Adam Clark Newman cremated remains were no initially taken after his death and were available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2018 the family requested and received the ashes. More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at the hospital's website. A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
He was born in Iowa in the summer of 1860. His mother, Elizabeth “Ellen” Lemmons, was born in Indiana in 1832. His father, Jacob Newman, was born in Pennsylvania in 1826. Ellen & Jacob were married in Marion County, in south central Iowa on 4/25/1850. In the 1850 census, before Adam or any of his siblings were born, his parents were newly married and farming in Marion County, Iowa. Their children were: Martha H. (born in Iowa about 1854), George M. (Iowa about 1856), Samuel Sylvanus (Iowa about 1858), Adam Clark ( Iowa in 1860), Mary (Colorado in 1861), Jacob A. (Oregon about 1864) and Abraham L. (Oregon in 1865).
At the time of the 1860 census, taken in July, Adam was 1 month old, living with his parents and older siblings in Indiana, Marion County, Iowa where his father was farming. Adam’s family’s property was among the largest farms in the local area. About 1861 the family moved to Colorado then within a short time moved to Union County in northeastern Oregon. When Adam was 6 years old his baby brother Abraham died shortly before his first birthday.
During the 1870 census Adam was attending school and living with his parents and siblings in Union County, Oregon where Adam’s father was among the area’s pioneer farmers. Adam and his brother Sam could read, but could not write. Their sister Martha, at 15, attending school, but was unable to read or write.
On 11/30/1871 Adam’s sister Martha married Alburn P. Morrison. Martha had a daughter, Martha A. Morrison who was born in 1875 and died in infancy. She also had a son, Albert Virtue Morrison who was born in 1872. It is not known what became of Martha and her husband, but before 1880 their son Albert had been adopted by James and Jenny Ferguson of Baker, Baker County in northeastern Oregon.
In the census of 1880, Adam was 20, single and living in Island City, near LaGrande, Union County, Oregon with his parents and several siblings (George, Sam, Mary, and Jacob). While Adam’s father and brother George were farming, no specific occupation was listed for Adam. On 12/12/1880 Adam’s brother Sam married Elsie Jane Saling in nearby Washington County, Idaho. They raised their family and farmed in that area for decades.
On 5/19/1883 sister Mary married William Henry Caldwell in Union County. Their only child, Vesta May Caldwell was born in December 1882 or 1883. Adam’s brother George died in 1885. Their mother died in North Powder, Union County on 5/24/1890. A year and a half later, Adam’s father married divorcee Alida (Fralick) Brisbin on Christmas Eve 1891. Alida was born in Michigan about 1850. She had a daughter, Eugenia, by her previous marriage to miner, Edward Brisbin. Three years later on 12/22/1894 Alida died. In the 1900 census sister Mary (Newman) Caldwell was listed as a widow, farming in LaGrande, Union County. On 1/1/1901 Mary’s daughter Vesta married Marcellis Scott Crossen, one of the farm hands.
Adam has not been found in the censuses of 1900 and 1910. His father died in LaGrande, Union County on 7/6/1906. He was 80 years old. At the time of the 1920 census Adam was single and living in North Bend, Coos County, on the southern Oregon coast where he was a fireman in a sawmill.
In 1924 Adam was still living in North Bend. On 11/20/1924 Adam was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He had general paresis, also known as general paralysis of the insane or paralytic dementia. This condition is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain, caused by late-stage syphilis. It is characterized by dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis. Today syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, is easily cured in its early stages with penicillin which was not discovered until 1928 and was not in use until 1942. Before that time paresis was a common cause of mental dysfunction. After being a patient at the institution for 5 months Adam died there of cerebral syphilis on 4/16/1925. He was 67 years old and was single all his life.
Adam’s brother Samuel died in at his home in Northwest Portland, Oregon in October 1933 and was buried near his old farm at Mann Creek Cemetery in Washington County, Idaho. He was survived by his wife, his sons: William, Cyrus, Lloyd, Philip, Ossie, and his daughters: Nora Hayse, Florence Atteberry, and Ivy Abercrombie/Bailey.
Adam’s sister Mary (Newman) Caldwell died of cancer on 12/24/1934. Her daughter Vesta (Caldwell) Crossen died in 1971. Vesta (Adam’s niece) was survived by 3 of her children: Leon “Lee” Crossen, Vivian Miller, and Genevieve Northup.
