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Early settlers near Newell divided by region and kin
Families from Rogers Galbraith Reding Borman McTigue Paeper Uren settled southwest of Newell, with other groups south, west and northwest including Scotch Danish and German clusters. East and northeast neighborhoods formed around Kjarsgaard Porath and Porath lineages. Despite hardships, pioneers persisted until the railroad linked Newell, boosting markets and supply for farmers.
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Newell
Bodholdt
Capron
Mikkelsen
Grau
Kruse
Krog
Thuesen
Petersen
Bonde
Schmidt
Schultz
Wetherell
Green
Timke
Evans
Williams
Davis
Couch
Griffel
Bellows
Shook
Lehmkuhl
Thieman
Fitchett
Haahr
Madsen
Andersen
Richardson
Langdon
Lawton
Kjarsgaard
Olsen
William Porath
Schulz
McFarline
Lamp
Ellrich
Hawke
Witzke
Sauter
Witter
Post
Erickson
Fowler
Piercy
Charles Porath
Schuman
Traum
Degner
Doxee
Nitz
Splittgerber