Born in Dubois, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Peter Newton
and Margaret Mary (King) Newton
Sister of
Jane Elizabeth Newton, America Ann Newton, Nancy (Newton) Kendall, Mary Newton, John P. Newton, Peter Rudolph Newton, Mathew Newton, Martha Newton, James Cameron Newton, William C. Newton, Isaac Newton and Margaret Jane (Newton) Waddle
Wife of
Nathaniel Hobbs
— married
25 Aug 1846 in Dubois, Indiana, United States
Wife of
Charles Roy Arms
— married
18 Jan 1861 in Dubois, Indiana, United States
Wife of
Edward Ewing Kesner
— married
15 Mar 1865 in Dubois, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 55
in Clark Township, Perry, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Mar 2015
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Biography
Barbara was born in 1823. She was the daughter of James Newton and Margaret King. She passed away in 1878. [1]
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Marriage: 09/25/1846 to Nathan Hobbs, Dubois County, Indiana, Book A/059. Number 419
Records from Dubois County Records, online: duboiscountyin.org. Marriage records -County Marriage Index - 1839-1895
Lived in Dubois County, Hall Township according to Dubois County 1850 Census, Micro Film M432-143, page 455A, Line 41 & 42, Film 436.
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXP5-1QH : 22 March 2022), Nathan Hobbs and Barbay Newton, 25 Aug 1846; citing Dubois, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476686.
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXPT-F4J : 22 March 2022), Charleroy Arms and Barbara Hobbs, 18 Jan 1861; citing Dubois, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476437.
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXLT-G96 : 22 March 2022), Edward Kesner and Barbara Arms, 09 Mar 1865; citing Dubois, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476448.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89224495/barbara-ann-hobbs_kesner: accessed 02 August 2022), memorial page for Barbara Ann Newton Hobbs Kesner (13 Feb 1823–25 Sep 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89224495, citing Tenn Beard Cemetery, Adyeville, Perry County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by nora barton-carver (contributor 48156516).
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6P-BHR : 28 May 2021), Barbara A Kesner in entry for Edward E Kesner, 1870. 8 August 1870
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Ralph Newton, Monday, March 23, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barbara:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barbara:
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~6.25%
~9.38%
RJ Redden 
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MyHeritage DNA
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~6.25%
~9.38%
J. (Redden) Jobes :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #974867
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Ada (Troutman) Vieceli :
23andMe, GEDmatch HC2824531 [compare], yourDNAportal ADA0bb91ec6
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Dana Commons :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Nancy (Kirk) Wiggers :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Pamela (Archer) Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a636781 [compare], Ancestry member wilsons1003
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~0.78%
Carolyn Ann Howard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TL2322356 [compare], Ancestry member CarolynAnnHoward
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Donna Sue Surrell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N73577
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~0.78%
Mary (King) Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #904880
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Mildred (Bertke) Troesch
Newton-11742 and Newton-5616 appear to represent the same person because: Same person: same parents, birthdate
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by Mildred (Bertke) Troesch
Rejected matches › Ann Newton (bef.1840-1904) › Mary Ann Newton (abt.1821-) › Ann Eliza (Newton) Lull (1824-) › Ann Newton (abt.1825-1906) › Anne Hobbs (bef.1823-)
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