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John was born in 1855 in Scott, Tennessee.1   John's father was Ezekiel [Red Zeke] Newport and his mother was Eliza Jane Reed.  His paternal grandparents were Asa Newport and Elizabeth Rodgers; his maternal grandparents were Isaac Reed and Phariba [Rachel] Hatfield. He had five brothers and five sisters, named James J, Fielding, Jackson, Marion, William T, Elizabeth, Julia Ann, Rowena, Rebecca and Martha.  He died at the age of 85 in 1940 in Tennessee.1 

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Further source/citation:
World Family Tree Vol. 16, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1609