Linda Higgins, This is what I have found from a number of differnt sources. George Matthew Newton b. ca1827 KY (according to 1860 Poplar Neck, Nelson Co., KY census) married Mary Jane Norris b. ca1820 KY (same). He may have married 2nd, Nancy Nally 11-28-1864. children: 1. Louisa Teresa Newton b. 1-22-1853 Nelson Co., KY 2. unnamed male Newton b. 11-1854 Nelson Co., KY (probably died before 1860 census) 3. W. R. Newton (male) b. 1-26-1856 Nelson Co., KY 4. James Buckhannon Newton b. 3-4-1858 Nelson Co., KY d. 1-25-1927 (buried St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery, Howardstown, Nelson Co., KY). He married Laura A. Whelan b. 11-22-1855 d. 10-1-1887 (buried same) daughter of Richard P. and Eliza E. Whelan. As this family was buried in the Catholic cemetery, I would assume that they were members of the Newton family that came from Maryland who arrived in Nelson County after 1800. (There was a John Newton on the Nelson Co., KY tax records as early as 1800.) But I have found no proof of George Matthew Newton's parents. Good luck hunting!