Ora Elizabeth NEWSOM^[1]

1916 - 2004  (88 years)

• Name	Ora Elizabeth NEWSOM
  Nickname	Ora
  Birth	9 Sep 1916	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Sep 2004	Jackson, Madison Co, TN   [2, 3]
  	Ora died at Jackson - Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee on 11 September 2004. She was 88 years old.
  funeral	14 Sep 2004	Haywood Co, TN   [3]
  	Her funeral service was held at Harmony Baptist Church in Haywood County, Tennessee at 2:30pm on 14 September 2004.
  Burial	14 Sep 2004	Haywood Co, TN   [3]
  	Interment followed in the church cemetery.
  Person ID	I50929	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   [4]
  	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	Ray HARDISTER,   b. 17 Sep 1911, Tennessee d. 8 Jan 1982, Haywood Co, TN (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	08 Jan 1938	Haywood Co, TN   [5]
  	The couple was married later that same day in Haywood County, Tennessee by Rev. F.W. Rath.
  Children	1. Carol Ray HARDISTER   2. Edward Lawrence HARDISTER   3. Martha Helen HARDISTER   4. Elizabeth Sue HARDISTER
  Family ID	F2569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: January 1920, Haywood Co, TN [S5221] Resided: April 1930, Haywood Co, TN Resided: April 1940, Haywood Co, TN [S5223]

  
  

• Sources

  [S5221] 1920 US Census / Newsom, Robt. L. [S5224] Ora N. Hardister. SSN 409-12-9800. SSDI. [S5225] Ora Newsom Hardister obituary, The Commercial Appeal, (Memphis, TN) 13 September 2004. [S3843] Mitchell, "William Newsom - Martha M. Bailey descendants' information". [S5222] Ray Hardister - Ora Newsom, Haywood Co, TN marriage license & minister’s return (1938).