Edgar D. and Mary Ott (Walton) Newman
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Dublin Core
Title
Edgar D. and Mary Ott (Walton) Newman
Subject
Newman, Edgar Douglas (1854-1927)
Newman, Mary Ott (Walton) (1855-1942)
Description
Portrait photograph of Judge Edgar Douglas Newman with glasses and a bow tie, posed beside his wife, Mary Ott (Walton Newman.
Born in Shenandoah County, Edgar Douglas Newman was the son of Benjamin Pennybacker Newman and Elizabeth (Hickman) Newman. His father was in the business of iron manufacturing.
Edgar grew up on his father's farm, tending to horses, sheep, and cattle. He was a 1876 graduate of Virginia Military Institute.
In 1877, he began his career as an attorney in the office of Walton and Walton, lawyers in Woodstock. That same year, he married Miss. Mary Ott Walton. The couple had six children, Wilbur L., Edgar, Helen, Harold, Houston, and Douglas.
From 1886 to 1898, he served as a judge of the County Court of Shenandoah County. He also served on the board of directors for Massanutten Military Academy at the time of their founding.
Born in Shenandoah County, Edgar Douglas Newman was the son of Benjamin Pennybacker Newman and Elizabeth (Hickman) Newman. His father was in the business of iron manufacturing.
Edgar grew up on his father's farm, tending to horses, sheep, and cattle. He was a 1876 graduate of Virginia Military Institute.
In 1877, he began his career as an attorney in the office of Walton and Walton, lawyers in Woodstock. That same year, he married Miss. Mary Ott Walton. The couple had six children, Wilbur L., Edgar, Helen, Harold, Houston, and Douglas.
From 1886 to 1898, he served as a judge of the County Court of Shenandoah County. He also served on the board of directors for Massanutten Military Academy at the time of their founding.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2009 by M.L. Walton, III. Mary Ott Walton was his paternal aunt and he has a similar photograph at home.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Edgar Douglas Newman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002542, 008176, 015044, 015046, and 020170.
Mary Ott (Walton) Newman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 015044 and 015046.
Identifier
015044
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Edgar D. and Mary Ott (Walton) Newman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed October 7, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/44968.
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