Burt Dorsey Newport (1913 - 1966)

Born 4 Jun 1913 in Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Artie Mae (Lawson) Newport — married 12 Aug 1929 in Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1966 at age 52 in Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Burt was born on June 4, 1913. He was the son of John Newport and Elizabeth Jeffers.^[1]

Burt Newport married Artie Lawson August 12, 1929, in Scott County, Tennessee, USA.^[2]

Burt was ordained July 22, 1956 as a minister of the gospel.

He passed away from heart decompensation, carcinoma of the lungs and bronchial asthma on April 17, 1966.^[3] He was buried in Cook Cemetery in Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, USA.^[4]

Burt worked as a laborer for the Rail Road, he passed away from heart decompensation and carcinoma of the lungs due to bronchial asthma at the Scott County Hospital in Oneida, Scott County.

Obituary,

Burt Dorsey Newport, age 52, passed away at the Scott County Hospital Sunday, April 17, 1966, after an illness of 1 year. He was the son of the late Elizabeth and John L. Newport. He was a lifelong citizen of Scott County and a member of the Winona Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Arthie Newport of Winona, Tennessee; 4 sons, Harold, Dorsey and Archie Newport all of Winona, Tennessee, Henry Newport of Dayton, Ohio; 1 daughter, Mrs. Betty Jean Blackson of Dayton, Ohio; 3 brothers, Audney Newport of Oneida, Tennessee, Lawrence Newport of Winona, Tennessee and Burl Newport of Salt Lake City, Utah; 1 sister, Mrs. Lucinda Davis of Oneida, Tennessee; half-brother, J. L. Newport of Michigan; 13 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted from the Winona Baptist Church Tuesday, April 19, 1966 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Carl Jeffers and Rev. Odie Brummett officiating. Burial followed in the Cook Cemetery. Arrangements by West Funeral Home. (Source: The Scott County News, 22 Apr 1966, p1)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-FPJ : accessed 16 March 2016), Bert Newport in household of John L Newport, Civil District 5, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,761.
2. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6K-D2T : accessed 16 March 2016), Burt Newport and Artie Lawson, 12 Aug 1929; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 14, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
3. ↑ "Newport, Burt Dorsey." The Scott County News, April 22, 1966, page 1. Scott County, Tennessee, Obituaries. Retrieved on March 23, 2016, from Scott County, Tennessee GenWeb Project
4. ↑ Find a Grave memorial for Burt D. Newport

• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-KVB5 : 20 July 2016), Burt Newport and Artie Lawson, 12 Aug 1929; citing Scott, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 926,291.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-VVB : 8 December 2015), Bert Newfort, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-98F : accessed 16 March 2016), Bert A Newport, Civil District 1, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-1, sheet 15A, family 228, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3932.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FS3-KW2L : Sun Jan 29 18:46:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Burt Newport and Artie Newport, 11 April 1950, Winona, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS3-KW2L>

• Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965 for Burt Dorsey Newport, Death Certificates: Scott, 1966, Source Citation : Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958, Original data: Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.