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Jane Paralee <I>Allman</I> Newberry

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Jane Paralee Allman Newberry

Birth
Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
Death
25 Oct 1915 (aged 78)
Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.255056, Longitude: -88.568764
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Jane Paralee Allman was born 28 FEB 1837 in Stewart County, Tennessee to Seaborn and Susan Ann Gunson Allman.
She married William Curtis Newberry on 15 JAN 1856 in Stewart County, Tennessee. The next day they came to Weakley County and set up housekeeping in a one room log cabin. They moved to the log cabin using a wheelbarrow to carry their possessions. They did well and later built a large house in the 6th district (about where Johnnie Oliver lives (the Jess Highfill place)). William and Jane lived together for 59 years and had 9 children. Seven lived to be adults.
Jane never forgot her home in Stewart County after she moved with her husband to Weakley COunty. Every year she went back home to Stewart County for the Home Cooking Day at the Swinging Limb Church. She rode a mule for the 45 - 50 mile trip.
They gave each of their children a parcel of land and a house when they married.
Jane died 25 OCT 1915 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee

Their children were:

Mary Susan 'Mrs. Sued' Newberry
born 25 Nov 1856 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married John Benjamin Castleman on 19 Jan 1874 in Weakley County, Tennessee
died 15 Dec 1937 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee
William Samuel Newberry
born 19 Aug 1859 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married Hannah Sophia Terrell on 2 Aug 1883 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee
died 27 Mar 1944 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Malinda Nora Newberry
born 6 Apr 1862 and died 14 Oct 1868 in Weakley County, Tennessee
Lucy Jane Newberry
born 6 May 1864 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee married Henry Hartwell Brooks on 16 Nov 1882 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee
died 5 May 1950 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee
Louise Ellen Newberry
born 2 Jan 1866 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married Pinkney Bell Parks on 18 Aug 1892 in Weakley County, Tennessee
died 11 Jun 1908 in Weakley County, Tennessee
Thomas Seaborn Newberry
born 12 Oct 1868 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married Lena Artie Whitehorn on 10 Nov 1892 in Carroll County, Tennessee
died 22 Nov 1954 in Weakley County, Tennessee
Selma Cosby Newberry
born 7 Apr 1871 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee
married Claudia Mae Tomlinson on 30 Jun 1895 in Weakley County, Tennessee
died 9 Jan 1959 in Weakley County, Tennessee
John Henry Newberry
born 20 Oct 1873 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married Margaret Catherine Alexander on 9 Sep 1897 in Henry County, Tennessee
died 10 Nov 1899 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee
Rufus B Newberry
born 4 Nov 1875 and died 22 Jul 1877 in Weakley County, Tennessee

Jane Paralee Allman was born 28 FEB 1837 in Stewart County, Tennessee to Seaborn and Susan Ann Gunson Allman.
She married William Curtis Newberry on 15 JAN 1856 in Stewart County, Tennessee. The next day they came to Weakley County and set up housekeeping in a one room log cabin. They moved to the log cabin using a wheelbarrow to carry their possessions. They did well and later built a large house in the 6th district (about where Johnnie Oliver lives (the Jess Highfill place)). William and Jane lived together for 59 years and had 9 children. Seven lived to be adults.
Jane never forgot her home in Stewart County after she moved with her husband to Weakley COunty. Every year she went back home to Stewart County for the Home Cooking Day at the Swinging Limb Church. She rode a mule for the 45 - 50 mile trip.
They gave each of their children a parcel of land and a house when they married.
Jane died 25 OCT 1915 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee

Their children were:

Mary Susan 'Mrs. Sued' Newberry
born 25 Nov 1856 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married John Benjamin Castleman on 19 Jan 1874 in Weakley County, Tennessee
died 15 Dec 1937 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee
William Samuel Newberry
born 19 Aug 1859 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married Hannah Sophia Terrell on 2 Aug 1883 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee
died 27 Mar 1944 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Malinda Nora Newberry
born 6 Apr 1862 and died 14 Oct 1868 in Weakley County, Tennessee
Lucy Jane Newberry
born 6 May 1864 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee married Henry Hartwell Brooks on 16 Nov 1882 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee
died 5 May 1950 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee
Louise Ellen Newberry
born 2 Jan 1866 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married Pinkney Bell Parks on 18 Aug 1892 in Weakley County, Tennessee
died 11 Jun 1908 in Weakley County, Tennessee
Thomas Seaborn Newberry
born 12 Oct 1868 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married Lena Artie Whitehorn on 10 Nov 1892 in Carroll County, Tennessee
died 22 Nov 1954 in Weakley County, Tennessee
Selma Cosby Newberry
born 7 Apr 1871 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee
married Claudia Mae Tomlinson on 30 Jun 1895 in Weakley County, Tennessee
died 9 Jan 1959 in Weakley County, Tennessee
John Henry Newberry
born 20 Oct 1873 in Weakley County, Tennessee
married Margaret Catherine Alexander on 9 Sep 1897 in Henry County, Tennessee
died 10 Nov 1899 in Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee
Rufus B Newberry
born 4 Nov 1875 and died 22 Jul 1877 in Weakley County, Tennessee



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