Newton Williams (Newton Matteson)

Birth Date

1823-12-23

Death Date

1874-04-29

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Owen County, Kentucky, trader. Kentucky native. Married to Agnes R. Scott Williams in Carroll County, Kentucky, on January 12, 1853. Father of Perry C. Williams, Orville Williams, S. G. Williams, Newton Williams, and Mary H. Williams. Merchant in Owen County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Owen County in 1850. Trader in Owen County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Owen County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 273B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 419.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 183.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 180A.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, New Liberty, p. 237B.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Carroll County Marriages, Film 414689, p. 434.
"Newton Williams (1823-1874)," Find A Grave, Memorial 22885184, accessed August 16, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22885184.

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