George "Sankey" Newberry, born in Manvers, Ontario, October 21, 1876, came to Cooperstown with his parents in 1883. He began his banking business working for the Ross-Davidson chain of banks.
In Carrington he married Mayme Sheehy on January 8, 1901. They had two sons: James H. and George Jr.
Mr. Newberry was cashier of the old First National Bank for many years and become the president when the bank became locally owned. The bank was forced to close in 1928. After the demise of the bank he had an insurance agency in Carrington.
Mayme Newberry died in 1943 and George married in 1948, Ann Westly. They made their home in Minneapolis.
Sankey Newberry died in 1965. He is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Minneapolis.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 33B