Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03
HON. JAMES NEWBERRY is DEAD
Served State As Representative in
18th General Assembly.

(Strawberry Point Mail-Press)
James Newberry, son of John and
Sally (Fancher) Newberry was born
in Orange county, New York, May
Goth, 1927, and died at Strawberry
Point, Iowa, September 22nd, 1917
aged ninety years, three months and
twenty six days When two years of
age his father and family moved to
Ohio, locating in Brownhelm township,
Lorain county, where he was reared
on timbered Ohio farm, which meant
much toll He was educated in the
common school and attended Norwalk
academy, Norwalk, Ohio. He taught
school several winters in Ohio and
engaged in farming the balance of the
year. He followed the same course
for number of years after his re-
moval to Iowa.
On November 25th, 1862 he was
married to Miss Maria H. Westfall,
native of New York, at Brownhelm,
Ohio. Five children were born to
them, all of whom are living, viz
Byron W. Newberry, Charles W. New
berry, Mrs. Mary E. Kingsley and
Kate G.. Newberry, all of Strawberry
Point, and DR.. Frank j. Newberry Of
Los Angeles, California.
In March, 1855, he moved with his
family from Ohio to Iowa, and settled
on farm in Clayton county, four
miles southeast of Strawberry Point,
which he had purchased the previous
autumn and which he owned at the
time of his death, and where he en-
gagged in active farm work till 1876,
when he rented the farm and moved to
the town of Strawberry Point where
he has since resided. In 1877 and sew
eral following years he engaged in
the newspaper business at this place.
He assisted in organizing and placing
on an efficient working basis the sue
cessful Strawberry Point Farmers
Creamery and was it's secretary and
manager for three years. He was al
ways deeply interested in the dvance-
ment of agriculture and educational
interests and was thorough and Sue
cessful farmer and dairyman. He took
as much interest in the farm and its
in his last days as he did
when he settled here more than sixty
years ago. He knew what it was to
meet and endure the
privations and difficulties of the Iowa
pioneer farmer He was blessed with
a good physique and rugged constitu-
ton and no pioneer ever exceeded him
in honest toll and application. He was
a great reader and a logical and force
full writer. He was public spirited
man and did all he could to advance
the welfare of the community and
public at large.
He served as representative from
Clayton County in 1869 in the 18th
general assembly and at the time Of
his death was one of five surviving
members of that legislature. For sew
eral years he represented the township
on the county board of supervisors
and filled many other positions of
trust and responsibility with credit
He was a plain, genial, kind-hearted
man, one who had the courage of his
On Nov 25th, 1902, he
and Mrs. Newberry celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. His be-
loved wife died February 3rd, 1905,
bereavement to him that time did not |
lessen. He was the best of fathers,
kind and considerate.
For sixty-two years and one half he
has resided in this community. His
honest, Industrious, upright life is
worthy of imitation.
He has been. in declining health for
several months, but his vitality and |
activity have been remarkable for one
Of his years. On Saturday morning, |
September 22nd, at his home, sur
round by his loved ones, his spirit |
quietly and peacefully took its flight
A good, true man has gone from
among us.