Families of Antebellum Missouri
Edward Littlefield Newsum
1838 - 1879 (41 years)1. Edward Littlefield Newsum was born on 19 Feb 1838 in Mississippi (son of Wilson Cary Newsum and Cornelia G. Littlefield); died on 24 Sep 1879 in New Madrid County, Missouri ; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Madrid County, Missouri . Edward married Adelia Phillips on 23 Sep 1860 in New Madrid County, Missouri . Adelia was born on 12 Feb 1842 in New Madrid County, Missouri ; died on 15 Aug 1930 in New Madrid, New Madrid County, Missouri ; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, New Madrid, New Madrid County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Wilson Cary Newsum, Jr. was born on 2 Mar 1863 in New Madrid County, Missouri ; died on 20 May 1918 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, New Madrid, New Madrid County, Missouri .
2. Wilson Cary Newsum was born on 24 Mar 1808 in Williamsburg, Virginia; died on 25 Mar 1873 in New Madrid County, Missouri . Wilson married Cornelia G. Littlefield on 27 Apr 1837 in Maury County, Tennessee. Cornelia (daughter of Edward Brinley Littlefield and Cornelia Lott Greene) was born on 25 Apr 1818 in Maury County, Tennessee; died on 25 Mar 1873 in New Madrid County, Missouri ; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Madrid County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Cornelia G. Littlefield was born on 25 Apr 1818 in Maury County, Tennessee (daughter of Edward Brinley Littlefield and Cornelia Lott Greene); died on 25 Mar 1873 in New Madrid County, Missouri ; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Madrid County, Missouri . Children:
- 1. Edward Littlefield Newsum was born on 19 Feb 1838 in Mississippi; died on 24 Sep 1879 in New Madrid County, Missouri ; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Madrid County, Missouri .
Generation: 3
6. Edward Brinley Littlefield was born in Abt. 1786 (son of Captain William Littlefield and Elizabeth Brinley); died on 18 Feb 1836 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee . Edward married Cornelia Lott Greene in May 1810 in Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia. Cornelia (daughter of Gen. Nathanael Greene, (Patriot) and Catharine Littlefield) was born in 1779 in Rhode Island; died in 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Cornelia Lott Greene was born in 1779 in Rhode Island (daughter of Gen. Nathanael Greene, (Patriot) and Catharine Littlefield); died in 1861. Children:
- 3. Cornelia G. Littlefield was born on 25 Apr 1818 in Maury County, Tennessee; died on 25 Mar 1873 in New Madrid County, Missouri ; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Madrid County, Missouri .
Generation: 4
12. Captain William Littlefield was born on 8 Dec 1753 (son of John Littlefield); died on 1 Nov 1822; was buried in Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Zion, Maury County, Tennessee. William married Elizabeth Brinley. Elizabeth was born on 1 Jun 1763; died on 19 Aug 1822; was buried in Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Zion, Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Elizabeth Brinley was born on 1 Jun 1763; died on 19 Aug 1822; was buried in Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Zion, Maury County, Tennessee. Children:
- 6. Edward Brinley Littlefield was born in Abt. 1786; died on 18 Feb 1836 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee .
14. Gen. Nathanael Greene, (Patriot) was born on 7 Aug 1742 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; died on 19 Jun 1786 in Chatham County, Georgia; was buried in Johnson Square, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. Nathanael married Catharine Littlefield. Catharine (daughter of John Littlefield) was born on 17 Feb 1755 in New Shoreham, King's County, Rhode Island; died on 2 Sep 1814 in Dungeness, Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia; was buried in Dungeness, Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Catharine Littlefield was born on 17 Feb 1755 in New Shoreham, King's County, Rhode Island (daughter of John Littlefield); died on 2 Sep 1814 in Dungeness, Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia; was buried in Dungeness, Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia. Children:
- 7. Cornelia Lott Greene was born in 1779 in Rhode Island; died in 1861.