Joseph Caldwell Norwood (1813 - 1890)

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Joseph was born 1813 or 1814. He was the son of William Norwood and Robina Hogg. He married Laura Lenoir and they settled in Caldwell County, North Carolina, where they were counted during the 1850 US Census.^[1] In their household were seven of their children. They had altogether, at least 9 children:

Selena Louise "Louisa", born 27 Mar 1837, died 5 Sept 1887^[2]

Laura Lenoir, born 18 Jun 1839, died 20 Jul 1916

Mary, born 19 June 1841^[3]

Eliza Alves, born 24 Dec 1843, died 6 Apr 1909^[4]

Thomas Lenoir, born 17 June 1845

James Webb, born 1847

John Joseph, born 14 Jan 1850, died 20 Aug 1856

William, born 9 Feb 1852, died 29 Aug 1856

Julia Howe, born about 1854^[5]

Joseph valued his property at $4387 in 1850. According to the Slave Schedule^[6] for that year, Joseph had the following persons enslaved:

1. a man, aged 30
2. a man, aged 30
3. a man, aged 25
4. a man, aged 25
5. a boy, aged 15
6. a boy, aged 15
7. a boy, aged 17
8. a boy, aged 8
9. a boy, aged 7
10. a boy, aged 4
11. a boy, aged 3
12. a boy, aged 2
13. a woman, aged 25
14. a woman, aged 23
15. a girl, aged 16
16. a girl, aged 14
17. a girl, aged 6
18. a girl, aged 5
19. a girl, aged 1
20. a girl, aged 1

On the 1860 Census,^[7] Joseph gave a value of $10,000 for his real property and $11,600 for his personal property. As documented on the Slave Schedule, in 1860,^[8] the following persons were enslaved by Joseph:

a man, aged 40

a woman, aged 37

a man, aged 24

a boy, aged 19

a girl, aged 17

a girl, aged 15

a boy, aged 13

a girl, aged 11

a girl, aged 9

a girl, aged 7

a boy, aged 5

On the 1870 US Census^[9], Joseph and Laura were again counted in Caldwell County. Thomas, James, Laura, Eliza, Mary, and Julia are living at home. Julia is attending school. Laura is an artist. James is a farmer & manager. Thomas is a teacher. Joseph valued his real property at $15,000 and his personal property at $2500. Also in their home is domestic servant, Mary Sudderth, aged 25, with her daughter, Jane, aged 2. Mary and Jane were described as "mulatto" by the census taker.

During the 1880 US Census, Joseph and Laura were still alive in Caldwell County.^[10] Louisa, Eliza, and Julia are all living with them.

Sometime after 1880, Joseph, Laura, and Louisa moved to Tennessee. They, along with Mary, James, Laura, and Thomas, are all buried in the Lenoir Family Cemetery in Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee. Eliza and Julia stayed in North Carolina. James passed away in 1890.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BW-LC6 : 23 December 2020), Jos C Norwood, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2021), memorial page for Selena Louisa Norwood (27 Mar 1837–5 Sep 1887), Find a Grave Memorial no. 23925738, citing Lenoir Family Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Genealogy Friends (contributor 46904539) .
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2021), memorial page for Mary Norwood Faucette (19 Jun 1841–25 Oct 1896), Find a Grave Memorial no. 23924600, citing Lenoir Family Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Genealogy Friends (contributor 46904539) .
4. ↑ "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR5-88DD : 16 October 2019), Eliza Alves Norwood, 1909.
5. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3ZY-C2D : 16 August 2019), Joseph C. Norwood in entry for Miss Julia Howe Norwood, 16 Jul 1930; citing Lewis, Caldwell, North Carolina, reference fn 1400 cn 309, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,021.
6. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWQ-QC2M : 28 November 2020), Jos C Norwood in entry for MM9.1.1/MVCK-384:, 1850.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDP-G4S : 11 November 2020), J C Norwood, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKPR-463Z : 16 October 2019), J C Norwood, 1860.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8C-NZS : 3 January 2021), Joseph C Norwood, 1870.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC66-2CZ : 13 November 2020), J. C. Norawood, Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 51, sheet 544C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,955.
11. ↑ Joseph Caldwell Norwood in Find A Grave Index, "[1]." Accessed 30 Aug 2017.

• Apperson, Alves Norwood, b. 1869. Genealogy of the Norwood, Hogg, Lovick, Benners and Howell, Garrett, Harrison lines. Pages 60-62. "[2]." Accessed online 27 Aug 2017.

• J. C. Norwood Letters, 1798-1888. (Collection no. 00558-z). The Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "[3]." Online biographical information and summary of collection contents accessed 27 Aug 2017.