Person:Spicie Newton (1)

22 years old as of 10 Dec 1913 according to her son John Fain's birth certificate, slw 24 years old as of 25 Sep 1917 according to her daughter, LaDell's birth certificate, slw 30 years old as of 30 Oct 1921 according to son Alfred's birth certificate, slw 32 years old as of 14 Feb 1924 according to daughter Virginia's birth certificate, slw 34 years old as of 7 Mar 1928 according to son Joel's birth certificate, slw

Had long, straight, black hair and was supposedly half Native American according to her son, Alfred, and her daughter-in-law, Betty. Maybe she was part Cherokee or Choctaw. Her brother married a Cherokee woman.

Daily Review, Hayward, California, 24 March 1968 South Alameda County Obituaries SPICIE MELTON Services for Mrs. Spicie Melton, 76, who died Friday at a local hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Sorensen Brothers Chapel, 1140 B St., Hayward. The Rev. Zelma Quillen will officiate. A native of Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. Melton lived at 28392 E. 11th St., Hayward. She was the mother of Norman Fain of Florida, Judge Charles Fain of Missouri, Alfred Fain of Washington, Allen Fain of San Francisco, Mrs. LaDell Garcia of San Lorenzo, and the Rev. John M. Fain, Joel Fain, Mrs. Virginia Curtis, and Mrs. Thelma Caylor, all of Hayward. She also leaves 25 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. A member of the Hayward Full Gospel Temple, she lived in Alameda County for 32 years. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery, Hayward.

Lone Tree Cemetery Grave 46, section 2B, plot 2===== Family Search suggests different parents for her. NEED SOURCES. Possible father: Joseph Newton, born in Georgia. Possible mother: Catherine Ruth Gowens or Catherine Ruth G. Owens 1853-1920. Maybe this is the same woman as Catherine Ruth Cross?

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Name: William Treat Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 30 Jan 1871 Event Place: Pope, Arkansas, United States Event Place (Original): Pope, Arkansas, United States Gender: Male Age: 17 Birth Year (Estimated): 1854 Spouse's Name: Catherine G. Owens Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1853

Source Reference: Volumes A-E GS Film Number: 1034012 Digital Folder Number: 004331429 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M58664-1 System Origin: EASY Record Number: 1855

Citing this Record "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ11-82H : 11 January 2020), William Treat, 1871.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Social Security Death Index.
2. ↑ Fain, Phillip Baxter. Obituary. Oakland Tribune. (California). 21 January 1958. page 32D.
3. ↑ California Death Records lists Virginia K Curtis' mother as a Newton.
4. ↑ John Fain's birth certificate lists her as Spicie Newton Fain.

   Georgia ... Newton in the Arizona, Select Births and Christenings, 1909-1917
   Record Image Index-only record
   Name: Georgia ... Newton
   Gender: Female
   Spouse: Phillip Bater Fain
   Child: John Marian Fain

5. ↑ Joel Fain's birth certificate has her as Spicie Newton Fain.
6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Lone Tree Cemetery. Melton, Spicie, tombstone. (Alameda County, California).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} John Fain's birth certificate.
8. ↑ Alfred Philip Fain's birth certificate says she was born in Arkansas.
9. ↑ ^9.0 9.1 Federal Census, 26 April 1930, Precinct 4, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, page 218.

   Ancestry
   1930 United States Federal Census
   Name: Spicie Fain
   Age in 1930: 38
   Birth Year: abt 1892
   Gender: Female
   Race: White
   Birthplace: Arkansas
   Marital Status: Widowed
   Relation to Head of House: Head
   Homemaker?: Yes
   Home in 1930: Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
   Street Address: Southern Avenue
   Dwelling Number: 423
   Family Number: 437
   Home Owned or Rented: Rented
   Home Value: 12
   Radio Set: No
   Lives on Farm: Yes
   Attended School: No
   Able to Read and Write: Yes
   Father's Birthplace: Georgia
   Mother's Birthplace: Arkansas
   Able to Speak English: Yes
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Spicie Fain 38
   John Fain 16
   Allan Fain 14
   Charley Fain 10
   Alfred Fain 8
   Virginia Fain 6
   Thelma Fain 4
   Joel Fain 2
   Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona; Roll: 59; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0104; Image: 1019.0; FHL microfilm: 2339794
   Source Information:
   Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
   Original Data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
   Description:
   The 1930 Census contains records for approximately 123 million Americans. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household’s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.
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10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4} Melton, Spicie, obituary, Daily Review, Hayward, California, 24 March 1968.
11. ↑ ^11.0 11.1 Ladel Helen Fain's birth certificate.
12. ↑ Alma (Maricopa) Arizona Feb 27, 1920 Census.

    1920 United States Federal Census
    name: Spicie Fain
    Age: 28
    Birth Year: abt 1892
    Birthplace: Arkansas
    Home in 1920: Alma, Maricopa, Arizona
    House Number: Farm
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Philipp Fain
    Father's Birthplace: Arkansas
    Mother's Birthplace: Arkansas
    Able to Speak English: Yes
    Able to Read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Philipp Fain 30
    Spicie Fain 28
    Norman Fain 8
    John Fain 6
    Allen Fain 4
    Ladell Fain 2
    Charles Fain 0
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13. ↑ Alfred Philip Fain's birth certificate.
14. ↑ ^14.0 14.1 Virginia Katherine Fain's birth certificate.
15. ↑ ^15.0 15.1 Joel Fain's birth certificate.
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    1940 United States Federal Census
    Record Image View
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    Name: Spicie Melton
    Age: 48
    Estimated birth year: abt 1892
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Arkansas
    Marital Status: Married
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Home in 1940: Eden, Alameda, California
    Map of Home in 1940: View Map
    Street: Schafer Road
    House Number: Po 682
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Buckeye, Maricopa, Arizona
    Residence in 1935: Buckeye, Maricopa, Arizona
    Resident on farm in 1935: No
    Sheet Number: 27B
    Attended School or College: No
    Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
    Income: 0
    Income Other Sources: No
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    John Melton 54
    Spicie Melton 48
    Thelma Fain 14
    Joel Fain 12

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    1910 United States Federal Census
    Name: Newton
    Age in 1910: 16
    Birth Year: abt 1894
    Birthplace: Arkansas
    Home in 1910: Vann, Muskogee, Oklahoma
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Marital Status: Widowed
    Father's Birthplace: Georgia
    Mother's Name: Catherine Gott
    Mother's Birthplace: Arkansas
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Catherine Gott 55
    Allen Newton 23
    Spicy G Newton 16
    
    Widow? She may have been divorced, instead.

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    from Janet Fain Dowdy 3 January 2017 Facebook
    
    Grandma had a tree next to her porch on East 11th street that she always put a string of Christmas lights on. One time two teenage boys stole some of the lights and Grandma was chasing them down the road swinging a broom at them and yelling, I was coming to her house to take her shopping and witnessed her running down the road after them. Another interesting thing about Grandma was that she carried her money in a tobacco pouch pinned inside her bra, when we got to the checkout stand she would reach inside her bra and unpin the pouch take the money out and pay her bill. She was a character for sure.

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    Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona)06 Sep 1929, FriPage 26