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Ora Olla Norwood 1893–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1893

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: Jan 1975

Death Location: Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Lewis Kenney

Mother: Laruna LaCoste

Spouse(s): Robert Norwood, Robert Norwood

Children(s): Launna Norwood, Shelton Norwood, Herschel Norwood, Annie Norwood, Herlie Cobb, Cecil Norwood, Jolly Norwood, Shelby Norwood

Ora Olla Norwood was born in 1893 in Georgia, the child of Lewis Kenney And Laruna Lacoste. In 1920, Ora Olla Norwood resided in Columbus Ward 6, Muscogee, Georgia, USA. In 1925, Ora Olla Norwood resided in Columbus, Georgia, USA. Ora Olla Norwood married Robert B Norwood, Robert Bruce Norwood, and had children including Annie Vera Norwood, Cecil F Norwood, Herlie Cobb, Herschel Norwood, Jolly Norwood, Launna Norwood, Lucien Norwood, Shelby Norwood, Shelton Norwood. Ora Olla Norwood passed away in 1975 in Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ora Olla Norwood was born in 1893 in Georgia, the child of Lewis Kenney And Laruna Lacoste.
  • In 1920, Ora Olla Norwood resided in Columbus Ward 6, Muscogee, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1925, Ora Olla Norwood resided in Columbus, Georgia, USA.
  • Ora Olla Norwood married Robert B Norwood, Robert Bruce Norwood, and had children including Annie Vera Norwood, Cecil F Norwood, Herlie Cobb, Herschel Norwood, Jolly Norwood, Launna Norwood, Lucien Norwood, Shelby Norwood, Shelton Norwood.
  • Ora Olla Norwood passed away in 1975 in Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ora Norwood's Ancestors

Self
Ora Norwood
1893–1975
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Lewis Kenney
1874–1945
Alabama
Laruna LaCoste
1869–1929
Alabama
Grandparents
S (E) Chase
1848–
Mississippi
Lucinda (Ellen) Russell
1847–
Mississippi, United States
Augustin LaCoste
1839–
Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Eleanor Odom
1824–1889
Samuel Russell
1823–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ora Norwood's Descendants

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Ora (Olla) Norwood (2 Mar 1893–Jan 1975) m. Robert (Bruce) Norwood (27 Feb 1891–20 Jul 1968) m. Robert (B) Norwood (abt 1891–)
  1. 1. Launna Norwood m. D (L) Gill 1911–1986 m. D (L) Gill 1911–1986
  2. 2. Shelton Norwood 1924–1994
  3. 3. Herschel Norwood 1933–2001
  4. 4. Annie (Vera) Norwood 1935–2025
  5. 5. Herlie Cobb 1918–2005
  6. 6. Cecil (F.) Norwood 1913–1996
  7. 7. Jolly Norwood 1917–1997
  8. 8. Shelby Norwood 1923–

Ora Norwood's Timeline

9 Records

1893
2 Mar 1893
Birth of Ora Olla Norwood in Georgia
Georgia
1920
1920
Age 27
Ora Olla Norwood resided here in Columbus Ward 6, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Columbus Ward 6, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
1925
1925
Age 32
Ora Olla Norwood resided here in Columbus, Georgia, USA
Columbus, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Ora Olla Norwood resided here in Beat 1, Beat 1, Adams, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Beat 1, Adams, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Ora Olla Norwood resided here in Rural, Pike, Mississippi
Rural, Pike, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 47
Ora Olla Norwood resided here in Beat 2, Pike, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Pike, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 58
Ora Olla Norwood resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1971
4 Mar 1971
Age 78
Ora Olla Norwood resided here in McComb, Mississippi, USA
McComb, Mississippi, USA
1975
Jan 1975
Age 82
Death of Ora Olla Norwood in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1893
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02058; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 57-5
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Columbus Ward 6, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Columbus, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Beat 1, Adams, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Pike, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02058; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 57-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Pike, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02058; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 57-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1971
    Event Place: McComb, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Magnolia Miss
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1975
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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