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HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY ILLINOIS - 1915

Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.

Page 934

NISBET, NEWELL T. - The Nisbet family, or rather the two brothers and one sister whose residence is on the old Nisbet homestead in township 17, Cass County, Ill., can boast of one of the finest farming properties to be found in this part of the state. Throughout its entire extent of three quarters of a section of very productive land, are noticeable the evidences of perfect order of arrangement, careful management, thorough cultivation and domestic comfort. In fertility and productiveness, as well as in all its equipment of machinery for operation, and for the breeding and care of stock, Cass County presents to view no more complete and attractive place. As far back as 1839 it was composed of several different farms conducted by their respective owners, but the interests have been merged in the course of time into one compact farm.

Here was born Newell T. Nisbet, a son of William and Elizabeth A. (Massey) Nisbet, the father born in Preble County, Ohio, and the mother a native of Illinois, whose birth took place at Mount Sterling. They were married in Cass County and settled on a part of the above mentioned land. William Nisbet, who had always followed farming and stock raising, died on this place in March, 1892, at the age of eighty-four years, and his widow passed away in January, 1903, when sixty-seven years old. Their children were as follows: Chalmers, who died in 1888; Walter, who died in 1882; John, of township 17, Cass County; James S., who died in infancy; Newell and Bethune, on the home place; George, of Cass County; and Mary, who keeps house for Newell and Bethune. These three have always lived on the home place, and on it the brothers do general farming, also raise hogs extensively, and raise and feed cattle and horses.

In his youth, Newell Nisbet attended the district schools of the neighborhood, and later was a pupil in Brown's Business College, Jacksonville. Bethune received his early education in the common schools, the Virginia Academy, Brown's Business College and the Illinois College. They have a comfortable brick residence built by their father, and they erected in 1903, a spacious frame house of twelve rooms, with all modern improvements, in which they live. The religious connection of Mr. Nisbet is with the Providence Presbyterian church. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served efficiently as road clerk, and in other capacities.


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