Hugh Newell Biography Hancock County, WV ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any 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. ********************************************************************** Submitted By Dale Patterson Copied from " History of the Panhandle, being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia". Compiled and Written by: J.H. Newton, G.G. Nichols, and A.G. Sprankle Published by: J.A. Caldwell, 1879, Wheeling, W. VA. Biographical Sketches of Hancock County: Hugh Newell: a son of John Newell, was born in Fairview, now Hancock County, West Virginia, September 16, 1827. He married Miss A. Marks, daughter of Samuel E. Marks. They settled in Poe District, remained until 1865, and then moved to Grant District, on the farm where they are now living. Their union resulted in five children, three sons and two daughters.