| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Tenth Generation3296. James Newton "Newt" ALBRIGHT was born on 4 June 1860 in Howard Co., IN.779 He appeared in the census in 1880 in Center Twp., Howard Co., IN.778 Newton J. ALBRIGHT Son M S W 20 IN Occ: Tile Laborer Fa: TN Mo: OH He died on 21 March 1944 at the age of 83 in Howard Co., IN.779 Newt was buried in March 1944 in Evergreen Cemetery, Kingsley, MI.779 James Newton "Newt" ALBRIGHT and Jessie BUTLER1777 were married on 31 October 1889.1777 "Sometime around 1900 Newt and Jessie, their two children, and Newt's younger brother, Joe, left the Kokomo area and traveled by covered wagon to Lake Ann in Bensie County, Michigan, where they settled on a farm rich in timberland. They were later joined by other brothers and their families. At one time, Ed, Laura and their son Perle, and George, Nora and son Dallas, and Joe and his wife Dora all lived with Newt and Jessie and their two children. After a time each brother, Ed, George, and Joe, bought his own farm further down the road. All eventually returned to Indiana except Newt and his family who spent the rest of their lives in the Traverse City and Detroit areas of the state. For many years, Newt was caretaker of a large cemetery in Traverse City." page 67... Jessie BUTLER, daughter of John S. BUTLER and Nancy A. (?), was born about 1870 in Howard Co., IN.1778 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN.1778 Jessie BUTLER Dau F S W 10 IN Occ: At Home Fa: OH Mo: TN James Newton "Newt" ALBRIGHT and Jessie BUTLER had the following children:
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