Clarence
Elmer
Newton
Sr
Born in Oakdale, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Robert W Newton
and Elizabeth J (Curtler) Newton
Brother of
Robert Newton, Jennie Newton, Mary (Newton) James, Elsie Newton, Elizabeth (Newton) Camera, Charles Franklin Newton and Clyde Newton
Husband of
[private wife (1890s - 1940s)]
Father of
Unknown Newton and [private son (1920s - 1990s)]
Died
at age 68
in Reed Hotel, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Oct 2015
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Biography
Clarence Newton Sr served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1917
Unit(s): Co. B 1st Gas Regt.
Service ended: 1919
Service started: 1917
Unit(s): Co. B 1st Gas Regt.
Service ended: 1919
Clarence Newton Sr was Wounded in Action during World War I.
Clarence Elmer Newton was born to Elizabeth "Jane" and Robert Newton in Oakdale,[1] Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, a populated area 1.25 miles from the Jeddo post office,[2] on 25 Oct 1888.[3] He grew to be a young man of medium height and weight with light blue eyes and dark brown hair. He was living in the Newton family home at 681 Locust Street in Hazleton, Pennsylvania and working as a "Locomotion Engineer" for the Central Pennsylvania Railroad when he was called to the draft.
After reporting to the draft board but before he enlisted, Clarence Newton and Ida Mae Lennox married,
Military
Sources
- Bradsby, H.C., ed. History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Chicago: S.B. Nelson, 1893. Print. Online copy
- Pennsylvania Death Certificate number 9083
- The Story of the First Gas Regiment
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarence by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clarence:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarence by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clarence:
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