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school as of his native State a very moderate education, to which he has added very materially by
being a constant reader, and is now what is usually called a very well informded man. His parents,
Nathaniel and Isabel Newcomb, were natives of Ohio, where they lived most of their lives. The
former deceased in 1844; the latter is still living, and is a resident of this county. On the 15th of
October, 1859, he was united in marriage to Rebecca Bodey, a native of Ohio, born in March,
1834. She is the daughter of Adam and Mary Bodey; the latter long since decesed, the former is
still living. Mr. and Mrs. Nrwcomb have six children--Mary J., Emery A., Isaac C., Newton F.,
Alvin and Alberta. In 1860, he came to Indiana and settled on a farm in Marshall County, where
he remained until 1872, when he became a resident of this county, and since his connection with
the interest of the county he has occupied many positions of trust, and in each and all he retained
his reputation for strictest honor. For eight years he held the position as Justice of the Peace, and
was Trustee in his township for four years, and in the election of 1878 was chosen by his party
(Democratic) as Clerk of th Fulton Circuit Court, which position he held for four years, and surely
none ever filled a position of responsibility, however great, with more care and greater credit than
he; so consistent was he in all things done, so true to the trust reposed in him, so faithful in the
discharge of his duty, that he won all confidernce and made a name for all that honor means. For
four years he lived among us, a truly noble man. Society found in him and his family the essence
of true worth, and, unlike most men when they have tasted public life, when the official robe fell
on other shoulders he went back to the farm to work, and there we now find him in harmony with
nature, working to leave the world something to show for his busy hands. And while he is busy in
the sunshine, he can reflect with much pride upon his stay with us, as a mark showing his true
worth. As a friend he is warm, sociable and affable; as a citizen, none more worthy, and as a man
he is as true a type of honor as ever had existence; and should he ever desire his place among the
people of the town in any official capaciy, he can have it for the asking. So well did he perform
the duties of his office, that when he gave it over to his successor, even now, we exclaim “Well
done, thou good and faithful servant.”
[T. B. Helm, Fulton County Atlas, A. L. Kingman, 1883, p. 31]
NEWCOMER, ROLLAND [Rochester, Indiana]
See: Service Men, World War II, Letters (Letter From Rolland Newcomer)
See: Service Men, World War II, Letters (Second Letter From Rolland Newcomer)
NEWELL, RAY [Athens, Indiana]
See: Rochester Bands
NEWELL & KERN MOTOR CO. [Athens, Indiana]
[Adv] MAXWELL Model I, 4 cyl, 25 h.p., $950. Top, gas lights and windshield extra.
This Car Offers Greatest Value. - - - - NEWELL & KERN MOTOR CO., Sole Agents for Fulton
County. Athens, Indiana.
[Rochester Sentinel, Wednesday, March 22, 1911]
NEWELL’S SERVICE STATION [Rochester, Indiana]
[Adv] Attention Audo Drivers. We will open our New Gas and Oil Service Station on
North Main St., just So. of the Erie Elevator in Rochester, Saturday, December 18, 1926. - - -
NEWELL’S SERVICE STA.
[The News-Sent inel, Thursday, December 16, 1926]
NEWHOUSE, MRS. [Rochester, Indiana]
See: Rochester, Indiana [Historical Review]