NEWELL, S. Douglas 1861-1931

NEWELL, HOWARD, WEBSTER

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 9/25/2013 at 04:11:37

[Waterloo Daily Courier, Tuesday, October 6, 1931, Waterloo, Iowa]

Funeral to Be Wednesday For S. D. Newell, Son of Pioneer

Janesville; la,—Funeral, rites for S. D. (Douglas) Newell, son of the first settler in Washington Township, Black Hawk County, will be conducted at the Newell home near Wlnslow Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Frank Shaffer. Janesville, will have charge. The Masons will participate in the services.

Mr. Newell was born Dec. 26. 1861, at the homestead of his father, James Newell, at the juncture of the Cedar, Shell Rock and East Fork rivers in Washington and Union Townships. He had been a lifelong resident of that community.

His father, noted as a pioneer, was famed also for his attitude toward the Indians, for whom he felt none
of the fear and hostility which most of the early pioneers experienced. He had instead, records which he left and stories of survivors of an older generation confirm, a feeling of brotherhood toward the Red Man, a feeling which he translated into acts. He welcomed the Indians to his home and fields, permitted his children to fraternize with the Indian children and in all ways proved that he really believed the injunction "do unto others as you would they should do unto you."

For his fraternizing with the Indians he was severely criticized by other whites, but he did not permit that to affect his course of action. Whenever an Indian needed friendship or material aid, he got it to the limit of James Newell's resources.

Douglas Newell was the son of the third marriage of the pioneer. His mother was Nancy Ann Howard, whom James Newell married in November of 1857. They were parents of four sons and three daughters.

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[Waterloo Daily Courier, Thursday, October 8, 1931, Waterloo, Iowa]

Finchford, la.—A large congregation attended the funeral Wednesday afternoon of S. Douglas Newell, son of one of the earliest pioneers of this section and himself a lifelong resident of this part of Iowa. Masonic rites were conducted by representatives of Janesville lodge.

Mr. Newell is survived by his widow, a sister, Mrs. Millie Webster, and a brother, Dan Newell. The last two are the survivors of 16 sons and daughters of James Newell, who figured prominently in the settlement and development of this part of Iowa. The elder Newell settled near here in 1846.

Rev. F. P. Shaffer of Janesville M. K. church took part in the funeral service. Relatives came from Clear Lake, Waterloo, and Davenport, la.., and Butler, Mo., to attend the funeral.

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His wife was Grace E Newell 1866 - 1953

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