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William Samuel Norwood 1775–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Choctaw County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Capt Norwood

Mother: Mary Warren

Spouse(s): Martha Dicks

Children(s): Frank Norwood

William Samuel Norwood was born in 1775 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States, the child of Capt John Norwood And Mary Martha Dubose Warren. William Samuel Norwood married Martha Ellen Dicks, and had children including Frank E Norwood. William Samuel Norwood passed away in 1836 in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Samuel Norwood was born in 1775 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States, the child of Capt John Norwood And Mary Martha Dubose Warren.
  • William Samuel Norwood married Martha Ellen Dicks, and had children including Frank E Norwood.
  • William Samuel Norwood passed away in 1836 in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Norwood's Ancestors

Self
William Norwood
1775–1836
Birth Place: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Capt John Norwood
1750–1829
Society Hill, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Martha Dubose) Warren
1755–1831
Society Hill, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Theophilus (Norwood) II
1725–1789
Carteret County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Eleanor) Dawson
1725–1765
Craven, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Theophilus Norwood
1700–1789
Elizabeth Johnson
1705–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Norwood
1644–1699
Ann Townsend
1662–1758

William Norwood's Descendants

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William (Samuel) Norwood (1775–1836) m. Martha (Ellen) Dicks (21 November 1848–10 May 1925)
  1. 1. Frank (E) Norwood 1888–1966 m. Debbie (Maud) Thrash 1894–1984
    1. 1. William (Audrey) Norwood 1914–1981 m. Johnnie (Louise) Sager 1925–2004
      1. 1. William (Kenneth) Norwood 1942–1955
    2. 2. Gilbert (Weston) Norwood 1925–1994
    3. 3. Edith (L) Norwood 1918–
    4. 4. Frank (D) Norwood 1920–

William Norwood's Timeline

3 Records

1775
1775
Birth of William Samuel Norwood in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
1776
1776
Age 1
Birth of William Samuel Norwood in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
1836
1836
Age 61
Death of William Samuel Norwood in Cahaba, Dallas, Alabama, United States
Cahaba, Dallas, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Cahaba, Dallas, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Choctaw County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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