Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: John NEWELL ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, May 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ OBITUARIES Death Summoned Pioneer Resident of Cooksville John Newell, a pioneer settler of Cooksville and a much respected resident, passed away March 24, 1904. Deceased was born May 2, 1821 in Otsego county, New York. He was married to Esther Clixton, December 29, 1852, and in the year 1857 moved to Cooksville, where he has since resided with the exception of two years spent at Pikes Peak where he was engaged in the mining business. Mr. Newell lost his wife August 4, 1870. He was married Nov. 30, 1872 to Mrs. Mary Jones Van Patten, who survives him. He leaves three children, Cassius of California, Wilder of Neillsville, and Gertrude Bartlett of Cooksville, who has tenderly cared for him for about three years. The deceased was a good Christian, a loving father and a kind neighbor. April 1, 1905, The Badger, p. 1, col. 5, Evansville, Wisconsin