John D. Newell Family
Of
Wharton and Fort Bend Counties, Texas
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1850 Census
Newell, J.D. (John) 45 M Farmer 22,140 NC
Newell, T.V. (Virginia Tennessee) 35 F TN
Newell, A.W.(Augusta) 13 F TX
Newell, V.A. 11 F TX
Newell, E.S. (Emma) 9 F TX
Newell, J.E. (Jeff?) 7 M TX
Newell, H.B. (Herbert?) 5 F TX
1850 slave schedule shows J.D. Newell as owning 52 males and 28 females.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Agricultural schedule � Information obtained from Schedule 4 Productions of Agriculture in the town of Wharton in the county of Wharton in the State of Texas Enumerated by me from the 1st day of June to the 30th day of June 1860�William J. Phillips; Asst. Marshall
J. D. Newell
Real Estate Value $6000.00
Value of Farm Machinery $8000.00
Value of Livestock $2,400.00
Improved land 600 acres
Unimproved land 3000 acres
Horses 600 head
Mules 60 head
Milk Cows 25
Oxen 16
Cattle 40 head
Hogs 400
Corn 5000 Bushels
Cotton 500 bales of ginned (400 lb. bales)
Peas 10 bushels
Sweet Potatoes 1000 bushels
Butter 100 lbs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Newells on 1860 Wharton County Census
There is a John Newell recorded on the 1860 census for Fort Bend County born abt. 1808 and aged abt. 52
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1880 Census Fort Bend County, Texas
Ogilly, H.J. Self M W M 38 GA Dept. Sheriff NC GA
Ogilly, Belle Wife M W F 31 TX Keeps House AL TN
Ogilly, Allie Dau S W F 4 TX GA TX
Newell,T.V. MotherL W W F 66 TN TN ---
(Other people living in household below)
Ragsdale, Dan Neph S W M 14 TX At School TX MS
Sutfield,Lizzy Other S B F 10 TX Servant TX ---
Johnson, Kate Other S B F 11 TX Servant --- ---
Young,Ned Other B M 50 LA Farmer LA LA
Young, Mary Other MU F 40 LA Keeping House LA LA
Young,Robt Other B M 18 TX Laborer LA LA
Young, Mere Other B M 15 TX Stock Farmer LA LA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From History of Fort Bend County
J.D. Newell
Another prominent man of Fort Bend County, came from North Carolina to Texas in 1830, and was a member of the convention in 1833. He was a successful planter, and lived to make forty-five crops in Texas. He died in Richmond, Fort Bend County, in December 1875.
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CIVIL COURT RECORDS
WHARTON COUNTY, TEXAS Newell
No.260 District Court Wharton County
Oct 1854 J. T. Hefford vs. J.D. Newell
Signed a bank note for six hundred fifteen dollars on 29 May 1854 in Matagorda called "bill of exchange" and delivered it to Samuel Fisher and the bill was drawn on Miss Clements and Miss Hayden of New Bank for $535.67 payable in 60 days - after date in favor of Samuel Fisher. Samuel Fisher gave Newell the money. When Fisher wanted his money from the ladies they refused to pay it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Execution Docket Book 1 1851 � 1875
J.T. Hefford vs. John D. Newell
Issued 12 January 1855 for costs 12.60
This execution is satisfied in full
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 260 District Court Wharton County
March 7, 1856 John D. Newell vs. John L. Croom
Newell says that Croom owes him $360.00 plus interest from 10 Dec 1855. Croom owed Newell money or services and Croom agreed to pay a debt of Newells in exchange. Croom signed a note promising to pay another party John Royall the amount and never pays it, so Newell is suing him for it. The promissory note is attached to the court document.
Execution Docket Book 1 1851 � 1875
John D. Newell vs. John L. Croom
Issued 19th Dec 1856 for $384.00
Received the 19th day of December 1856 and on the 31st day of January 1857 I received from John S. Croom the amount of the execution in full � R.E. Davis Sheriff W.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 440 District Court Wharton County
John D. Newell vs. J. Miles
This document is missing but probably the beginning of the below suit
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 446 District Court Wharton County
Apr 25, 1861 to Oct 21, 1861
John D. Newell vs. J. Miles
First page says "suit pending" Answer Defendant (Miles) denies all allegations
J. Miles vs. J. Newell
2nd - Amended answer:
Evidentially the above missing case was over a disagreement over the sale of some Negros or a negro boy. One negro boy (John) had a disease at time of sale. And further states that he bought of Newell over $6560.00 worth of stock, horses, mules colts etc and when he delivered them and Miles took them to Missouri they all died on the trip because they were diseased. He (Miles) says Newell knew they were diseased at the time of sale and wants restitution for the stock plus all expenses for the trip that he has paid out and court costs.
3rd Paper - Sept 26, 1861 application for ranch, garnishment of wages J.D. Newell vs. J. Miles
Newell states that Mrs. Craig and Thomas Sweeney and E. W. Crews of Brazoria Co are severally indebted to defendant in large sums of money and wants to summon them to court in order to garnish money from them to pay the debt that Miles owes him.
