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Born 1843
From History of Morrow County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio ... a history of Morrow County ... biographical sketches, portraits of some of the early settlers and prominent men, (1880)
NELSON T. NEWSON, farmer; P. O., Mt. Gilead; was born on his father’s farm, in Marion, now Morrow Co., Ohio, Feb. 24, 1843, and lived there until he was 24 years of age, during which time he attended school and worked on the farm; he then sold his interest in the home farm to his brother, and bought his present place, which now consists of 10S£ acres, located a mile south of Mt. Gilead. He married Miss Esther Wood, Oct. 10, 1869; she was born in Marion, now Morrow Co., about two and a half miles south of Mt. Gilead; they had one child, John F., who died in infancy. Mr. Newson is the son of Abraham and Lucy (Friend) Newson.
As printed in History of Morrow County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio ... a history of Morrow County ... biographical sketches, portraits of some of the early settlers and prominent men, (1880). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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