Taylor County GaArchives Photo tombstone.....William J Newton April 30 2004
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William J Newton
Corp Co F 27 GA INF
Confederate States Army
Sep 13 1835   Sep 27 1862

Additional Comments:
William J. (James) Newton was the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Newton and the 
brother of Julia Newton Dixon (wife of Hillard Dixon), Martha A. Newton Ray 
(wife of John Ray), Sarah A. Newton Pitman (wife of Micajah Pitman), D. Jeptha 
Newton (husband of Rose Ann/Roseanna Barfield) and Jacob J. Newton (husband of 
Mary A. Thompson).

William James Newton's CSA Service Records state that he had joined the Army on 
Sep 20 1861 at Camp Stephens GA. He was 5' 11", had black hair, black eyes and 
a dark complexion. James Newton had been ill since Jan 1862 with measles, 
typhoid pneumonia and was extremely emaciated when he was finally discharged on 
31 Jul 1862. He died within 2 months of his discharge.

William James Newton was the first husband of Cyntha/Cynthia Massey, daughter 
of Kimbrell and Lucinda Massey. William James and Cyntha/Cynthia Massey Newton 
had two children - Mary "Mollie" V. Newton who married James T. Pellum and 
William G. Newton.

Cynthia later married John Owen McGuirt, husband of her deceased sister Jane 
Massey McGuirt. Cyntha/Cynthia Massey Newton McGuirt is buried in Morgan 
Cemetery, Morgan, Calhoun Co., Ga with her second husband.

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