Sarah Frances Benners

(1821-1903)

At a Glance

Married her cousin James Hogg Norwood, son of Robina Hogg and William Norwood (1767-1842) William Norwood was a judge in the Superior Courts of North Carolina. Sarah and James Hogg Norwood had a son named James Alves Norwood.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Sarah Frances Benners was born on December 9, 1821. She died 1903.

Relatives

• Parents: Lucas Jacob Benners, V (1791-1836) and Evalina Roe Tomlinson (1798-1834).
• Spouse: James Hogg Norwood (1839-1912). They had one son, James Alves Norwood.
• Siblings:
  • three brothers, Joseph Nelson Benners (1823-1895), George Washington Benners (b. 1826) and Lucas Jacob Benners, VI (1825-1825).
  • six sisters, Julia Matilda Benners (1828-1904) , Elizabeth Lovick Benners (1829-1868), Mary Winifred Benners (b. 1830), Robina Ann Benners (1831-1854), Nancy Pettigrew Benners (1833-1839) and Isaac Henricus Benners (1834-1929).
• Others: William Tomlinson (grandfather, 1770-1802), Winifred Lenoir Norwood (grandmother, 1774-1862) and John Aza Beall Fitzgerald (brother-in-law, 1824-1878).