Roy Newland

Roy was born on the 27th of August 1908 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana. He was the 3rd child of Lantz and Minnie.

Birth Certificate - Roy Newland Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016. "Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940." Ancestry.com. Accessed 2025. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60871/images/45385_358799-01186?pId=5899836.

Birth Announcement in the paper Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 9 Sep 1908. "Newspapers.com - Palladium-Item - 9 Sep 1908 - Page 7." Ancestry.com. Accessed 2025. https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-newland-boy/168060637/?xid=637.

In 1910 the family is living in Richmond, Indiana. Roy is a year and eight months old at the time of the census.

1910 US Census - Lantz 22, Minnie 24, John 5, Mary E 3, Roy 1 and 8 months, Frank N 0. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2006. "1910 United States Federal Census." Ancestry.com. Accessed 2025. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/31111_4328283-00260?pId=131617693.

Later that year on the 10 of November 1910 at the age of 2, just 3 months after his 2nd birthday Roy passed away from laryngeal diphtheria.

Death Certificate for Roy Newland Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2015. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011." Ancestry.com. Accessed 2025. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60716/images/44494_350007-02265?pId=4713839.