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William Montgomery Newsom 1809 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1809

Birth Location: Hancock, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 18 Feb 1898

Death Location: Winn Parish, buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Isaac Newsom

Mother: Mary Dortch

Spouse(s): Mildred peters

Children(s): Mary Patton, Sarah Fletcher, Joseph Newsom, Samuel Newsom, Martha Spearman, Elizabeth Newsom, Hugh Newsom, Margaret Newsom, Anna Newsom, Anna Sowers, Sonora Williams, William Newsom, Lewis Newsom, Permelia Willis, Sibbie Jarrell

William Montgomery Newsom was born in 1809 in Hancock, Georgia, United States, the child of Isaac Newsom and Mary Mollie Dortch. William Montgomery Newsom married Mildred peters, and had children including Mary Montgomery Patton, Sarah Elizabeth Fletcher, Joseph Peters Newsom, Samuel Rentz Newsom, Martha Ann Spearman, Elizabeth Jane Betty Newsom, Hugh Doc Lane Newsom, Margaret Olive Newsom, Anna Lucinda Newsom, Anna Lucinda Sowers, Sonora Williams, William Montgomery Newsom, Lewis Beauregard Newsom, Permelia Eveline Willis, Sibbie Ann Jarrell. William Montgomery Newsom passed away in 1898 in Winn Parish, buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Montgomery Newsom was born in 1809 in Hancock, Georgia, United States, the child of Isaac Newsom and Mary Mollie Dortch.
  • William Montgomery Newsom married Mildred peters, and had children including Mary Montgomery Patton, Sarah Elizabeth Fletcher, Joseph Peters Newsom, Samuel Rentz Newsom, Martha Ann Spearman, Elizabeth Jane Betty Newsom, Hugh Doc Lane Newsom, Margaret Olive Newsom, Anna Lucinda Newsom, Anna Lucinda Sowers, Sonora Williams, William Montgomery Newsom, Lewis Beauregard Newsom, Permelia Eveline Willis, Sibbie Ann Jarrell.
  • William Montgomery Newsom passed away in 1898 in Winn Parish, buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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William Newsom's Ancestors

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William Newsom
1809 – 1898
Birth Place: Hancock, Georgia, United States
Parents
Isaac Newsom
1747 – 1817
Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Mollie) Dortch
1748 – 1827
Edgecombe, NC, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Carter) Newsome
1718 – 1752
Surry, VA, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Mary) Dickinson
1713 – 1750
Northampton, North Carolina, United States
William (Lewis) Dortch
1724 – 1778
Isle Of Wight, Virginia, USA
Anna ("Anney", "Janney") Hilliard
1728 – 1790
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John (Dickinson)
1692 – 1749
Rebecca (West)
1690 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William West
Rebecca West

William Newsom's Descendants

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William (Montgomery) Newsom (1 Dec 1809 – 18 Feb 1898) m. Mildred peters (15 February 1822 – 6 July 1876)
  1. 1. Mary (Montgomery) Patton (20 May 1844 – 28 December 1901)
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Fletcher (9 January 1846 – 13 September 1923) m. John (Wade) Fletcher (7 Apr 1849 – 3 Aug 1915)
    1. 1. Samuel Fletcher (1871 – )
    2. 2. Mary Fletcher (abt 1872 – )
    3. 3. William (Thomas) Fletcher (26 Jan 1873 – 30 December 1932)
    4. 4. John (Nelson) Fletcher (4 Nov 1874 – 15 Jun 1951)
    5. 5. James (Samuel (Jim)) Fletcher (20 Oct 1876 – 19 Mar 1924)
    6. 6. John Fletcher (abt 1879 – 15 Jun 1951)
    7. 7. Joseph (Louis "Lou") Fletcher (15 May 1879 – 30 October 1949)
    8. 8. Mary (Louisiana) Fletcher (21 May 1881 – 20 Jun 1919)
    9. 9. Glenella (Martha (Mattie)) Fletcher (12 Jan 1886 – 20 June 1962)
  3. 3. Joseph (Peters) Newsom (10 July 1847 – 11 December 1902) m. Mary (A.) Newsom (Abt 1855 – 13 September 1930)
    1. 1. John (Cary) Newsom (4 Aug 1878 – 24 October 1950)
    2. 2. William (H) Newsom (Dec 1879 – 1952)
    3. 3. Joseph (Harris) Newsom (Dec Abt 1880 – 18 Oct 1945)
    4. 4. Althea (s) Newsom (17 Jul 1885 – 1 October 1971)
    5. 5. Celia (B) Newsom (Nov 1890 – )
    6. 6. Lela (B) Newsom (18 November 1890 – 25 April 1975)
    7. 7. John (Henderson) Newsom (5 April 1902 – 5 October 1988)
  4. 4. Samuel (Rentz) Newsom (23 February 1849 – 13 January 1929)
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Spearman (10 August 1850 – 16 Nov 1888)
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane Betty) Newsom (10 August 1850 – 9 April 1870)
  7. 7. Hugh (Doc Lane) Newsom (29 November 1852 – 2 August 1949)
  8. 8. Margaret (Olive) Newsom (15 Oct 1854 – 23 November 1944)
  9. 9. Anna (Lucinda) Newsom (22 Sep 1856 – 27 Jun 1948)
  10. 10. Anna (Lucinda) Sowers (22 September 1856 – 27 June 1948)
  11. 11. Sonora Williams (21 November 1858 – 12 March 1946)
  12. 12. William (Montgomery) Newsom (27 September 1860 – 10 May 1936)
  13. 13. Lewis (Beauregard) Newsom (19 March 1862 – 1 August 1945)
  14. 14. Permelia (Eveline) Willis (27 July 1863 – 7 March 1923) m. John Stringer (abt 1859 – ) m. Stringer m. Thomas (Cicero) Willis (30 Dec 1859 – 11 August 1927)
    1. 1. Elzie (Montgomery) Stringer (1 August 1880 – 26 September 1970)
    2. 2. Linnie (E) Willis (18 Jan 1889 – 24 Nov 1968)
    3. 3. Ernest (C) Willis (May 1890 – 13 September 1940)
    4. 4. Purvis (J) Willis (29 May 1892 – 29 Mar 1971)
    5. 5. Samuel (Jacob) Willis (30 January 1894 – 20 September 1981) m. Rosa (Lee) Willis (22 February 1904 – 4 June 1987)
      1. 1. Carolyn (Jean) Willis (4 July 1931 – 29 June 1987)
      2. 2. Billie (Faye) Dupuy (21 December 1932 – 28 November 2009)
      3. 3. Aj Dupuy
    6. 6. William (Fred) Willis (4 December 1895 – 4 January 1964)
    7. 7. Lettie (M) Willis (20 Aug 1897 – 10 September 1901)
    8. 8. Claud (Cicero) Willis (16 September 1899 – 21 December 1980)
    9. 9. James (Alsie) Willis (20 September 1901 – 3 May 1982)
    10. 10. Alpha Willis (20 September 1901 – 2 January 1986)
    11. 11. Lloyd (B.) Willis (5 September 1904 – 11 March 1991)
    12. 12. Myrtle (O) Willis (27 December 1905 – 3 Feb 1987)
  15. 15. Sibbie (Ann) Jarrell (31 March 1868 – 1 April 1954)

William Newsom's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1 Dec 1809
Birth of William Montgomery Newsom in Hancock, Georgia, United States
Hancock, Georgia, United States
1898
18 Feb 1898
Age 89
Death of William Montgomery Newsom in Winn Parish, buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA
Winn Parish, buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1809
    Event Place: Hancock, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Winn Parish, buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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