When Newton Walter Parish was born on 28 July 1892, in Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, United States, his father, Damon Wells Parish, was 37 and his mother, Harriet A Stevens, was 32. He married Beatrice Susan Sheridan on 30 July 1919, in Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Allendale Township, Ottawa, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Coopersville, Ottawa, Michigan, United States for about 44 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 30 March 1974, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Allendale Township Cemetery, Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, United States.