Martha Ann Whitehead

Brief Life History of Martha Ann

When Martha Ann Whitehead was born on 15 February 1843, in Illinois, United States, her father, William B Whitehead, was 33 and her mother, Loucinda " Lucy " Davidson, was 32. She married Asa Wade Norrod on 19 July 1860, in Overton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Fentress, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and District 14, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1870. She died on 5 April 1899, in Overton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Speck Cemetery, Overton, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asa Wade Norrod
1841–1901
Martha Ann Whitehead
1843–1899
Marriage: 19 July 1860
John Calvin Norrod
1861–1933
Tennessee Jane Norrod
1864–1912
Lee Ann Norrod
1867–1935
Lucinda Matilda Norrod
1869–1919
Fletcher Alexander Norrod
1872–1950
Bertha Lois Norrod
1874–1928
Willis Paris Norrod
1877–1887
Milton Charles Norrod
1878–1945
Adam Norrod
1879–1887

Sources (20)

  • Martha A Nard in household of Acy W Nard, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Martha Ann Whitehead - Published information: birth-name: Martha Ann Whitehead
  • Martha Ann Whitehead Norrod, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1858 · A House Divided

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English whit ‘white’ + hed ‘head’ (Old English hwīt + hēafod), denoting a person with white or fair hair. Occasionally perhaps from Middle English whīt ‘white’ + hod ‘hood’ (Old English hwīt + hōd).

Irish: adopted by erroneous translation of Ó Ceanndubháin ‘descendant of the little black-headed one’ (see Canavan ), as if from Gaelic ceann ‘head’ + bán ‘white’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Weisshaupt (see Weishaupt ) or Weisskopf (see Weiskopf ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Norrod Bible Records

Norrod Bible Records Bible Record of Asa Wade and Martha Ann Whitehead Norrod Contributed by Bobbie Farley *Births Register (from Bible dated 1875): Asa Wade Norrod Dec. the 15th 1841 Marthy Ann No …

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