I have a John Wilson Norwood b. 28 Mar 1852 in TN (s/o Colonel St. Clair/Sinclair Catherine Jane Hoodenpyle Norwood), m. Callie Garrett (b. Aug 1870 TN), who had three children and in the 1880 census was living with his brother Peter in Kaufman Co., TX. But his three children ( Roy M., Ruth N., Harry J.), born in the 1890 decade, were born in TN. I doubt this is the grandfather of your fellow. Sorry I could not be of more help. Kitty Crowley Harold Gosnell wrote: >Looking for anyone connect to Johnny/ >Johnnie Wilson Norwood born 1927 in >Orange County, Texas. >His parants were: John(ny) Norwood >and Mollie Wilson. > >Thank you >Harold Gosnell > >

Harold, the names might match my people but not the dates or states. Sorry. My Norwoods were from MS to TX. ----- Original Message ----- From: Harold Gosnell To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 8:05 AM Subject: [NORWOOD] John Norwood b. 1873/74 LA. On the 1880 Census of Polk Co., TX. it list John Norwood age 7, LA. Father: A. J. Norwood age 32 AL Does anyone have anything on this? Harold Gosnell ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

A. J. Norwood age 32 AL., is listed on the 1880 Polk Co., Texas Census. Does anyone have anything on him? I am interested in his son John age 7 LA. Harold Gosnell

On the 1880 Census of Polk Co., TX. it list John Norwood age 7, LA. Father: A. J. Norwood age 32 AL Does anyone have anything on this? Harold Gosnell

Does anyone have Norwood in Orange Co., TX? I have a Mollie Wilson who married John/Johnny Norwood 1919 in Orange Co., Texas. He may have been married befor? Thanks Harold Gosnell

Looking for anyone connect to Johnny/ Johnnie Wilson Norwood born 1927 in Orange County, Texas. His parants were: John(ny) Norwood and Mollie Wilson. Thank you Harold Gosnell

----- Original Message ----- From: Lomax/Ruth Ann To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 6:28 PM Subject: Information on my dad family I am the daughter of Emmett E. Norwood, Bartlett, Tn., born in Bellfontain, MS. Parents Jefferson Davis and Sally. Know very little about my dad's family. Has anyone have a connection to my dad's family??? Thank you very much, Ruth Ann Norwood Rosamond [email protected]

Hi, Looking for info on Jonathan Norwood and Miriam Benson. I believe Jonathan was the son of Jonathan Norwood and Mary Polly Nutter - born June 8, 1815 in Mt. Desert, ME. Miriam Benson was the daughter of Thomas Benson and Miriam Rogers. She was born March 20, 1823. According to the Maine Marriage Index, a Jona Norwood and Miriam Benson - both of Biddeford- were married May 2, 1843. I know that Jonathan and Miriam had two daughters: Anne Eliza, born Aug. 26, 1846 in Biddeford, and Abby born 1847 in Biddeford. After 1847 I can not find any information relating to this family. Jonathan later left Miriam and married Margaret Gamage in South Bristol, ME where I believe he lived the rest of his life. I do not know if Jonathan and Miriam were divorced and wouldn't even begin to know where to look for that information. Miriam and Anne Eliza (sometimes called Libbey Jane), show up in 1870 in South Hadley, MA. Anne Eliza married there in 1869, Abby died there in 1865 and is buried there, Miriam died there in 1871 and is buried there. Miriam's death record lists her spouse as Jonathan - even though he was married to Margaret Gamage and living in South Bristol with Margaret and a daughter Lucinda at the time. I know that the Jonathan in South Bristol was the father of Anne Eliza and Abby because a descendant of Jonathan and Margaret's daughter remembers the half-sisters (Anne Eliza and Lucinda) visiting each other. I am looking for some kind of knowledge of Jonathan and Miriam's existence in Biddeford from the time of their marriage, through the birth of their daughters. Also, what happened to Miriam, Anne Eliza and Abby from the time of Abby's birth until they show up in South Hadley, MA. Any help, clues, ideas, input, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Rebecca Fay

James G Dempsey.who helped Dick Norwood with his URL Is James familiar with a Early Dempsey-Nolan Marriage in Lawrence Ma. They honeymooned to Dublin Ireland. keep on-keeping on-never quit. Roger

There is more.I'll stop.So the Question can be thought about. These are along my Family Lines. I have a Bertie Chandler in England that is a Relative.Elizabeth the Daughter of Zach from the preceding post had a Dau Elizabeth tha married James Chandler Jr keep on-keeping on-never quit. Roger

