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Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  John Sevier (1745-1815) — Born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., September 23, 1745. Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1790-91; Governor of Tennessee, 1796-1801, 1803-09; member of Tennessee state senate, 1810; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1811-15; died in office 1815. Slaveowner. Died in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., September 24, 1815 (age 70 years, 1 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1889 at Knox County Courthouse Grounds, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Valentine Sevier and Joanna (Goad) Sevier; married to Sarah Hawkins; grandfather of Laura Jane Sevier (who married Henry Laurence Norvell); granduncle of Ambrose Hundley Sevier; second great-grandfather of David Henry Cox.
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sevier (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Carroll (1788-1844) — of Tennessee. Born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 3, 1788. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Tennessee, 1821-27, 1829-35. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., March 22, 1844 (age 56 years, 19 days). Interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Carroll; father of William Henry Carroll (1810-1868); uncle of Mary Catherine Carroll (who married Caleb Cushing Norvell); grandfather of William Henry Carroll (1842-1915).
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Carroll County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Norvell (1789-1850) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., December 21, 1789. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; newspaper publisher; postmaster at Detroit, Mich., 1831-36; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1837-41; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1837-39; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1842; U.S. Attorney for Michigan, 1845-50. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 24, 1850 (age 60 years, 124 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lipscomb Norvell and Mary (Hendrick) Norvell; brother of Caleb Cushing Norvell; married to Mary Else Thurston, Alexandrine Catherine Cone and Isabella (Hodgkiss) Freeman; father of Dallas Norvell and Emily Virginia Norvell (who married Henry Nelson Walker); uncle of Henry Laurence Norvell; third cousin twice removed of Ernest Campbell Norvell.
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry Carroll (1810-1868) — also known as William H. Carroll — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., 1810. Democrat. Postmaster at Memphis, Tenn., 1853-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Gen. Braxton Bragg had him arrested for drunkenness, and he resigned from the army. Died in Montreal, Quebec, May 3, 1868 (age about 57 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of William Carroll and Cecilia (Bradford) Carroll; brother of Mary Catherine Carroll (who married Caleb Cushing Norvell); father of William Henry Carroll (1842-1915).
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Nelson Walker (1811-1886) — also known as Henry N. Walker — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua County, N.Y., November 30, 1811. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1844; Michigan state attorney general, 1845-47; postmaster at Detroit, Mich., 1859-60. Episcopalian. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 24, 1886 (age 74 years, 86 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Nancy (Hines) Walker and John Walker; married to Emily Virginia Norvell (daughter of John Norvell; sister of Dallas Norvell; niece of Caleb Cushing Norvell).
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Caleb Cushing Norvell (1813-1891) — also known as Caleb C. Norvell — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Green County, Ky., April 24, 1813. Republican. Newspaper editor; printer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1870. Died in Washington, D.C., February 3, 1891 (age 77 years, 285 days). Interment at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Lipscomb Norvell and Mary (Hendrick) Norvell; brother of John Norvell; married, June 27, 1833, to Catherine Mary Carroll (daughter of William Carroll; sister of William Henry Carroll (1810-1868); aunt of William Henry Carroll (1842-1915)); married, March 4, 1844, to Ann Jannette Gordon; uncle of Henry Laurence Norvell, Dallas Norvell and Emily Virginia Norvell (who married Henry Nelson Walker); third cousin twice removed of Ernest Campbell Norvell.
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Laurence Norvell (1818-1874) — also known as Henry L. Norvell — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Tennessee, February 28, 1818. Republican. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue at Nashville, Tennessee, 1867. Died September 11, 1874 (age 56 years, 195 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Norvell and Hannahretta (West) Norvell; married, October 6, 1842, to Laura Jane Sevier (granddaughter of John Sevier); nephew of John Norvell and Caleb Cushing Norvell; first cousin of Dallas Norvell; fourth cousin once removed of Ernest Campbell Norvell.
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dallas Norvell (1825-1888) — of Monguagon Township (part now in Grosse Ile Township), Wayne County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 28, 1825. Democrat. Supervisor of Monguagon Township, Michigan, 1859, 1864-66; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Amherstburg, Ontario, March 5, 1888 (age 62 years, 221 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Norvell and Isabella (Hodgkiss) Freeman Norvell; brother of Emily Virginia Norvell (who married Henry Nelson Walker); married, October 15, 1851, to Elizabeth Berthlett Lewis; nephew of Caleb Cushing Norvell; first cousin of Henry Laurence Norvell; fourth cousin once removed of Ernest Campbell Norvell.
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry Carroll (1842-1915) — also known as William H. Carroll — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Panola County, Miss., February 18, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; cotton dealer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876 (speaker), 1880 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); Democratic Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1901. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 14, 1915 (age 73 years, 55 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Carroll (1810-1868) and Elizabeth Jane (Breathitt) Carroll; married, June 15, 1888, to Mattie McKay; nephew of Mary Catherine Carroll (who married Caleb Cushing Norvell); grandson of William Carroll.
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Ernest Campbell Norvell (1870-1941) — of Tracy City, Grundy County, Tenn. Born in Bedford County, Tenn., December 16, 1870. Republican. Furniture and undertaking business; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1917-25. Episcopalian. Member, Junior Order; Woodmen; Odd Fellows. Died, of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Tracy City, Grundy County, Tenn., December 28, 1941 (age 71 years, 12 days). Interment at Tracy City Cemetery, Tracy City, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Elijah Arnold Norvell and Nancy Elizabeth (Campbell) Norvell; married, October 3, 1897, to Eda 'Ida' Von Bergen; third cousin twice removed of John Norvell and Caleb Cushing Norvell; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Laurence Norvell and Dallas Norvell.
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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