Newton, Isaac bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 875, Putman Township
Isaac Newton, farmer and stock-dealer, sec. 11; is the son of Charles and Mahala (Louderback) Newton, and was born in Putman tp., Aug. 14, 1836, and has never lived 3 miles from where he lives now. His father died about 20 years ago and his mother lives in Canton. In 1864 Mr. N. was drafted to serve in the war, but hired a substitute whom he gave $1,000 to take his place. He was united in marriage with Rebecca Cluts at Bernadotte, this county. There has been born to them 5 sons and 2 daughters; Charles J., Phebe, Caroline, deceased, A. Lincoln, Frank, Oliver and John.
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