James Montraville Newport (1844 - 1909)

Born 4 Mar 1844 in Brimstone, Morgan, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Sharp) Newport — married 12 Feb 1872 (to 2 May 1909) in Cordell, Scott County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 2 May 1909 at age 65 in College Hill, Lafollette, Campbell County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Biography

James was born on March 4, 1844 at Brimstone Creek in Morgan County, Tennessee, on December 17, 1849 Brimstone became part of Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Joseph Newport.^[1][2]

Military Service : Private, Company H, 12th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry^[3][4]

James Newport married Elizabeth Sharp February 12, 1872, in Scott County, Tennessee.^[5] They lived in Scott County, Tennessee, USA.^[6]

Occupation : Lawyer

On the 1900 census, James M Newport is listed as head of household, the J in James is very faded and hard to read.^[7]

Cause of death : Tuberculosis

Burial : Woodlawn Cemetery, Lafollette, Campbell County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Find A Grave memorial # 14656015, [1]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB1-8HZ : 14 December 2017), James M Newport in entry for Joseph C Newport, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8S-9MP : 12 April 2016), James M Newport in household of Joseph C Newport, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 10, family 69, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,058.
3. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2K-VQ4 : 11 March 2018), James M Newport, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,696.
4. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDG-NM7C : 13 March 2018), James M Newport, 1878.
5. ↑ Scott County, Tennessee Record of Marriages 5 May 1854 - 19 Nov 1880, Newport James M., and Sharp, Elizabeth. 12 Feb 1872
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWH-MS3 : 24 December 2015), J M Newport, Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 128, sheet 225C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1277; FHL microfilm 1,255,277..
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-WD5 : accessed 21 June 2018), James M Newport, Civil Districts 10-11, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 133, sheet 1B, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.

• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQL-2WY : 16 March 2020), Elizabeth Sharp in entry for James M. Newport, 1872.

• Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 for J M Newport Probate Records, 1806-1911; Author: Tennessee County Court (Campbell County); Probate Place: Campbell, Tennessee, From <https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9176/images/007642990_00207?pId=1698453>

• Tennessee, U.S., Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891 for J M Newport, Source Citation : Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891. Election Returns (State, County, and Local), 1796-Present.; Roll #: 33120_290478, From <https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2884/images/33120_290478-00846?pId=1085514>