4th Paper - Oct 21, 1861 Garnishment for E. W. Crews
J. Newell vs. J. Miles
on 19th of Sept.1861 sued against the property of J. Miles and therefore command E. W. Crewes to appear in court to answer for his indebtedness to J. Miles.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Execution Docket Book 1 1851 - 1875
John D. Newell vs. J. Miles
July 10. 1867
No property found in county Sept 1867 levied property owned by Miles. Rec�d by the Shff of Wharton County July 29, 1867 not satisfied � no property found in this county
Satisfied by J.D. Newell
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 465 Execution Docket Book 1 1851 � 1875
N. May Blum vs. Galbrait and J.D. Newell
Sheriffs return found to have June 20, 1867 executed Sept 9, 1867 by levy upon the Property of John D. Newell � This execution has been satisfied this the 17th day of Sept 1867
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 528 District Court Wharton County
Hubbard Duke vs. John D. Newell
March 10, 1866
Owes Fredrick Foote $311.50 from Jan 1, 1864. Owed defendant for medical services. A copy of the medical record is included: Persons named in bill: Mrs. Newell
Henry
Bob
Fannie, Caroline, Mary, Frances
Venereal per meds woman
med for child
2 negroes
"woman and Colonel "(all of the month of August are weekly visits to "woman")
Negro Man
No. 528 Execution Docket Book 1 1851 � 1875
H. Duke vs. John D. Newell
Issued against plaintiff for costs July 2nd 1863
Returned no property found in the county. I.N. Baughman
Issued to Nueces County Aug 4th, 1868
Returned no property found in my county � Dennis Kelly, Sheriff of Nueces County.
NOTES: Check census to see who "woman was" and place children.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No 527 District Court Wharton County
Frederick Foote vs. John D. Newell
Mar 26, 1866
Supplemental Petition
States that Newell owns a plantation in Wharton County and the great bulk of his estate is there. That he has a dwelling house in Fort Bend county in the town of Richmond and prays the court will file on Newell in Fort Bend County as well in order to collect this debt.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 465 Execution Docket Book 1 1851 � 1875
Fredrick Foote vs. John D. Newell
Paid on the within by J.D. Newell Sept 17 �67 Eleven 14/100 leaving balance due $19.60
The balance due ($19.60) has been paid by J.D. Newell
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 589 District Court Wharton County
Rust & Betts vs. J.D. Newell
Oct 24, 1866 - Answer (Only two papers in folder and both state that all allegations are dismissed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No 615 Execution Docket Book 1 1851 � 1875
George Butler vs. John D. Newell
May 2, 1868
Issued for 1343.00
Returned not executed No property found in my county subject to execution.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The State Of Texas
Vs.
John D. Newell
Issued 2 June 1857 for costs of suit
Received 2 June 1857 and returned 26 October 1857 Paid in full R.E. Davis - Sheriff
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 590 District Court Wharton County
Jackson Rust vs. John D. Newell
Oct 6, 1866
Note $116.65 3.10.21= 45.31 $161.96
Defendant made a promissory note to James P. Drew, Drew transferred the debt to Rust.
The original promissory note is attached to the court document.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 897 District Court Wharton County
J.A. Robertson vs. John E. Newell
Robinson, a resident of Washington County, Texas vs. B.M. Williamson, two papers none mentioning Newell. [must have been placed in wrong folder as the folder has Newells name.]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 1196 District Court Wharton County
[doc has no. 335 written on it] John D. Newell vs. N.Y.T. & M. Ry. Co.[New York Texas and Mexican Railroad]
Mar 13, 1883
Filing to Fort Bend county to take a deposition, for one, C.L. Leslie, on the facts of Newells wagon being destroyed by a rail car. Contains the questions he was to be asked but not the answers.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 1196 District Court Wharton County
[doc has no. 335 written on it]
John D. Newell vs. N.Y.T. & M. Ry. Co.[New York Texas and Mexican Railroad]
Mar 20, 1883
Motion for change of venue
This case took place in Fort Bend when Newells wagon was hit and destroyed by a train. He sued the RR co but because "there exists in said Fort Bend County so great a prejudiced [?aqcuish?] it that it can not obtain a fair and impartial trial in said county".
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note: Not certain who Jeff Newell is but believed to be grandson of John D. Newell
No. 7965 District Court Wharton County
Wharton Independent School District vs. Jeff Newell
Sept 28, 1923
Petition for Foreclosure on Delinquent Taxes
Jeff Newell is justly indebted to plaintiff for $4.65. for Lot 32 in block 67 W. Kincheloe league, abstract 38, as is shown by plats of land for Wharton County Texas
Due since 1908 16 acres
Attached statement of taxes due.
Paid 10/12/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 12592 District Court Wharton County
Jeff Newell Jr. vs. Julia Brown Newell
Feb 13,1946
Very nasty divorce suit, neither parent got custody of the three children.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 14961 District Court Wharton County
Jeff Newell Jr., et al vs. Herbert Newell
Nov 25, 1955
Selling of family owned land and dividing it up between all 5 siblings.
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