Montro Newton

11 May 1875–18 August 1951 (Age 76)
Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Montro

When Montro Newton was born on 11 May 1875, in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States, his father, Jasper Lafayette Newton, was 33 and his mother, Alwilda Margaret Butcher, was 26. He married Caulalda "Callie" Jane Renfro on 12 April 1896, in Buttsville, Grundy, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Grundy, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Tindall, Grundy, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 18 August 1951, in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Grundy, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Montro Newton
1875–1951
Caulalda "Callie" Jane Renfro
1879–1960
Marriage: 12 April 1896
Zella Newton
1898–
Winnie Willard Newton
1900–1972

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 April 1896Buttsville, Grundy, Missouri, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (16)

    +11 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
    Age 1
    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
    1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
    Age 1
    An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 21
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 25953;2007: 55010; 2010: 74092)English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places in England and Scotland so named, from Old English nīwe ‘new’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’, or Middle English neue ‘new’ + toun ‘settlement, town’. According to Ekwall, this is the commonest English placename. For this reason, the surname has a highly fragmented origin.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Newtown

    Sources (8)

    • Montroe Newton, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Montro Newton, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    • Montro Newton, "United States Census, 1930"

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