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Newton E Williams

Birth	:	7 Oct 1826 Jacksonville, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	26 Oct 1912 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4611015, -95.7583008
Description	:	--possibly unmarked or possibly not listed on stone with his wife, Sarah Stark Newton Newton E. Williams was born in Jacksonville, in Switzerland county, Indiana, October 7, 1826, and died October 26, 1912, aged 86 years, at the National Soldier’s Home, Leavenworth. He was one of nine children. His youngest brother, William B., of Columbus, Ind., is still living. Early in life he was converted and accepted the faith of the Methodist church. His first school days were spent at Bloomington, Ind., and he was one of the first graduated of the University of Indiana. He engaged in business as a... Read More	--possibly unmarked or possibly not listed on stone with his wife, Sarah Stark Newton Newton E. Williams was born in Jacksonville, in Switzerland county, Indiana, October 7, 1826, and died October 26, 1912, aged 86 years, at the National Soldier’s Home, Leavenworth. He was one of nine children. His youngest brother, William B., of Columbus, Ind., is still living. Early in life he was converted and accepted the faith of the Methodist church. His first school days were spent at Bloomington, Ind., and he was one of the first graduated of the University of Indiana. He engaged in business as a daugerrelan artist, in Liffin, Ohio, in 1845. In 1852 he engaged in the jewelry business at Aurora, Ind. There he became acquainted with and married Sarah Stork Harrington, of Buffalo, N. Y. They were married, March 26, by Dr. R. C. Bond. In 1856 he engaged as a jeweler at Hannibal, Mo., and there he also managed the Eagle Hotel. In 1861, with Abraham Lincoln’s first call for troops, he enlisted in Co. A, Marion Co., Mo., under General Lyons, at St. Louis. He moved to Leavenworth, Kans., in 1862. Here he joined Col. McKen’s third regiment, of the Kansas Red Legs.” He was at the Price Raid battle and the Sacking of Lawrence. He was appointed mayor of Goesback, Texas, but in 1868 he resigned to become U. S. commissioner of the western and northern district of Texas, with headquarters in Austin, Texas. At the expiration of his office he removed to Leavenworth, where he was engaged in business much of the time from 1861 to 1871, as auction and commission merchant, and many men of prominence were his employees. Among them were Judge Hook, of the U. S. Supreme court and Robert Keith, of Kansas City. He was engaged in business a short time of the northeast corner of the square, Holton, Kansas. From there he moved to Omaha, Nebr. Mr. Williams for many years conducted auction sales in the larger cities of the United States, among them, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Buffalo, Chicago, Atlanta, and Mobile. From Mobile he moved to Holton, to make his home, remaining there until 1909, when he went to the Soldier’s Home. He was Past G. A. R. commander at Holton, in 1906. He joined the I. O. O. F. at Aurora, Ind., in 1853 and joined the Mystic lodge at Hannibal, Mo., in 1857. He became a member of the Leavenworth lodge, No. 2, December 29, 1863, and was a member in good standing until his death. He was the father of four children, two of whom died in infancy. Lawrence Harvey Williams died at Fort Worth, June 9, 1907, and Sarah, his wife died at Ottawa, January 19, 1907. His daughter, Mrs. Doras Scott Rinehard, four grandchildren, Mrs. Sarah Scott Ash, of Des Moines, Iowa, Donald W. Scott, of San Francisco, Roswell Scott, of Council Bluffs, Flora Rinehard and four great grandchildren survive him .... burial was in the Holton cemetery .... The Holton Recorder, November 14, 1912.

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Newton E Williams's memorial is located at: Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, USA.
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Newton E Williams death on 26 Oct 1912 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.4611015
Longitude: -95.7583008

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Sarah Stark Williams

(1827 - 1907)

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Flora Harrington Williams Rinehard

(1858 - 1953)

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