Brief Life History of Josiah
When Josiah Newman was born on 17 May 1806, in York, South Carolina, United States, his father, Jonathan Newman, was 42 and his mother, Elizabeth McElwee, was 32. He married Edith C. Manion on 11 February 1828, in Allen, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Monroe, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Pilot Knob Magisterial District, Simpson, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 6 November 1893, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Josiah Newman in household of Harry Roark, "United States Census, 1880"
- Josiah Newman, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Josiah Newman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1806–1893 Male
1811–1877 Female
Children (11)
1829–1910 Male
1831–1910 Male
1833–1915 Male
1836–1862 Male
1838–1866 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1764–1844 Male
1774–1836 Female
Siblings (9)
1787–1831 Male
1790–1872 Female
1795–1852 Male
1797–1882 Male
1800–1856 Male
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World Events (8)
1808
Age 2
1819
Age 13
1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed
Age 23
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English newe ‘new’ (i.e. newly arrived or newly appointed) + man ‘man’ (Old English nīwe + mann).
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘new man, newcomer’, for example German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Neumann , Swedish Nyman , Polish Nowak , Czech or Slovak Novák, Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Novak .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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