Uncovering St. John's

NEWSOME, MARVIN (1898-1919): Marvin Newsome was born to Moses and Georgia White Newsome in Greenville, Texas on August 4, 1898. There is very little information about Marvin and his family, and it is unclear when or why the family moved to Pilot Point, Texas. In Pilot Point, Marvin worked as a farmer and was married to Lizzie Newsome. In 1918, Marvin registered for the draft, but it is unclear if he was called to serve in WWI.

In the 1910s, tuberculosis ravaged Pilot Point and the St. John’s lost several community members. On February 9, 1919, at twenty years old, Marvin succumbed to the disease and was buried in St. John’s Cemetery. Marvin was survived by his wife, Lizzie Newsome.

Ann Allen | Isaac Allen | Matilda Allen | Thomas Allen | Martha Billingslea | John Burton | Louisa Burton | Dora Davis | Wash Davis | Charles Ellis | Mrs. Charles Ellis | Gus Finch | Josaphine Finch | Mary Turner Fourteen | Eliza Jane White Green | Hezekiah Griffin | Lindsay Haflin | Melvinie Hays | Charity Shears Holloway Helm | Henry Holloway | Georgia Ann Holstein | Abraham Lyles | Mary Varner Lyles | Marvin Newsom | Charles Oliver | Peggy Oliver | Mary B. Finch Peace | James Robinson | Harriet Davis Shears | Henry Shears | Lucy Shears | Risom Shears | Henry Smith | Lissie Smith | Little Smith | Agle Lee Truitt | George Truitt | Lou Smith Truitt | Ceborn Vaughner | Lewis Vaughner | L.D. "Lover" Vaughner | Jennie Lyles Walker | Infant Ware | Infant Ware II | Mattie Finch Washington | John D. White | Washington Whitlow | Amanda "Mandy" Truitt Williams | Angeline Williamson

The People of St. John's - St. John's Cemetery - Gone to Texas

Citation:  Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA. : Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA.