Ancestry of
William Alfred Newsom

(1934–2018)

James H. B. Newsom

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of William Alfred Newsom — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 16 
  • Father:
  • Jacob Calvin Newsom II 
  • Mother:
  • Lucy Polly Barham   
  • Birth Date:
  • 18 Feb 1794 
  • Birth Location:
  • Virginia 
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  • Death Date:
  • 11 Dec 1875 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Griffith Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Celia -----
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  • Child:

  Alfred Cane Newsom (Ahnentafel No:8 )

  • Notes: 

  • James Newsom's middle name is seen as both Byron and Barham.

    Jacob Newsom's gravestone gives his birth date as 17 FEB 1793, however, his mother Lucy gave it as 18 FEB 1794 in her application for a widow's pension in 1843.

• Sources for James H. B. Newsom

  • ¹ Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Ind. with Reminiscences of Pioneer Days, Vol. 3, Indianapolis, Indiana: B. F. Bowen and Co. (1908), 1310.
  • ² Federal Census, IN, Greene County, 1850, Eel River, Image 13 of 15.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/26/2023).