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William Wesley Norwood 1840–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 01 Apr 1898

Death Location: Centralhatchee, Heard, Georgia, USA

Father: John Norwood

Mother: Frances Norwood

Spouse(s): Cassie Thomaston

Children(s): John Norwood, Frances Bledsoe, William Norwood, James Norwood, Lou Norwood, Ella Norwood

In 1840, William Wesley Norwood entered the world in Mississippi, USA, born to John Middleton Norwood And Frances B Norwood. In 1880, William Wesley Norwood resided in Black Ankle, Heard, Georgia, USA. William Wesley Norwood married Cassie Ann Thomaston, and had children including Ella Norwood, Frances Beatrice Bledsoe, James Pickens Norwood, John Edward Norwood, Lou M Norwood, William Wesley Norwood. William Wesley Norwood passed away in 1898 in Centralhatchee, Heard, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, William Wesley Norwood entered the world in Mississippi, USA, born to John Middleton Norwood And Frances B Norwood.
  • In 1880, William Wesley Norwood resided in Black Ankle, Heard, Georgia, USA.
  • William Wesley Norwood married Cassie Ann Thomaston, and had children including Ella Norwood, Frances Beatrice Bledsoe, James Pickens Norwood, John Edward Norwood, Lou M Norwood, William Wesley Norwood.
  • William Wesley Norwood passed away in 1898 in Centralhatchee, Heard, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Norwood's Ancestors

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William Norwood
1840–1898
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
John Middleton Norwood
1813–1880
Greenville, Green, Tennessee, USA
Frances (B) Norwood
1815–1880
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Norwood's Descendants

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William (Wesley) Norwood (22 Feb 1840–01 Apr 1898) m. Cassie (Ann) Thomaston (15 Feb 1849–11 Sep 1930)
  1. 1. John (Edward) Norwood 1878–1953 m. Johnnie Hount 1892–1975 m. Olivia Norwood 1882–1915
    1. 1. Ralph (Edward) Norwood 1922–1970 m. Eartis (Skinner Norwood) Skinner 1922–2007
    2. 2. Ruby (Frances) Gosdin 1928–1981
    3. 3. John (Wyvis) Nowood 1924–
    4. 4. William (D) Norwood 1909–
  2. 2. Frances (Beatrice) Bledsoe 1883–1914
  3. 3. William (Wesley) Norwood 1875–1954
  4. 4. James (Pickens) Norwood 1886–1918
  5. 5. Lou (M.) Norwood 1880–1920
  6. 6. Ella Norwood 1874–

William Norwood's Timeline

4 Records

1840
22 Feb 1840
Birth of William Wesley Norwood in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1840
22 Feb 1840
Birth of William Wesley Norwood in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
William Wesley Norwood resided here in Black Ankle, Heard, Georgia, USA
Black Ankle, Heard, Georgia, USA
1898
01 Apr 1898
Age 58
Death of William Wesley Norwood in Centralhatchee, Heard, Georgia, USA
Centralhatchee, Heard, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Black Ankle, Heard, Georgia; Roll: 152; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 062
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Black Ankle, Heard, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Black Ankle, Heard, Georgia; Roll: 152; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 062

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Centralhatchee, Heard, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centralhatchee, Heard, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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