WILLIAM PRESTON (PRESS) BAUCUM was born 23 Oct 1882 in Newton County, Mississippi, and died 28 Aug 1953 in Newton, Newton County, Mississippi. He married ELLA WELCH Abt. 1908, daughter of JACOB WELCH and MARTHA BROWN. She was born 18 Feb 1887 in Newton County, Mississippi, and died November, 1960 in Wickware community, Newton County, Mississippi. Children of WILLIAM BAUCUM and ELLA WELCH LORIS ARNETTE6 BAUCUM, b. 20 Jan 1910, Wickware community, Newton County, Mississippi; d. 23 Apr 1995, Newton, Newton County, WILSON HERBERT BAUCUM, b. 27 Oct 1912, Wickware community, Newton County, Mississippi; d. 11 Mar 1930. NINA MAE BAUCUM, b. 12 Sep 1914, Wickware community, Newton County, Mississippi; d. 31 Dec 1987; Mississippi BERNARD WELCH BAUCUM, b. 30 Nov 1916, Wickware community, Newton County, Mississippi; d. 11 Sep 1991, Meridian, Mississippi. VIRGIL PRESTON BAUCUM, b. 28 Jan 1919, Wickware community, Newton County, Mississippi; d. 14 Jan 1975, Odessa, Ector County, Texas; AUDREY BAUCUM, b. 09 Mar 1921, Wickware community, Newton County, Mississippi; d. 04 Mar 1999, Newton, Mississippi. LENA GERTRUDE BAUCUM, b. 10 Nov 1923, Wickware community, Newton County, Mississippi; d. 31 Dec 2000, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Louisiana. JAMES MARS (JIMMY) BAUCUM, SR., b. 02 Jan 1927, Wickware community, Newton County, Mississippi; d. 01 Sep 1999, Odessa, Texas. JOHN FRANKLIN (FRANK) BAUCUM, b. 02 Jul 1930, Wickware community, Newton County