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Newsome, Elkanah

Male 1848 - 1939  (~ 90 years)


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  • Name Newsome, Elkanah 
    Nickname Cain 
    Birth Oct 1848  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1880  Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Elkanah, 27, Ky.
      Mary, 29, Ky.
      Sarah, 8
      Isaac, 6
      Hartwell, 4
      George W., 2
      James, May 1880
    Census 1900  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 2 
    Census 1910  Elkhorn, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 27 Feb 1939  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I5244  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2021 

    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 1 Anderson, Mary,   b. 17 May 1852, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1928, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1871 
    Children 
    +1. Newsome, Sarah Ann,   b. 22 Jan 1867, Potters Fork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1961, Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     2. Newsome, Isaac,   b. Abt 1874, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1953, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
    +3. Newsome, Hartwell,   b. 13 Oct 1875, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1940, Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +4. Newsome, George Washington,   b. 28 Jun 1878, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1961, Seco, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     5. Newsome, James,   b. May 1880, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Newsome, Lucy,   b. Jun 1882, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1970, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 87 years)
    +7. Newsome, Joseph,   b. 20 Nov 1882, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1973, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +8. Newsome, William P.,   b. 10 Jul 1885, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1958, Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +9. Newsom, Minious,   b. Oct 1887, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1922, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 35 years)
     10. Newsome, Jefferson Elkanah,   b. 1891, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1940 (Age 49 years)
     11. Newsom, L D,   b. 1892, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Newsom, Lina Jane,   b. 7 Mar 1893, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. Newsom, Samuel,   b. 28 Nov 1897, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1925, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    Family ID F2241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Yonts, Sallie,   b. May 1896, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1940, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Marriage 1912  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F140426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Oct 1848 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Magisterial District 2 - 1900 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1912 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Feb 1939 - Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S22954] Elkanny Newsom in household of Hartwell Newsom, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S22989] Elkenoh Newson, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 70-577.

    4. [S22984] Cane Newson, "United States Census, 1900".

    5. [S22985] Cainey Newsom, "United States Census, 1910".

    6. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 010, Cert. #04769, Deathvol. 1939, hv.