He was born in Iowa in the summer of 1860. His mother, Elizabeth “Ellen” Lemmons, was born in Indiana in 1832. His father, Jacob Newman, was born in Pennsylvania in 1826. Ellen & Jacob were married in Marion County, in south central Iowa on 4/25/1850. In the 1850 census, before Adam or any of his siblings were born, his parents were newly married and farming in Marion County, Iowa. Their children were: Martha H. (born in Iowa about 1854), George M. (Iowa about 1856), Samuel Sylvanus (Iowa about 1858), Adam Clark ( Iowa in 1860), Mary (Colorado in 1861), Jacob A. (Oregon about 1864) and Abraham L. (Oregon in 1865).
At the time of the 1860 census, taken in July, Adam was 1 month old, living with his parents and older siblings in Indiana, Marion County, Iowa where his father was farming. Adam’s family’s property was among the largest farms in the local area. About 1861 the family moved to Colorado then within a short time moved to Union County in northeastern Oregon. When Adam was 6 years old his baby brother Abraham died shortly before his first birthday.
During the 1870 census Adam was attending school and living with his parents and siblings in Union County, Oregon where Adam’s father was among the area’s pioneer farmers. Adam and his brother Sam could read, but could not write. Their sister Martha, at 15, attending school, but was unable to read or write.
On 11/30/1871 Adam’s sister Martha married Alburn P. Morrison. Martha had a daughter, Martha A. Morrison who was born in 1875 and died in infancy. She also had a son, Albert Virtue Morrison who was born in 1872. It is not known what became of Martha and her husband, but before 1880 their son Albert had been adopted by James and Jenny Ferguson of Baker, Baker County in northeastern Oregon.
In the census of 1880, Adam was 20, single and living in Island City, near LaGrande, Union County, Oregon with his parents and several siblings (George, Sam, Mary, and Jacob). While Adam’s father and brother George were farming, no specific occupation was listed for Adam. On 12/12/1880 Adam’s brother Sam married Elsie Jane Saling in nearby Washington County, Idaho. They raised their family and farmed in that area for decades.
On 5/19/1883 sister Mary married William Henry Caldwell in Union County. Their only child, Vesta May Caldwell was born in December 1882 or 1883. Adam’s brother George died in 1885. Their mother died in North Powder, Union County on 5/24/1890. A year and a half later, Adam’s father married divorcee Alida (Fralick) Brisbin on Christmas Eve 1891. Alida was born in Michigan about 1850. She had a daughter, Eugenia, by her previous marriage to miner, Edward Brisbin. Three years later on 12/22/1894 Alida died. In the 1900 census sister Mary (Newman) Caldwell was listed as a widow, farming in LaGrande, Union County. On 1/1/1901 Mary’s daughter Vesta married Marcellis Scott Crossen, one of the farm hands.
Adam has not been found in the censuses of 1900 and 1910. His father died in LaGrande, Union County on 7/6/1906. He was 80 years old. At the time of the 1920 census Adam was single and living in North Bend, Coos County, on the southern Oregon coast where he was a fireman in a sawmill.
In 1924 Adam was still living in North Bend. On 11/20/1924 Adam was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He had general paresis, also known as general paralysis of the insane or paralytic dementia. This condition is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain, caused by late-stage syphilis. It is characterized by dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis. Today syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, is easily cured in its early stages with penicillin which was not discovered until 1928 and was not in use until 1942. Before that time paresis was a common cause of mental dysfunction. After being a patient at the institution for 5 months Adam died there of cerebral syphilis on 4/16/1925. He was 67 years old and was single all his life.
Adam’s brother Samuel died in at his home in Northwest Portland, Oregon in October 1933 and was buried near his old farm at Mann Creek Cemetery in Washington County, Idaho. He was survived by his wife, his sons: William, Cyrus, Lloyd, Philip, Ossie, and his daughters: Nora Hayse, Florence Atteberry, and Ivy Abercrombie/Bailey.
Adam’s sister Mary (Newman) Caldwell died of cancer on 12/24/1934. Her daughter Vesta (Caldwell) Crossen died in 1971. Vesta (Adam’s niece) was survived by 3 of her children: Leon “Lee” Crossen, Vivian Miller, and Genevieve Northup.
