Bevis O. Newton

1908 - 1981  (73 years)

• Name	Bevis O. Newton
  Birth	27 Apr 1908	Newton County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Oct 1981  [1]
  Notes	The following information about the family of Bevis O. Newton was written by Mrs. Crissy Newton, and posted on the US Genweb Project for Jefferson Co, Texas: Bevis O. Newton was born in Newton County, Texas in 1908, the son of Wade and Emma Newton, who were also from Newton County. Mrs. and Mrs. Wade Newton moved to Nederland about 1920, where they operated the Newton Hotel and Rooming House at 1146 Atlanta for many years. Mr. Newton died about ten years later. Wade and Emma were the parents of two sons, Bevis O. and Harry H. Newton, and two daughters Cecile and Mary Frances, all of whom graduated from Nederland High School. Mary Frances married Johnny Konecny, who was Nederland's coach and history teacher in 1935. Following graduation from High School, Harry Newton went to work for Sun Oil Company, and he and his wife Merle lived on Spring Street until Harry's death. Bevis Newton worked for Pure Oil Company for about 20 years. He then left the company and followed construction work for another 20 years until he retired. On December 24, 1935, Bevis Newton married Crissy Kaper, daughter of John and Minnie Kaper of 403 Fifteenth Street in Nederland. Captain John Kaper, an native of Holland, sailed for many years before he joined the Sabine Bar Pilots Association. He and Minnie Kaper resided in Sabine Pass until the 1915 storm drove them to Nederland, where they bought the former house of J. William Barr and where they resided until their deaths. Bevis and Crissy Newton build their first home at 323 Fifteenth Street, next door to her parents. About 25 years ago, they moved their old home away and built the blond brick home in which Crissy Newton still resides. Bevis and Crissy Newton were the parents of two sons, Bevis O. Newton, Jr. and John Wade Newton. Bevis Jr died in 1955 of leukemia, a childhood diease that he struggled with for many years. He died at the age of eighteen. Bevis Newton Sr was a thirty-second degree Mason. After a few years of retirement, he died in 1981, survived by his wife Crissy and son John Wade. As of 1991, his sisters are still living, Cecile in Houston and Mary Frances Konecny in Bryan, Texas. Deceased members of the Kaper and Bevis Newton families are either interred or entombed at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.
  Person ID	I9517	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Wade Archibald Newton,   b. 6 Feb 1880, Newton County, Texas d. 6 Sep 1950, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary Emma Powell,   b. Abt 1883, Newton County, Texas d. Abt 1966, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas (Age ~ 83 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1903	Newton County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F4313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Crissy Kaper,   b. 5 Nov 1909   d. 1 Feb 1996 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1935
  Children	1. Living   2. Bevis O. Newton, Jr.,   b. Aft 1937   d. 1955 (Age ~ 17 years)
  Family ID	F4371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Apr 1908 - Newton County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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