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THE NORWOOD FAMILY PAGE

NEWSPAPER NOTICES
FROM
THE WOODVILLE REPUBLICAN
WOODVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

NOTICES PERTAINING TO PEOPLE WITH THE SURNAME
NORWOOD

Volume I

Submitted by Barbara


        The following information comes from Volumes 1-3 of The Woodville Republican: Mississippi's Oldest Existing Newspaper, by O'Levia Neil Wilson Wiese, published by Heritage Books, Inc. The dates covered are Dec 18,1823-Jan 9, 1855, with some issues missing. Keep in mind that dates listed are dates of the newspaper issues, unless other wise stated.

INDEX

Given Name (Maiden or Married Name) Line Number
E.E.C. (Lewis), Miss. 32
Elias 50
James M. 14
Jane 7
John 4
Levice (Sojourner), Mrs. 2, 18
M.A. (Hamilton, Mrs.), Mrs. 48
Martha 51
N. 10
Nicholas 24, 44, 47
Noel 50
Robert 1, 8, 10, 19, 27, 31, 40


  1. Oct 1826 Married by Rev.George A Irion, Mr.Robert Norwood to
  2. Miss Levice Sojourner, all of this county. [County is Wilkinson]

  4. Feb 1829 J. Joor, Execr., of John Norwood/s estate will sell land
  5. known as the place where Col. Joseph J.Scott resided.

  7. Sept 1830 Died the 15th, in the 3rd year of her age, Jane,
  8. daughter of Robert Norwood.

  10. Nov 1831 N. Norwood and also Robert Norwood wish to sell their
  11. plantations and etc. Their plantations are 6 miles from Ft.Adams,
  12. and both join each other.

  14. June 1833 Elizabeth Chandler, admx., and James M. Norwood,
  15. admr., of the James Chandler's estate in Amite Co.

  17. May 1834 Died the 7th, at the house of Philip Noland, in this
  18. County, in the 24th year of her age, Mrs. Levice Norwood, consort
  19. of Mr. Robert Norwood. She left an infant and a disconsolate
  20. husband.

  22. Feb 1835 Jno. McNulty and Jno. L. Wall dissolves their
  23. copartnership and have associated themselves in business at Fort
  24. Adams with Nicholas Norwood. [John Wall was married to a
  25. Lovelace girl.]

  27. June 1835 Mr. Robert Norwood's health has declined and must
  28. leave the southern country, consequently he has withdrawn his
  29. name from our firm. Fells, Saunders, and Norwood.

  31. May, 1836 Married the 12th by the Hon. C.P. Smith, Mr. Robert
  32. Norwood to Miss E.E.C. Lewis, all of this county. [ Smith is
  33. probably Cotesworth Prestwood Smith. And the Lewis family is the
  34. owner of Woodville Republican currently.]

  36. Oct 1836 Wm.Morgan Tew, admr., in right of his wife Sarah
  37. and Sarah Young Tew, admrs., of the Francis P. Wall estate, will
  38. sell land. One tract known as "Berry Hill" containing 400 arpens,
  39. bounded by lands of the estate of Gliza Ann Ginn, the lands of
  40. Robert Norwood, and the lands of Thomas Lovelace heirs, land
  41. formerly belonged to John Wall, deceased. [John Wall was married
  42. to Thomas Lovelace's sister. Thomas is my ancestor.]

  44. July,1837 Copartnership of Jno. L. Wall and Nics. Norwood has
  45. been dissolved.

  47. June 1838 Married the 30th by the Rev. Mr. Fish, Mr. Nicholas
  48. Norwood to Mrs. M.A. Hamilton, all of this county.

  50. Nov 1838 Noel Norwood and Elias Norwood, admrs. of the
  51. Martha Norwood estate will sell a tract of 361 acres and a tract of
  52. acres of land. Also on the same day they will sell all personal
  53. estate belonging to the estate.

End of Volume I.

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