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Elihu Moffet Newton (1836 - 1903)

Elihu Moffet Newton
Born in North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Texasmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 66 in Coryell County, TXmap
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Biography

Elihu was born in 1836, in North Carolina. Elihu Newton ... He passed away in 1903. [1]

Census Data

1850 Census

1850 Census: Elihu M. Newton was living in the "Northern Division" Davidson County, North Carolina in 1850.[2] He is listed as living at home with his father Jesse Newton, a farmer and mother Mary. He was 14 years old, and shared the home with 8 siblings. All of the family listed their birthplace as North Carolina.

  • Siblings
    • Lydia E. Newton, age 17, b. 1833
    • John V. Newton, age 16, b. 1834
    • Elihu Newton age 14, b. 1836
    • Chloe A. Newton, age 12, b. 1838
    • Robert M. Newton, age 9, b. 1841
    • Samuel L. J. Newton, age 7 b. 1843
    • Montraville Newton, age 5, b. 1845
    • Jesse F Newton, age 3, born 1847
    • Mary J. Newton, age 6 months, born 1850.

1880 Census

1880 Census: Elihu is listed as a head of household in the Census of 1880. He is living in Precinct 1, Coryell County, Texas and working as a farmer. He lists his family members as: Mary M., his wife, age 36, born in Louisiana; A daughter, Ann, age 10; son William I., age 4; and Elihu V., age 1 year. [3]

Military Service

13th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Burnett's) (13th Mounted Volunteers) OVERVIEW:13th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Crockett, Texas, during the winter of 1861-1862 with about 900 men. Some of its members were from Centerville, Crockett, Madisonville. In the summer of 1862 it was dismounted and later assigned to O. Young's and Waul's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The unit participated in various conflicts in Louisiana and Arkansas including the engagement at Jenkins' Ferry. It disbanded during the late spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels John H. Burnett and Anderson F. Crawford, Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Beaty, and Major Elias T. Steale.

Research Notes

Sources

  1. First-hand information as remembered by Brandon Newton, Friday, March 20, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  2. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BM-ZXM : accessed 1 April 2015), Elihu Newton in household of Jesse Newton, Davidson county, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1377, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN9-3P4 : accessed 1 April 2015), Elihu Newton, Precinct 1 and 2, Coryell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district 23, sheet 396A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1298; FHL microfilm 1,255,298.

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