NEWMAN

CHRISTOPHER C. NEWMAN

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Christopher C. NEWMAN, a resident of Lawrence County, Mo., was born May 14, 1842 in Morgan County, Ill., and is the son of Simon Peter and Arvilla (KIMBALL) NEWMAN, and Simon P. Newman is the son of George and Lurany (JONES) NEWMAN. Christopher C. Newman served as a private soldier three years during the late war in Company I, Eleventh Missouri Infantry, and was at his post in nearly every engagement his regiment and company was in--the siege of New Madrid and Island No. 10, siege of Corinth, battle of Iuka, September 19, 1862; battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4, 1862; siege of Vicksburg; and Company I ( his command) was quarters guard at Gen. U. S. Grant's headquarters until some time in August after the surrender the Fourth of July, and in the hard little fight of Tupelo, Miss., 1864, and was mustered out of service August 5, 1864, on expiration of his term of enlistment; has been an invalid since he was thirteen (caused by a hurt on horseback), has never asked for or received a pension, and has made an honest living by farming. He is now a Union Labor and Farmers' Alliance man.


ZADOCK T. NEWMAN

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Zadock T. NEWMAN is of Scotch-Irish descent, one of his ancestors having settled in Pennsylvania at an early day. His father, Zadock NEWMAN, was born in Pennsylvania, and went to Illinois when a young man and was married in Madison County to Martha EWING, August 9, 1810, and by her became the father of six children: John R., William, Julia A., Eliza C., Emily A. and Sarah, deceased. The mother of these children died, and the father took for his second wife Mrs. Sarah E. (KENDALL) COTTER, widow of Abner COTTER, Sr., and she bore our subject children: Susan, Catherine, Sarah A., Zadock T., Rebecca. and Joseph B. Mrs. Sarah E. Cotter had at time of her marriage with Mr. Newman, five sons (oldest being nine years old at the time), whom our subject's father raised; their names are as follows: Samuel K. COTTER, John L. COTTER, William H. COTTER, Thomas A. COTTER and Abner R. COTTER. In 1840 Mr. Newman moved to Lawrence County, Mo., and there lived to be seventy-five years of age. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and in politics was a Republican. He was a soldier, in the War of 1812, and was in several fights with the Indians. He was a nurseryman and a farmer, and owned at one time over 800 acres of land. He was married three times, his third wife being Mrs. Martha ROBERTS, a widow, who, when she married Mr. Newman, had five small children, whom Mr. Newman provided for and reared. He also reared several other children. He owned a fine library and was considered the best read man in history, at that time in Lawrence County. Zadock T. Newman, his son, was born on his father's farm in Madison County, Ill., October 3, 1833, and was a lad of eight years when brought to Lawrence County. He received a limited education, and in 1861 was united in marriage to Pernecia A. JONES, a daughter of Porter and Elizabeth (PENDLETON) JONES, and ten children bless their union, all of whom are living, except one who died in infancy: Frank E., Sarah E., Porter Z., Charles M., Kate B., Thomas H., Mary A., Fannie E., Louis and Ella. Mr. Newman served in the Seventh Provisional Regiment, Missouri State Militia, during the war, and was in several severe skirmishes, being wounded in June, 1863, and was disabled. After the war he resided in Mount Vernon for about fifteen years, a part of the time being in business there. In 1877 he moved to his present farm of 178 acres, which was a present to Mrs. Newman by William MCCANSE, on account of services rendered by Mr. Newman during the war. Mr. McCanse married a sister of Mr. Newman. The farm was not then in a state of cultivation, but has since been cleared by Mr. Newman and his sons, and is now a fine, fertile farm. Both Mr. Newman and his wife are members of the Christian Church, and so are most of their children. The latter are all residing with their parents with the exception of two: Porter Z, who married Ella V. ATWATER, and Sarah E., who married Austin A. TANNER, and resides in Iowa. Mr. Newman is a member of the G.A.R.


From "A Reprint of Goodspeed's 1888 History of Lawrence County; Reprint Lawrence County Section of Goodspeed's Newton, Lawrence, Barry And McDonald Counties History; published by the Goodspeed Publishing Co., in 1888; Reprinted by Litho Printers Of Cassville, Missouri In 1973." as transcribed by JJR.

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