[p. 725] proprietor of the largest general store at Wurtemburg and auditor of Wayne Township, has been established over eight years in business in this place and is identified with many of its interests. He was born January 12, 1874, in Shenango Township, near Energy, in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Isaac and Emma (Montgomery) Newton.
Isaac Newton was also born in Shenango Township, a son of David Newton, a substantial farmer of that section. Subsequently, Isaac Newton purchased a farm in Shenango Township and there conducts a general store. He married Emma Montgomery, who is a daughter of William H. Montgomery, formerly a well-known blacksmith in Shenango Township. Isaac Newton and wife had five children born to them, namely: Sadie, who married McClellan Hogue, of Slippery Rock Township, had seven children; Minnie, who married George Young, resides at Allegheny; James H.; Cora E., who lives at home, and Elmer, who resides at Wurtemburg, married Tessie McCowen, and is in partnership with Mr. Newton.
James H. Newton attended the schools of Shenango and Slippery Rock Townships, spent three years in school at Volant and took a business course at the Iron City Commercial College, after which he taught school through this section of the county for seven years. He made many friends during this period and was considered a very successful educator. About 1900 he established his general store at Wurtemburg and has developed a business that is a leader in its line in this village.
Mr. Newton married Carrie Swartz, who is a daughter of Louis Swartz, who is a well-known farmer in Perry Township. Politically, he is a Democrat and has taken a somewhat active part in local politics.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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