In 1899, Newton and Anna had been married for ten years. They were living near Aaron and Sugar Branch in Switzerland County.

In 1899, Newton and Anna had been married for ten years. They were living near Aaron and Sugar Branch in Switzerland County.
In the summer of 1887, Sarah Beaty Jarvis died. Newton became a widower at age 31. He had two daughters – Arminta, age 10, and Myrtle, age 5.
Newton P. Jarvis was born October 2, 1855 in Jefferson County, Indiana. His parents were Joseph R. and Martha Ann Buchanan Jarvis. Newton was the 2nd oldest of eight children.
By 1820, several of William and Margaret Jarvis’ adult children had moved their families to Indiana. Where? Why?
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