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William Newsome 1841 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1841

Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 30 Sep 1901

Death Location: Myra, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Hartwell Newsome

Mother: Sarah Tolley

Spouse(s): **Margaret Potter

Children(s): Mary Newsom, Nancy Stewart, Vertisa\Virtreece Newsome, Minerva Newsome, Elizabeth Tackett, William Newsom

The story of William Newsome began in 1841 in Letcher, Kentucky, USA. William Newsome married **Margaret Potter, and had children including Mary Jane Newsom, Nancy Carolina Stewart, Vertisa\Virtreece Newsome, Minerva Newsome, Elizabeth Tackett, William James Newsom. William Newsome passed away in 1901 in Myra, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Newsome began in 1841 in Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Newsome married **Margaret Potter, and had children including Mary Jane Newsom, Nancy Carolina Stewart, Vertisa\Virtreece Newsome, Minerva Newsome, Elizabeth Tackett, William James Newsom.
  • William Newsome passed away in 1901 in Myra, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hartwell Newsome
1803 – 1880
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina
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Sarah Tolley
1815 – 1875
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

**Margaret Potter
1843 – 1913
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Newsom
1863 – 1918
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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Nancy Stewart
1867 – 1952
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Vertisa\Virtreece Newsome
1869 – 1950
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
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Minerva Newsome
1870 – 1913
Birth Location: , Letcher, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Tackett
1878 – 1950
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
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William Newsom
1882 – 1969
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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William Newsome's Ancestors

Self
William Newsome
1841 – 1901
Birth Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Hartwell "Hart" Newsome
1803 – 1880
Rowan County, North Carolina
Sarah (Sally) Tolley
1815 – 1875
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Harrison) Newsom(e)
1775 – 1832
Rowan, North Carolina
Mary (Margaret "Peggy" Lowe) NEWSOM
1780 – 1850
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Elkanah Tolley
1746 – 1854
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Lewis (Newsum)
1748 – 1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sampson Newsom
1710 – 1779
Mary Braswell
1714 – 1779

William Newsome's Descendants

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William Newsome (1841 – 30 Sep 1901) m. **Margaret Potter (Sep 1843 – 3 May 1913)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Newsom (29 Sep 1863 – 10 Jun 1918) m. **Ivans\Evan Newsome (22 Apr 1866 – 12 January 1932) m. Evan ("I.V.") Newsome (22 Apr 1866 – 12 January 1932)
    1. 1. *Margaret ("Maggie") Newsome (1 Aug 1888 – 10 Mar 1966)
    2. 2. Lillie Newsome (1892 – )
    3. 3. Virgie Newsome (1894 – 10 Sep 1992)
    4. 4. Samuel Newsome (28 Mar 1895 – 11 Apr 1970)
    5. 5. Arminda ("Mindy") Newsom (13 Dec 1896 – 29 Nov 1960)
    6. 6. Crit Newsome (18 Jan 1898 – 20 Nov 1934)
    7. 7. Belle (Dora) Tackett (Feb 1898 – 24 May 1973)
    8. 8. William (T) Newsom (02 Apr 1900 – Bef. 1910)
    9. 9. Patton Newsome (20 APR 1900 – 18 Jan 1933)
    10. 10. *Myra Newsome (11 Jan 1905 – 27 Nov 1958)
    11. 11. *Goldie Newsome (3 Aug 1907 – 10 June 1943)
    12. 12. *Margaret ("Maggie") Newsome (1 Aug 1888 – 10 Mar 1966)
    13. 13. Lillie Newsome (1892 – )
    14. 14. Virgie Newsome (1894 – 10 Sep 1992)
    15. 15. Samuel Newsome (28 Mar 1895 – 11 Apr 1970)
      1. 1. Tessie (June 'Ole Buzzard' Newsom) Marcum (16 Jun 1925 – 17 Feb 2017)
      2. 2. Cora Newsome (9 Mar 1931 – 15 March 1999)
    16. 16. Arminda ("Mindy") Newsom (13 Dec 1896 – 29 Nov 1960)
    17. 17. Crit Newsome (18 Jan 1898 – 20 Nov 1934)
    18. 18. Belle (Dora) Tackett (Feb 1898 – 24 May 1973)
    19. 19. Rebecca (Newsom) Bentley (28 August 1902 – 22 April 1984) m. Milt (Valancourt “Milt”) Bentley (5 April 1903 – 10 August 1991)
      1. 1. Bathus (Lee) Bentley (21 October 1923 – 31 October 2007)
      2. 2. James (Patton) Bentley (4 April 1926 – 17 May 2009)
      3. 3. Blanch (Irene) Bently (17 Jan 1928 – 6 September 2002) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (08-Mar-1926 – 14 Nov 2000) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (8 Mar 1926 – 14 Nov 2000)
        1. 1. Sheila (Ann) Johnson (22 May 1979 – ) m. Michael (Joe) Church (15 Jan 1956 – )
  2. 2. Nancy (Carolina) Stewart (22 April 1867 – 17 July 1952)
  3. 3. Vertisa\Virtreece Newsome (13 Mar 1869 – 16 Jul 1950)
  4. 4. Minerva Newsome (1870 – 6 Jan. 1913)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Tackett (22 April 1878 – 11 April 1950)
  6. 6. William (James) Newsom (20 Jun 1882 – 2 Nov 1969)

William Newsome's Timeline

2 Records

1841
1841
Birth of William Newsome in Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1901
30 Sep 1901
Age 60
Death of William Newsome in Myra, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Myra, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1901
    Event Place: Myra, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beefhide, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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