Rufus Lemuel Gerard Norwood^{[1, 2]}

1892 - 1975  (83 years)

• Name	Rufus Lemuel Gerard Norwood
  Born	4 Jan 1892	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	8 Apr 1975	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Buried	Big Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I96557	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	John Francis Asbery Norwood,   b. 9 Sep 1858, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 1935, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Laura Elizabeth Reece,   b. 11 Aug 1863, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jan 1947, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F35175	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bertie Elinor Ramsey,   b. 21 Mar 1902, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Apr 1963, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 61 years)
  Married	2 May 1919	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Burl V. Norwood,   b. Abt 1920, South Carolina ,   d. Bef 22 Sep 2002  (Age ~ 82 years) + 2. James Francis Hazel Norwood,   b. 3 Oct 1921, South Carolina ,   d. 24 Aug 1999  (Age 77 years) + 3. Grace Juanita Norwood,   b. 5 Mar 1923, South Carolina ,   d. 8 Aug 1990  (Age 67 years)   4. Eyvonne Norwood,   b. Abt 1925, Tennessee  (Age ~ 99 years) + 5. Dorothy Vera Norwood,   b. 10 Mar 1926, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Aug 2010, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)   6. Mildred Norwood,   b. Abt 1928, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 13 Oct 2015  (Age ~ 87 years)   7. Jewel Norwood,   b. Abt 1930, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 13 Oct 2015  (Age ~ 85 years) + 8. Betty Jo Norwood,   b. 6 Dec 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jun 2016  (Age 83 years) + 9. Johnnie Ray Norwood,   b. 10 May 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Sep 2002, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)   10. Molly Jean Norwood,   b. 20 Jan 1934, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jan 1935, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years) + 11. Robert Landon "Bob" Norwood,   b. 17 Apr 1937, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Oct 2015  (Age 78 years) + 12. Clara V. Norwood,   b. 17 Feb 1939, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Mar 2008, South Jersey Healthcare-Regional Medical Center, Vineland, New Jersey  (Age 69 years)   13. Christie Norwood,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years) + 14. Henry Norwood,   b. 27 Jan 1941,   d. 19 Jul 2007, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years)   15. Jack Bernard Norwood,   b. 28 Jan 1945,   d. 4 Mar 1992  (Age 47 years)   16. Lois Norwood,   d. Bef 13 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F35182	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Jan 1892 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 2 May 1919 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 8 Apr 1975 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Big Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 185, 186. [S120] A Place Called Home: Our Story, David L. Popiel, Duay O'Neil, et. al., (2006, The Newport Plain Talk / Jones Media Inc.), dpopiel@xtn.net., 103. [S112] Census, 1940. Name Rufus Norwood Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 1, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 49 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1891 Last Place of Residence Same Place HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Rufus Norwood Head M 49 Tennessee Bertie Norwood Wife F 38 Tennessee Burl Norwood Son M 20 South Carolina Haze Norwood Son M 18 South Carolina Juanita Norwood Daughter F 17 South Carolina Evan Norwood Daughter F 15 Tennessee Vera Norwood Daughter F 14 Tennessee Mildred Norwood Daughter F 12 Tennessee Jewel Norwood Daughter F 10 Tennessee Christine Norwood Daughter F 10 Tennessee Betty Joe Norwood Daughter F 7 Tennessee Johny Norwood Son M 5 Tennessee Bob Norwood Son M 3 Tennessee Clara Norwood Daughter F 1 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27881-2862-26?cc=2000219 : accessed 18 October 2015), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 1 > 15-1 Civil District 1 NE of French Broad River and Road from Del Rio to E County line via Nough, Del Rio (part) > image 16 of 34; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 43382565). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Rufus Norwood Event Type Marriage Event Date 02 May 1919 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Bertie Ramsey Spouse's Gender Female Page 397 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12701-29577-12?cc=1619127 : accessed 18 October 2015), 004485968 > image 1710 of 2062; county courthouses, Tennessee.