- Index
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Hobert L. Townsend
- Preface
- Description of the County
- Origin of the County
- Decaturville
- Photographs
- Antiquities
- Photographs
- Early Roads and Basic Occupations
- Photographs
- Religion and the People
- Photographs
- Decatur County Schools
- Photographs
- Medical Professions
- Photographs
- News Papers
- Towns
- Photographs (Part 1)
- Photographs (Part 2)
- Civic and Other Clubs
- Photographs
- Early Decatur County Families
- Photographs
- Wars
- Photographs
- Taylor Alexander Family
- Generation of Meshack Bailey
- The Cleamon Bawcum Family
- The Bawcum History
- Dr. B. M. Brooks
- Generation of Joseph Byrd
- Isaac "Ike" Cotham History
- William Bird Dodson
- William Herschel & Marie Wilson Cox
- Jonothan Duck Family
- Family of Isaac Lewis Gibson
- John William Columbus Gibson and Mary Ila Haywood
- Emanuel Gibson Family
- G. Hobert Goff
- Sam Hays' Lineage
- Robert (Bob) Hays Lineage
- Henry Hendrix (Hendricks)
- John Lucky Houston Family
- The Houston Family
- Kennie Kimbrough Houston
- Doctor Jennings Family History
- Thomas Pleas Lafferty - Ethel Leona Thompson
- History of Lancaster's
- John F. Lipscomb
- Abraham M. Leasure
- The Long Family
- The Luton Family
- John McIllwain Family
- McMillan Family Sketch
- McMurry Family
- C. V. Maxwell
- George Washington Maxwell Family
- Mrs. Eliza Ann Gullege Maxwell
- W. S. Maxwell
- Miller History
- Nathaniel Moore
- Moore Family
- C. A. Palmer
- A History of the Parsons Family
- History of George W. Partin
- Martha Baugus Powers History
- Charlie W. Pratt
- Thomas, Phillip and George Reed
- James Floyd Rogers
- The Shannons
- Micajah "Cager" Scott History
- Strawn (Straughn) Families
- William Stout Family
- Family of Thomas Davis Stout
- George W. Tate
- Joseph Bailey Taylor and Margaret (Maggie) Isabelle Middleton
- Tinker Family
- The Tolley Famly
- The Townsend Family
- Mr. And Mrs. Max L. Townsend Family
- J. P. Troutt Family
- History of Eli Michael Vise Family
- J. B. and Frances Jackson Welch History
- James Reynolds Wyatt
- Yarbro-Jennings History
- The Yarbro Family
- John Garrett and Leora Keeton Yarbro
- Younger-Washburn-White Family
From Lillye Younger, The History of Decatur County Past and Present (Southhaven,
MS: Carter Printing Company, 1978).
Special thanks to Constance Collett for permission to make these web pages.
In Memory of Lillye Washburn Younger 1912-1998.
THE CLEAMON BAWCUM FAMILY
Chapter XIV
Sharon Kay Rooker
Cleamon Bawcum was born in Decatur County January 12, 1924, the son of the late Loyal Bawcum and Della (Newsum) Bawcum and the Grandson of John Newsom born September 31, 1848 died May 15, 1921 and wife Amanda (Maxwell) Newsom born February 27, 1866 died May 10, 1956 in Decatur County. They are buried in Suttles Cemetery North of Jeanette Tenn.
Cleamon Bawcum was married to Ola Mae (Wood) September 28, 1941. She was born in Decatur County June 10, 1925, the daughter of the late Ezra B. Wood and Nellie Gray (Gibson) Wood and the Granddaughter of Poley Gibson born March 12, 1885 died 1965 and wife Rusha (Graves) Gibson born 1885 died 1936. They are buried in the New Prospect Cemetery in the North end of Decatur County Tenn.
Cleamon and Ola Mae now live at Kenton Tenn. To this union was born 9 children.
Daisy Catherin (Bawcum) born October 13,1942. She was married to Joe McLain April 27, 1964. To this union was born 2 children — Joe Kevin born May 3,1965 — Michael Ray born January 31, 1968.
Betty Jean (Bawcum) born April 8,1944. Was married to O.D. Gilliland July 1, 1963. To this union was born 2 children — Kimberley Jean born February 17, 1964 — Jimmie Franklin born September 2, 1967.
Wilbur Mae (Bawcum) born August 14, 1945. Was married to Randel QuaIls November 16, 1962. To this union was born 3 children — Loyal Randolf (Randy) born October 7,1963 — Floyd Rodney born February 10, 1966 — and Roger Dale born January 30, 1967.
Barbara Sue (Bawcum) born December 7,1946. Was married to Jamie Mitchell November 28,1964. To this union was born 2 children — Brian Keith born September 25, 1965 - Cynthia Renee born May 30, 1969.
Cletus Earl Bawcum born March 26,1949. Was married to Nancy Fae (Glisson) May 17, 1974.
Shirley Ann (Bawcum) born February 23, 1951. Was married to Edward Newsom Bell May 22, 1971. To this union was born 2 children — Tracy Denise born August 22, 1972 — Richard Edward born July 22, 1977.
Bobby Dwayne Bawcum born March 14, 1953, was married to Tracy Ann (Berghain) July 6,1974. To this union was born 1 child — Jessica Kay born July 24, 1975.
Sharon Kay (Bawcum) born April 8,1954, was married to Elbert Wayne Rooker November 1, 1974.
Linda Joyce (Bawcum) born July 19, 1956, was married to Bobby Wayne Taylor November 27,1975. To this union was born 1 child — Timothy Wayne born August 29, 1976.
Compiled by Sharon Kay Rooker