My Great Grandmother Newton's Bible

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Submitted by Wynona (Nona) Willis Newton

(The Bible is black leather type material, on front in gold letters it says; The HOLY BIBLE. On Binder it says: The GOOD WILL BIBLE, Minute Reference Edition, National, Copyright in it is 1943)

(Underlined lettering is the lettering that was printed in the Bible)

Presented to Nona Newton By Elliott Newton Date August 22, 1948 Notes *All these are wrote in by hand and I will spell the words the way they are wrote* (First Page)

Elliott Jesse Newton Baptised August 29, 1948 by J.W. Sowder.

Nona Newton Baptised August 29, 1948 by J.W, Sowder.

Opal Glenna Newton Baptised August 29, 1948 by J.W. Sowder.

Alma Sheaves Newton Baptised August 29, 1948 by J.W. Sowder.

Ernie Ray Davis Baptised Oct. 16, 1955 by Burgess Grant.

Married:

Ernie Ray Davis to Donna Jean Cremeans Feb. 4, 1960

Ernie Ray Davis married Virginia Ruth Bradley (Second Page)

Ernie Ray Davis Died: March 17, 1994 William Edward Newton

Died:

Sept. 22, 1993 Titusville, Flordia

(Third Page)

Elliott Jesse Newton Died: Feb.12, 1952

Clifford Jesse Newton

Died: June 15, 1972 Willis Cemetery- Anstead, W.Va

Ina Viana Newton Davis Died: Aug. 19,1940

Buried Willis Cemetery- Anstead, W.Va

William Edward Newton Sept. 22, 1993, Cremated - ( Flordia)

Ernie Ray Davis March 17, 1994, Huntington, WVa. CSX at work,

Buried at Louisa Ky.

This is to Certify that Elliott Jesse Newton Born at Graydon, W.Va on April 4, 1891 and Wynona Willis

Born at Lawrence Co. Ohio on June 21, 1892 were joined together in the bonds of Holy Matrimony at Elmo, W.Va on the Oct. 15 1915 in the presence of Pearl Brewer and Roy Brewer, George B. Dever, clergyman

Parents---

Husbands Parent's---Father--- George Jasper Newton Mother---Sunnoh Bowles (Sunnah- maybe hard to tell),

Married at--- Summer Co. W.Va.

Father:

Date of death: May 3, 1923

Place of Burial:

Good Luck Mother:

Date of death: May 7, 1926

Place of Burial:

Good Luck Wife's Parents---Father--- Edmund Willis

Mother: Almeda Layne

Married at: Lawrence Co. Ohio

Father:

Date of death: December 15, 1918

Place of Burial: Willis Cemetery, Graydon

Mother: Date of death: May 5, 1933

Place of burial: Willis Cemetery

Husband's Grandparents---Father's family---Grandfather--- Ebenezer Newton Mother's family---Mother's family---Grandfather--- Bowles Wife's Grandparents---Father's family---Grandfather--- William Willis Mother's family---Grandfather--- John Layne Grandmother--- Nancy Layne Elliott Jesse Newton and Nona Willis Newton's

Children: 1. Clifford Jesse Newton Date of birth: Dec. 9, 1917 Place of birth: Elmo, W.Va Married: Alma Mae Sheves (Sheaves), Feb. 3, 1939, Children: Norma Lee Newton, Nov. 14, 1939, Ina Mae, May 2, 1941, Gary Lester, Dec. 2, 1944, Charles Richard, April 22, 1947 or 1949 (hard to make out)

2. Ina Viana Date of birth: Jan. 28, 1921 Place of birth: Graydon, WVa, Married: Ershel Ray Davis Date: Nov. 10, 1939 Place of Burial: Willis Cemetery Children: Ernie ray Davis, Aug. 15, 1940

3. William Edward , Date of Birth: July 23, 1923, Place of birth: Graydon, W.Va Married: Eva Francis Reese, date of death: May 6, 1949 Children: Ruth Dean, Feb.21,1950, Wm, Edward, Jr., Mar. 12, 1951, Willis Allen, Dec. 10, 1953

4. Opal Glenna, Jan. 1, 1930, Cunard, W.Va

Great Grand Children: 1. Morris David Byrd Jr, Huntington, W.Va

2. Evelyn Mae Byrd, Huntington, W.Va

3. John Gallegher Brizendine Jr., Htgn., W.Va

4. Lois Ann Byrd, Htgn., W.Va

5. Paul Elliott Davis, Htgn., W.Va

6. Bridget Catherine Brizendine

7. Deborah Lee Brizendine

8. Shellee Rae Davis Married: Bruce Dwayne Davis, July 15

9. Sherry Lynn

10. Randy Allen

11. Mark Elliott

12. William Edward (Billy) Newton

13. James Gregery Brisendine

14. Kristen Newton

Military Service Record Name: William Edward Newton

Branch of Service: Army

Place of Entrance: W. Thomas, Ky.

Date: Feb. 12, 1943

Rank: P?? (can not tell)

First Assignment: 87th Signal Company

Record of Foreign Service and Combat: Embarkation Nov. 4, 1944, Wounded March 14, 1945,

Returned July 13, 1945

Record of Citations and Awards: Good Conduct Medal and Purple Heart Medal Released from Service: December 16, 1945

Rank: Pfc.

The End.

That was all the info in the Bible.