> > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: James E. Chandler & Eleanor Norwood > > Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 22:14:14 -0500 > > From: Peggy Beaubouef <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > > > Hi, > > > > Can anyone tell me anything about the marriage of James E. Chandler (b. > > 1814, Darlington Dist., SC, son of John Chandler) to Eleanor Norwood, > > daughter of Alexander McIntosh Norwood. I've been told that they were > > married but no source or substantiating evidence was given. James is > > shown in the 1850 Newton Co., MS census with a wife name Eleanor, but > > how was the connection to Norwood made??? > > > > Peggy > > Peggy: > > I am a descendant of James E. Chandler and Eleanor J. Norwood. I myself have not done > a lot of research on this line but do have some information. They had 14 children. > Eleanor was his first wife, his second wife was Melissa Lawrence and they had one child. > Most of what I have is on the Chandler line. I have nothing on the Norwood line. > Eleanor died no later than 1867 and is buried inJackson Parish, LA. > > Do you have any information on the Norwood line? I am happy to share what I have with > the Chandler line. Are you a descendant too? There is another person on this list that > is tracing this line but I have not contacted him but once. Maybe you will have more > luck than I did. > > Look forward to hearing from you. > > Tana Collis Hi Tana, Yes I am a descendant of James E. Chandler & Eleanor Norwood. He was my g.g.g. grandfather through his son, Samuel Nelson Chandler. I do have a great deal of information on the Norwood line. Actually have more on that line than the Chandlers. This research was given to me by Mr. Ray Chandler, Winnfield, LA. It shows Eleanor's father as Alexander McIntosh Norwood, son of John Norwood & Mary Warren. John Norwood was a captain in the Revolution. There is a wonderful book entitled "Capt. John Norwood and Mary Warren Norwood", by Mrs. John W. Norwood, Jr. & Charles S. Norwood published in 1979, Hilburn Printing Corp., Goldsboro, NC. It gives a tremendous amount of information about the Norwood line that has been traced back to Jordanus deSheppy (of the North Woods, hence the name Norwood) in the year 1066. There is a picture of the English manor house (Leckhampton Court) of William Norwood (our direct line ancestor b. 1545) in Gloucester, England near the town of Cheltenham. According to the book the ancient manor house is still in the Norwood family! There are also pictures of William Norwood and a picture of his tombstone. It really is a wonderful book and would be well worth trying to find a copy of it! I will email you privately with gedcom files of my Chandler & Norwood lines. Would love to get your info also. Thanks for responding, Peggy