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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.

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

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Edgar D. and Mary Ott (Walton) Newman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/44968.

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