Adam Clark Newman cremated remains were no initially taken after his death and were available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2018 the family requested and received the ashes. More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at the hospital's website. A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
He was born in Iowa in the summer of 1860. His mother, Elizabeth “Ellen” Lemmons, was born in Indiana in 1832. His father, Jacob Newman, was born in Pennsylvania in 1826. Ellen & Jacob were married in Marion County, in south central Iowa on 4/25/1850. In the 1850 census, before Adam or any of his siblings were born, his parents were newly married and farming in Marion County, Iowa. Their children were: Martha H. (born in Iowa about 1854), George M. (Iowa about 1856), Samuel Sylvanus (Iowa about 1858), Adam Clark ( Iowa in 1860), Mary (Colorado in 1861), Jacob A. (Oregon about 1864) and Abraham L. (Oregon in 1865).
At the time of the 1860 census, taken in July, Adam was 1 month old, living with his parents and older siblings in Indiana, Marion County, Iowa where his father was farming. Adam’s family’s property was among the largest farms in the local area. About 1861 the family moved to Colorado then within a short time moved to Union County in northeastern Oregon. When Adam was 6 years old his baby brother Abraham died shortly before his first birthday.
During the 1870 census Adam was attending school and living with his parents and siblings in Union County, Oregon where Adam’s father was among the area’s pioneer farmers. Adam and his brother Sam could read, but could not write. Their sister Martha, at 15, attending school, but was unable to read or write.
On 11/30/1871 Adam’s sister Martha married Alburn P. Morrison. Martha had a daughter, Martha A. Morrison who was born in 1875 and died in infancy. She also had a son, Albert Virtue Morrison who was born in 1872. It is not known what became of Martha and her husband, but before 1880 their son Albert had been adopted by James and Jenny Ferguson of Baker, Baker County in northeastern Oregon.
In the census of 1880, Adam was 20, single and living in Island City, near LaGrande, Union County, Oregon with his parents and several siblings (George, Sam, Mary, and Jacob). While Adam’s father and brother George were farming, no specific occupation was listed for Adam. On 12/12/1880 Adam’s brother Sam married Elsie Jane Saling in nearby Washington County, Idaho. They raised their family and farmed in that area for decades.
On 5/19/1883 sister Mary married William Henry Caldwell in Union County. Their only child, Vesta May Caldwell was born in December 1882 or 1883. Adam’s brother George died in 1885. Their mother died in North Powder, Union County on 5/24/1890. A year and a half later, Adam’s father married divorcee Alida (Fralick) Brisbin on Christmas Eve 1891. Alida was born in Michigan about 1850. She had a daughter, Eugenia, by her previous marriage to miner, Edward Brisbin. Three years later on 12/22/1894 Alida died. In the 1900 census sister Mary (Newman) Caldwell was listed as a widow, farming in LaGrande, Union County. On 1/1/1901 Mary’s daughter Vesta married Marcellis Scott Crossen, one of the farm hands.
Adam has not been found in the censuses of 1900 and 1910. His father died in LaGrande, Union County on 7/6/1906. He was 80 years old. At the time of the 1920 census Adam was single and living in North Bend, Coos County, on the southern Oregon coast where he was a fireman in a sawmill.
In 1924 Adam was still living in North Bend. On 11/20/1924 Adam was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He had general paresis, also known as general paralysis of the insane or paralytic dementia. This condition is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain, caused by late-stage syphilis. It is characterized by dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis. Today syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, is easily cured in its early stages with penicillin which was not discovered until 1928 and was not in use until 1942. Before that time paresis was a common cause of mental dysfunction. After being a patient at the institution for 5 months Adam died there of cerebral syphilis on 4/16/1925. He was 67 years old and was single all his life.
Adam’s brother Samuel died in at his home in Northwest Portland, Oregon in October 1933 and was buried near his old farm at Mann Creek Cemetery in Washington County, Idaho. He was survived by his wife, his sons: William, Cyrus, Lloyd, Philip, Ossie, and his daughters: Nora Hayse, Florence Atteberry, and Ivy Abercrombie/Bailey.
Adam’s sister Mary (Newman) Caldwell died of cancer on 12/24/1934. Her daughter Vesta (Caldwell) Crossen died in 1971. Vesta (Adam’s niece) was survived by 3 of her children: Leon “Lee” Crossen, Vivian Miller, and Genevieve Northup.
