William Oceola NEWSOM^[1]

1843 - 1912  (69 years)

• Name	William Oceola NEWSOM
  Birth	1 Jan 1843	Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Dec 1912  [2]
  	William died on 27 December 1912. He was 69 years old.
  Burial	Fayette Co, TN   [4]
  	His remains were interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Fayette County, Tennessee.
  Person ID	I50777	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William NEWSOM,   b. 28 Mar 1812, Sussex Co, VA d. 22 Dec 1878, Haywood Co, TN (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Martha M. BAILEY,   b. 11 Jan 1811, Sussex Co, VA d. 18 Jul 1892, Haywood Co, TN (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tryphena NEWSOM,   b. Apr 1848, Virginia
  Marriage	25 Feb 1868	Fayette Co, TN   [5]
  	The couple was married in Fayette County, Tennessee on 25 February 1868.
  Children	1. Robert N. NEWSOM,   b. c. 1870, Tennessee   2. Warner Hugh NEWSOM,   b. 10 Jan 1872, Tennessee d. 30 Jan 1927, Whiteville, Hardeman Co, TN (Age 55 years)   3. Annie E. NEWSOM,   b. Oct 1873, Tennessee   4. William Oceola NEWSOM, Jr.,   b. 30 Jun 1876, Fayette Co, TN d. 17 Jan 1942, Whiteville, Hardeman Co, TN (Age 65 years)   5. Maud NEWSOM,   b. 24 Dec 1877, Tennessee d. 18 Jul 1903 (Age 25 years)   6. Richard Powell NEWSOM,   b. 4 Sep 1879, Tennessee d. 8 April 1959, San Bernardino County, CA (Age 79 years)   7. Dora NEWSOM,   b. Feb 1883, Tennessee   8. James Thomas NEWSOM,   b. 15 Aug 1885, Somerville, Fayette Co, TN d. After 28 Aug 1947 (Age 62 years)   9. Mamy NEWSOM,   b. Mar 1889, Tennessee
  Family ID	F2519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 1850, Haywood Co, TN [S3497] Resided: 1860, Haywood Co, TN

  
  

• Sources

  [S3994] will / Newsom, William. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). W.O. Newsom gravestone inscription, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Fayette County, TN; downloaded 30 March 2014. [S3524] 1880 US Census / Newsom, W. O. . [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). W.O. Newsom interment, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Fayette County, TN; downloaded 30 March 2014. [S3438] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780 - 2002. Wm Newsom - Tryphena Newsom [abstracted as Newson] entry.