Lacy Ann Norwood

Female1856–1883

Brief Life History of Lacy Ann

When Lacy Ann Norwood was born in 1856, in Geneva, Alabama, United States, her father, John Norwood, was 44 and her mother, Mary Thompson, was 38. She married John Thomas Thames in 1873, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 1 Oldtown, Coffee, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Election Precinct 7 Peacock, Coffee, Alabama, United States in 1880. She died in 1883, in Coffee, Alabama, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Moore Cemetery, Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Thomas Thames
1853–1925
Lacy Ann Norwood
1856–1883
Marriage: 1873
Mary Delilah Thames
1874–1956
Callie Thames
1875–1887
Self Maroni Thames
1875–1887
Lulu Anna Thames
1875–1951
Bama A. Lonie Thames
1877–
Alabama "Bama" Thames
1879–1947
William Franklin Thames
1881–1994

Sources (5)

  • Lacy Ann Thames in household of J T Thames, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Lacy Ann Norwood Thames, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Norwood in entry for Anna Harrison, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1873Alabama, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 7

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    Age 7

    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

    1865

    Age 9

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from one or more of the many places called Northwood or Norwood, such as Northwood in Essex, Middlesex, Isle of Wight, Norwood in Middlesex and Surrey, or Northwood Farm in Okehampton and Northwood Farm in Morchard Bishop, both in Devon. The placenames mean ‘north or northern wood’, from Old English north ‘north, northern’ + wudu ‘wood’ or Middle English north + wode. Compare Norrod .

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

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