Benton Co., AR - Biographies - Dr. Newton Sewell

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SOURCE:  Goodspeed Publishers, 1890.
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Dr. Newton Sewell, physician and druggist, of Springtown, Ark., is a native of Forsyth County,
Ga., born May 24, 1853, and is a son of Aaron J. and Kittie Evaline (Moore) Sewell, who were born
in South Carolina and North Carolina, respectively. The father is now residing in Dawson County,
Ga., and is a farmer and member of the Baptist Church. He served three years in the Confederate
army during the late war, and is a son of Joshua Sewell, a native of Maryland, and of Irish and
German descent. The mother died in Georgia, Dr. Newton Sewell received his primary education in
the schools of his native county, and afterward entered the Atlanta (Ga.) Medical College, and
was graduated as an M. D. from that institution in 1880. He immediately began practicing his
profession in Cherokee County, Ga., but in 1886 came to Springtown, Ark., where he has since made
his home, and where he has a large and lucrative practice. He ranks among the first physicians of
the county, and deserves much credit for his success in life, and his education was obtained
through his own unaided efforts. He is a member of the drug firm of Sewell & Enterkin, and
belongs to the Masonic fraternity. January 11, 1872, he was married to Miss Matilda C. Pool, and
six of their seven children are living: [p.891] Elsie Alice. Lenora Theodocia. Laura A. E., Osear
V., Agnes E., Pearl and Maggie Estelle. Mrs. Sewell was born in Forsyth County, Ga., and is a
daughter of Dr. M. L. Pool. Dr. Sewell and family attend the Baptist Church.