That appears to be the one I'm looking for. I believe yesterday I learned that he remarried late in life (to Mary). Thanks for the information! E. Young wrote: > Larry, > > I live in Wilson County, Texas. I found a James Newton (born ~1810 in > Georgia) in the 1880 Census of Wilson County, Texas. He is shown with his > wife named Mary, age 46. See the end of my message. I don't know if this > is the person you're seeking or not. It would be more helpful if you gave > more information such as his children's name, wife's approximate date of > birth, etc. > > However, I think the people you want are just below. You can check out this > link at Interment .net > http://www.interment.net/data/us/tx/guadalupe/concrete/concrete.htm > > You will also find the same information in text form in the Texas GenWeb > page for Guadalupe County, Texas at the link > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txguadal/index.html > Click on Cemeteries and then Concrete Cemetery. > > I hope you will find the information interesting and informative. Shirley > Grammer did the reading of this cemetery. She is a member of the Wilson > County Historical Society with me. > If I can be of any other help, let me know. > Ernest Young > Floresville, TX > > ---------- > Concrete Cemetery, Guadalupe Co., Texas --- > The cemetery is located two miles north of downtown La Vernia > on FM 775, Guadalupe County, Texas. > The first burial was Joel Wooten Newton on January 16, 1856. > James Henry Newton came to the southeastern part of Guadalupe County, > Texas 1851-52 from Mississippi. Joel wooten Newton came ca. 1854. > James Henry Newton (brother of Joel) became a prosperous farmer and > rancher. At the time of Joel's death, James Henry Newton designated a > plot of land on his ranch as a family cemetery. He officially deeded > the two-acre tract on September 21, 1875 "to the good citizens of the > surrounding community for the interment of the deceased". > The Concrete Cemetery Association was established March 30, 1955. > On August 31, 1971, Mrs. Alice Warren Scull, widow of the late > Dr. Charles Elam Scull, deeded 3.44 acres to the Concrete Cemetery > Association and on November 23, 1992, Dr. C.E. Scull, III > (grandson of Dr. and Mrs. C.E. Scull) deeded 1.374 acres > to the association bringing the total acreage to 6.814 acres.*** > > The following census has been submitted by Shirley Grammer > P.O. Box 234 La Vernia, Texas 78121 > > Newton Section (Shell Grave) no date no date D-8 unknown > Newton Section, (Shell Grave) no date no date D-8 unknown > Newton, Joel "Joseph" Wooten 12/20/1851 5/30/1885 D-9 shell grave > Newton Section (unmarked Base) no date no date D-9 unknown > Newton Section (unmarked Base) no date no date D-9 unknown > Newton, J. E. 2/18/1842 -- 11/6/1857 D-10 s/o Joel; marker shared with > father & brother > > Newton, James Henry 1809 -- 2/6/1882 D/9 s/o Betsy, h/o Elvira & Mary > > Newton, Joel Wooten 11/13/1815 -- 1/16/1856 D-10 Broken marker on ground > Newton, J.W. (Joel Wooten) 11/13/1815 -- 1/16/1856 D-10 up-right marker > shared w/2 sons > Newton, Ada M. 8/8/1856 -- 1/23/1923 C-8 d/o Pickney & Martha Lowe, w/o S. > Newton > > Newton, Elvira Reynolds 3/15/1815 -- 1/4/1857 D-9 1st w/o J. H. Newton > Newton, Mary McLemore 8/7/1833 -- 3/26/1917 D-9 2nd w/o James H. Newton > > Newton, Betsy Wooten 2/11/1791 -- 2/16/1857 D-9 w/o Joshua, m/o James & > Joel > Newton, W. W. 9/7/1852 -- 8/28/1877 D/10 s/o Joel; marker shared with > father & brother > Newton, Infant no date -- no date D-5 Inf. child of D.C. & M.E. Newton > Newton, Sam S. 12/12/1850 -- 1/18/1925 C-8 h/o Ada, s/o Joel > Newton, James Jefferson 1873 -- 12/30/1874 D-5 1 yr 11 mo 24 da., s/o > D.C.& M.E. > ---------- > > >From Ancestry.com --- > U.S. Census > 1880 United States Federal Census > Texas > Wilson > Not > Stated > District 149 > 1880 U.S. Federal Census about James Newton > Name: James Newton > Home in 1880: Wilson, Texas > Age: 70 > Estimated birth year: abt 1810 > Birthplace: Georgia > Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) > Spouse's name: Mary > Father's birthplace: South Carolina > Mother's birthplace: Georgia > Occupation: Stock Raiser - Farmer > Marital Status: Married > Race: White > Gender: Male > Household Members: Name Age > James Newton 70 > Mary Newton 46 > > > 1880 U.S. Federal Census about Mary Newton > Name: Mary Newton > Home in 1880: Wilson, Texas > Age: 46 > Estimated birth year: abt 1834 > Birthplace: Tennessee > ---------- > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Newton" <ldnewton2@comcast.net> > To: <NEWTON@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 9:34 PM > Subject: [NEWTON] James Henry Newton > > > Looking for information about James Henry Newton (born ~1810 in Georgia, > died 1882-02-06 in Wilson County, Texas). I would like to find his > parents. I've seen records going back to the 1850 census where he lived > in Gaston, Sumter, Alabama. He had nine children with his wife Elvira > Reynolds (according to what I've found thus far). > > Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. > > Larry Newton > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >