Norwood Plantation Family Cemetery

The Norwood Plantation cemetery was surveyed on August 24, 1996 by Sharon Lee Nowery. The cemetery is located at 1470 Huguenot (Route 711) and is enclosed in a brick wall about five feet high. One side of the wall has fallen down and has barbed wire to keep the cattle out.

There are four engraved tombstones. Three are readable, and one is face down and was not moved.

Following is a letter, dated September 3, 1996, from Constance Kennon Harriss, a descendant, explaining some of the history of Norwood:

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Following the tombstone inscriptions found at the cemetery is a list of additional burials at Norwood as listed in St. Luke’s Church (Protestant Episcopal), Powhatan Co., VA Records 1842-1936, presented to the Virginia Historical Society by the Vestry of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Powhatan, Va., 12 December 1990.

Burial Listing

Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Remarks
Cary, (A Child)	.	.	(Dear Little Cary)
Clark, Robert, Mr. (slave)	.	1/2/1860	burial date
Harris, Barretier	.	3/4/1855	burial date
Heath, Mrs.	.	1/5/1846	burial date
Kennon, Ann Hare	.	2/24/1845	burial date
Randolph, L. (Miss)	.	3/15/1864	burial date
Rodman, Nannie Selden	11/23/1837	3/8/1868	w/o Rev. E.M. Rodman (see note #1 below)
Selden, Harriet C. (Mrs.)	.	11/30/1848	burial date
Selden, Wm. A., M.D.	.	1/27/1865	see note #2 below

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Note #1: Nannie, Daughter of Miles C. & Harriet C. Selden (died Sunday morning 3/8/1868)
Note #2: In memory of Wm. A. Selden, M.D. who died 1/27/1865 whilst surgeon at the Huguenot Hospital, Pow. Co.
in ____ ____ devotion in his duty to his country. Blessed are the pure in Heart for they shall see God.