Jacob Calvin Newsom 1762 - 16 Nov 1840_1 Foreground is the Revolutionary War marker for Jacob Calvin Newsom II. In background is the original marker (or footstone?) on his grave. It has the initials JN and the dates 1762-1840 scratched into the concrete.
Added by: K R Newsom on 1 Mar 2011
Jacob Calvin Newsom 1762 - 16 Nov 1840_2 Jacob Calvin Newsom 1762 - 16 Nov 1840_2
Original gravestone for Jacob Calvin Newsom II. Inscription reads J N, 1762 - 1840. Note the backward J. The hand & blond hair belong to Sylvia Newsom, gggg granddaughter of Jacob C Newsom II
Thomas Turner Newsum Thomas Turner Newsum
Thomas Turner Newsom was the son of Jacob Calvin Newsom II and Lucy "Polly" Barham. Spelling of last name on this stone is 'Newsum' but to most of us he is Thomas Turner 'Newsom' or 'Newsome'. Photo taken June 11, 2011