Brief Life History of David T
When David T Newsom was born on 17 January 1837, in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, his father, Nathan Williamson Newsom, was 29 and his mother, Lydia Ruddick, was 30. He married Lydia Jane Newsom on 8 March 1860, in Sand Creek MM, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Sand Creek MM, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 May 1928, in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Sandcreek Cemetery, Azalia, Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.
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- David T Newsom, "United States Census, 1870"
- David T. Newsom, "Find A Grave Index"
- David T Newsom in entry for Eva N Talley, "Indiana, Bartholomew, Columbus, Garland Brook Cemetery Interment Records, ca.1885-ca.2000"
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1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Newsome .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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