Newton County TX

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Added 15 Sep 2025

Added new Garlington and Ferguson family information submitted by John Varnell. Garlington and Ferguson families submitted by John Varnell

Added 18 Sep 2024

Added current information for Farrs Chapel Cemetery Assoc on the calendar page. Calendar page.
Added a new link to Notable Figures in Texas History to the Research page
Added new Lewis family information submitted by Terry Cochran. Lewis information submitted by Terry Cochran
Added 10 Nov 2022

Added a page on the Holmes Post Office, originally in Jasper County. Submitted by Judith Kimball. Holmes Post Office page.
Added Ford Cemetery 2023 Reunion information to the Calendar page
Added 4 Sep 2022

Added Henry A. Jordan biography to Biographies page.
Finished adding birth records to 1925.
Updated the Obits and Death Notices page.
Added 18 Aug 2022

Updated/created more cemetery pages
Added pictures to a page for Hiram Woods. Thank you Jennifer Isgitt.
Began adding birth records and continuing marriage records
Updated Who am I page
Added 6 Aug 2022

Updated or created more cemetery pages - Mattox, Weeks Chapel, Woods, Ford, Farrs Chapel, Griggs, Simmons, Lewis Chapel, King, Sycamore.

Added 5 Aug 2022

Created Quicksand aka West Bethlehem Cemetery page.
Updated Tanner Cemetery page and Woods Cemetery page.

Added 01 Aug 2022

Added 1890 Veterans Schedule to the Military page.

Added 30 Jul 2022

Created the Book page.
Created the Fugitives from Justice page.

Added 30 Jul 2022

Added our fallen veterans to the Veteran Memorial page. If you have others, please send the information to us.

Added 17 Jul 2022

Created History page. Great articles and pictures of the lumber industry around Wiergate.
Added pictures to the Pictures page and the Who Am I? page.
Created Newton County Memorials to Our Fallen Heroes page. Please send in the name of your fallen veterans.
Updated the Military page with several new links.

Added 15 Jul 2022

Created World War I Military Service page.
Created Deceased Physicians from Newton page.
Continued to update marriages and deaths

Added 13 Jul 2022

Created Wills and Probate Indexes to 1900 page.
Created Land, Taxes, Officials page.
Created Bonds and Oaths of Office page.
Created Muster Rolls - Civil War page.

Added 11 Jul 2022

Created Postmasters of Newton County page.
Created Voter Registration 1867-1869 page.

Added 9 Jul 2022

Created Newton Marriage Records 1871-1900 page.
Created Who Am I? page.
Created Newton County, Texas Genealogy Facebook Group page.

Added 8 Jul 2022

Created Military page.
Created Veteran Gravesites page.

Added 7 Jul 2022

Created Historical Homes, Churches, Schools page.
Created Historical Societies/Groups page.
Added Confederate Pensions of Newton County page.

Added 5 Jul 2022

Created Biographies page.
Created Obituaries page.
Created Picture page.

Added 4 Jul 2022

Reorganized the records and resources page Records and Resources.
Created a Newton County in the News page Newton County in the News.
Created a separate What's New? page What's New?.

Added 29 Jun 2022

Began the page for Newton Marriage Records starting in 1846.

Added 27 Jun 2022

Union Baptist Church Cemetery listing.

Added 25 Jun 2022

Added link to the 1850 Mortality Schedule for Newton County.

Added 24 Jun 2022

Added calendar area to the index page
Fixed broken links on the Research Links Page

Added 23 Jun 2022

Added the 1880 Mortality Schedule for Newton County.

Added 22 Jun 2022

Added the 1870 Mortality Schedule for Newton County.
Added a new page for the pioneers of Newton County. Pioneers of Newton County.
Added links to cities, town and communities page of Newton County. Cities, Towns, and Communities of Newton County.
Added lists of deaths for 1930-1939 and started 1940-1949. Deaths 1930-1939 Deaths 1940-1949.

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Please submit anything which maybe of value to other researchers: Bible records, marriage records, wills, pension records, land records, death and obituary records, photos, and old letters. County, community, church, and school histories. Your help in helping other researchers is vital to the success of the TXGenWeb Project.

Just contact Eleanor Colson with your information or questions.

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Assistant State Coordinators:
Jane Keppler, Laura Gregory Roberts and Carla Clifton

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