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500 Weekend, 51 Weeks Too Late

We have our annual card weekend coming up this weekend, and I realized I had spent a couple hours putting together scores and stats from last year’s event, but never shared them with anyone. I should probably get them off my hard drive before I lose them, so here’s how things came out last year:Continue reading “500 Weekend, 51 Weeks Too Late”

Roger Newell Article in Sioux Falls paper

South Dakota Mail – Thursday, Sep 21, 1950 Roger Newell Continues Famous Newell Brothers Tradition Newcomers to Plankinton wouldn’t know about the one-time famous Newell Brothers baseball team. Sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Newell, Sr., their names were: Dell, Jr., Bill, Ben, Lee, Leslie, Elmer, Dee, Gussie, Gilbert and Fay. Lewis was too youngContinue reading “Roger Newell Article in Sioux Falls paper”

1973 Article about the Newell Nine

Belvidere Daily Republican, Sat. April 28, 1973 Baseball’s only all-brother team It was ‘play ball’ for the entire Newell family John Smith, Sports Editor I’ve heard the story before. There was the great depression of the 1930s. Growing up in a large family when money was scarce. Or hugging bread lines downtown. During those timesContinue reading “1973 Article about the Newell Nine”

The Newell Nine

My family name has an old claim to fame – my great grandfather was one of the very few all brothers baseball teams in the country. The Newell Nine played in the 1920s and 1930s out of Plankington, SD. The family had 16 children – 12 boys and 4 girls. The second youngest boy diedContinue reading “The Newell Nine”

My Hypothesis on Layton’s father

Here’s the summary from the long list of Abraham’s descendants who could be Layton’s father. Each of these males were in Rhode Island sometime between 1774-1800 according to the census information passed to me by my uncle Darrel. Layton was born in 1774 (Aug 28) in Rhode Island. Thomas (Joseph) – likely and my guess,Continue reading “My Hypothesis on Layton’s father”

Abraham Newell through Jacob (Part 2)

Finishing Abraham Newell’s descendants list: Jacob Newell (4/1634-12/30/1678) Martha Gibson Jacob (1658-1700-) Joyce Gleason Thankful (9/1/1702-1777) John Robinson Rebecca (1730) Jacob (6/5/1704-10/26/1727-2/3/1779+) Sarah Fuller (1708-1779+) Mary (8/7/1728-12/1/1746) Jacob (1/21/1732-1818) Hepsibah Hart Jacob (1762-1827) Annie Finney Holton Nathan (1783) Pearson (1785) Irene Martha Jesse Hapsibah Pearson (4/4/1756) Reuben (1767-3/20/1842) Polly Wheeler Stillman Miranda Pearson HarlowContinue reading “Abraham Newell through Jacob (Part 2)”

Abraham to Lots of Newells (Part 1-through Isaac)

I’m just dumping this here in case I lose my hard drive – it would take considerable time to go through this whole list of Abraham’s descendants. I used this as my notebook in trying to figure out Layton’s father. Again, don’t try to read this: Original Abraham Newell born in 1555 in Ipswich,Continue reading “Abraham to Lots of Newells (Part 1-through Isaac)”

Ancestry: Laban Waterman

Laban is not a relative, but it is on his farm where Layton Newell most likely grew up, and he met his wife Marcy Winsor there. About the only reference we have to Layton’s being in Rhode Island is the reference in Laban’s will. He also had an infant son named Benoni which is whereContinue reading “Ancestry: Laban Waterman”

Ancestry: Roger Williams to Marcy Winsor Newell

This is how we are related to Roger Williams, founder of the Rhode Island colony – our lineage in Green: Son of James Williams and Alice Pemberton (Robert & Catherine) of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England Roger (12/21/1603-12/15/1629-4/1/1683) Mary Barnard – born and married in England, died in Providence RI Mary (1633-1650-1681) John SaylesContinue reading “Ancestry: Roger Williams to Marcy Winsor Newell”

Ancestry: Layton to Sawyer Newell

Here’s the work my Uncle Darrel put together for the relatives descending from Layton Newell who was born in 1774 in Rhode Island. The dates after the names are in (birth-married-death) format with the spouse name after the dates. My lineage is highlighted in Green: Layton (1774-1796-1861) Marcy Windsor – born in RI, livedContinue reading “Ancestry: Layton to Sawyer Newell”