Hello Reiley, The birth date could be right, since one of his children was born in 1887. This could be something to work with. I would greatly appreciate any help on this because at this time I have no leads, dates, nothing, other than land records and a letter from the mental hospital on Flora Ann. Linda Newton their daughter was supposed to be half Indian, and I am thinking, is that why I cannot find them on the census?? Thank you for the information and help. Val James, TX << Hi, I noticed your query, and see a possible connection. I have a John F. Newton, son of John Oliver Newton and his wife Katherine Swofford Newton of Rutherford Co., NC, who was born about 1850 in NC. I have no other information on him, but have considerable info on his ancestors. My info comes from a book on the Newtons of this area. Does the birth year fit? Reiley Kidd Seattle >>