John Newland
Birth 2 Jan 1790
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Death 14 Aug 1838 (aged 48)
Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Crawford Cemetery
Shawswick, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Son of Benjamin & Catherine Tate Newland. He was of Scotch-Irish descent. When a young man, he went to Burke County, NC, where he married Miss Agnes Allen. They were the parents of Nancy, Hannah E, Samuel W, James Harvey, Benjamin Franklin, Margaret, John Wesley, Hugh Tate, Elihu Columbus, Robert Calhoun, and Sarah Catherine. They resided in North Carolina until 1818, when, to leave slavery behind, they came to Indiana, locating in Jackson County for a short time, removing to Lawrence County, where they ever afterward made their home.
Mr. Newland was a farmer, a mail carrier for the post office and a very active politician in the southern part of the State, where he was widely known, and held several local positions of honor and trust. He and wife were members of long standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. John Newland died at the age of 48.
Inscription: Sacred to the Memory of John Newland, Born in Augusta Co, VA, Jan. 2nd, 1790. Reared and Educated in Burke Co, NC, Migrated here Apr. 1819, Died Aug 14, 1838, Aged 48 years, 7 mos, 12 days.
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