Got this today and I'm just passing it along. MRS. SARAH A. NEWELL, who died November 6, 1891, was the widow of the late Lieut. Newell, known throughout Michgian as State Land commissioner and who was prominent in many movements in Genesee County. She was born in Genesee County, N. Y., September 16, 1838, and was a daughter of Col. John Webb. Her grandfather, John Sr., was an early settler of Pembroke in that county and served in the War of 1812. John Webb, Jr., was a Colonel in the New York State Militia, and was prominent in military affairs, besides being a county official and the most extensive farmer in Pembroke. He was a Whig in political connection and a strong Abolitionist. His wife, Anna Anderson, a native of Massachusetts, was of Scotch-Irish descent, and the daughter of James Anderson who was a native of the Old Bay State and became a farmer in New York. She lost her husband by death when he was fifty-seven years old and she lived to be seventy-five. Sarah Webb was the youngest of five children, and had excellent educational advantages during her youth in Pembroke. She was married in Batavia, N. Y., May 12, 1875, and had two daughters, Ann G., and Mary E. She now resides at No. 843 Detroit Street, Flint, and has her farm in the hands of a tenant. Minor S Newell was born in Bennington, Genesee County, N. Y., July 30, 1823. His parents John and Chloe Newell died when he was a little lad and he remained in his native home until he reached the age of nineteen. In 1843 he came to Michigan and located in Flushing where he found employment until December 18, 1847 when he enlisted for service in the Mexican War as a private in Company K, First Michigan Infantry. His honorable discharge was granted him July 28, 1848, after which he returned to Flushing. The battles in which he has fought were Cherubusco, Chepultupec, San Pacual, Tobasco, Vera Cruz, Palo Alto, Buena Vista and Cerro Gordo. At Flushing he engaged in real estate, farming and milling, until the breaking out of the Civil War, at which time he was serving as Postmaster and Justice of the Peace. At the first tap of the drum this Mexican veteran raised a company of men of whom he was made First Lieutenant and which became a part of the Sixteenth Michigan Infantry. All through his term of service he was connected with the Quartermaster's Department and was mustered out at Petersburg, Va., in September, 1864. His health was much impaired by his first term if military service in Mexico, notwithstanding which he insisted on entering the army the second time. After his return to Flushing he located on a farm of ninety-seven acres on the north side of Flint River in Mt. Morris Township, and there he had great success in tilling the soil. His popularity brought him into many places of prominence and he was Supervisor of Mt. Morris for three terms. During the last five year of his life he made his home in Flint and died November 27, 1889. In 1882, Mr. Newell was elected State Land Commissioner and two years late Betty [email protected] Wicks,Hammond, Heintz,Bradfield,Walbridge - http://BettyT.tripod.com Boylston Historical Society & Museum http://www.boylstonhistory.org GenWeb County Coordinator for: Genesee, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese Wyoming, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin Worcester, MA http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces