Near Walls in DeSoto County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Newman
Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 3, 2024
1. Newman Marker
Inscription.
Newman. . The Newman Family, headed by former slave Gardner Newman (b. 1859) and his wife, Frances (Fanny) Owens-Newman (b. 1870) from Yazoo, Mississippi, had at least 11 children. One of their children, Robert "Bob" Newman (b. 1895) and his wife, Hattie Newman (b. 1894), worked as sharecroppers for most of their lives. A few decades after slavery, the family migrated from Yazoo, MS to Quitman, MS in the 1930s, before settling here in Walls, MS in the 1940s. Bob and Hattie Newman had several children, most of whom are buried in this cemetery - William Newman, Willie Mae Newman, Roseta Newman, Merinda Newman, Robert (Bob) Newman, Luvenia Newman, J B Newman, T J Newman, Bertha Lee Newman and Robert Newman. Determined not to succumb to the remnants of slavery, reconstruction, and Jim Crow, Bob with roughly 50 cents in his pocket set out for better opportunities in nearby Tennessee. Today his descendants include successful professionals in the fields of education, medicine, law, business, and real estate development. This monument acknowledges the astonishing legacy the Newmans created and the younger generation takes great pride in positively adding to this legacy.
The Newman Family, headed by former slave Gardner Newman (b. 1859) and his wife, Frances (Fanny) Owens-Newman (b. 1870) from Yazoo, Mississippi, had at least 11 children. One of their children, Robert "Bob" Newman (b. 1895) and his wife, Hattie Newman (b. 1894), worked as sharecroppers for most of their lives. A few decades after slavery, the family migrated from Yazoo, MS to Quitman, MS in the 1930s, before settling here in Walls, MS in the 1940s. Bob and Hattie Newman had several children, most of whom are buried in this cemetery - William Newman, Willie Mae Newman, Roseta Newman, Merinda Newman, Robert (Bob) Newman, Luvenia Newman, J B Newman, T J Newman, Bertha Lee Newman and Robert Newman. Determined not to succumb to the remnants of slavery, reconstruction, and Jim Crow, Bob with roughly 50 cents in his pocket set out for better opportunities in nearby Tennessee. Today his descendants include successful professionals in the fields of education, medicine, law, business, and real estate development. This monument acknowledges the astonishing legacy the Newmans created and the younger generation takes great pride in positively adding to this legacy.
58.249′ N, 90° 11.186′ W. Marker is near Walls, Mississippi, in DeSoto County. It is on Norfolk Road north of Old U.S. 61, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located at New Hope Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7564 Norfolk Rd, Lake Cormorant MS 38641, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 302 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
