Margaret Newport was the daughter of Asa Newport, long-serving pastor of Hind's Valley Baptist Church in Roane County, Tennessee. On July 25, 1868 she married William Underwood. They traveled, probably by covered wagon, to Wade County, Missouri where their daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Clementine Underwood were born. William died in 1861 near Springfield, Missouri at the Battle of Wilson Creek, along with Margaret's brother, Asa Newport, Jr. On December 5, 1863 Margaret married Francis Marion Majors.

Obituary:
Rockwood Times, Vol. XXXII, No. 46, Thursday, 14 Nov 1912 Glen Alice
A loving tribute to the memory of a noble woman. Died at the home of L.R. Majors after a brief illness December 4, 1910, about 4 o'clock Sunday evening, the spirit of Mrs. Margaret Majors, leaving its tenements of clay passed from earth into the life of God's eternal day. Mrs. Majors whose maiden name was Miss Margaret Newport, was born Dec. 12, 1838, died Dec 4, 1910, being 71 years, 11 months and 22 days old. She was united in marriage to William L. Underwood, July 25th, 1858; to the union was born two daughters, Mrs. E. K. Stout of Altus , Oklahoma and Mrs. Jack East of Eagle Furnace. Then she being twice married was then married on the 14th day of Dec. [no year given] to F. M. Majors. To this union was born eight children, three of whom have preceded her, James M., Laura Kathryn, and William. She is survived by three sons and two daughters, Robert, Luther, Henry, and Mrs. E.C. Etter and Mrs. Enoch Rogers, two sisters, Mrs. Raula Clack and Mrs. Julia Garrison, besides a host of grandchildren to mourn her departure.
Mrs. Majors professed faith in Christ in 1865, joined the Baptist church at Bethel and lived a consecrated member until death. She was a faithful and zealous worker in the cause of the Master, ever ready to follow or lead in every work of the church and by her faithfulness has left behind a monument more enduring than a score of earnest workers in the congregation she served so long, as an evidence of her faith and implicit trust in the Father' s will as it is revealed in His word. In her last days on earth she called her sister to her bedside and said to her that she was almost ready to cross over the river and after a long life of devotion to the cause, died in triumph. She died surrounded by her children, grandchildren, sisters and friends, after giving them every assurance that she was ready for the momentous change. Thus, the community has lost a good citizen, the church a faithful servant, the family an affectionate mother. Our loss is her eternal gain. We can console ourselves with the happy thought, that she has gone where sorrow, pain and death are felt and learned no more. She was sick only one week and during this time the happy smiles were on her face that she had while in the enjoyment of health. She seemed to be in earnest conversation with her mother, brother, and other loved ones that had gone on before. The writer had the privilege of visiting Mrs. Majors during her brief illness and have known her for years, has been closely connected with the family and today and throughout remaining life it is and always will be a source of gratitude to know to know that we were numbered among her friends.
The funeral services were conducted at the family home Monday evening and a large number of sorrowing friends assembled to pay the last tribute of respect to her memory. Rev. W.T. West , the pastor, read a scripture lesson and then made a brief talk on the life and character of the deceased, at the conclusion of the service, the casket bearing all that was mortal of Mrs. Majors was tenderly borne from the home, followed by the brokenhearted family and friends, to its last resting place in the Garrison graveyard [more commonly known as the Newport Family Cemetery] to await the resurrection of God's people. The bereaved have the sympathy of the entire community.
A friend."