John Norwood

Brief Life History of John

When John Norwood was born on 25 December 1829, in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States, his father, Richard Norwood, was 27 and his mother, Mary Ann Morrow, was 25. He married Saphrona Lewis on 1 June 1850, in Hancock, Delaware, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Mills Precinct, Antelope, Nebraska, United States in 1880. He died on 3 February 1900, in Clearwater, Antelope, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Clearwater Cemetery, Clearwater, Antelope, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Norwood
1829–1900
Saphrona Lewis
1825–1871
Marriage: 1 June 1850
Phebe D. Norwood
1846–1903
Richard Henry Norwood
1852–1923
Sally Ann Norwood
1854–1911
Lois Louise Norwood
1856–1926
Andrew Herbert Norwood
1859–1936
Wilson Cornelius Norwood
1862–1913
Lewis Lyman Norwood
1867–1930
John Norwood
1871–1871

Sources (19)

  • John Norwood, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Norwood, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • John Norwood, "Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1837

Historical Boundaries 1837: Passaic, New Jersey, United States

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Chickasaw, Iowa, United States

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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