Person:John Norvell (17)

Hon. John Norvell
d.24 Apr 1850 Detroit, Michigan
m. 11 Sep 1811
m. 4 Nov 1813
  1. Spencer Norvell1814 - 1850
  2. Algernon Sidney Norvell1816 - 1817
  3. Joseph Norvell1819 - 1840
m. 4 Nov 1822
  1. Isabella Gibson Norvell1823 - 1889
  2. Dallas Norvell1825 - 1888
  3. Freeman Norvell1827 - 1881
  4. Barry Norvell1829 - 1858
  5. Emily Virginia Norvell1837 - 1914
  6. Stevens Thompson Norvell1838 - 1911
  7. John Mason Norvell1840 - 1893
  8. Alfred Cuthbert Norvell1842 - 1883
  9. James Knox Polk Norvell1845 - 1906
  10. Maj. Edwin Forrest Norvell1848 - 1876
Facts and Events
Name Hon. John Norvell
Gender Male
Birth[2][3] 21 Dec 1789 Danville, Garrard Co., Kentucky
Marriage 11 Sep 1811 to Mary Elsie Thurston
Marriage 4 Nov 1813 to Alexandria Catharine Cone
Marriage 4 Nov 1822 Philadelphia, PAto Isabella Hodgkiss
Death[1] 24 Apr 1850 Detroit, Michigan
Burial[2] Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
Reference Number? Q266798?

He was a printer, newspaper publisher, lawyer, politician and one of the first two U.S. senators from Michigan. The Wikipedia article on John Norvell is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Norvell Biographies of him can be found in many histories of Michigan and Detroit.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article John Norvell.

References
  1. History of the Norvell and Related Families, John Edward Norvell, 4thd ed, 2006
    p. 183.
  2. 2.0 2.1 John Norvell, in Find A Grave.
  3. Tombstone lists date of birth, but not place of birth.