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Pleasant Twp. - JOHN J. NEEDLES emigrated from Franklyn County also, and redeemed from the wilderness a beautiful farm.  He was a rather impulsive, eccentric kind of a man, but withal a kind neighbor and a good citizen.  He removed to Iowa in 1856 and there died about six years ago. Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - 1881 - Page 423

Finley Twp. - HUGH NEWELL was the youngest of thirteen children, of Hugh and Margaret Newell, and was born in Washington Co., Pa., April the 8th, 1804.  His father was a farmer, in which business young Hugh was reared.  The elder Mr. Newell was a soldie741r in the Revolutionary war.  Such was his hatred of the tories, that he would not permit his children to associate with their children.  No wonder then that with the teachings of such a father, that his son Hugh was in all his life, the firm friend of freedom, and always loyal to the government, and a lover of his country.  In 1814, Mr. Newell came to Ohio and located at Mt. Vernon, in Knox County.  He was engaged in selling goods, and in manufacturing fanning ills.  In December, 1826, he was married to Sallie Thrift, and came to Findley ten years later.      Upon his  arrival in Findley, he went into the into the store of Green & Reed, and remained with them for about a year.  He and Frederick Henderson then were engaged in the manufacture of bedsteads.  In 1838 he went into the mercantile business on his own account, and was engaged in that occupation for about eighteen years, a portion of that time in partnership with the late Frederick Henderson  By industry, economy and fair dealing, he always controlled a large trade, and was enabled to accumulate quite a large property.      Mr. Newell made quite a number of trips to New York for goods in that early day.  Such a trip meant hard travel for two or three weeks, by wagon, lake, canal and river; no palace cars, no restaurants, no comfortable hotel rooms.  When goods were shipped at New York they were expected at Findley in about three weeks.      Mr. N. has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for about forty-six years, and his life has always been consistent, and his example has been worthy of imitation.  He has always been a leading member in the church.  He is the father of three children, all living.  Hannah is the wife of Henry Brown, Esq., of Findley, and Margaret is the wife of Rev. Samuel Mower, a travelling Methodist minister, and his son Starling resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - 1881 - Page 309

Jackson Twp. - JOSEPH NEWELL was born July 6th, 1808, in Shenandoah County, Va. and when six years old, came with his parents to what is now Fairfield County, Ohio.  Here he remained until 1836, and where he married.  In that year he came to this township and took up his residence on lands entered by him a few years previously.  Mr. N. was one of the pioneer Methodists of the township.  The year preceding his emigration here, a society had been organized by a Methodist itinerant, of which Mr. Newell's brother James, and two sisters and a Mrs. Bond were members.  His wife became a member of the same society the year after they came here, and Mr. N. a few years later.      The first church in the township was built on Mr. N's land, and there has been a church building here ever since, and a regular preaching place.      Mr. Newell has raised a large family, and provided liberally for them.  He has won and retained the friendship of his neighbors, and been an honest citizen, a warm friend and a consistent christian.  The early ministers, no matter to what denomination they belonged, always found a welcome at his house, and a cordial invitation to its hospitality. Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - 1881 - Page 377