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Note: HI25834
Note: (Research):1835, Executor for his father's estate.
A James M. Norwood married Mary A. Maddox in Greene County, Georgia on 8 July 1835. This could be Elvira's sister.
James Norwood married Epsy Hardy in Jackson County, Georgia on 11 February 1837.
Letter written to Mary Ann (Norwood) Walker, James' daughter.
July 6th 1858 Dear Mary Ann, I seat myself this evening to answer your kind letter, which I receiv few weeks ago. I was very glad to receive a letter from you. We are all tolerable well at this time. I do not enjoy very good health myself. The children are very hearty. Erie grows very fast and is just as bad as she can be. Our babe is a very good boy. He is just like me, good and peaceable. Times are hard and dull about here and my old friends scarce. That is my old school mates. I am in almost as strange a country as you are. I never go anywhere. Only to meetings & to see Manervy. Mother has been in Milledgeville about three months. We are looking for her home next week. I saw your Pa and his folks at meeting last meeting day. I miss you mighty at meeting. I heard yesterday that Sarah [I believe the last name is Evans, which was Mary Ann's sister. j.w.] had lost her baby since she went to Alabama. It died with the flux. I recon she took it very hard, she was very foolish about it. Mary you must write to me just as soon as you can. I got a letter from Tisha the other day. You may look out she said she was coming to see you just as soon as Owen got done saying [laying?] bye. You must write to me and let me know how Elizabeth & Sara & Caroline & all of our folks are getting along. I have never heard one word from Elizabeth and Sherod since they left here. Give my compliments to all of them. Ruby Ester has applied to the church for a new trial. I think you and Sarah Jane will have to come back though. I recon you are glad you are out of the scrape. Her and Lize [Boden?] are about the grandest ladies in our country. They was at meeting the other Saturday but she would not come in the house. She had her waiting Negro with her and was strutting about there as big as ever, old witch. She looked like she must be pretty far along. I must close for this time. I remain your friend Louisa A Griffin
Homer, Georgia May 25, 1869 Mr. J.T. Walker & Mary Ann (From James Norwood) Dear Son and daughter. I wrote you by John House, which is the last time that I have written till now. But I have not received and answer from you since. I also wrote to Thompson & Liza. No answer from them either. We are all able to be on foot but not very well. Epsy is complaining. I myself have rheumatism in my legs and ankles that troubles me very much as of late, though I work, not of choice but of necessity. Our wheat prospects is pretty promising we think. Our cotton prospects never looked so gloom at this time in the spring. This month has been cold all the time. And cotton looks like doing nothing. Indeed nothing can grow much, the ground is kept so cold --- I am scarce of corn I have not one bundle of fodder nor could I get it if I had gold to give for it. It is not to be had. In all this country there is no fruit. Neither peach or apple. In our country blackberrys & grapes is our only chance for fruit this year. I am attending but a small crop this year. James L. & myself is all there is to work. Willey and the girls younger than himself is in school. I have my land rented out. Some for the third and some in the hands of freedmen on halves. They all seem to be working well. Should God bless us with a good season we may make enough to live on. Thurmond I wish you to send me some money, if it is ever so little in order that I may place it as a credit upon your papers, as I may be stepping over my rights & by that means be bared by the statute of limitations, you can see my object. It is to keep my papers from running out of date. You have proof I think that I have every desire to favor you all I can, but while I am {REST OF LETTER MISSING.}
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