Hiram Newman

NEWMAN, JONES, WYKOFF, GABBY

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 7/29/2002 at 21:03:50

Hiram Newman is a native of Adams county, Ohio, and was born September 21, 1826. His father, Barton Newman, was a native of Virginia, and his mother, Catherine (Jones) Newman, of Kentucky. Hiram, who is the fifth of ten children, lived with his parents on a farm, and in 1850 married Miss Amelia Wykoff. She died leaving two children – Franklin and Granville. Mr. Newman subsequently married Miss E.C. Gabby, daughter of Alex. M. Gabby.
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In 1862 they emigrated to Iowa and settled at Clarksville. Mr. Newman is a democrat in politics and a Royal Arch Mason. By the second marriage there were five children, two now living – Fred and Mamie.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 518