Newsome
W. B. Newsome
One of the best known citizens of McKinney today is W. B. Newsome, president of the Collin County National bank. Mr. Newsome has spent the greater part of his life here and is one pf the most successful men in Collin county. Besides being a heavy stockholder in that strong financial institution, the Collin County National bank, he is largely interested in many other McKinney enterprises and has considerable land interests throughout Collin county. He has been closely identified with the city's and county's best interests for many years and of him it may be said that his life has been one continuous success. For years he has been looked upon as one of the ablest financiers of the city, and this ability was recognized by the bank when he was chosen as its executive. His father, I. D. Newsome, was one of the pioneer merchants of McKinney, and will be remembered for his honorable dealing and deeds of charity. To the senior Newsome and his two sons, W. B. and Ed Newsome are due the thanks of the Christian people for the magnificent First Christian church building, as they supplied the means for the erection of the edifice. Mr. I. D. Newsome has bee dead several years, but the sons remain to practice the precepts taught by their pioneer father. Mr. W. B. Newsome has lived to see McKinney rise from a struggling village to an important city of 6,000 inhabitants and the county develop from an uncultivated wilderness to one of the richest agricultural sections in the United States, whose products run into millions annually. Mr. Newsome is patriotic and home-loving and has great faith in McKinney's future.
One of the best known citizens of McKinney today is W. B. Newsome, president of the Collin County National bank. Mr. Newsome has spent the greater part of his life here and is one pf the most successful men in Collin county. Besides being a heavy stockholder in that strong financial institution, the Collin County National bank, he is largely interested in many other McKinney enterprises and has considerable land interests throughout Collin county. He has been closely identified with the city's and county's best interests for many years and of him it may be said that his life has been one continuous success. For years he has been looked upon as one of the ablest financiers of the city, and this ability was recognized by the bank when he was chosen as its executive. His father, I. D. Newsome, was one of the pioneer merchants of McKinney, and will be remembered for his honorable dealing and deeds of charity. To the senior Newsome and his two sons, W. B. and Ed Newsome are due the thanks of the Christian people for the magnificent First Christian church building, as they supplied the means for the erection of the edifice. Mr. I. D. Newsome has bee dead several years, but the sons remain to practice the precepts taught by their pioneer father. Mr. W. B. Newsome has lived to see McKinney rise from a struggling village to an important city of 6,000 inhabitants and the county develop from an uncultivated wilderness to one of the richest agricultural sections in the United States, whose products run into millions annually. Mr. Newsome is patriotic and home-loving and has great faith in McKinney's future.
W. B. Newsome Died
California Friday
in M'Kinney
Son of late I. D. Newsome
Wealthy
and Large Landholder
1852, When Only a Baby
Mrs. E. A. Newsome of this city received a telegram from Lose Angeles announcing the death of her brother-in-law, W. B. Newsome, in that city at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, July 12, 1929 where Mr. Newsome and wife had recently gone for the summer. The news of the death of this prominent former McKinney citizen, banker and capitalist was received with genuine sorrow by scores of people over the city and county who had known him through so many years.
Left Dallas July 3.
W. B. Newsome and wife left Dallas July 3 for Los Angeles. According to press dispatches, he took seriously ill Wednesday after his arrival there and passed away as stated at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon of an heart attack. His body will arrive at Dallas at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon and be taken to the home of his son, Tom W. Newsome, 4324 St. John Drive, where funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, after which the remains will be conveyed to the old home of the deceased here at McKinney for burial.
William Barnes Newsome was born at Branden, Mississippi, July 23, 1951 and was therefore at the time of his death 77 years 11 months and 19 days old. When he was a one-year-old baby his parents, the late l. D. and Lucy (Willingham) Newsome moved to Texas in the year 1852 and settled in McKinney, where his father became a prominent merchant and capitalist, and where both of his parents passed away a number of years ago. The deceased was reared here and attended school in the Eld. James S. Muse academy located on North Waddill street at the location, which is now the home of Hon. J. M. Muse, grandson of his old teacher. Billy Newsome, as he was familiarly called by his old home people, was reared in his father's store and later, together with his brother, the late Ed. A. ( ) the southwest corner of the pu where the Texas Power & Light Co. office is now located and which big brick building the Newsomes still own. After the death of the father, the sons, W. B. and E. A., continued the business until E. A. purchased the interest of W. B. Newsome and the latter moved to Dallas.
Married in 1873.
W. B. Newsome was united in marriage in 1873 to Miss Rebecca Jane Naylor at Millwood in Southeast Collin. They started to housekeeping on South Church street on the lot now occupied by the splendid brick home of H. E. G. Furr. Mr. and Mrs. Newsome papered and painted their own little home when they first started to housekeeping after their marriage.
His Survivors
Besides his wife the deceased is survived by two children, Tom W. Newsome of Dallas and Mrs. Goodall H. Wooten of Austin. Also by three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and also by one sister, Mrs. W .H. Doughtery of Pasadena, Calif. Mr. Newsome had two children to pass away in babyhood or early childhood. his only surviving uncle and aunt are Capt. and Mrs. R. M. (Milt) Board of this city.
Capable business Man.
W. B. Newsome was capable business man who amassed a fortune in various activities - land, ranches, milling corporations and banking. he was a former director of the Federal Reserve bank, before moving to Dallas was president of the Collin County National bank for a short while. Mr. Newsome served as chairman of the Federal Reserve bank board for some time following the death of the late Judge W. F. Ramsey. He was associated with J. Perry Burrus and E. W. Morton in the ownership of various flour mills in McKinney, Dallas and other points over the state. He acquired large land interests in West Texas, which J. M. Gay of McKinney has been engaged for several years in looking after and in selling out into farms to farmers.
