The Coopers of Long Hill

Mary Margaret (Cooper) Newton 1881–1918

Catalog ID p.96 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/96/

Mary Margaret (Cooper) Newton was born on 7 Jan 1881 in Texas, the daughter of Joseph Benjamin Cooper and Sarah Harriett (Starr) Cooper. She married Robert Newton (1899). She died on 22 Oct 1918 in Kerens, Navarro Co., Texas and was buried on 24 Oct 1918 at Bazette Cemetery [Navarro Co., Texas]. Three children are recorded.

Facts

EventDatePlace / detailCertaintySources
birth 7 Jan 1881 Texas certain F.315, L.86, D.690
residence 1900 Iredell Justice Precinct 2, Bosque Co., Texas certain D.690
residence 1910 Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas certain D.691
residence 1918 Kerens, Navarro Co., Texas certain F.315
death 22 Oct 1918 Kerens, Navarro Co., Texas certain F.315, L.86
burial 24 Oct 1918 Bazette Cemetery [Navarro Co., Texas] certain F.315

Family

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Children

  1. James T. Newton about 1902 D.691
  2. Arthur Lee Newton about 1905 D.691
  3. Henry E. Newton about 1910 D.691

Family tree

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Robert NewtonRobert NewtonMary Margaret (Cooper) NewtonMary Margaret (Cooper) …1881–1918Joseph Benjamin CooperJoseph Benjamin Cooper1852–1908Lewis Sanford CooperLewis Sanford Cooper1825–1905Mary Jane (Jones) CooperMary Jane (Jones) Cooper1827–1880Sarah Harriett (Starr) CooperSarah Harriett (Starr) …1854–1927

In the documents

Every published document that names Mary Margaret (Cooper) Newton, in date order, with what that document itself records.

DateDocumentRoleWhat it records
6 Jun 1900 D.690 census population 1900
1900 U.S. census, Iredell Justice Precinct No. 2 (part), Bosque Co., Texas, ED 4, sheet 3A, lines 34-35 (dwelling 46, family 46) — NARA T623
 spouse
as "Maggie"
birth: Jan 1881, Texas
residence: 1900, Iredell Justice Precinct 2, Bosque Co., Texas
1908 G.130 find a grave memorial
Find a Grave memorials 15136843, 42112931, 37389902 and 15136864 - Joseph Benjamin Cooper (West End Cemetery, Stephenville, Texas) and his sons James Henry, Joh…
 child
as "Maggie Cooper Newton"
23 Apr 1910 D.691 census population 1910
1910 U.S. census, Justice Precinct One, Corsicana (Ward Two, part), Navarro Co., Texas, ED 82, sheet 5A, lines 33-37 (house 1213, dwelling 103, family 103) — NA…
 spouse
as "Maggie"
residence: 1910, 1213 [street not read], Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas
24 Oct 1918 F.315 death certificate
Texas State Board of Health, Standard Certificate of Death no. 44149, Navarro Co. (Kerens, Route #1), filed 24 Oct 1918 - FamilySearch 'Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977…
 deceased
as "Mary Margaret Newton"
birth: 7 Jan 1881, Texas
death: 22 Oct 1918, Kerens, Route #1, Navarro Co., Texas
burial: 24 Oct 1918, Bazette Cemetery
occupation: Housewife

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Records search Mary Newton, died 1918, Navarro Co., Texas (4,591; page 1).
Searched for: Records search Mary Newton, died 1918, Navarro Co., Texas (4,591; page 1).
Result: FOUND the death certificate ('Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977', image 2968) - downloaded as [F.315]: parents J B Cooper and Hattie Starr; husband R L Newton. (A records search, not a tree-profile read - the tree remains to be checked.)
familysearch records 2026-10-05 · Maggie Newton, b. 1879-1883, any place Texas (4,796; first 14 read).
Searched for: Maggie Newton, b. 1879-1883, any place Texas (4,796; first 14 read).
Result: FOUND: 1900 Bosque [D.690], 1910 Corsicana [D.691]; Find a Grave Index row (Bazette Cemetery). NULL: marriage record (c. 1899) - not indexed in this search; probate (Navarro 1918) not searched.
findagrave 2026-10-05 · Maggie Newton, d. 1918, Navarro Co., Texas.
Searched for: Maggie Newton, d. 1918, Navarro Co., Texas.
Result: FOUND: memorial 84633197 'Maggie Cooper Newton' (1881-1918), Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Navarro Co.; panel: parents Joseph Benjamin Cooper (15136843), Sarah Harriett Starr Cooper (42112842); siblings James Henry (42112931, 1885-1958), John Luther (37389902), Myrtle (107742543), Frank E. (15136864); child Arthur Lee Newton (1904-1961). Parser report filed under Death/Find-a-Grave/.
ancestry all 2026-10-06 · Ancestry 'U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995' (coll. 2469): name 'Maggie Newton', keyword 'Corsicana' (rows kept where given name,...
Searched for: Ancestry 'U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995' (coll. 2469): name 'Maggie Newton', keyword 'Corsicana' (rows kept where given name, initial, surname and town match).
Result: FOUND (index row only): 'Maggie Newton', Corsicana, Texas, 1911; spouse 'Robert L Newton'.
newspapers com 2026-10-13 · SIGNED IN. Texas, 1918: (a) Newton Kerens (173 - Corsicana Daily Sun and Semi-Weekly Light, first page all Jan-Jun); (b) Newton Kerens...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. Texas, 1918: (a) Newton Kerens (173 - Corsicana Daily Sun and Semi-Weekly Light, first page all Jan-Jun); (b) Newton Kerens morphine (10, none after 16 Aug); (c) "Mrs. Newton" Kerens died (3 - Corsicana Daily Sun 11 and 17 Oct, before her death; the 17 Oct p. 6 hit opened - a Kerens visitors item, not her); (d) Newton Kerens funeral Cooper (6, none after 15 Oct).
Result: NULL - no notice of her death found. COVERAGE: the Corsicana Daily Sun and Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light are on Newspapers.com for 1918, so this is a search null, not a coverage gap; a page-by-page read of 23-31 Oct 1918 has not been done.
ancestry all 2026-10-13 · Collection 61843 (Newspapers.com Obituary Index) - surname Newton, d. 1918 exact, keyword Kerens (321; page 1 read - the keyword was not...
Searched for: Collection 61843 (Newspapers.com Obituary Index) - surname Newton, d. 1918 exact, keyword Kerens (321; page 1 read - the keyword was not applied).
Result: NULL - no Texas row on page 1.

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