Individual Details

At age 20, William Newcomer left the farm to join the milling business of his uncle, Michael Newcomer. Later, he join in milling with his father-in-law, Bejamin Witmer.

In 1886, William and Eliza Newcomer took Edith Stephens into their home to raise. She was 11 at the time.

William was a trustee of the Washington County Free Library, and organizer for the Washington County Hospital, and a director of the Washington County Orphans' Home. In addition, he served as a director of the Hagerstown Bank from 1864 to 1889.

He and his family were members of the Christian Church at Beaver Creek, where he served as secretary and treasurer for more than 45 years. He and his wife had another child who died in infancy. In 1906 he lived at Beaver Creek, Maryland.

Birth	13 Aug 1835	Beaver Creek, Washington, MD
Marriage	26 Apr 1859	, Washington, MD - Elizabeth H. WITMER
Death	16 Feb 1911	, Washington, MD
Burial		Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Beaver Creek, Washington, MD

Spouse	Elizabeth H. WITMER (1837 - 1914)
Child	John Newcomer (1862 - 1863)
Child	Charles Newcomer (1865 - 1865)
Child	Edith Newcomer ( - )

Father	John NEWCOMER Senior (1797 - 1861)
Mother	Catharine Newcomer (1802 - 1883)
Sibling	Elizabeth Ann Newcomer (1824 - 1856)
Sibling	Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Newcomer (1827 - 1901)
Sibling	John Henry Newcomer Junior (1829 - 1877)
Sibling	Alexander Newcomer (1831 - 1903)
Sibling	Ellen Newcomer (1838 - 1905)
Sibling	Mary Newcomer (1841 - 1896)

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