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FRANKLIN NEWLIN, of Pottstown, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, and died, October 12, 1900, at the age of sixty-six years. He was the son of James and Sarah (Fipps) Newlin. He attended school until he was nineteen years of age, being a student in the Darlington school at Christiana for a time. He was employed as a clerk after leaving school. Mr. Newlin was superintendent of the Plate Mills for many years and afterwards was a coal merchant in Pottstown. During his last years he returned to the Plate Mills in which business he was engaged at the time of his death. During the Rebellion he served as a soldier in emergency call. He was a member of the Society of Friends. He belonged to the Knights Templar of Pottstown. In 1873 he built the present home of the family in Pottstown, which faces the river and is one of the finest in the borough.

He married Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Esther (Keim) Wells. The children of Franklin and Hannah Newlin: George, born in 1860, died in 1881. Anna married Thomas W. Entwisle, and they reside in Chester, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, where he is engaged in the newspaper business. They have five children: Margaret, deceased, Edith, Frank, Sarah and Esther. Esther Newlin married Jerrald Bockers, who lives in the West, she being deceased and leaving no children. Sarah married Charles H. Ewing, a civil engineer in Pottstown, and they have two children, George and Annie. Edith W. died very young. All the deceased members of this family are buried at Mt. Zion cemetery.

James Newlin (father) married Sarah Fipps and they lived and died in Chester county. He was a miller and farmer, but lived retired for many years before his death. They were buried at Ercildawn, Chester county. They also belonged to the Society of Friends. Their children were: Henry, Abbie, Elizabeth, Ellen, Mary, Sarah, John, James, Franklin and one that died in infancy. Of these John and James are the only ones surviving.

Joseph Wells, father of Mrs. Hannah Newlin, married Esther Keim. He was a farmer and resided in Montgomery county. He died in 1863, his wife surviving until 1893. They are buried in the Stover burying-ground, Chester county. In religious faith they were Dunkards and Baptists. They were very prominent citizens of this county. Their children: Reuben, a resident of Patterson, New Jersey; Keziah, living on the old homestead; Mrs. Mary Wills, a widow; Mrs. Hannah Newlin; George, a resident of Pottstown; Alan, living on the old homestead; Edmond, living in Florida; Joseph, living in Reading; and Annie, who married Lewis Thomas and lives in Pottstown.

Joseph Wells, grandfather of Mrs. Newlin, married Margueritte Wells and they were engaged in farming in Berks county during their lives. He died early in life, his wife surviving him for some years. He was buried at Forest cemetery, Berks county. Their children: Isaac, William, Jesse, Edmond, James, David, Joseph (father), one who died young, Samuel, Anna and Hannah.

Jacob Keim (maternal grandfather of Mrs. Newlin) married Hannah Switzer and they lived in Chester county, where he was a farmer by occupation. They were buried at Shingles’ churchyard, Chester county, Pennsylvania.