The Newell sons: Alonzo, who married Fanny Dyke and
moved to Oregon, where they both died. Franklin Newell
moved to the South, married and then died there. His son,
Samuel Newell married Almira Knight, and their son is
editor and proprietor of a newspaper in Ravenswood, W. Va. The
third generation of the Newell family were all first class citi-
zens in Meigs county. Mrs. Rebecca Bridgeman lost two sons
in the war for the Union, Emory and Austin Bridgeman, who
perished on that ill-fated steamboat, Sultana, at Vicksburg,
Miss. Zelda Bridgeman married John Blair, superintendent
of the Syracuse Coal and Salt Works, Meigs county. They
are both dead.
Lonnis H. Bridgeman married Artemesia Young, of Racine.
He was connected with the Syracuse Coal and Salt Company
for many years and superintendent of the works after the
resignation of Mr. John Blair. Mr. Lonnis H. Bridgeman has
ever been an earnest and successful superintendent of the
Methodist Sunday school in Syracuse and in later years super-
intendent of the district of the State Sunday School Union.
Quartus Bridgeman married Jessie McElroy, daughter of
Captain J. C. McElroy, and occupied the homestead, his
mother remaining there until her death. He is identified with
the best interests of the town and a worker in the Methodist
church and Sunday school.
Melinda Bridgeman died some years ago, the youngest
child, unmarried.
Rev. Eli Stedman was born in Tunbridge, Vt., August 17th,
1777, and was married to Polly Gates, December 5th, 1798.
She was born February 19th, 1778. They came to Ohio in
1804, locating in Belpre, Washington county, but removed to
Leading creek in 1805. He was a preacher of the Free Will
Baptist denomination.
Mary Stedman, daughter of Eli Stedman and wife, was born
June 16th, 1805, and was married to Abner Stout, of Chester,
