Families of John Hugh Norwood

JOHN HUGH NORWOOD, son of DOROTHY PAULINE SWARBRICK and OSCAR GUY NORWOOD, was born January 30, 1921 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died October 14, 2011 in Walter Mill, New York.^{56, 2478}

He married (1) CYNTHIA JAMES on January 30, 1943 in Episcopal Church of the Ascension, New York, New York, New York.²⁰⁵¹

He married (2) RUTH HAVEMEYER on July 11, 1970 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York.²⁴⁸⁴

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  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of John H. Norwood)

Children of CYNTHIA JAMES and JOHN HUGH NORWOOD:

1. Daughter
2. Daughter
3. Daughter
4. Son
5. Son

John H. Norwood

• was a US Navy Veteran of World War II²⁴⁷⁸
• worked in magazine advertising and publishing²⁴⁷⁸

Erie County Independent, January 31, 1942²⁴⁷⁴

Engagements

Norwood-James

Mr. and Mrs. Marquis James of New York City and Pleasantville, N. Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Cynthia, to Ensign John H. Norwood, U.S.N.R., son of Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Norwood of Hamburg, N. Y. The bride-elect's father is the well-known historian and biographer, having twice won the Pulitzer Prize for his biographies of Sam Houston and Andrew Jackson.

miss James attended Scarborough School, New York, and Westtown School, Westtown, Pa., and is a member of the sophomore class at Barnard College. Ensign Norwood was graduated from Lehigh University last JUne. He is a member of Delta Upsilon and at present is on duty at the Engineering Experiment Station at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

The wedding will take place in New York City at the Church of the Ascension on January 30.

New York Times, January 31, 1943²⁰⁵¹

NUPTIALS ARE HELD FOR CYNTHIA JAMES

Daughter of Historian and Biographer Wed to Ensign John Hugh Norwood

The marriage of Miss Cynthia James, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marquis James of 302 West Twelfth Street and Pleasantville, N. Y., to Ensign John Hugh Norwood, U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar G. Norwood of Hamburg, N. Y., took place yesterday afternoon in the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. The Rev. Edward G. Harris performed the ceremony.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. She had Miss Barbara St. Clair of Latrobe, Pa., for her only attendant. Ensign Frank S. McKenna, U. S. N. R. was best man. The ushers were the bridegroom's brother, William Norwood, Lieutenants William T. Mainwaring, U. S. A., and Malcolm F. McConnell, Army Air Forces, and Richard Gable.

A reception was given at the Brevoort.

Mrs. Norwood is an alumna of the Scarborough School and the Westtown (Pa.) School, and has been attending Barnard College. Her father is the noted historian and biographer, who twice received the Pulitzer Prize for his biographies of Sam Houston and Andrew Jackson. Mrs. James, also an author, is the former Miss Bessie Rowland of New Orleans.

Palm Beach Daily News, July 12, 1970²⁴⁸⁴

A Really Big Wedding In Southampton Style

Weddings are always of interest to society. But the big wedding in Southampton last weekend was much, much more. It seemed as if there was talk of nothing else at the Beach Club, Meadow Club and at the private parties.

The much-talked-about wedding concerned beautiful Ruth Havemeyer and John Norwood, who were married beneath an old appletree in the gardens of the Irving House on Saturday, July 11.

Ruth Havemeyer is the luscious blonde daughter of Mrs. Frederick Havemeyer of the sugar dynasty and a great-granddaughter of the founder of the Great Northern Railroad. An earlier marriage, which gave her a lovely little daughter, ended in divorce. Although the bride's immediate family did not attend, much of Southampton society turned out for the nuptials, and the reception following in the Irving's gardens. The idyllic weather contributed grandly, as it proved to be the finest and warmest day of the current season.

The bride looked radiant in a Sarmi of silk pink horizontal stripes. She was attended by a former schoolmate from Miss Hewitt's classes, also in a Sarmi: hers of blue and white horizontal stripes. Two tiny flower girls added immensely to the beauty of the occasion.

The bridegroom was attended by Stan Rumbough, who has recently moved to Palm Beach.

Erie County Independent, December 4, 1941²⁷⁷⁶

Mr. John Norwood and Dolly Norwood who are attending college in Bethlehem, Pa., spent last weekend as guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Norwood of Union Street.

Erie County Independent, May 28, 1942²⁷⁶⁹

John H. Norwood, of 92 Union Street, was one of a group of 39 seniors to be graduated with honors at Lehigh University's 74th Commencement exercises on Monday, May 16. The graduating class, numbering 336 men, was the first to graduate under the accelerated program three weeks earlier than usual.

Hamburg Sun, December 27, 1945²⁷⁶⁸

John H. Norwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Norwood of Lake St., went through Buffalo last Thursday on his way from Tokyo to Washington. The Norwoods went to Buffalo to see him between trains. he is going to spend Christmas with his wife and two daughters at Rye, N. Y., with Mr. and Mrs. Marquis James.

New York Times, October 21, 2011²⁴⁷⁸

NORWOOD—John, 90, Sportsman and Publisher. John Norwood, 90, of Cobb Isle Road, Water Mill, died peacefully on October 14th at his home in Water Mill, New York. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, nee Havemeyer, and five children, his daughters Christopher Norwood of Sag Harbor and New York, Karen Hoover of Chicago, and Nanette Norwood of New York; and his sons John H. Norwood, Jr., and Marquis James Norwood, both of New York. He is also survived by three grandsons, Forrest and Hamilton Hoover and James Norwood as well five great-grandchildren and two nephews, William and Guy Mills. His first two marriages ended in divorce. He was the son of the late Dorothy Swarbrick and O. Guy Norwood, a descendent of a family that become prominent in Gloucestershire in the 1450's; the Norwood family was established in America in the late 1640's, in Virginia, after a cousin, Sir William Berkeley, became governor. A graduate of Lehigh University, he was a lieutenant in Naval Intelligence during World War Two. He had a long career in magazine advertising and publishing, starting at Life Magazine and then becoming part of the original Time-Life team that launched Sports Illustrated. He later became publisher of Sport Magazine and, at his death, was still publishing and writing Motorsports America, an annual book covering American Motorsport racing. Mr. Norwood, himself, raced extensively at major sports car tracks, including Lime Rock, Daytona and Bridgehampton. In 1959, as Team Captain, he led Franklin Roosevelt Jr's 5-car Fiat-Aborth team to a 1-2-3 finish in every national race in its class. A member of the Meadow Club, River Club and Queens Club in London, he was also a skilled and dedicated tennis player who routinely won club championship. Viewing and services will be held from 6 to 8 on Friday the 21st at the Brockett Funeral Home at 203 Hampton Road, Southampton, New York. Donations would be welcome to Health People, a Bronx program for families affected by AIDS, founded by his daughter, Chris, or to the Southampton Fresh Air Fund.