Eliza James NEWSOM^[1]

1820 - 1875  (54 years)

• Name	Eliza James NEWSOM
  	Inspection of original Sussex County, Virginia court documents proves that Eliza's middle name was "James", not "Jane" as it has often been abstracted.
  Birth	6 Dec 1820	Sussex Co, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  ward	1821	Sussex Co, VA
  	Following her father's January 1821 death, Eliza became the ward of Jonathan Bailey. It appears that she was raised by her grandmother, Sally Whitehorn.
  Death	29 Sep 1875	Jackson Co, AR   [3, 4]
  	Eliza died in Jackson County, Arkansas on 29 September 1875. She was 54 years old.
  Burial	Possum Grape, Jackson Co, AR   [5]
  	Her remains were interred at Oakland Cemetery in Possum Grape, Arkansas.
  Person ID	I51794	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	David R. NEWSOM   d. 1821
  Mother	Elizabeth Anne WHITEHORN,   b. Before 2 Oct 1795   d. Abt 1821 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	Sussex Co, VA   [6]
  	The couple was married in Sussex County, Virginia by Nathaniel Chambliss, Baptist minister.
  Family ID	F1346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas R. MASON,   b. 25 Oct 1818, Virginia d. 2 Oct 1875, Arkansas (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1840	Sussex County, VA   [7]
  	The couple was married in Sussex County, Virginia by Elder J. C. Bailey on 22 December 1840.
  Children	1. William David MASON,   b. 10 Sep 1842, Haywood Co, TN d. 25 Feb 1910, Jackson Co, AR (Age 67 years)   2. Sarah Elizabeth MASON,   b. 24 Feb 1847, Haywood Co, TN d. 26 Nov 1913, Jackson Co, AR (Age 66 years)   3. Thomas R. MASON, Jr.,   b. 4 Jul 1849, Haywood Co, TN d. 20 May 1893 (Age 43 years)   4. Henrietta H. MASON,   b. c.1851, Tennessee d. 30 Jun 1908, Jackson Co, AR   5. Martha MASON,   b. c. 1858, Arkansas   6. Lula A. F. MASON,   b. 14 Feb 1865, Arkansas
  Family ID	F2858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3989] Bailey v. Newsom, chancery suit (1821). Sussex Co, VA. [S3487] 1860 US Census / Mason, T R. [S3991] Harris, "Thomas R. Mason - Eliza James Newsom descendants' information". [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). E.J. Mason gravestone inscription, Oakland Cemetery, Possum Grape, AR; downloaded 22 March 2014. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). E.J. Mason interment, Oakland Cemetery, Possum Grape, AR; downloaded 22 March 2014. [S4004] Sussex Co, VA marriages solemnized by Nathaniel Chambliss (1819). [S3992] Thomas R. Mason - E. J. Newsom wedding announcement, The Religious Herald, (Richmond, VA) 21 January 1841.