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Descendants of Joseph Sr Newman

Generation No. 2

2. ZADOCK T SR³ NEWMAN (JOSEPH SR², UNKNOWN¹) was born April 30, 1790 in Madison Co. , Pennsylvania, and died September 24, 1864 in Mt Vernon, Lawrence Co., Mo. He married (1) MARTHA EWING August 09, 1810 in St Clair Co., ILL per/ ISA. She was born February 28, 1790, and died April 08, 1828. He married (2) SARAH E COTTER NEE KENDALL October 09, 1828 in Madison Co., ILL. Lic # 006/001700000660, daughter of SAMUEL KENDELL and SUSANNA TAYLOR. She was born July 16, 1797 in Pennsylvania, and died March 11, 1851 in Lawrence Co., Mo. He married (3) MRS. MARTHA SMITH WILLIAMS March 28, 1852 in By A A Young MG Page 521 Mt Vernon, Lawrence, Co., Mo., daughter of JOHN WILLIAMS and ABIGAL SMITH. She was born December 03, 1806 in Maury Co., TN, and died August 25, 1888 in Mt Vernon, Lawrence Co.,Mo.

Notes for ZADOCK T SR NEWMAN:
Zadock went to Illinois as a young man.
Martha died and Zadock married Sarah she was the widow of Abner Cotter Sr.
Sarah had five sons by Abner when she married Zadock the oldest being nine years old at the time.
Zadock raised these children.

In 1840 Zadock moved to Lawrence Co., MO., and lived there to be seventy-five years of age.

He was a member of the Methodist Church.

He was a Repbulican.

He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was in several fights with the Indians.

He was a nurseryman and a farmer, and owned at one time over 800 acres of land.

He was married three times his third wife being Mrs. Martha Roberts, a widow, who, when she married Zadock had five small children, who Zadock raised and provided for. He also reared several other children.
Ewing was his first wife.

Zadock owned a fine library and was considered the best read ,man in history, at that time in Lawrence Co., Mo

George W Kendall was born in Evansville, ILL May 15, 1830. When a lad of ten years he came to Lawrence Co., Mo (1841), with Zadock Newman, who was the first nurseryman in Southwest Missouri, and who wife was the aunt of young Kendall.

1850 Lawrence Co., Census

12 459 463 Colter Abner 24 M Farmer 300 MO
13 459 463 Susan Newman 21 F Miss X
14 459 463 Catherine Newman 19 F Miss X
15- 459 463 Zadock Newman 17 M Farmer Miss X
16 459 463 Rebecca Newman 13 Miss

From the History of Madison Co., ILL
Zadock Newman was a native of Pennsylavina as also was his father before him. His grandfather was a native of Ireland and emigrated to America during the colonial days. He reared a large family of children. Of his seven sons six settled in the southern states. Joseph was was a boat maker came west in 1804 and located in Madison Co., ILL. (for particulars see History of Fort Russell Township).
Zadock Newman, his son, was in his fifteenth year when he brought his family to ILL.
He remained at home and received a fair education for those days.
He taught school for some time, but farming was his chief occupation.
He remained in Madison Co. until 1840, when he removed to Missouri and settled in Lawrence Co., where he spent the remainder of his days, and died there in 1864.
During the Indian troubles in the early history of this state and during the war with Great Britain in 1812, he was in the ranger service and helped put down the marauding bands of Indians who threatened the settlement of Illinois. In the year of 1810 he married Martha Ewing whose father was one of the early pioneers of this territory. There were six children by that reunion two sons and four daughters.
There names are Lousia, who died in infancy, Eliza wife of Joel Johnson, a well known hotel keeper of Springfield, ILL., Julia A married Alva Beecher, J Russell, William E and Emily M who married William Graves. The two sons are now the only survivors of the family.

Muster roll of a Co. of Volunteer infantry. Commanded by LT. Daniel Moore and called into his services by his Excellency, Ninan E Edwards, Governor of Illiois Territory From 5-9-1813 to June 9, 1813.
Sergeant Zadock newman, Jospeh Newman, John Newman to work on the public raods.

Zadock Newman 1790-1907 WI Land Records

Newman entered land in sections 23 and 26, Twp., 28, Range 26, in 1840 and in Section 25, Twp., 28, Range 26 in 1854. Addition purchase were made later and it is said he owned over 800 acres of land at one time.

The Newman family record recently surfaced at the estate sale of the late Bill Turk of Mt. Vernon.

