William Oceola NEWSOM, Jr.^[1]

1876 - 1942  (65 years)

• Name	William Oceola NEWSOM
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Ollie
  Birth	30 Jun 1876	Fayette Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Before 1942  [1]
  	Ollie's death certificate notes that he made his living as a "bookkeeper".
  Death	17 Jan 1942	Whiteville, Hardeman Co, TN   [1]
  	Ollie died in Whiteville, Tennessee at 3:30pm on 17 January 1942. He was 65 years old. Cause of death was noted as "bracky cardia" [slow heart], due to chronic nephritis [kidney inflammation].
  Burial	18 Jan 1942	Whiteville, Hardeman Co, TN   [1]
  	His remains were interred at Melrose Cemetery in Whiteville, Tennessee on 18 January 1942.
  Person ID	I63794	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Oceola NEWSOM,   b. 1 Jan 1843, Tennessee d. 27 Dec 1912 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Tryphena NEWSOM,   b. Apr 1848, Virginia
  Marriage	25 Feb 1868	Fayette Co, TN   [2]
  	The couple was married in Fayette County, Tennessee on 25 February 1868.
  Family ID	F2519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice MCGILL,   b. 23 Aug 1878, Henry Co, TN d. 6 Jun 1952, Martin, Weakley Co, TN (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Aug 1905	Hardeman Co, TN   [3]
  	The couple was married in Hardeman County, Tennessee during August 1905.
  Family ID	F7504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3527] William Oceola Newsom, Tennessee death certificate no. 894 (1942). [S3438] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780 - 2002. Wm Newsom - Tryphena Newsom [abstracted as Newson] entry. [S3438] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780 - 2002. W.O. Newsom, Jr. - Alice McGill entry.