Newlin, Elias

NEWLIN

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 7/9/2021 at 16:31:47

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.711

NEWLIN, ELIAS, farmer, Palmyra Township, Sec. 23; P. O. Carlisle; was born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1822; he lived there till about twelve years of age, then moved to Hendricks county, Indiana, with his parents, and remained till sixteen years of age; while there he married Miss Rodema Lewis, in 1843; they came to this county in the fall of 1850, and located where they now live; their homestead consists of 300 acres; in 1861, Mr. N. met with quite a loss from fire, his house and contents burned, making a loss of about $3,000; they have no family; Mrs. Newlin has been a great sufferer for about eight years, has not been out of the house for seven years, and most of the time has been confined to her bed; he is a stock holder in the Warren County Bank to the amount of $4,200.