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Newton County, located in the upper mid-state, is named after Sgt. John Newton, who served under Gen. Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox”, in the American Revolutionary War. It was created on December 24, 1821. During the American Civil War, the county provided the Lamar Infantry, which was a part of Cobb’s Legion. The biographical portions were submitted by the families themselves.
“Oliver S. Porter. Sometimes some of the most progressive and useful citizens of a community are found among those who, never self-seeking, recoil from notoriety; they not only do not sound their own praises or merits, but would if they could prevent others from doing so. Oliver S. Porter, manufacturer, Covington, Newton Co., Ga., son of James and Athline (Cox) Porter, was born in Greene county, Ga., in 1836. …etc…”?
ANDERSON, ARMSTRONG, ASKEW
BAKER, BASS, BATES, BELCHER, BEMAN, BOWERY, BURNS, BUTLER, BUTNER
CALLAWAY, CAMP, CANDLER, CHILDS, COLLEY, CONYERS, CORLEY, COVINGTON, COWAN, COX, CRAWFORD, CUNNINGHAM
DABNY, DANIEL, DOYAL
EAKES
FEW, FICKLEN, FORE
GOLDSMITH, GREENADE
HARDEMAN, HAYES, HAYGOOD, HENDERSON, HINTON, HOOTTON, HOPKINS, HUSON
JACKSON, JOHNSON, JOINER, JONES
KELLY, KNIGHT
LAZENBY, LEE, LESTER, LOVETT
McARNOLD, McCART, McCLEAN, McCRACKEN, McGLESSON, McINTOSH, M’INTOSH, MALONE, MARKS, MASON, MERIWETHER, MILTON, MOORE, MORRELLE
NEEL, NESBIT, NEWTON
OSLIN
PARK, PELHAM, PENN, PERRY, PHARR, PHILIPS, PORTER, PULLEN
RABUN, REED, RICHARDSON, ROBINSON, ROGERS, ROWLAND
SAUNDERS, SHAW, SHAWLCOMB, SHELL, SIMMERS, SIMMS, SIMS, SPENCE, STARR, STEVENS, STOWERS, SUMMERS, SWANN
TALLEY, TARVER, TERRELL, THACKER, THOMAS, THOMPSON, TRETWELL
UNDERWOOD
WADDELL, WEATHERS, WESTMORELAND, WILLSON, WOOD, WRIGHT
