Person:William Newton (64)

Watchers
Capt. William Riley Newton
  1. Flavia Fadelia Newton1811 - 1891
  2. Clarissa Perlina Newton1813 - 1841
  3. Emily Almira Newton1816 - 1899
  4. Lucretia Malvina Newton1818 - 1881
  5. Avila Amanda Newton1821 - 1892
  6. Lewis Harlow Newton1824 - 1910
  7. Capt. William Riley Newton1826 - 1906
  8. John Wallace Newton1828 - 1908
  9. Whitman Mead Newton1830 - 1878
m. 27 Oct 1852
  1. Charles Handford Newton1856 -
  2. Edward Raymond Newton1866 -
Facts and Events
Name Capt. William Riley Newton
Gender Male
Birth? 13 Feb 1826 Bainbridge, Chenango, New York, United States
Marriage 27 Oct 1852 Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States
to Augusta Hanford
Death? 18 Sep 1906 Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, United States

According to E. Leonard, in The Newton Genealogy (de Pere, Wisc., 1915)

CAPTAIN WILLIAM RILEY NEWTON (John^ William W. John=, Obediah^, Tbonias% John-, Richard'), son of John and Abiah (Miller) Newton of Bainbridge, N. Y., was born there February 13, 1826, and died at Beloit, Wis., September 18, 1906, aged 80. He married at Friendship, Allegany County, N. Y., October 27, 1852, Augusta Hanford, daughter of Samuel and (Raymond) Hanford of Delhi, N. Y., and Friendship, N. Y., and Friendship, Wis. She was born at Delhi, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1828, and died at Beloit, Wis., February 28, 1902. Mr. Newton resided, after his marriage, in Dunkirk, N. Y. In 1856 he moved West, settling in Friendship, Wis., where he resided until 1887, when he removed to Beloit, Wis., where he continued until death. He was postmaster at Friendship, Wis., from his return from the war until Cleveland's administration, when he retired from active business. Capt. Newton was a soldier of the Civil War. He enlisted from Friendship, Adams County, Wis., August 15, 1862, in Company K, Twenty-fifth Wisconsin Infantry. Corporal. February 11, 1864, he was promoted to Second Lieutenant of Company G, Thirty-sixth Wisconsin Infantry. The regiment served in the Army of the Potomac, and on June 1, 1864, Mr. Newton was wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. ; was taken prisoner, confined in Libby Prison, and while in prison his left arm was amputated. He was promoted to Captain, September 14, 1864; not mustered; discharged because of wounds, January 2, 1865. Pensioned. Member of the Odd Fellows.