COLUMBIANA COUNTY OHIO - BIO: NEWCOMER, Benjamin  (published 1887)
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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF JAY AND BLACKFORD COUNTIES, INDIANA
The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887
Page 575

        BENJAMIN NEWCOMER, of Bear Creek Township, has been a resident of
Jay County since 1849. He was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, April 23,
1824, son of Abram Newcomer, a native of Harrison County, Pennsylvania, and
Catherine (Wolf) Newcomer, a native of Virginia. They were married in
Columbiana County, and reared eleven children; two died in infancy. The
father died in Hancock County, Ohio, at the age of eighty-three years, and
the mother in the same county, aged eighty-three years. Benjamin's early
life was spent in working on the farm, and later, occupied his time in
clearing land. In 1843 he removed to Hancock County, Ohio, and before he
arrived in Jay County he had cleared  290 acres of timber land. He was
without means when he came to this county, but he had a strong arm and a
brave heart. In 1851 he bought forty acres of wild land. He has since added
to his original purchase, until he now owns 350 acres of as good land as
can be found in Jay County. February 2, 1853, he was married to Miss Mary
Hoffner, born in Clarke County, Ohio, September 8, 1832, daughter of Henry
and Margaret (Sours) Hoffner. Mr. Newcomer has resided on his present farm
since 1853. He has a good residence, a commodious barn and other farm
buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Newcomer have six children -William Perry, Aquilla
C., Cevilla H., Ceno C., Hosea L., and Winfield Seymour; three died when
young. Mr. Newcomer is a Democrat in politics, and is a member of the
Christian church.


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