James Franklin McNew
1820 - 1857 (37 years)-
Name James Franklin McNew [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 1820 Washington County, Virginia, USA 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Family Search ID LZ42-Z12 Occupation Farmer [1] Residence 1850 Washington County, Virginia, USA [1] District 67 Death 1857 [2] Burial 1857 Mahanaim Cemetery, Meadow View, Washington, Virginia, USA [2] Person ID I15800 Woodworth Ancestry Last Modified 30 Mar 2026
Father Thomas Berry McNew, b. 10 May 1794, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 23 May 1856, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth Betsy Evitt, b. 1799, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jun 1862, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1818 Virginia, USA [3] Family ID F10110 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mahala Jane Darnell, b. 1818, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 26 Dec 1896, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) Children > 1. John Wesley McNew, b. 5 Apr 1842, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 22 Feb 1928, Louisville, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Amanda Jane McNew, b. 6 Oct 1846, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Dec 1924, Smyth County, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Banjamin Franklin McNew, b. 1850, Washington County, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Elizabeth Dorcas McNew, b. 5 Mar 1852, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 22 Jun 1888, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 5. Arthur Joseph McNew, b. 10 Jun 1856, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Dec 1938, Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. William Thomas McNew Browning, b. 22 Nov 1856, Virginia, USA d. 14 Feb 1916, Lee County, Virginia, USA (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F10743 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Mar 2026
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Birth - 1820 - Washington County, Virginia, USA 
Residence - District 67 - 1850 - Washington County, Virginia, USA 
Burial - 1857 - Mahanaim Cemetery, Meadow View, Washington, Virginia, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S432] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 67, Washington, Virginia; Roll: 980; Page: 70a.
Record for James McKew
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=15605432&indiv=try - [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for James McNew
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=92621823&indiv=try - [S1302] Carroll, Joseph C, McNew Memorabilia, (Location: Cedar Park, Texas, USA; Date: 15 Apr 1998;), Pages 678-679 Chapter 5 McNew, Thomas Berry (1794-1856) 3.4.6.6 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8P-CSWZ-J?view=fullText&lang=en&groupId=.
McNew Memorabilia - A History of Jeremiah MacNew and His Descendants, 2nd Ed
Book Found at FamilySearch
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8P-CSCW-4?view=fullText&lang=en&groupId=
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8P-CSWZ-J?view=fullText&lang=en&groupId= - [S374] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014.
Record for Amanda Hayden
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9278&h=443834&indiv=try
- [S432] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 67, Washington, Virginia; Roll: 980; Page: 70a.