He was born in Iowa in the summer of 1860. His mother, Elizabeth “Ellen” Lemmons, was born in Indiana in 1832. His father, Jacob Newman, was born in Pennsylvania in 1826. Ellen & Jacob were married in Marion County, in south central Iowa on 4/25/1850. In the 1850 census, before Adam or any of his siblings were born, his parents were newly married and farming in Marion County, Iowa. Their children were: Martha H. (born in Iowa about 1854), George M. (Iowa about 1856), Samuel Sylvanus (Iowa about 1858), Adam Clark ( Iowa in 1860), Mary (Colorado in 1861), Jacob A. (Oregon about 1864) and Abraham L. (Oregon in 1865).
At the time of the 1860 census, taken in July, Adam was 1 month old, living with his parents and older siblings in Indiana, Marion County, Iowa where his father was farming. Adam’s family’s property was among the largest farms in the local area. About 1861 the family moved to Colorado then within a short time moved to Union County in northeastern Oregon. When Adam was 6 years old his baby brother Abraham died shortly before his first birthday.
During the 1870 census Adam was attending school and living with his parents and siblings in Union County, Oregon where Adam’s father was among the area’s pioneer farmers. Adam and his brother Sam could read, but could not write. Their sister Martha, at 15, attending school, but was unable to read or write.
On 11/30/1871 Adam’s sister Martha married Alburn P. Morrison. Martha had a daughter, Martha A. Morrison who was born in 1875 and died in infancy. She also had a son, Albert Virtue Morrison who was born in 1872. It is not known what became of Martha and her husband, but before 1880 their son Albert had been adopted by James and Jenny Ferguson of Baker, Baker County in northeastern Oregon.
In the census of 1880, Adam was 20, single and living in Island City, near LaGrande, Union County, Oregon with his parents and several siblings (George, Sam, Mary, and Jacob). While Adam’s father and brother George were farming, no specific occupation was listed for Adam. On 12/12/1880 Adam’s brother Sam married Elsie Jane Saling in nearby Washington County, Idaho. They raised their family and farmed in that area for decades.
On 5/19/1883 sister Mary married William Henry Caldwell in Union County. Their only child, Vesta May Caldwell was born in December 1882 or 1883. Adam’s brother George died in 1885. Their mother died in North Powder, Union County on 5/24/1890. A year and a half later, Adam’s father married divorcee Alida (Fralick) Brisbin on Christmas Eve 1891. Alida was born in Michigan about 1850. She had a daughter, Eugenia, by her previous marriage to miner, Edward Brisbin. Three years later on 12/22/1894 Alida died. In the 1900 census sister Mary (Newman) Caldwell was listed as a widow, farming in LaGrande, Union County. On 1/1/1901 Mary’s daughter Vesta married Marcellis Scott Crossen, one of the farm hands.
Adam has not been found in the censuses of 1900 and 1910. His father died in LaGrande, Union County on 7/6/1906. He was 80 years old. At the time of the 1920 census Adam was single and living in North Bend, Coos County, on the southern Oregon coast where he was a fireman in a sawmill.
In 1924 Adam was still living in North Bend. On 11/20/1924 Adam was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He had general paresis, also known as general paralysis of the insane or paralytic dementia. This condition is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain, caused by late-stage syphilis. It is characterized by dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis. Today syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, is easily cured in its early stages with penicillin which was not discovered until 1928 and was not in use until 1942. Before that time paresis was a common cause of mental dysfunction. After being a patient at the institution for 5 months Adam died there of cerebral syphilis on 4/16/1925. He was 67 years old and was single all his life.
Adam’s brother Samuel died in at his home in Northwest Portland, Oregon in October 1933 and was buried near his old farm at Mann Creek Cemetery in Washington County, Idaho. He was survived by his wife, his sons: William, Cyrus, Lloyd, Philip, Ossie, and his daughters: Nora Hayse, Florence Atteberry, and Ivy Abercrombie/Bailey.
Adam’s sister Mary (Newman) Caldwell died of cancer on 12/24/1934. Her daughter Vesta (Caldwell) Crossen died in 1971. Vesta (Adam’s niece) was survived by 3 of her children: Leon “Lee” Crossen, Vivian Miller, and Genevieve Northup.
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