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George Norwood - was born in 1814 in Kentucky and died in 1891 and was buried in Christ Church, Peoria Co., Ill. .
He was the son of James Norwood.
George married Amanda Jones.
Amanda was born on 9 Jun 1818 in Kentucky.
She was the daughter of James Jones.
She died in 1980 and was buried in Christ Church .
George -
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 |
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Mary E. Norwood was born on 30 Aug 1840 and died on 20 Nov 1845 .
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Amanda Norwood was born in 1849 in Peoria Co., Ill. and died on 12 Aug 1881 in Peoria Co., Ill. and was buried in Christ Church, Peoria Co., Ill. .
Amanda married Frank Wead McConnell on 16 Sep 1880 in Christ Church, Peoria, Ill.
Amanda -
married Frank M. Mcconnell in 1880 in Christ's Church - Peoria Co., Ill. She died in childbirth - and there are no NORWOOD descendants from this branch of the NORWOODS. |
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George Walter Norwood was born on 13 Aug 1852 and died on 23 Aug 1853 in Peoria Co., Ill. and was buried in Jones Family Cemetery, Kickapoo Twp, Sec 34, Peoria Co., Ill .
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John Benson Norwood was born on 9 Oct 1858 and died on 9 Jan 1859 in Peoria Co., Ill. and was buried in Jones Burial Grounds. .
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James F. Norwood was born Nov 1856 and died on 10 May 1857 in Peoria Co., Ill and was buried in Jones Burial Grounds .
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