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Walter Thomas Newman 1877–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1877

Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 28 Jul 1955

Death Location: Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States

Father: James Newman

Mother: Sarah Brown

Spouse(s): Bessie Johnston, Edith Morris

Children(s): Hugh Newman, Thelma Newman

Walter Thomas Newman was born in 1877 in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States, the child of James Aquilla Newman And Sarah Elizabeth Brown. Walter Thomas Newman married Bessie Enid Johnston, Edith Morris, and had children including Hugh George Newman, Thelma Celine Newman. Walter Thomas Newman passed away in 1955 in Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter Thomas Newman was born in 1877 in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States, the child of James Aquilla Newman And Sarah Elizabeth Brown.
  • Walter Thomas Newman married Bessie Enid Johnston, Edith Morris, and had children including Hugh George Newman, Thelma Celine Newman.
  • Walter Thomas Newman passed away in 1955 in Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Newman
1855–1925
Birth Location: Center Point, Linn, Iowa, USA
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Sarah Brown
1854–1930
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Bessie Johnston
1883–1973
Birth Location: Stockport,Iowa
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Edith Morris
1879–1903
Birth Location: Van Buren IA
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Children(s)

Hugh Newman
1908–1998
Birth Location: Stockport, Iowa
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Thelma Newman
1920–2006
Birth Location: Iowa
TN

Walter Newman's Ancestors

Self
Walter Newman
1877–1955
Birth Place: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Parents
James Aquilla Newman
1855–1925
Center Point, Linn, Iowa, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Brown
1854–1930
Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (David Newman) Jr
1829–1897
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Eliza (Jane Libby) Walter
1826–1915
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM WALTER
1777–1859
Lucy THOMPSON
1787–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Thompson
1751–1819
Mary HARRIS
1760–1855

Walter Newman's Descendants

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Walter (Thomas) Newman (9 Dec 1877–28 Jul 1955) m. Bessie (Enid) Johnston (27 SEP 1883–17 MAY 1973) m. Edith Morris (16 APR 1879–16 MAR 1903)
  1. 1. Hugh (George) Newman 1908–1998 m. Mildred (Irene) Watkins 1913–2001
    1. 1. Allen (Kent) Newman 1940–1940
    2. 2. Baby (Daughter) Newman 1948–1948
  2. 2. Thelma (Celine) Newman 1920–2006 m. Harry (Leroy) Miner 1920–2008 m. Harry Miner 1920–

Walter Newman's Timeline

3 Records

1877
9 Dec 1877
Birth of Walter Thomas Newman in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
1878
26 Jan 1878
Age 1
Birth of Walter Thomas Newman in Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
1955
28 Jul 1955
Age 78
Death of Walter Thomas Newman in Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1877
    Event Place: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1955
    Event Place: Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
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