Martha Henrietta KELSO^[1]

1874 - 1948  (74 years)

• Name	Martha Henrietta KELSO
  Nickname	Mattie
  Birth	14 Feb 1874	Haywood Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Nov 1948	Brownsville, Haywood Co, TN   [1]
  	Mattie died at Brownsville County Memorial Hospital on 24 November 1948. She was 74 years old. Cause of death was noted as "acute angina pectoris".
  Burial	26 Nov 1948	Haywood Co, TN   [1]
  	Her remains were interred at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Haywood, Tennessee on 26 November 1948.
  Person ID	I50787	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	James Joseph KELSO
  Mother	Mary Emma FORD
  Family ID	F7456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Lawrence NEWSOM,   b. 2 May 1868, Tennessee d. 10 Dec 1937, Haywood Co, TN (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1893	Haywood Co, TN   [2]
  	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: April 1910, Haywood Co, TN [S5219] Resided: January 1920, Haywood Co, TN [S5221] Resided: April 1930, Haywood Co, TN

  
  

• Sources

  [S3437] Martha Henrietta Newsom. Tennessee death certificate no. 24416 (1948). . [S3843] Mitchell, "William Newsom - Martha M. Bailey descendants' information".