Robert Lawrence NEWSOM^[1]

1868 - 1937  (69 years)

• Name	Robert Lawrence NEWSOM
  Birth	2 May 1868	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1910 - 1937	Haywood Co, TN   [1, 2, 3]
  	Robert made his living as a farmer.
  Death	10 Dec 1937	Haywood Co, TN   [1]
  	Robert died in Haywood County, Tennessee at 7:50am on 10 December 1937. He was 69 years old. Cause of death was noted as "bronchial pneumonia", with a contributing cause of "paralysis agitans" or Parkinson's disease.
  Burial	11 Dec 1937	Haywood Co, TN   [1]
  	His remains were interred at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Haywood County, Tennessee on 11 December 1937.
  Person ID	I50786	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Jefferson NEWSOM,   b. 26 Sep 1844, Haywood Co, TN d. 6 Jul 1886, Haywood Co, TN (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Susan Agnes HOWSE,   b. 23 Sep 1848, Tennessee d. 21 Oct 1921, Haywood Co, TN (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1886	Haywood Co, TN   [4]
  	The couple was married in Haywood County, Tennessee on 14 November 1866 by Elder Hugh Coffey.
  Family ID	F2485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Henrietta KELSO,   b. 14 Feb 1874, Haywood Co, TN d. 24 Nov 1948, Brownsville, Haywood Co, TN (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1893	Haywood Co, TN   [5]
  	The couple was married in Haywood County, Tennessee on 26 November 1893.
  Notes	The 1910 census notes that Martha had given birth to 3 children, all of whom were living on 29 April 1910.
  Children	1. James Thomas NEWSOM,   b. 2 Nov 1904, Tennessee d. 21 Feb 1987 (Age 82 years)   2. Robert Lawrence NEWSOM, Jr.,   b. 28 Nov 1907, Tennessee d. 27 Sep 1986 (Age 78 years)   3. Emma Sue NEWSOM,   b. 6 Dec 1908, Haywood Co, TN   4. Martha Alberta NEWSOM,   b. 1 Sep 1911, Tennessee d. 6 Oct 2002, Brownsville, Haywood Co, TN (Age 91 years)   5. Ora Elizabeth NEWSOM,   b. 9 Sep 1916, Tennessee d. 11 Sep 2004, Jackson, Madison Co, TN (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F2523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1870, Haywood Co, TN Resided: June 1880, Haywood Co, TN [S5228] Resided: April 1910, Haywood Co, TN [S5219] Resided: January 1920, Haywood Co, TN [S5221] Resided: April 1930, Haywood Co, TN

  
  

• Sources

  [S3436] R.L. Newsom, Tennessee death certificate no. 27905 (1937). [S5219] 1910 US Census / Newsom, Lawrence R. [S5221] 1920 US Census / Newsom, Robt. L. [S3995] Thomas J. Newsom - Susan A. Howse, Haywood Co, TN marriage license & minister’s return (1866).. [S3843] Mitchell, "William Newsom - Martha M. Bailey descendants' information".