Roger,

I didn't find a Honey Grove connection for you but I ran two searches on familysearch.com in the 1880 Census and came up with the following:
(there were two hits on George Newhouse in Texas and I chose the youngest one)

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
L. E. NEWHAUS Self M Male W 57 PRUSSIA Gen Merchant PRUS HANOVER
E. C. A. NEWHAUS Wife M Female W 45 PRUSSIA Keeping House PRUS PRUSSIA
Chas. L. NEWHAUS Son S Male W 22 TX Clerk In Store PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Wm O. NEWHAUS Son S Male W 19 TX Clerk In Store PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
W. E. A. NEWHAUS Dau S Female W 16 TX At Home PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
E. Aug NEWHAUS Dau S Female W 9 TX At School PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Mary D. KOCH SisterL S Female W 49 PRUS At Home PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Elizab. KEIDEL Other S Female W 36 BRAUSSHU House Labor HANOVER HANOVER


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Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 2, Lavaca, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255316
NA Film Number T9-1316
Page Number 407C

The following list is the entire collection of George Newhouse' born in the 1870's in the entire United States...

1. Charles J. NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Iowa
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1877> IA

2. Chas. H. NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Indiana
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1873> IN

3. Charles Fredrick NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Illinois
GSon Gender: Male Birth: <1879> IL

4. Chas. NEWHAUS - 1880 United States Census / Maryland
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1871> MD

5. Charley NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Ohio
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1875> OH

6. Charles B. NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Iowa
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1874> IL

7. Charley E. NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Indiana
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1870> IN

8. Chas. NEWHAUS - 1880 United States Census / Louisiana
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1879> LA

9. Charley NEUHAUS - 1880 United States Census / Missouri
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1872> MO

10. Charles B. NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / West Virginia
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1879> WV

11. Chas. S. NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / West Virginia
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1879> WV

12. Charles WILSON OR NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Iowa
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1876> IA

13. Charles NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Nebraska
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1879> MO

14. Charles NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Ohio
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1879> OH

15. Charles E. NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Pennsylvania
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1873> PA

16. Chas. C. NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Pennsylvania
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1873> PA

17. Charles W. NEWHAUS - 1880 United States Census / Wisconsin
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1872> WI

18. Chas. H. NEWHOUSE - 1880 United States Census / Virginia
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1877> VA

If one of them looks like it might fit info you have(I didn't have much to work with) you can go to familysearch.com and get the info