Archie Webster Newport (1912 - 1976)

Born 2 Jan 1912 in Low Gap, Scott, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Burchfield) Newport — married 3 May 1958 (to 29 Jan 1976) in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Died 29 Jan 1976 at age 64 in Scott, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Archie was born January 2, 1912 at the Low Gap in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of William Newport and Sylvania Phillips. He married Emma ( Burchfield ) Henry on May 3, 1958 in Scott County. He passed away on January 29, 1976 at his home in the Mountain View community in Scott County.

Obituary,

Archie W. Newport, 64, of Mtn. View community passed away at his home Thursday evening January 29. He was the son of the late Bill Newport and the late Sylvania Phillips Newport, a member of the Low Gap Baptist Church, a veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife Emma Burchfield Newport of Rt. 1 Robbins, son, Marley Henry of Robbins, daughter, Allie Rich of Elyria, Ohio, two brothers, George Newport of Robbins, E. M. Newport of Helenwood, three grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from the Low Gap Baptist Church 1 p.m. Sunday February 1, with Rev. Carl Jeffers officiating. Burial in the Newport Cemetery, Low Gap. West Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. (Source: The Scott County News, 5 Feb 1976, p4)

Military Service : PFC, United States Army, World War II

Sources

Burial : Newport Cemetery, Low Gap, Scott County, Tennessee. Burial Date : Find A Grave memorial # 24600906. [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24600906/archie-newport : accessed 17 September 2021), memorial page for Archie Newport (2 Jan 1912–29 Jan 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24600906, citing Newport Cemetery, Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Jan Miller (contributor 46607804)

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9DX-VN5 : 20 May 2014), Archie W Newport, 29 Jan 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H5-Z3NR : 17 March 2018), Archie Webster, 1912.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TP-V5W : 5 December 2014), Archie W Newport, enlisted 18 Mar 1942, Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6K-V87 : 4 December 2014), Archie Newport and Emma Henry, 03 May 1958; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 74, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-563 : accessed 5 September 2019), Archie Newport in household of William C Newport, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 178, sheet 3B, line 52, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1761; FHL microfilm 1,821,761.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-KN8 : accessed 5 September 2019), Archie W Newport in household of William C Newport, District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 23B, line 70, family 262, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2271; FHL microfilm 2,342,005.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-D1B : 29 July 2019), Archie Newport in household of William C Newport, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-5, sheet 9A, line 37, family 136, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3932.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FSS-BW24 : Sun Jan 29 12:23:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Archie Newport , 4 May 1950, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSS-BW24>