1880 - 1966

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• Suffix	Capt.
  Birth	31 Dec 1880	Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Oct 1966	Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida
  Person ID	I75556	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	07 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Augustus William NEWELL, b. 9 Oct 1832, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Mother	Phebe Eunice LEWIS, b. 27 Jun 1845, Montrose Borough, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F17657	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary Elizabeth LEWIS, b. 18 Mar 1888, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania
  Married	1905
  Children	> 1. Margaret "Margie" Hope NEWELL, b. 23 Dec 1905, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania > 2. Elizabeth Rogers NEWELL, b. 22 Mar 1907, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania > 3. Virginia "Janie" Ruth NEWELL, b. 13 Dec 1908, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania > 4. Dorothy Isabelle NEWELL, b. 25 Mar 1910, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania > 5. Martha McIntosh NEWELL, b. 13 Jun 1913, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania > 6. Mary Lou NEWELL, b. 26 Dec 1918, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F29758	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Two on Augustus' and Phoebe's sons, Gus and Henry died while helping with the construction of the Panama Canal. Gus Newell died of "Spanish Grip" and Henry Newell died of pneumonia. Their surviving son, Lewis, enlisted in the army at age 17. He was a private in the Puerto Rican campaign, and then on the Mexican border in the El Paso district as lieutenant of machine guns 16th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Infantry. He also served as a Rifle Instructor, 4th Training Regiment, at Fort Niagara, New York. He served in various other capacities, such as Infantry Machine Gun, Quartermaster's Corps, rising from private to rank of Captain. Returning to private life, Lewis took over his father's estate and oil business at Bradford, Pennsylvania. Lewis' daughters allege that when asked about his occupation he would reply "I am the son of a wealthy man." To investigate: Name: Lewis NEWELL Birth Date: 1880 Volume: 124 Page Number: 284 Reference: Ely anc. Lineage of Rich. Ely who settled at Lyme, Ct. By Moses S. Beach. New York, 1902. (44, 639p.):504 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, McKean County, Pennsylvania 2790 2270 Lewis Newell Bradford Pa. Age 37, Born Dec 31 1880 Race: White U.S. Citizen Present Occupation: Oil Producer Employer: Working for himself Place of Employment: Bradford Pa. [illegible heading] Mary Lewis Newell (Wife) Bradford Pa. [signature of Lewis Newell] Height: Tall Build: Medium Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown [illegible heading] No (Near Sighted) Dated: 9/9/[19]18 Elsie Dittmer Dep. Co. Clerk Source: Please cite original sources. Compiled by: J. K. Loren