NEWELL, George J., b 1837; 1905 Bio, Delta County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/delta/bios/newellgj.txt --------------------------------------- Donated September 7, 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- George J. Newell Almost from his childhood connected with the culture and handling of fruit, and learning by practical experience every phase of the business, the substantial success won in this part of the world in this profitable industry by George J. Newell, of Delta county, was the legitimate result of wide and accurate knowledge on the subject and the diligent and skillful application of his practical knowledge to its various needs. He was born in West Virginia on June 11, 1837, and was the son of John and Lydia (Edie) Newell, the latter born in the same state as himself and the former in Washington county, Pennsylvania. Both are now deceased. The father was a tanner for a number of years, then became a miller, and later followed farming to the end of his life. George was reared on a farm and received his education at the country schools near his home. He remained at home and took care of his father until the latter died in 1883. In 1885 he came to Colorado, locating first in Weld county, where he engaged in farming and raising fruit, as he had done on his home place in his native state, in this state managing his brother's farm. In 1887 he took employment with a large firm to sell flour and grain, and he continued in this business until 1895 with headquarters at Leadville. The year before he bought the place on which he afterward made his home in Delta county, and in 1895 he settled on it. The ranch comprises two hundred acres, of which sixty are in fruit, forty acres of a planting made soon after his arrival here and twenty set out at a later date. The orchards are principally in apples and they yield abundant harvest of the finest fruit. The rest of his land is cultivated for grain and hay. He had been very successful and the returns for his labor are correspondingly large. In 1903 he sold two thousand five hundred dollars worth of produce off his place. Mr. Newell was married on November 16, 1896, to Mrs. Laura (Adams) Jackman, a native of Jefferson county, Iowa, the daughter of Josiah Allen and Elizabeth (Welch) Adams. Her father was born in West Virginia and her mother in Ohio. They moved to Iowa when young and there the father passed the remainder of his life, dying there at an advanced age. The mother died in California. To Mr. and Mrs. Newell was born one son, William T., who is six years of age. Mr. Newell supported the Republican party in political affairs and he was a Presbyterian in church membership, as is now Mrs. Newell. While living in West Virginia on his father's farm, Mr. Newell handled apples as a commercial commodity on a large scale during the fall and winter. He also raised large quantities of fruit on the place and became one of the leading men in the business in that section of the country. After coming to Colorado, he carried on the same lines of business extensively in connection with his other farming operations, and here too he became a leader in the industry, and an authority on all questions connected with it. Mr. Newell died July 13, 1903, deeply lamented by all. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.