Newton County Births from Newspapers
December 25, 1888
COLONEL JAMES F. ROGERS celebrated his 29th birthday last week by dining his friends at his home on Alcova Street....
THE COVINGTON STAR, Covington, Georgia
January 31, 1893
JAMES HARWELL, an old and highly esteemed citizen of Newton Co., is dead. He died suddenly on Wed., Jan. 25, 1897. he was 69 yrs. old and would have been 70 at his next birthday.
July 30, 1895
JOHN T. MEADOR, one of the oldest citizens of DeKalb Co., celebrates his 75th birthday on Thursday.... August 6, 1895
November 5, 1895
MRS. STEVENSON, mother of the Vice President of U. S., celebrated her 85th birthday last week.
Oct. 19, 1897
Two brothers named RICHARD AND JOHN MCGRIFF celebrated their 95th birthday at Decatur, Indiana a few days ago.
THE COVINGTON STAR, Covington, Georgia
March 8, 1898
COL. GEORGE ADAIR of Atlanta celebrated 75th birthday; was first conductor of Ga. Railroad 1842-3. Married a Newton Co. girl.
THE COVINGTON STAR, COVINGTON, GEORGIA June 25, 1901
A number of our young people attended MR. RAY MCDANIEL'S birthday party. He says he was "sweet sixteen."
THE GEORGIA ENTERPRISE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA Jan. 23, 1903
TOM HARDEMAN of Mansfield, the winner of three cash prizes offered by G. W. TRUITT of LaGrange far the finest stalks of cotton raised from Truitts Big Bale Cotton, will celebrate his 47tb birthday next Saturday.
June 21 1904
Last Mon. LITTLE NATALIE TURNER complimented MARY BROWN ANDERSON at afternoon picnic, few miles out of town - Mary's 5th birthday. J. H. JONES of Hartwell writes tha t SQUIRE WATSON, aged 110 years old, died recently at his home near Bartwell.
Newton County, Georgia Births
Abstracted from newspapers 1868 to 1904
by Jeannette Holland Austin
The Georgia Enterprise and Covington Star
and
The Covington Star
