Newton
Schofield
(1857-1899)
Newton Schofield was born on Aug. 16, 1857 at Mt. Perry, Perry County, OH, the son of Joseph and Mary (Danison) Schofield.
He married Emma L. Ardrey (1865-1944). They had five children -- Paul Hall Schofield, Vesta B. Schofield, Lora Lawyer, Verna Schofield and Harry Schofield.
They lived on a 62-acre farm at Mt. Perry.
Sadly, daughter Vesta died at the age of three months, 15 days, on Nov. 18, 1891.
Newton died on Nov. 5, 1899.
Emma lived for another 45 years, and died in 1944. They are buried together in the family plot at the Mt. Perry Methodist Church.
Son
Paul Schofield (1888-1909) was a painter. As a young man, he suffered with tuberculosis for a year, having contracted the disease while
in Spokane, WA in late 1908. He
returned home in February 1909 but died that autumn, on Sept. 30, 1909, age 21. The New Lexington Tribune eulogized that
"Everything possible was done to combat the dread disease but death claimed
him as its own. To every one it
seemed to be a personal bereavement so deeply was he fixed in the affections and esteem of all.
He was a patient sufferer and always had a smile of greeting for
everyone."
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