James Thomas NEWSOM^[1]

1904 - 1987  (82 years)

• Name	James Thomas NEWSOM
  Nickname	Jim Tom
  Birth	2 Nov 1904	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  WWII	1942 - 1943  [3]
  	Jim Tom enlisted in the US Army on 28 November 1942. He was discharged on 16 June 1943.
  Death	21 Feb 1987  [2, 3]
  	Jim Tom died on 21 February 1987. He was 84 years old. His last residence was Brownsville, Tennessee.
  Burial	Brownsville, Haywood Co, TN   [4]
  	His remains were interred at Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, Tennessee.
  Person ID	I50812	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Lawrence NEWSOM,   b. 2 May 1868, Tennessee d. 10 Dec 1937, Haywood Co, TN (Age 69 years)
  Mother	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.
  Family ID	F2523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Eliza ALLCOCK,   b. 20 Jan 1906   d. 17 May 2001, Cordova, Shelby Co, TN (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1949  [6, 7]
  	The couple was married on 19 June 1949.
  Notes	There were no children from this marriage.
  Family ID	F2530	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

  [S5219] 1910 US Census / Newsom, Lawrence R. [S5218] James Newsom. SSN 412-22-5878. SSDI. [S5217] James Newsom, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). James Newsom interment, Brownsville Memorial Gardens, Brownsville, TN; downloaded 15 October 2014. [S3843] Mitchell, "William Newsom - Martha M. Bailey descendants' information". [S3986] Mitchell, "John & Elizabeth Whitehorn descendants' information". [S5216] Mary Eliza Allcock Newsom obituary, The Commercial Appeal, (Memphis, TN) 18 May 2001.