Oran Newell was born in New York on December 15, 1834 to John and Harriet M. Newell. He married Nancy Aten who was from the Youngtown, Ohio area. They had at least one daughter named Jenny.

On February 24, 1864, Oran enlisted into the Civil War for a period of three years. He was 29 years old when he mustered in as a private to Company D of the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He mustered out with the Company on July 28, 1865.

Oran Newell died in 1904 and was buried in the cemetery at Smith Center, Kansas near where he had a farm. His gravesite is marked with a headstone indicating his service with the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and a small GAR marker of modern origin.

A special thanks to Ivan Collier for contributing this information. Oran Newell was his paternal great great grandfather.

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