“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


EARL NEWTON,  farmer, Secs. 10, 5 and 2;  P.O. Erfurt; born in 
Windsor Co., Vt., in November, 1819; the early part of his life was spent 
in Genesee Co., N.Y., where he was educated; came to Palmyra, 
Jefferson Co., in 1842; went to California in 1853, and returned in 1856; 
settled on the farm he now owns of 320 acres in 1857.  Married Miss 
Mary Brown, of Genesee Co., N.Y., April 27, 1841; they have six 
children – Herman B., Hattie, Alta, Frank, Mary and Ada.  Mr. Newton 
is a Democrat; has been Chairman of the Town Board several terms, and 
was elected Sheriff of Jefferson Co. in 1877; is liberal in religion.  Mr. 
Newton is one of the successful pioneer farmers, and has just built a fine 
two-story brick farmhouse in place of the log house of earlier days.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)