Newby

Biographical Sketch of William P. Newby

Enterprising and industrious in all his ways, the subject of this sketch is one of the men that have added materially to the wealth of Wallowa County, developing here, in an excellent manner, the resources with which the county abounds so fully, meanwhile manifesting that continuity of purpose and determination which brook no defeat and stop not at any obstacle, while his moral qualities of genuine worth and high order have shone without intermission, giving him the approbation, esteem, and confidence of all who may have the pleasure of his acquaintance. William Newby was born in Iowa on July 29, … Read more

Carleton H. Newby

Major, Inf., 96th Div., 384th Inf.; of Davidson County; son of N. W. and Mrs. Nannie R. Newby. Husband of Mrs. Elma Fife Newby. Entered service April 1, 1909, at Thomasville, N.C. Commissioned 2nd Lt. April 1, 1909; promoted to rank of 1st Lt. Sept. 5, 1911; Capt. May 25, 1912; to Major July 30, 1918. On Ypres, Belgium Sector. Served on Mexican border as Capt. of Co. L, 3rd N.C. N. G., from June 19, 1916, to March 27, 1917, then called into Federal service as Capt. of Co. L, July 25, 1917, of 30th Div. Served with this … Read more