Person Sheet

Name Luther Samuel NEWTON Birth 17 Jun 1874, Marlboro County, SC. Death 25 Jan 1935, Dillon, SC. Occupation Wholesale And Retail Grocery Business Since 1918 Education Boykin Academy , Georgia-Alabama Business College Whole Religion Methodist Father Ira L Potter NEWTON (1842-1918) Mother Susan Elenor (Elender) COVINGTON (1845-1926)
Spouses:
1 Elizabeth Ellis 'Lizzie' BLACKSHEAR Birth 20 Apr 1880 Death 4 Jan 1978, Pines Nursing Home, Dillon, SC. Burial 6 Jan 1978, Alloway Cemetery, Dillon, SC. Education Flora McDonald College Religion Methodist Father Perry Linkfield BLACKSHEAR Mother Oregon Frances BLACKSHEAR (-1911)
Marriage 20 Nov 1898, T. G. Spearman Res. Cuthbert, Ga.
Children: Ira Samuel (1899-1899) Perry Blackshear (1900-2000) Roy (1904-1974) Frances (1907-2003) Celia Evelyn (1917-2009)

James Newton Says: " Perry Newton says: Luther added the name "Samuel" to his name when he was a young man after reading the story of Samuel in the bible. " +

See also:

• James Newton refers to

  http://www.powow.com/sandyhodges/genea/BlkshXX/BlkshDG.htm L. S. N., Occupation Merchant, educated in the common schools with a course in accounting at a Business College. Throughout his life he was active in the work of the Methodist Church, serving many years as Steward, a regular reader of the Bible and a Practical Christian. His Revolutionary ancestor was Giles Newton, who was of English descent and moved from Virginia to Marlboro, S. C., the line is through Younger Newton Sr.-Daniel C. Ira L. Potter Newton. Speaking at a Newton Family reunion at Boykin Church, S. C., 5 Aug., 1953, his son, Roy, said, “When I think of our family, I think most of all of my own father who counted a good name rather to be chosen than great riches, whose integrity was as certain as time, whose morality was as eternal as the hills. He never compromised with principle. I remember him as a tireless citizen whose life was jeweled with unassuming devotion to his duty, his family and the common good.” L. S. N. d. suddenly of a heart occlusion while in his place of business at Red Springs, N. C., 21 Jan., 1935.

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James Newton Says: " Glen Newton says: "Luther died in his bed. Aunt Celia was with him when he died and confirmed this." " +

Also:

• 1935 – Birth and Death in the Newton Family by Glen Edward Newton - the story of James Covington Newton's birth and Luther Samuel Newton's death on the same weekend in 1935.

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