George
Washington
Newbrough
Born in Polk, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John W Newbrough
and Sarah Reynolds
Brother of
James Newbrough, Sarah Emeline (Newbrough) Rohr, Lewis Jasper Newbrough, Martha Jane Newbrough, Nancy Ann Newbrough, John Wesley Newbrough, Rachel Alfreda Newbrough [half], Silas Harvey Newbrough [half], Lucy Isebelle Newbrough [half], Joseph Elmer Newbrough [half], Grace Ella Newbrough [half], Minnie Mae Newbrough [half], Benjamin Ellsworth Newbrough [half] and Orville Caddy Newbrough [half]
Husband of
Annie Laura McShane
— married
12 Dec 1876 in Monument, El Paso, Colorado, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 95
in El Paso, Colorado, United States
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Biography
Buried Blk. 21, Monument Cemetery,GEORGE WASHINGTON NEWBROUGH; March 1,1882, GEORGE NEWBROUGH, was awarded a contract to construct a ditch nearMonument, El Paso county, Colorado. COLORADO GENEALOGIST VOL. VIII #4, Oct. 1947, page 110 GEORGE NEWBROUGH, early settler of Blakely Mills, Colorado. Source; Penrose Public Library, Colorado Springs, Co. book; THROUGH THE YEARS AT MONUMENT CO. by LUCILLE LAVELETT, JAMES NEWBROUGH; mentioned asson of IRWIN NEWBROUGH, and grand-son of GEORGE NEWBROUGH &great-grandson of DAVID McSHANE. MONUMENT cemetery record, 1867; Family of DAVID McSHANE started a ranch.DAVID McSHANE came to El Paso county, Colorado in 1867 and he and DAVE GUIRE and HENRY WALKER all settled the same district. In '69 Mr. McSHANE built a fort which now stands on the McSHANE ranch. The first post office was known as McSHANE RANCH.
BLM land patent Colorado George Newbrough, State Co. County, El Paso, 11/20/1884 Doc. # 2336 George W. Newbrough, State, Co. County El Paso, 1/17/1891 # 2517 6th Meridian, Twp. 0115 Range, 067W, aliquots E1/2SW1/4 Section 10 Twp 0115 Range 067W aliquots NW1/4SE1/4 Section 10 Twp 0115 Range 067W Aliquots NE1/4NW1/4 Section 15 El Paso County West an NW of Monument Cemetery
1920 Census. Precinct 43, El Paso County age 66, Father born Penn. mother born Pa. mail carrier
Colorado State Archives El Paso Co. Old Age Pension Records, 1933 -1936 George W. Newbrough, Pension #4588, year 1935
Buried Monument Cem. Buried May 4, 1945
Sources
- Family Bible
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- M Newbrough
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 43 markers, haplogroup M-R269, FTDNA kit #H1137
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~3.12%
M Newbrough :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A214195 [compare], Ancestry member OLDMnFarm
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