TX Family Group Sheet for Joseph NEWMAN Family *********************************************** Copyright © DeAnne Braucht Martin. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: DeAnne Braucht Martin Email address: martind@etex.net Husband: Joseph NEWMAN (1) Birthdate: About 1787 Birthplace: Possibly SC Death date: February 12, 1831 Place of death: Egypt, Wharton County, Texas Father: UNKNOWN Mother: UNKNOWN Marriage date: June 12, 1806 Marriage place: Warren County, Ohio Wife: Rachel RABB Birthdate: January 17, 1790 Birthplace: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Death date: December 4, 1872 Place of death: Karnes County, Texas Father: William RABB Mother: Mary SMALLEY CHILDREN Child No. 1: Mary NEWMAN Sex: F Birthdate: 1807 Birthplace: Warren County, Ohio Death date: September 20, 1842 Place of death: Colorado County, Texas Marriage date: 1830 Marriage place: Colorado County, Texas Spouse's name: Preston GILBERT Child No. 2: William Rabb NEWMAN Sex: M Birthdate: February 25, 1810 Birthplace: St. Clair County, Illinois Territory Death date: May 12, 1891 Place of death: Karnes County, Texas Marriage date: November 18, 1833 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Margaret NELSON Child No. 3: Louisa NEWMAN Sex: F Birthdate: 1812 Birthplace: Madison County, Illinois Territory Death date: About 1850 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: Minerva M. NEWMAN Sex: F Birthdate: 1814 Birthplace: Madison County, Illinois Territory Death date: 1850 Place of death: Walker County, Texas Marriage date: 1833 Marriage place: Colorado County, Texas Spouse's name: David SILCRIGGS Child No. 5: Sarah Jane NEWMAN (2) Sex: F Birthdate: 1817 Birthplace: Madison County, Illinois Territory Death date: After 1866 Place of death: Texas Marriage date: October 13, 1833 Marriage place: Texas Spouse's name (1): Jesse ROBINSON (2) George SCULL (3) John DOYLE (4) Isaiah WADKINS (5) Christoff HARSDORFF Child No. 6: Elizabeth NEWMAN Sex: F Birthdate: 1820 Birthplace: Jonesborough Death date: 1906 Place of death: Wilson County, Texas Marriage date: March 5, 1840 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Joseph TUMLINSON Child No. 7: Thomas J. R. NEWMAN Sex: M Birthdate: 1821 Birthplace: Jonesborough Death date: UNKNOWN Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 8: Ali NEWMAN Sex: M Birthdate: About 1824 Birthplace: Death date: About 1844 Place of death: Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 9: Joseph Austin NEWMAN Sex: M Birthdate: 1827 Birthplace: Wharton County, Texas Death date: November 19, 1872 Place of death: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Marriage date: February 9, 1848 Marriage place: Wharton County, Texas Spouse's name: Mary L. RICE Child No. 10: Andrew Rabb NEWMAN Sex: M Birthdate: October 8, 1830 Birthplace: Egypt, Wharton County, Texas Death date: November 16, 1902 Place of death: Atascosa County, Texas Marriage date: August 11, 1852 Marriage place: DeWitt County, Texas Spouse's name: (1) Lydia Amanda SMALLEY (2) Mary Elizabeth LEWIS Documentation: Most information comes from "Joseph and Rachel Rabb, an Old Three Hundred Family of Texas and Their Descendants" Notes: (1)Joseph NEWMAN and Rachel RABB (as well as her parents William RABB and Mary SMALLEY, and her three brothers) were members of Stephen F. Austin's colony known as "The Old Three Hundred" (2)Sarah Jane NEWMAN was also known as Sally SKULL and was notorious in her time for having many husbands, horse trading, foul language, and most notably her aim with the two six shooters she wore. She has been the subject of many articles in books such as "Legendary Ladies of Texas", and magazines. There is also an online article about her in the Handbook of Texas Online