Houston Home Journal, Thursday, May 11, 1939
LAST LOCAL WOMAN OF CONFEDERACY, MRS. FANNIE NORWOOD, PASSES SUNDAY
Perry’s oldest resident, Mrs. Fannie Killen Norwood, 90 died at her home here Sunday after an illness of two weeks.
One of the best-known citizens of Houston County, Mrs. Norwood was the widow of William Henry Norwood, a Confederate veteran, whom she married in October 1865
She was born in Houston County, the daughter of Samuel Doddridge Killen, a Confederate soldier, and Anne Baskin Killen. Her father gave land to the old Houston Female College, from which she was graduated in 1864.
Mrs. Norwood was one of the founders and a charter member of the Clinton C. Duncan chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a charter member of the Daniel C. Stewart chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She had served as historian for the U. D. C. chapter and helped compile a history of Houston County.
Mrs. Norwood observed her 90th anniversary last December 8. She was honored on this occasion by the U. D. C. and the D. A. R. at a birthday party at her home.
She was the last surviving woman of the Confederacy in Houston County. Her dauntless spirit, cheerful disposition, and independent ways proved her a true woman of the Confederacy. Her heart was filled with love for and loyalty to the South and she was ever zealous for its rights.
She had been a member of the Perry Methodist Church for 64 years, and was its oldest member. For years she sang in the church choir.
Mrs. Norwood was a versatile person; a writer, a singer, and a pianist who “played by ear.” Age could not change her sparkling personality. She possessed charm and wit to an unusual degree.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Dwight Cooper and Mrs. M. M. Wells, Perry; Mrs. Foote Bronson, Eatonton; Mrs. George Flanders, Scotland, Ga.; and Mrs. Arthur Doyle, Memphis, Tenn.; a son, W. H. Norwood, Shreveport, La.; 13 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
The grandchildren are; George B. Wells, Mrs. R. H. Roughton, Perry; Mrs. Frank Stubbs, Eatonton; W. H. Bronson, Madison; Emerson Bronson, Grovania; Mrs. Conway Ford, Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. Bruce Replogle, Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. W. S. Mann, Jr., Dwight Flanders, Norwood Flanders, Chester Flanders, Scotland, Ga.; Miss Rachel Flanders, student of the University of Ga., Athens, Robert Burns Norwood, Atlanta.
The great grandchildren are: Millicent Ford, Memphis; Ann Replogie, Little Rock; Speir Flanders, George Flanders, Kay Mann, Jane Mann, Scotland; Miss Eunice Roughton, Dublin; Rollins Roughton, Fresno, Calif.; Doddridge, George, Dick, and Billy Rougton, Perry; George B. Wells, Jr., Perry; Pete Stubs, Atlanta; Eunice Stubbs, student C. S. C. W., Milledgeville; Ann James Bronson, Mary Norwood and E. B. Stubbs, all of Eatonton; Emerson, Jr., Elise, Edward, and Billy Bronson, all of Grovania.
Burial was held in Evergreen Cemetery
LAST LOCAL WOMAN OF CONFEDERACY, MRS. FANNIE NORWOOD, PASSES SUNDAY
Perry’s oldest resident, Mrs. Fannie Killen Norwood, 90 died at her home here Sunday after an illness of two weeks.
One of the best-known citizens of Houston County, Mrs. Norwood was the widow of William Henry Norwood, a Confederate veteran, whom she married in October 1865
She was born in Houston County, the daughter of Samuel Doddridge Killen, a Confederate soldier, and Anne Baskin Killen. Her father gave land to the old Houston Female College, from which she was graduated in 1864.
Mrs. Norwood was one of the founders and a charter member of the Clinton C. Duncan chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a charter member of the Daniel C. Stewart chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She had served as historian for the U. D. C. chapter and helped compile a history of Houston County.
Mrs. Norwood observed her 90th anniversary last December 8. She was honored on this occasion by the U. D. C. and the D. A. R. at a birthday party at her home.