Letters were granted on his estate 2-1-1865. there is no affifavit or list of heirs, although there is an unmarked paper in this file with at list of the following: __________ Newman, Russell, Z.T., Susan M. Martin, Rebecca King, C.F. McCanse, Mrs Beecher, Mrs Graves heirs, and Edward Johnson. The last three have not been positively identified by the editor. Johnson is probably the son of Eliza C., who married Joel Johnson: The other two are likely daughters.
Fountain & Journal, August 27,1874 Died Aug 17, at Mt. Vernon, Rebecca A., wife of William E (sicH) King, born Recebba A Newman. July 26, 1837 Madison Co., ILL. Father was Zadock Newman. She married William E (sic H) King 2-28-1861
(The Lawrence County Historical Society Bulletin, January 1995, Number 134, pagr 7) Newman Family Bible.

The Bible Records came from the late Bill Turk Estate It was xeroxed and given to the Society by Betty Turk of Springfield. The original Bible has been givento Sue Ann Edwards, 431 NE B.J. Tunnell, Miami, Ok 74354. Ed Note: The Newman's were an early and prominent family here. This Bible recorders records never previously found.

(The Lawrence County Historical Society Bulletin, January 1995, # 134 page 8

Newman Family Bible

The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. New York: American bible Society, Instituted in the year MDCCCXVI. 1866

More About ZADOCK T SR NEWMAN:
Burial: Roberts Cem. Lawrence Co., Mo
Census: 1820, Federal Census Illinois
Comment: Listed in land records of Illinois
Military service: War of 1812

Notes for MARTHA EWING:
Also a Zadock married a Martha Ewing St Clair Co., ILL 7-31-1810 B/ 1 Per Coll

More About SARAH E COTTER NEE KENDALL:
Burial: Roberts Cem., near Mt Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO
Census: 1850, Federal Lawrence Co., MO. Sarah 54 Female born PA# 11 459 63
Comment: Lawrence Co., Mo Historical Soc. has birth 7-16-1790 Ohio

More About MRS. MARTHA SMITH WILLIAMS:
Burial: Roberts Cem., Mt Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO
Comment: Widow of Roberts

Children of ZADOCK NEWMAN and MARTHA EWING are:

	i.		CHARLES E⁴ NEWMAN, d. Unknown.
	ii.		HENRY NEWMAN, d. Unknown.
	iii.		MATTIE NEWMAN, d. Unknown.
	iv.		LOUSIA NEWMAN, b. June 22, 1811; d. November 05, 1811, Died in infancy.
	v.		ELIZA C NEWMAN, b. October 24, 1813; d. May 24, 1849; m. JOEL JOHNSTON OR JOHNSON, February 09, 1836, Macoupin Co., ILL # 1/ 224; d. Unknown.

Notes for JOEL JOHNSTON OR JOHNSON:
A well know hotel keeper of Springfield, Ill

	vi.	JULIA A NEWMAN, b. August 25, 1816; d. Unknown; m. ALVA BEECHER; d. Unknown.
	vii.	JOHN RUSSELL NEWMAN, b. October 18, 1818; d. Unknown; m. ELIZABETH BELK, 1845; d. Unknown.
3.	viii.	WILLIAM LEE NEWMAN, b. January 24, 1821; d. Unknown.
	ix.	EMILY M NEWMAN, b. September 16, 1823; d. January 06, 1861; m. WILLIAM GRAVES, September 28, 1842, Sangamon Co., ILL; d. Unknown.

Children of ZADOCK NEWMAN and SARAH KENDALL are:

SUSAN M⁴ NEWMAN, b. December 08, 1829, MD; d. Unknown; m. JAMES C MARTIN, December 01, 1853, By J C Baldwin Mg page 30 Lawrence Co., MO; d. Unknown.

More About SUSAN M NEWMAN:
Census: 1850, Federal Lawrence Co., Mo Susan 21 born Mississippi female # 13 459 463 living with father

xi.

CATHERINE F NEWMAN, b. September 28, 1831, MD; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM ALEXANDER MCCANSE, November 07, 1852, page 29 Lawrence Co., Mo by Matt Arrington MG; d. Unknown.

More About CATHERINE F NEWMAN:
Census: 1850, Lawrence Co., Mo Catherube 19 living with father born Mississippi Female

4.	xii.	ZADOCK T NEWMAN, b. October 03, 1833, On his father farm in Madison Co., ILL 1850 Federal Census says born Mississippi Lawrence Co., MO.; d. January 22, 1911, Mt Vernon, Lawrence Co.,Mo.
	xiii.	SARAH ANN NEWMAN, b. September 05, 1835; d. August 30, 1836, Died Young.
	xiv.	REBECCA A NEWMAN, b. July 26, 1837, Md; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM H KING, February 28, 1861; d. Unknown.

More About REBECCA A NEWMAN:
Census: 1850, Federal Lawrence Co., Mo Rebecca 13 born Mississippi female # 16 459 463 living with parents

xv.

JOSEPH BENSON NEWMAN, b. August 07, 1838, Md; d. February 03, 1849, Died Young.

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