Is this the same people in the previous page.? Captain John Norwood and Mary Warren Norwood,A Family History,By Margaret Dial Norwood.and Charles S Norwood. The Dial Family are famous Lumbee Indians from N.C.?does this book prove the Native America theory.? request 929 at the S.C.History Society Zachariah Norwood and Elizabeth Duboseboth from S.C So as in other families more than one incident of Norwood and Dubose marriages.? keep on-keeping on-never quit. Roger

John Norwood b 1749/50 Society Hill Darlington,S.C. D.june 20 1826 Darlington co S.C. Married Mary Martha Warren b.1755 Darlington co S.C. d.aug 3 1831 Darlington S.C. Dau of. John Warren and Martha Dubose or Debose siblings were Issac and John Warren. The Warren and Dubose or Debose families were French Hugenots or Protestants PRO-TEST-ANTS.dissenters from the church. persecuted from about 1524,exiled to Holland etc. This is a puzzle piece.part of a message from the Norwood Archive. keep on-keeping on-never quit. Roger

I found this on EBay...hope it might interest someone. Jackie eBay item 2251352806 (Ends Jun-23-04 10:31:11 PDT) - Home of J.D. Norwood, Sal

Norwood family that is Cherokee,there are no otherson the Dawes rolls.Dawes is not the only Indian census record Andrew H Norwood enrollment # 4321/236 Andrew H " " # iw236/236 Isabella " " # 4321 Isabella " " # iw236 Mary " " # fd523 Mary nr " " # frr915 Pw " " # 4321 Pw " " # iw236 Thomas " " # 2726 Since Sarah Norwood who married John Blatchford is impossible to trace.That might be cause she was a Native American from Gloucester Massachusetts.? keep on-keeping on-never quit. Roger

She does not appear on the list archives.? She was once on the World Connect site at Rootsweb.com. Can anyone help me find her origins. Can any one help me find her son Henry Blatchford.? keep on-keeping on-never quit. Roger

I am researching the following surnames: Most came from Fife, Scotland to Va, USA and England to USA... NORWOOD, CHANDLER, SMITH, DEAN, ATCHLEY, CUSHION, JOHNSON, PEEBLES, FINDLEY, DEES, BRASWELL, PARKER, HUNT, WARREN, CADE, TRUITT, PIPKINS, SAMPSON, IZARD, ROBERTS, CARSON, GREEN, HAMLIN, DRAYTON, MACKIE, HALL, DAMPIER, POWELL, WILKINS, DUBOSE, WHILDEN, WARREN, COUILLANDEAU, LEE, BOWLES, TRAMBLADE, FOUGERAUT,DAWSON, WRIGHT, JOHNSON, TOWNSEND, TOWNSEND, CARLILE, TATEM, MOORE, KIRK, JORDAN, LYTE, STUART, LYGON, DENNIS, BERKLEY, GREENVILLE, BOTELER, KNIGHT, GIFFORD, ELTON, CLYTON�. Vonda Miller [email protected]

Hi listers, I am searching for information on my 3rd Great Grandmother, Hannah (Anner) NORWOOD b. July 9, 1802, who married David LOOMIS on April 3, 1820 in Ancram, NY. She died in Pike County, Ohio on March 28, 1885. I am searching for information on her parents, place of birth etc. I have info on her life in Ohio. Thanks Steven Chain

Hello Everyone: I am looking for my great-grandfather,his name is Charles S. Norwood b. 1865 in Gadsden Co., FL. d. ? Spouse: Martha Luginia Ferrill (Mattie Ferrill) b. 1880 in Leon Co.,FL.. d. ? They were married on 25 AUG 1897 in Leon Co.,FL.. They had six children,five from Martha Luginia Ferrel and one from unknown.Here is what I know. William Marion Francis Norwood b.28 AUG 1898 in Leon Co., FL. d. JUN 1987 in Leon Co.,FL. Beulah Viola Norwood b.10 DEC 1900 in Leon Co.,FL. d. 9 MAR 1987 (Never Married) Martha Estelle Norwood ("Mattie") b. 21 DEC 1908 in Leon Co.,FL. d. 18 JUL 2002 in Leon Co.,FL. Lorena Vivian Norwood b. 11 DEC 1912 in Leon Co., FL. d. 14 APR 2002 in St.Petersburg,FL. She was married to Joseph Bartley Reeves of Columbus,GA. in Hillsborough Co.,FL. around 1939.They had two children. Charles Lewis Norwood b. 19 JUL 1917 in Leon Co.,FL. d. JUNE 1988 in St.Petersburg,FL. Their half brother from the same father,different mother was: Thomas Franklin Norwood b.14 MAR 1894 in Leon Co.,FL. d. 1976 in North FL. (either Pensacola area or Tallahassee) Also Charles S. Norwood's mother and father were born in South Carolina,I don't have their names though. Thank-you all for any help you can give me on this,and have a wonderful Holiday!! Tami

