Abraham & Hester Newsom

Abraham Nesom (Sr.), born February 28, 1805, in South Carolina; died August 27, 1866, in Louisiana. He married Hester Ann Duckworth.

Abraham and Hester Ann Duckworth Newsom
Married June 9, 1841 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Born December 20, 1822
Died August 8, 1901
Wife of Abraham Nesom, III
Married June 9, 1841

NOTE: On their joint headstone at Harrell Cemetery in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, the inscription reads: "Abraham and Hester A.D. Newsom. Married June 9, 1841...". Despite the headstone spelling it "Newsom", their children and legal records primarily maintained the Nesom spelling.