James Newsom

James Newsom

• Father: John Burkett Newsom b. circa 1802, d. between 1850 and 1860
• Mother: Mary (?) b. circa 1810

• James Newsom was born circa 1830 in North Carolina.
• John Burkett Newsom and Mary (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1830 in Wayne County, North Carolina. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included James Newsom. Also in the household was one girl under five years of age. Other Wayne County Newsom households included Norfleet , Ann, Joel and another John, among others.
• John Burkett Newsom and Mary (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1840. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included James Newsom. And there were seven other children in the household. Norfleet Newsom was enumerated in adjacent Adair County.
• John Burkett Newsom and Mary (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Carroll County, Missouri. Other members of the household included James Newsom. Also in the household were children Loney (age 21), William (15) and Sarah (13) born in North Carolina, and Penelope (13), Birden F. (12) John B. (11), Nancy A. (8), Zilila E. (6) and Henry H. (2) born in Kentucky. Norfleet and Nancy Newsom also were enumerated in Carroll County.
• He was working on the farm, according to the 1850 census.
• He married Rachael Elizabeth Simpson on 18 June 1856 in Missouri, with Alfred Cooper, MG, officiating.
• James Newsom and Rachael Elizabeth Simpson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri, enumerated next to the household of James' mother. Also in the household were children M. C. (age 3), Mary J. (1) and William H. (1 month.)
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• James Newsom appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Grand River, Carroll County, Missouri. Also in the household were children Caroline (age 12), Mary J. (11), John L. )8), Charles H. (5), Sarah E. (4), Missouri (2) and James A. (1).
• He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
• James Newsom and Rachael Elizabeth Simpson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Rea Township, Carroll County, Missouri. Other members of the household included Robert Martin Newsom. Also in the household were children Matilda C. (age 23), Mary J. (22), John L. (18), Charles H. (16), Sarah E. (14), Missouri J. (12), James A. (10), Ida May (8) and Thomas E. (3).
• He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
• James Newsom and Rachael Elizabeth Simpson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Orlando, Logan County, Oklahoma Territory.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
• James Newsom died on 29 July 1903 in Noble County, Oklahoma Territory.
• Rachael Elizabeth Simpson became a widow at his death.

• Last Edited: 29 Nov 2015