She was the last surviving woman of the Confederacy in Houston County. Her dauntless spirit, cheerful disposition, and independent ways proved her a true woman of the Confederacy. Her heart was filled with love for and loyalty to the South and she was ever zealous for its rights.
She had been a member of the Perry Methodist Church for 64 years, and was its oldest member. For years she sang in the church choir.
Mrs. Norwood was a versatile person; a writer, a singer, and a pianist who “played by ear.” Age could not change her sparkling personality. She possessed charm and wit to an unusual degree.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Dwight Cooper and Mrs. M. M. Wells, Perry; Mrs. Foote Bronson, Eatonton; Mrs. George Flanders, Scotland, Ga.; and Mrs. Arthur Doyle, Memphis, Tenn.; a son, W. H. Norwood, Shreveport, La.; 13 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
The grandchildren are; George B. Wells, Mrs. R. H. Roughton, Perry; Mrs. Frank Stubbs, Eatonton; W. H. Bronson, Madison; Emerson Bronson, Grovania; Mrs. Conway Ford, Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. Bruce Replogle, Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. W. S. Mann, Jr., Dwight Flanders, Norwood Flanders, Chester Flanders, Scotland, Ga.; Miss Rachel Flanders, student of the University of Ga., Athens, Robert Burns Norwood, Atlanta.
The great grandchildren are: Millicent Ford, Memphis; Ann Replogie, Little Rock; Speir Flanders, George Flanders, Kay Mann, Jane Mann, Scotland; Miss Eunice Roughton, Dublin; Rollins Roughton, Fresno, Calif.; Doddridge, George, Dick, and Billy Rougton, Perry; George B. Wells, Jr., Perry; Pete Stubs, Atlanta; Eunice Stubbs, student C. S. C. W., Milledgeville; Ann James Bronson, Mary Norwood and E. B. Stubbs, all of Eatonton; Emerson, Jr., Elise, Edward, and Billy Bronson, all of Grovania.
Burial was held in Evergreen Cemetery
Houston Home Journal, Thursday, May 11, 1939
LAST LOCAL WOMAN OF CONFEDERACY, MRS. FANNIE NORWOOD, PASSES SUNDAY
Perry’s oldest resident, Mrs. Fannie Killen Norwood, 90 died at her home here Sunday after an illness of two weeks.
One of the best-known citizens of Houston County, Mrs. Norwood was the widow of William Henry Norwood, a Confederate veteran, whom she married in October 1865
She was born in Houston County, the daughter of Samuel Doddridge Killen, a Confederate soldier, and Anne Baskin Killen. Her father gave land to the old Houston Female College, from which she was graduated in 1864.
Mrs. Norwood was one of the founders and a charter member of the Clinton C. Duncan chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a charter member of the Daniel C. Stewart chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She had served as historian for the U. D. C. chapter and helped compile a history of Houston County.
Mrs. Norwood observed her 90th anniversary last December 8. She was honored on this occasion by the U. D. C. and the D. A. R. at a birthday party at her home.
She was the last surviving woman of the Confederacy in Houston County. Her dauntless spirit, cheerful disposition, and independent ways proved her a true woman of the Confederacy. Her heart was filled with love for and loyalty to the South and she was ever zealous for its rights.
She had been a member of the Perry Methodist Church for 64 years, and was its oldest member. For years she sang in the church choir.
Mrs. Norwood was a versatile person; a writer, a singer, and a pianist who “played by ear.” Age could not change her sparkling personality. She possessed charm and wit to an unusual degree.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Dwight Cooper and Mrs. M. M. Wells, Perry; Mrs. Foote Bronson, Eatonton; Mrs. George Flanders, Scotland, Ga.; and Mrs. Arthur Doyle, Memphis, Tenn.; a son, W. H. Norwood, Shreveport, La.; 13 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
The grandchildren are; George B. Wells, Mrs. R. H. Roughton, Perry; Mrs. Frank Stubbs, Eatonton; W. H. Bronson, Madison; Emerson Bronson, Grovania; Mrs. Conway Ford, Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. Bruce Replogle, Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. W. S. Mann, Jr., Dwight Flanders, Norwood Flanders, Chester Flanders, Scotland, Ga.; Miss Rachel Flanders, student of the University of Ga., Athens, Robert Burns Norwood, Atlanta.
