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Mary J. Young (ca 1837) married Obadiah William Newcomb (b. 23 Dec 1834, BMN #1046) in 1856.  The old Newcomb books say she died 24 Jun 1880 in Kansas, but she was listed in the census 28 Jun 1880 in Iowa.

Daniel Webster Newcomb (BMN #1845) was born 15 May 1838 or 1840. the old Newcomb books state that he married Gayette Landon. But in the census records, his wife’s name is always Samantha.

Zilpha Fletcher (ca 1848) was the daughter of John Fletcher (1805-1861) and Emeline Newcomb (1815-1895). Zilpha married Gideon Gerow (or Gero) 3 Oct 1872 in Seneca Co. OH. B.M. Newcomb said that Zilpha’s second husband was Herman Fletcher and that she died 27 Mar, 1914, in San Diego. However, in the 1880 census, her first husband, Gideon is listed as a widower, living with the family of her brother Myron.

Abner Woodworth (b. 10 Mar 1879) was the son of  Phebe Newcomb (b. 27 Aug 1833) and Buell Woodworth (b. 29 Jan 1831). He married Hazel Beers (ca 1822) in 1909. B.M. Newcomb said that they had no children, but they had two children, Doris and Buell, in the 1920 and 1930 censuses.

Wayland Clarence Newcomb was born 7 Jun 1875. He married Gurtha Luara Kelley (b. 26 Oct 1868) in 1889. They had four children: Gladys, Beryl, Elmo and Leola.  B.M. Newcomb listed a fifth child, Edwin, but there is no indication of him in the census, and in the 1910 census, Gurtha is listed as the mother four children, all living.

Mertie Newcomb (b. 8 Sep 1874) was the daughter of Arthur Gilman Newcomb (b. 10 Apr 1851, BMN #2953). She married Charles Cox (b. Jan 1872). According to B.M. Newcomb, Charles and Mertie were married in 1903. But in the 1900 census they had already been married seven years and had two children.

Mary Newcomb (b. 20 Mar 1826) was the daughter of William Newcomb (ca 1777, JBN #511) and Mary Parvis (ca 1785).  Hir first husband was Hiram Simons. Her second husband was Alkire (ca 1806).  Mary was Adam’s second or third wife.  J.B. Newcomb indicated that Mary’s first husband, Hiram Simons, died in 1849, that Adam and Mary were married in September 1851, and that Ellen was Adam’s daughter, born in October 1852. However, the 1860 census gives Ellen’s (age eight, which is in agreement with the birthdate per JBN)  last name as Simons, which suggests a different timetable for Hiram’s death and the marriage of Adam and Mary.

Martha Maria Newcomb (b. 18 Apr 1847) married Merrill Eugene Yarrington (b. Mar 1846) in 1868. They had one child. The old Newcomb books give her name as Grace, but in the census she is always listed as Delia.

David A. Newcomb (b. 4 Jun 1837, BMN #2275) married Frances Bridgeham in 1862. According to the old Newcomb books, they had a daughter named Ivey born in 1866, who died in 1879. However, the 1870 census shows them with a daughter of the right ager named Hester J.

Edward Morton Newcomb (b. 16 Oct 1855, BMN #746) was the son of Lemuel Morton Newcomb (b. 3 Feb 1807) and Matilda Flagg (b. 1808). He married Maria S. Curtis (b. 31 Jul 1855) in 1877.  The old Newcomb books list his death date as 10 Dec 1892, but he was still alive for the 1920 and 1930 censuses.