In the 1850 census Zara (age 47) was in Stark, Stark, Illinois, United States.[1] In the 1860 census Zura (age 57) was in Elmira Township, Stark, Illinois, United States.[2]
Zarah died on 6 February 1885. He was buried in Osceola Grove Cemetery, Elmira, Stark County, Illinois.[3]
Sources
↑1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 35;
FamilySearch Record: M853-Q23 (accessed 14 February 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6WLW-2GN
Zara Newton (47) in Stark, Stark, Illinois, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
↑1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 131; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 229; FHL microfilm: 803229; Record number: 5298;
FamilySearch Record: MXHK-KMH (accessed 14 February 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBT-HDS Image number 00135
Zura Newton (57) in Elmira Township, Stark, Illinois, United States. Born in Penna.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #23013452 (accessed 14 February 2023)
Memorial page for Zarah Newton (18 Apr 1803-6 Feb 1885), citing Osceola Grove Cemetery, Elmira, Stark County, Illinois, USA (plot: Lot C-60); Maintained by Dan & Barbara (contributor 47033260).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zarah 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 Zarah:
Newton-8571 and Newton-6321 appear to represent the same person because: They share the same, not particularly common, name, were born in the same place in PA in the same year, and died in the same place in Iowa in the same year.