James Thomas NEWSOM^[1]

1885 - 1947  (62 years)

• Name	James Thomas NEWSOM
  Nickname	Jim
  Birth	15 Aug 1885	Somerville, Fayette Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	After 28 Aug 1947  [2]
  	His wife's 28 August 1947 death certificate notes him as living, and being 62 years old. No death record has been found for Jim.
  Burial	Hilleville, Haywood Co, TN   [3]
  	There is a James T. Newsom, Eva Newsom shared headstone at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Hillville, Tennessee. However, while Jim's birth date is noted on the stone, no death date is given. It is, therefore, unknown as to whether he is actually buried in the plot.
  Person ID	I63797	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   [4]
  	The couple was married in Fayette County, Tennessee on 25 February 1868.
  Family ID	F2519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Belle FELTS,   b. 1 Oct 1887, Brownsville, Haywood Co, TN d. 28 Aug 1947, Whiteville, Hardeman Co, TN (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1917	Hardeman Co, TN   [5]
  	The couple was married in Hardeman County, Tennessee on 8 April 1917.
  Family ID	F7502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3435] Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869 - 1909. James Thomas Newsom entry. [S3526] Eva Bell Newsom, Tennessee death certificate no. 29320 (1948). [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). downloaded 30 March 2014. [S3438] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780 - 2002. Wm Newsom - Tryphena Newsom [abstracted as Newson] entry. [S3438] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780 - 2002. J.T. Newsom - Eva Felts entry.