George Norwood

1814 - 1891  (77 years)

• Name	George Norwood  [1, 2]
  Birth	1814	Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Death	1891
  Burial	Christ Church, Peoria Co., Ill.
  Person ID	I10395	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	James Norwood,   b. Abt 1775   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah (Norwood),   b. 1774-1775   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda Jones,   b. 9 Jun 1818, Kentucky bur. Christ Church
  Children	1. Mary E. Norwood,   b. 30 Aug 1840   d. 20 Nov 1845 (Age 5 years)   2. Amanda Norwood,   b. 1849, Peoria Co., Ill. d. 12 Aug 1881, Peoria Co., Ill. (Age 32 years)   3. George Walter Norwood,   b. 13 Aug 1852   d. 23 Aug 1853, Peoria Co., Ill. (Age 1 year)   4. John Benson Norwood,   b. 9 Oct 1858   d. 9 Jan 1859, Peoria Co., Ill. (Age 0 years)   5. James F. Norwood,   b. Nov 1856   d. 10 May 1857, Peoria Co., Ill (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F3695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1814 - Kentucky Burial - - Christ Church, Peoria Co., Ill.  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lived next to James Jones in Peoria Co., Ill in 1850. James Hart lived with him. The rest of the HART children lived next door at the Home of James Jones.   Several of the NORWOOD children were buried on the JONES Burial grounds, presumably on the James Jones farm.   There is now a NORWOOD School on Farmington Rd. in Pleasant Valley which was named after the Norwood family.   The Norwood, Hart and Jones familes were all related in Fleming Co. Ky, and Peoria Co., Ill. Louise Gooding married Fleming Norwood, her sister Sarah Gooding married Amaziah Hart. Clarissa Jones married Amaziah Hart after her divorce, and after Amaziah's wife died. James Jones married Lucinda Hart, Amaziah's daughter.   The Harts, Jones's, Norwoods and Gooodings all came from Kentucky and the HARTS lived with the NORWOODS and JONES's after Amaziah HART died about 1846.   The Norwoods lived directly across the road from Mr. JONES. Mr. Jones was the great, great, grandfather of Ora Burdette who supplied some helpful information on the Hart, Handasyde and Norwood families. Census: 1850 Peoria Co. name age occupation born in George Norwood 35 farmer KY Amanda Norwood 31   KY Amanda Norwood 11/12   IL Melinda McCarty 28   OH John McCarty 23 Blime OH Frederick Bilty 22 Blime GR James Heart 16 Farmer KY David McCarty 25 Blime OH Ralph Jones 25 Carpenter KY History of Christ Church   The southeast window, depicting Joseph and Mary, made up of reds, blues and yellows, was given by Mrs. George Norwood in memoriam of her daughter and husband in 1891. The northeast window was given by Mrs Mary Schofield in memory of Jacob and Nary. Its colors are various shades of yellows and greens. The church's two back windows were installed at the restoration of the church (1937). These follow very closely the theme of the northeast window.   The bell tower was added in the year 1889 of the stone from the home of John Flatman, built about 1850. This was made possible through the efforts of Rebecca J. Walker (later NcCartney). The stone mason was Frank Burlet, ably assisted by Dr. N. A. Johnston, both of Peoria.   The beams of cyprus and ceiling of oak were a gift of Nrs. George Norwood in the year 1892. The wood was imported from the State of Georgia. In the churchyard cemetery lie buried early settlers whose labors raised this beautiful little church and the ancient gravestones are also a source of interest to those historically minded. In one corner lie the headstones of the Benson and Clark families, both largely instrumental in founding the church, who later inter-married. Headstones at Christ Chuch, NORWOOD- George, 1814-1891 Amanda D., His Wife, 1818-1890 Mary E., b. Aug. 30, 1840- Nov. 20, 1845 George W., b. Aug. 13, 1852- Aug. 23, 1853 James F., b. Dec. 1855- June 10, 1856 J. Benson, b. Oct. 9, 1858- May 16, 1859 For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

  
  

• Sources

  [S1148] IL History & Genealogy Trails, Old Christ Church Headstone Transcription, (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/peoria/ceme/cc/ccceme1.html). [S1149] Christ Church - The History, (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/peoria/church/cc/historycc.htm).