Newton was the husband of Sarah Vineyard Nance. They had five children together, Frank, Daniel, Clarence,William Tom and Twimmon. After Sarah's death in 1892 Newton married Susan Whittock, known by her step children as "Aunt Susie". Newton is buried beside Sarah at the family cemetery while Susan is buried in the church cemetery at Nance's Grove. Newton's brother Jefferson donated the land for the Nance's Grove Baptist Church and is buried there as is Newton and Sarah's youngest child Twimmon Nance better known as Rev TW Nance.
Newton was well known for his sense of humor and he was known as a fair man. One story told about him was how he settled an arguement over some food:
Newton's sons had worked hard all fall using their extra time to gather food to put up for the coming winter. They brought this food in to their step mother, Susie to can and put up. Susie then got caught by the brothers hiding part of the food they had gathered to give to her own grown sons from her first marriage. The sons were furious and raised quite a "ruckus" bringing their father into it. Newton was asked to solve the quarrel, so after a few minutes of silence he said to Susie "You should have done a better job of hiding it and not got caught". That was all he said on the matter. Some in the family carried that grudge to the grave, never understanding how Newton could have taken Susie's side.
But I think I understand it. Newton was wise enough to see that Susie was only trying to take care of her sons thinking her step sons had so much they would never notice.
I wish I could have known Newton. God Rest His Soul.
Any flowers left for him would be greatly appreciated.
Newton was well known for his sense of humor and he was known as a fair man. One story told about him was how he settled an arguement over some food:
Newton's sons had worked hard all fall using their extra time to gather food to put up for the coming winter. They brought this food in to their step mother, Susie to can and put up. Susie then got caught by the brothers hiding part of the food they had gathered to give to her own grown sons from her first marriage. The sons were furious and raised quite a "ruckus" bringing their father into it. Newton was asked to solve the quarrel, so after a few minutes of silence he said to Susie "You should have done a better job of hiding it and not got caught". That was all he said on the matter. Some in the family carried that grudge to the grave, never understanding how Newton could have taken Susie's side.
But I think I understand it. Newton was wise enough to see that Susie was only trying to take care of her sons thinking her step sons had so much they would never notice.
I wish I could have known Newton. God Rest His Soul.
Any flowers left for him would be greatly appreciated.
Newton was the husband of Sarah Vineyard Nance. They had five children together, Frank, Daniel, Clarence,William Tom and Twimmon. After Sarah's death in 1892 Newton married Susan Whittock, known by her step children as "Aunt Susie". Newton is buried beside Sarah at the family cemetery while Susan is buried in the church cemetery at Nance's Grove. Newton's brother Jefferson donated the land for the Nance's Grove Baptist Church and is buried there as is Newton and Sarah's youngest child Twimmon Nance better known as Rev TW Nance.
Newton was well known for his sense of humor and he was known as a fair man. One story told about him was how he settled an arguement over some food:
Newton's sons had worked hard all fall using their extra time to gather food to put up for the coming winter. They brought this food in to their step mother, Susie to can and put up. Susie then got caught by the brothers hiding part of the food they had gathered to give to her own grown sons from her first marriage. The sons were furious and raised quite a "ruckus" bringing their father into it. Newton was asked to solve the quarrel, so after a few minutes of silence he said to Susie "You should have done a better job of hiding it and not got caught". That was all he said on the matter. Some in the family carried that grudge to the grave, never understanding how Newton could have taken Susie's side.
But I think I understand it. Newton was wise enough to see that Susie was only trying to take care of her sons thinking her step sons had so much they would never notice.
I wish I could have known Newton. God Rest His Soul.
Any flowers left for him would be greatly appreciated.
Newton was well known for his sense of humor and he was known as a fair man. One story told about him was how he settled an arguement over some food:
Newton's sons had worked hard all fall using their extra time to gather food to put up for the coming winter. They brought this food in to their step mother, Susie to can and put up. Susie then got caught by the brothers hiding part of the food they had gathered to give to her own grown sons from her first marriage. The sons were furious and raised quite a "ruckus" bringing their father into it. Newton was asked to solve the quarrel, so after a few minutes of silence he said to Susie "You should have done a better job of hiding it and not got caught". That was all he said on the matter. Some in the family carried that grudge to the grave, never understanding how Newton could have taken Susie's side.
But I think I understand it. Newton was wise enough to see that Susie was only trying to take care of her sons thinking her step sons had so much they would never notice.
I wish I could have known Newton. God Rest His Soul.
Any flowers left for him would be greatly appreciated.
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