Smith Newberry

Brief Life History of Smith

When Smith Newberry was born in October 1844, in New Harmony, Brown, Ohio, United States, his father, Smallwood Newberry, was 33 and his mother, Mary Lue Simpkins Newberry, was 29. He married Martha Lavina Johnson on 18 April 1867, in Brown, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pike Township, Brown, Ohio, United States for about 50 years and Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1910. He died on 20 September 1912, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Smith Newberry
1844–1912
Martha Lavina Johnson
1845–1925
Marriage: 18 April 1867
Edward Clayton Newbury
1868–1943
Caskins Orval Newberry
1870–1933
William Kilby Newbury
1871–1948
Mevro Mamie Newbury
1873–1931
Nevie Newberry
1873–
Mildred Elsie Newbury
1876–1956
Jefferson Smallwood Newbury or Newbera
1878–1934
Harry Bliss Newbury
1881–1947
Nellie May Newbury
1887–1960
Effie Izetta Newbery
1892–1975

Sources (43)

  • Smith Newbury, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Smith Newberry, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Smith Newberry, "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places called Newbury, named with the Old English elements nēowe ‘new’ + burh ‘fortress, fortified town’ (see Newbury ).

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Le Neubourg in Eure, France.

History: Thomas Newberry emigrated from Devon, England, to Dorchester, MA, in 1634. Among his descendants were a number of very successful manufacturers and entrepreneurs, including the brothers Oliver (1789–1860) and Walter (1804–68) Newberry, whose prosperity was linked with the growth and development of Chicago.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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