Sutter-Yuba County Biographies


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WILLIAM L. NEWBERT
 
As proprietor of the Smartville Hotel, William L. Newbert has built up a 
profitable business and his efforts have also contributed materially to the 
development and prosperity of the district in which he has so long resided.  He 
is one of California�s native sons and was born on the Bonanza ranch, November 
10, 1874, his parents being Thomas and Minnie (Jackson) Newbert, the former a 
native of Gardiner, Maine, and the latter of New York.  The father came to 
California in 1868, settling at Timbuctoo, where he spent the remainder of his 
life, his attention being given to the carpenter�s trade.  He died in 1912, when 
eighty years old, and the mother was fifty years of age at the time of her 
demise.  They had a family of six children, of whom Ada, the youngest, is 
deceased.  Those who survive are Lydia, the wife of Henry Creps, of Wheatland; 
Horace, of Sacramento; William L.; Thomas, a resident of Marigold; and Mrs. Rose 
Byrne, who is connected with the Natomas Company.
Mr. Newbert was educated in the public schools of Smartville; and following the 
example of his father, he served an apprenticeship to the carpenter�s trade, 
which he has since followed.  He has made his home in Smartville from the time 
of his marriage, with the exception of a year and a half, which was spent in 
Nevada County, and is now operating a modern and well appointed hostelry.  He is 
adapted by temperament and social qualities for the hotel business and has a 
wide acquaintance with the traveling public.  He is also an expert at his trade 
and has prospered in his undertakings because he gives his best efforts to every 
task which engrosses his attention.
At Marysville, on June 6, 1906, Mr. Newbert was married to Miss Nellie Wright, 
who was born at Waldo, Yuba County, and acquired her education in the Lone Tree 
school.  Her parents were Aden and Mary Belle (Welch) Wright, the former a 
native of Kentucky and the latter of Sutter County, this State.  Her maternal 
grandfather made the journey from Missouri to California in pioneer times, and 
his attention was given to agricultural pursuits.  Her father was also a farmer; 
his death occurred at the age of seventy-six, but the mother still lives on the 
old homestead.  They had a family of eight children: Belle, who married T. D. 
Mitchell, and is deceased; Mrs. Alice Bach, also deceased; Mary, the wife of 
Milton Ramsey, of Marysville; Mrs. Minnie Gerrey, of Monterey; Nellie, Mrs. 
Newbert; Mrs. Ida Murphy, of Waldo; Mrs. Edith McKenzie [Edythe McKinsey], a 
teacher in the public schools of Oregon House; and Aden J., a resident of Waldo.
Mr. Newbert supports the men and measures of the Republican party and is a 
stalwart champion of everything pertaining to the upbuilding and advancement of 
his community.  His life history is written in terms of success, for diligence 
and determination have done for him what inheritance has at times failed to 
accomplish for others.
 
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p 868