Church Beneficence
The conjunction with his late father, I. D. Newsome, and late brother, E. A. Newsome, the deceased a number of years ago, erected the first brick church for the First Christian congregation of this city. The cornerstone for the church reads: "Erected and Dedicated to the Service of Almighty God by I. D. Newsome and Sons, W. B. and E. A."
Mrs. Newsome accompanied by her son and his wife, arrived from California at 1:30 p.m. Monday with the body. A daughter, Mrs. G. H. Wooten of Austin joined them in El Paso and accompanied them to Dallas.
Besides his wife, son and daughter, a sister Mrs. W. H. Dougherly of Greenville, survives.
Active pallbearers were A. A. Green, W. A. Green, G. M. Seay, C. L. Maillet, T. W. Griffiths, T. L. O'Donnell, Hugh Bass, Freeman Hall and William Lipscomb.
John J. Simmons paid tribute to Mr. Newsome Saturday. "Along with his many friends and business associates, I deeply mourn his passing," he said. "I knew him intimately for more than forty years. He was a most valuable and loyal friend at a time when I, as a young man, was traveling salesman. Later he became my business partner. It has been said that as honest man is the noblest work of God. If that be true, then W. B. Newsome was from every point qualified as such.
California Friday
in M'Kinney
Son of late I. D. Newsome
Wealthy
and Large Landholder
1852, When Only a Baby
Mrs. E. A. Newsome of this city received a telegram from Lose Angeles announcing the death of her brother-in-law, W. B. Newsome, in that city at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, July 12, 1929 where Mr. Newsome and wife had recently gone for the summer. The news of the death of this prominent former McKinney citizen, banker and capitalist was received with genuine sorrow by scores of people over the city and county who had known him through so many years.
Left Dallas July 3.
W. B. Newsome and wife left Dallas July 3 for Los Angeles. According to press dispatches, he took seriously ill Wednesday after his arrival there and passed away as stated at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon of an heart attack. His body will arrive at Dallas at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon and be taken to the home of his son, Tom W. Newsome, 4324 St. John Drive, where funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, after which the remains will be conveyed to the old home of the deceased here at McKinney for burial.
William Barnes Newsome was born at Branden, Mississippi, July 23, 1951 and was therefore at the time of his death 77 years 11 months and 19 days old. When he was a one-year-old baby his parents, the late l. D. and Lucy (Willingham) Newsome moved to Texas in the year 1852 and settled in McKinney, where his father became a prominent merchant and capitalist, and where both of his parents passed away a number of years ago. The deceased was reared here and attended school in the Eld. James S. Muse academy located on North Waddill street at the location, which is now the home of Hon. J. M. Muse, grandson of his old teacher. Billy Newsome, as he was familiarly called by his old home people, was reared in his father's store and later, together with his brother, the late Ed. A. ( ) the southwest corner of the pu where the Texas Power & Light Co. office is now located and which big brick building the Newsomes still own. After the death of the father, the sons, W. B. and E. A., continued the business until E. A. purchased the interest of W. B. Newsome and the latter moved to Dallas.
Married in 1873.
W. B. Newsome was united in marriage in 1873 to Miss Rebecca Jane Naylor at Millwood in Southeast Collin. They started to housekeeping on South Church street on the lot now occupied by the splendid brick home of H. E. G. Furr. Mr. and Mrs. Newsome papered and painted their own little home when they first started to housekeeping after their marriage.
His Survivors
Besides his wife the deceased is survived by two children, Tom W. Newsome of Dallas and Mrs. Goodall H. Wooten of Austin. Also by three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and also by one sister, Mrs. W .H. Doughtery of Pasadena, Calif. Mr. Newsome had two children to pass away in babyhood or early childhood. his only surviving uncle and aunt are Capt. and Mrs. R. M. (Milt) Board of this city.
Capable business Man.
W. B. Newsome was capable business man who amassed a fortune in various activities - land, ranches, milling corporations and banking. he was a former director of the Federal Reserve bank, before moving to Dallas was president of the Collin County National bank for a short while. Mr. Newsome served as chairman of the Federal Reserve bank board for some time following the death of the late Judge W. F. Ramsey. He was associated with J. Perry Burrus and E. W. Morton in the ownership of various flour mills in McKinney, Dallas and other points over the state. He acquired large land interests in West Texas, which J. M. Gay of McKinney has been engaged for several years in looking after and in selling out into farms to farmers.
Church Beneficence
The conjunction with his late father, I. D. Newsome, and late brother, E. A. Newsome, the deceased a number of years ago, erected the first brick church for the First Christian congregation of this city. The cornerstone for the church reads: "Erected and Dedicated to the Service of Almighty God by I. D. Newsome and Sons, W. B. and E. A."
Mrs. Newsome accompanied by her son and his wife, arrived from California at 1:30 p.m. Monday with the body. A daughter, Mrs. G. H. Wooten of Austin joined them in El Paso and accompanied them to Dallas.
Besides his wife, son and daughter, a sister Mrs. W. H. Dougherly of Greenville, survives.
Active pallbearers were A. A. Green, W. A. Green, G. M. Seay, C. L. Maillet, T. W. Griffiths, T. L. O'Donnell, Hugh Bass, Freeman Hall and William Lipscomb.
John J. Simmons paid tribute to Mr. Newsome Saturday. "Along with his many friends and business associates, I deeply mourn his passing," he said. "I knew him intimately for more than forty years. He was a most valuable and loyal friend at a time when I, as a young man, was traveling salesman. Later he became my business partner. It has been said that as honest man is the noblest work of God. If that be true, then W. B. Newsome was from every point qualified as such.