Hello everyone: My name is Tami and I am in search of my great-grandfather,Charles Norwood.I do not have a birth or death date for him,but here is what I do know of him. He was married to Martha Luginia Ferrell they had six children that I know of, Lorena Vivian Norwood,Beulah Viola Norwood, William Norwood, Thomas Norwood, Martha Estelle Norwood,Charles Lewis Norwood.If anyone out there has any info,I would so greatly appreciate it. Thank-you all so much. Tami

Old wall tells town's history By GREG COOK Staff writer It began with a question: What was the origin of the stone wall running along Peter Bergholtz's Rockport property? The wall begins at Old Garden Beach and runs west, roughly parallel to Harraden Avenue, until it turns northward, running roughly parallel to Highland Avenue, until it meets Rockport Harbor. It encloses 14 acres of land. Some of its granite stones are 5- to 6-feet-wide and weigh several tons. They are stacked in the old colonial fashion, without mortar. The wall runs some 2,000 feet, broken up here and there by roads and homes. In some sections it is low, but at the edge of Bergholtz's property at the end of Pool Place the wall rises 8 feet high. Bergholtz and Donald Dawson, a friend he knew from serving together on various committees in town, got to talking about the wall a couple years back. Dawson, a Rockport surgeon, had noticed the structure on his frequent walks about town. Bergholtz, who runs a manufacturing company in Reading, knew little about it, but the questions made him curious. The two men began visiting the Sandy Bay Historical Society in Rockport on Mondays to investigate the matter. There they met Eleanor Parsons, a retired teacher and local historian who frequents the historical society. Parsons recalled, "I said, 'You guys have to write this,' and you said, 'No you have to.'" And so she was drafted. After two years of digging through historical records and writing, the three have published "Fish, Timber, Granite and Gold," a book documenting what they learned about the wall, who built it, how the man came to own the land and how it was passed down through his descendents. They will talk about the book at the Sandy Bay Historical Society meeting tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., at the Rockport Community House on Broadway. The talk is free and open to the public. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the Sandy Bay Historical Society. The wall borders property on the Headlands in Rockport, land granted to colonists in 16 narrow lots in 1708. One of the first owners, Stephen Row, bought up the area and sold it to Gloucester merchants Joseph Allen and his son Joseph Jr. The property stayed in the Allen family until heirs sold it to a Caleb Norwood in 1772. Norwood was born in 1736, the youngest son of Joshua and Elizabeth Norwood, and grew up at Straitsmouth in what was then a neighborhood of Gloucester but now is part of Rockport. His ancestors came from Gloucestershire, England, and settled in Gloucester in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Caleb worked with his father fishing and making mooring stones from local granite, which some say was the start of the local granite industry. He probably was involved in the coastwise trade, perhaps shipping lumber. "Most guys in that era seemed to do a lot of things, whatever they could do to make a buck," Bergholtz said. But things changed around 1771, when some say Caleb Norwood discovered gold at Gully Point. Some believe he found gold bars left behind by pirates. Some say he was a privateer, a form of government-sanctioned piracy. Some think the story of the gold is a lot of hooey. But Bergholtz, Dawson and Parsons are convinced Norwood suddenly came into wealth around this time, perhaps as much as $1 million in today's dollars. "They were making mooring stones, fishing, not coming up with the big bucks. They were making a living but not that kind of money," Bergholtz said. "How he came by the gold we're not sure of. Probably he was doing some privateering, but we don't know that," Bergholtz said. "Instead of catching cod they were probably off catching Frenchmen, Spaniards, maybe even Englishmen." Bergholtz added, "You wonder how many people he killed to get it. We'll never know." Norwood moved his cabin from Straitsmouth to the edge of Sandy Bay Harbor, at the corner of what is now Mt. Pleasant Street and Atlantic Avenue, in 1772. He soon built a larger house to replace it. That same year, he bought land at the Headlands. He loaned money to the state treasury to help finance the American Revolution. As Parsons writes, "... it would have been natural for his neighbors to wonder where the money came from for such purchases." Bergholtz believes Norwood had the wall erected around his land around 1800. He believes the work was done by men using oxen and perhaps earth ramps. "In this case, I would say it was clearing the land. They wanted a mowing field here," Bergholtz said. When Caleb Norwood died in 1814, he left the 14-acre parcel bounded by the wall to his three sons as common pasture for their cows to graze. Over the decades it came to be subdivided again and parts were sold off. Family members died. Family members moved away. Today there are few Norwoods left in Rockport. "It's just one family, but it's probably a very typical family in many ways in how New England became settled and developed," Bergholtz said. Parsons hopes the book will help preserve a piece of the town's history and inspire others to be interested in the old stone walls. Bergholtz said, "They're what's left from a man's life and his work." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Gloucester Daily Times Home Page