Son of Jefferson Jackson and Lydia Stayer (Chadwick) Newman. James married Clara Ella LaBorde 18 March 1882 in Green County, WI. Clara was born 21 September 1857 in PA and died 1926 in Laramie County, Wyoming. Her parents were Peter and Phebe (Nofsker) LaBorde.

James and Clara had a son, Cecil Ray Newman born 21 January 1883 WY.

JAMES M. NEWMAN, NOTED PIONEER BUSINESS MAN, DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

James M. Newman, one of the best known citizens in Cheyenne died last night at eight o’clock of Bright’s disease at the age of 59 years.

Mr. Newman had only been sick about one month, and his death comes as a shock to his many friends in Laramie county. He was one of the pioneers of the county, coming to Cheyenne thirty-three years ago. Death came at his home at 22nd and Carey avenue. He owned extensive property interests in this vicinity. Funeral arrangements will be made later.

Mr. Newman was a native of the state of Wisconsin, being born at Juda, in Green County, on January 25, 1854. He was the eldest of a family of eleven children, grew to manhood in his native state and received his early education in the district schools in the vicinity of his boyhood home. When he had attained the age of eighteen years he entered the Sellsby Business College of Janesville, Wis., and pursued a thorough course of business training at that noted institution, being graduated at the age of twenty-one years.

When he completed his education, he returned to his home in Green county, and assisted his father in the work and management of the farm for about three years, then in March, 1879, having resolved to seek his fortune in the country farther west, he came to the then territory of Wyoming and her obtained employment on the stock ranch of his uncle, James M. Chadwick, in Laramie county. At the end of two years’ time, he engaged in the feeding and sale of livestock, in which he continued with varying success for a number of years; in 1889, he branched out into real estate, livestock and commission business, and continued thus employed for about two years, meeting with considerable success.

In 1891 he disposed of his real estate and commission business and purchased a livery stable, which he conducted for a number of years. Disposing of his stable to advantage, he formed a partnership with John P. Shafer and entered into the business of dairy farming. In this venture he had been very successful, and Mr. Newman had been counted among the solid business men and substantial property owners of Cheyenne. In addition to his dairy-farm property, he was the owner of valuable real estate in and about Cheyenne and was also largely interested in productive mining property in other sections of the state.

In 1883, Mr. Newman was married in Wisconsin to Miss Clara E. LaBoard, a daughter of a well-known citizen of that state and to this union has been born one child, Cecil Ray.

Fraternally, Mr. Newman was affiliated with the Masonic order, being a member of Cheyenne Lodge A.F. and A.M., and a Thirty-second degree Mason of the Scottish Rite. He was also a member of the Woodmen of the World and of the Ancient Order of the United Workmen. He was an active member of the Baptist church and a Republican.

In 1900 he was elected as a member of the board of county commissioners. He made a faithful and conscientious public official, discharging the duties of his responsible position in a manner creditable to himself and highly satisfactory to the people and taxpayers of the entire county.

© Cheyenne State Leader v. 45 no. 205 July 09, 1912, page 1 & 8

Obituary located by Lostnwyomn December 2014.