Pollard's Bend, Cherokee, AL
Pollard's Bend, Cherokee, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1846
    Event Place: Coweta County, Georgia
    Record Source: martha polk.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1925
    Event Place: Pollard's Bend, Cherokee, AL
    Record Source: martha polk.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shady Grove Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama
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