Hello Mechele,
I have a George L. Brower who married Mary Leora Newman in my Newman
family history. Here is how they come down to these two;
Jonathan Newman born 9-2-1791
married Mahalah Cox date unknown. Mahalah was born 3-2-1791
their children;
1 Isaac b. 5-3-1815 d. 4-20-1858 my GGG Grandfather
2 Cynthia b. 9-28-1816 married a Beardshire
3 Mary Ann b. 6-10-1818 an old maid
4 Samuel K. b.3-19-1820
5 Jane Catherine b.6-3-1822 an old maid
6 Elizabeth C. b. 3-18-1825
7 Jonathan J. b.3-5-1833
8 Nathan C. b. 10-30-1826
The first Newman to settle in Miami County, Indiana is said to have traded a
pocket knife to indians for land along the Eel River, S.W. of Mexico.
Samuel K Newman is this Newman who first came in 1832 to the county and went
north of the Eel River to settle.
Isaac (Issiac) Newman b. 5-3-1815 d. 4-20-1858
Married Susanna Hoover
These are my GGG Grandparents.
Children;
1 Matilda b. 7-13-1835 d. 5-13-1904 an old maid
2 Benjamin Franklin b. 12-8-18??
3 Mary Jane b. 5-15-18?? d. 3-3-1913 Married Josiah Jones
4 Sarah b. 4-2-18??d. 1868
5James Polk b. 4-17-1846 d. 2-4-1925
6Daniel Balou b. 6-3-1848 d. 7-16-1933
7 baby boy died at birth and so did the mother Susanna. Buried in one
coffin at Skinner Chapel Cemetery in Cass county, Indiana.
James Polk newman b. 4-17-1846 d. 2-14-1925
Married Amelia Adell Ward b. 7-13-1850 m. 1-19-1868 d. 6-29-1918
These are my GG Grandparents
their children;
1 Mary Leora (Ora) b. 12-25-1870 d. 11- -1938
married George L. Brower b. 4-5-1872 d.3-1-1935 m. 3-6-1897
A. Delta Marguerite b.7-3-1897 d. 8-5-1976
married Emery Bradley on 5-29-1920 no date of birth for him.
1 Ruth Evelyn b. 1921
2 Delores Loraine b. 1922
3 Keith Eugene b. 1925
4 Alberta Jean b. 1927
5 James Edward b. 1933
6 Mary Margaret b. 1937
B. .Hubert James b. 9-13-1899
married Cecelia Fradetti in 1936
1 Nancy Marie b. 1937
2 Kathleen Ann b. 1939
C. Doris Marie b. 6-26-1900
married Louis Fornero 4-1928 Louis was born in 1895
1 Evelyn Jean b. 1929
married Harold Kessler
2 Deanna b. 12-1940
married Dale Miller
a. Andrea
b Calvin
D, Walter Raymond b. 2-8-1903 d. 7-14-1946
married Catherine Birk 2-22-1927 b. 8-1907
1 Raymond John b. 11- -1927 d. 1974 or 75
2 Kathryn Delores b. 10- 1927
3 Joanna Leora b. 5- -1931
4 Marlene b. 7- -1933
5 Audry b. 3- -1937
E. Monelle Elizabeth b. 10-8-1904 d. 1-12-1976
married Robert Rimpler b. 9-21-1901 d. 2-20-1986
m9-21-1929
1 Barbara Lou b. 6-12-1932
married Walter Richter
2 Carol Lee b. 11-21-1936
married Dick Arthur
F. Bernice b. 2-6-1906
Married Ora Grable
1 Gary
G. Anne b. 2-19-1908
married John Komashack on 8-25-1929
1 William b. 1932
2 John b. 1933
3 Richard b. 1937
H. Herman Edgar b. 5-26-1912 d. 3-4-1944
Killed in WW II at Anzio, Italy. Buried at Skinner
Chapel in Cass County, Indiana
I. Donald Wayne b. 7-6-1916
2. Edith Pearl b. 11-7-1874 d. 11-16-1940
married Charles Elmer Cress on 11-15-1894 b. 1-28-1872 d. 6-9-1949
A. Hazel Fern b. 8-25-1895 d.10- -1962 married Oscar Flora
B. Frank Earl b. 3-1-1897 d. 10-26-1979 married Dora Easter
C. Edna Edith b. 2-22-1899 married Claude Rimpler
D. Mary Vernice b. 3-1-1904 married James Woodhouse
E. Kathryn Esther b. 3-25-1910 married Ernest Raber
F. Dorothea Genevieve b. 8-10-1912 married Paul S. Smith
3. Charles Leroy b. 9-13-1878 d. 10-13-1958 a bachelor
4. Zola Maude b. 7-9-1885 d. 1949
married Merton Andrews 1-1921
5Alberta Grace b. 9-3-1887 d. 12-8-1966
married Omer Maus 12-20-1908
Edith Pearl Newman and Charles Elmer Cress were my great grandparents.
Their daughter , Dorothea Genevieve Cress was my grandmother and my
grandfather was Paul S. Smith. Here are their children.
Ethel Pearl Smith b. 12-30-1934
married Fredrick J. Wouster 5-31-1952
ME!!! - Clara Jean b. 8-24-1954 married Ed Miller
Charlene Ye Vonn b. 5-23-1974
married Ryan McClain 7-3-1992
Tyler Phillip b. 8-11-1992
Allyson Taylor b. 4-7-1998
Kathy Lynn b. 4-15-1956 married Danny Linn
Nathan Nicholas b. 2 -1986
Christina Marie b. 4-13-1957 married Stan Trott
Dustyn Ross b. 9-8-1992
Fredrick Paul b. 2 -14-1959 married Gail Marley
Lee Ann
Chad Allen
Debbie Louise b. 6-27-1960 married Terry Gene Cunningham
Sandra Kay b.6-10- 1982
Curtis Gene b. 10-27-1984
Loretta Sue b. 3-5-1939
married David hawkins
Suzie Jo. b. 8-22-1953
Richard b. 7-14-1955
Linda Rose b. 12-16-1959
Danny b. 8-24-1964
Let me search for more on the Southerton name it is in the back of my books.
Will get back to you soon. Let me know if we have any connections. If so I
will be glad to snail mail you the entire set of facts from my book.
Happy Rooting,
Clara J. Miller at Kwouster(a)netusa1.net