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Newsome, Margaret[1]

Female 1834 - 1868  (34 years)

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  • Name Newsome, Margaret 
    Nickname Peggy 
    Birth 1834  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 1868 
    Burial Dunham, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Dunham Cemetery 
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2020 

    Father Newsome, Hartwell,   b. 1803, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1870 and 1880, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Tolley, Sarah,   b. 1815, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1870 and 1880, Pike Or Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 13 Mar 1831  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Potter, Abraham,   b. 13 Aug 1837, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1913, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1859 
    Children 
     1. Potter, Sarah Ann,   b. Jun 1860, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1944, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years)
     2. Potter, William Henry,   b. 17 Sep 1862, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1944, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     3. Potter, King Solomon,   b. 11 Aug 1865, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1943, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F2198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1834 - Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Dunham Cemetery - - Dunham, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S109201] Peggy Newsome in entry for King Soloman Potter, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    2. [S109200] Margaret Newsom in household of Hartwell Newsom, "United States Census, 1850".