The great grandchildren are: Millicent Ford, Memphis; Ann Replogie, Little Rock; Speir Flanders, George Flanders, Kay Mann, Jane Mann, Scotland; Miss Eunice Roughton, Dublin; Rollins Roughton, Fresno, Calif.; Doddridge, George, Dick, and Billy Rougton, Perry; George B. Wells, Jr., Perry; Pete Stubs, Atlanta; Eunice Stubbs, student C. S. C. W., Milledgeville; Ann James Bronson, Mary Norwood and E. B. Stubbs, all of Eatonton; Emerson, Jr., Elise, Edward, and Billy Bronson, all of Grovania.
Burial was held in Evergreen Cemetery
LAST LOCAL WOMAN OF CONFEDERACY, MRS. FANNIE NORWOOD, PASSES SUNDAY
Perry’s oldest resident, Mrs. Fannie Killen Norwood, 90 died at her home here Sunday after an illness of two weeks.
One of the best-known citizens of Houston County, Mrs. Norwood was the widow of William Henry Norwood, a Confederate veteran, whom she married in October 1865
She was born in Houston County, the daughter of Samuel Doddridge Killen, a Confederate soldier, and Anne Baskin Killen. Her father gave land to the old Houston Female College, from which she was graduated in 1864.
Mrs. Norwood was one of the founders and a charter member of the Clinton C. Duncan chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a charter member of the Daniel C. Stewart chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She had served as historian for the U. D. C. chapter and helped compile a history of Houston County.
Mrs. Norwood observed her 90th anniversary last December 8. She was honored on this occasion by the U. D. C. and the D. A. R. at a birthday party at her home.
She was the last surviving woman of the Confederacy in Houston County. Her dauntless spirit, cheerful disposition, and independent ways proved her a true woman of the Confederacy. Her heart was filled with love for and loyalty to the South and she was ever zealous for its rights.
She had been a member of the Perry Methodist Church for 64 years, and was its oldest member. For years she sang in the church choir.
Mrs. Norwood was a versatile person; a writer, a singer, and a pianist who “played by ear.” Age could not change her sparkling personality. She possessed charm and wit to an unusual degree.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Dwight Cooper and Mrs. M. M. Wells, Perry; Mrs. Foote Bronson, Eatonton; Mrs. George Flanders, Scotland, Ga.; and Mrs. Arthur Doyle, Memphis, Tenn.; a son, W. H. Norwood, Shreveport, La.; 13 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
The grandchildren are; George B. Wells, Mrs. R. H. Roughton, Perry; Mrs. Frank Stubbs, Eatonton; W. H. Bronson, Madison; Emerson Bronson, Grovania; Mrs. Conway Ford, Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. Bruce Replogle, Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. W. S. Mann, Jr., Dwight Flanders, Norwood Flanders, Chester Flanders, Scotland, Ga.; Miss Rachel Flanders, student of the University of Ga., Athens, Robert Burns Norwood, Atlanta.
The great grandchildren are: Millicent Ford, Memphis; Ann Replogie, Little Rock; Speir Flanders, George Flanders, Kay Mann, Jane Mann, Scotland; Miss Eunice Roughton, Dublin; Rollins Roughton, Fresno, Calif.; Doddridge, George, Dick, and Billy Rougton, Perry; George B. Wells, Jr., Perry; Pete Stubs, Atlanta; Eunice Stubbs, student C. S. C. W., Milledgeville; Ann James Bronson, Mary Norwood and E. B. Stubbs, all of Eatonton; Emerson, Jr., Elise, Edward, and Billy Bronson, all of Grovania.
Burial was held in Evergreen Cemetery
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