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     Lorenzo Dow Norwood was my direct ancestor. He was born on 11 Dec 1806 in Darlington Dist., SC.^3,4 He was the son of Zachariah Norwood and Elizabeth DuBose.

Lorenzo Dow Norwood married first Eliza (Elivya) Courtney before 1827.⁵

Lorenzo Dow Norwood was widowed on 2 Apr 1828.³

Lorenzo's second marriage was to Catherine Ann McLaughlin, daughter of John McLaughlin Jr. and Ann Smith, on 10 Mar 1829 in Darlington Dist., SC.^3,6,4 Lorenzo was a farmer.^7,8 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1830 in Sumter Co., SC.⁹

In 1835, Lorenzo and Catherine moved to Georgia and located about six miles from Perry, GA. For more than fifty years, they lived on the plantation, three miles west of Perry, where Lorenzo died. He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1840 in Houston Co., GA.¹⁰

Lorenzo Dow Norwood was enumerated as Head of Household in the censuses of 1850 in Houston Co., GA, with others in the household: Catherine Ann McLaughlin, Lavenia Anne Norwood, Louisa Eveline Norwood, Martha C. Norwood, Mary Frances Norwood, William Henry Norwood, Elizabeth M. Norwood, Archibald Sylvester T. Norwood, Zemily T. Norwood and Samuel L. Norwood Sr. (his wife, 6 daughters, and 3 sons),⁷

Lorenzo Dow Norwood posted bond when Thomas E. Langley became administrator of Isaiah Jeremiah Langley's estate on 3 Mar 1856 in Houston Co., GA,¹¹ and of 1860 in Houston Co., GA, with others in the household: Catherine Ann McLaughlin, Louisa Eveline Norwood, William Henry Norwood, Elizabeth M. Norwood, Archibald Sylvester T. Norwood, Zemily T. Norwood, Samuel L. Norwood Sr., Cornelius Augustus Norwood and Catherine Victoria Norwood (his wife, 4 daughters, and 4 sons.)⁸

Lorenzo Dow Norwood was enumerated as Head of Household in the censuses of 1870 in Houston Co., GA, with others in the household: Catherine Ann McLaughlin, Samuel L. Norwood Sr., Cornelius Augustus Norwood and Catherine Victoria Norwood (his wife, 2 sons, and 1 daughter),¹² and of 1880 in Houston Co., GA, with others in the household: Catherine Ann McLaughlin and Samuel L. Norwood Sr. (his wife and son.)¹³

Lorenzo Dow Norwood died on 24 Nov 1888 in Perry, Houston Co., GA, at age 81.^3,14,15 Alternatively, Lorenzo Dow Norwood died on 11 Nov 1888, Perry, Houston Co., GA.¹⁶ He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Perry, Houston Co., GA.^17,18

A summary of Lorenzo Dow's census records:

Head of Household	Household Member	Age	Year	State	County
Norwood, Lorinzo D.		30-40	1840	GA	Houston Co.
Norwood, Lorenzo D.		44	1850	GA	Houston Co.
Norwood, Lorenzo D.		53	1860	GA	Houston Co.
Norwood, Lorenzo D.		63	1870	GA	Houston Co.
Norwood, Lorenzo D.		73	1880	GA	Houston Co.

     James Callaway was the son of Isaac Callaway Jr. and Mary Polly Barrett.

     Merrell Callaway was born on 23 Apr 1814 in Wilkes Co., GA.² He was the son of Isaac Callaway Jr. and Mary Polly Barrett.

Merrell Callaway married Mary Ann Irvine, daughter of Isaiah Tucker Irvine.

Merrell Callaway died on 27 Oct 1897 at age 83.²

     George Callaway was the son of Isaac Callaway Jr. and Mary Polly Barrett.

George Callaway married Elizabeth B. Milner, daughter of Jonathan Milner and Rebecca Dunn.¹

     William Anderson Callaway was born in 1804.¹ He was the son of Isaac Callaway Jr. and Mary Polly Barrett.

William Anderson Callaway married Martha Pope, daughter of John Pope and Elizabeth Smith, on 29 May 1825 in Wilkes Co., GA.^2,3,1

William Anderson Callaway died in 1865.¹

     Merrell Callaway was the son of Merrell Callaway.

     Henry Callaway was the son of Merrell Callaway.

     James Callaway was the son of Merrell Callaway.

     Tucker Callaway was the son of Merrell Callaway.

     Ella Callaway was the daughter of Merrell Callaway.