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Personal data Christopher Columbus Alwood 


Household of Christopher Columbus Alwood

(1) He is married to Agnes Stuart.

They got married before December 10, 1802 at fortasse, somewhere In MD.

Christopher Alwood oo Agnes Stuart

Marriage source: Stringfellow, Helena, The Alwood Family Tree, (Grantville PA, Wert Bookbinding, MCMXCVI), pg. II-FGS-1, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib..

Hanna, Jacquelyn, Alwood Web Site, (Portage MI, J.H., xxvii Oct MCMXCIX). <>

Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Susanna Lavinia Blizard.

They got married on December 10, 1802 at Baltimore Co., MD.

Christopher Columbus Alwood oo Susanna Lavinia Blizard

Marriage note: Bob & Helena Stringfellow had the German Moravian records transliterated into print from handwriting and translated into English for Susanna Pleasant.

'Den 10 Decr. 1793 verh. sie sich mit dem nunmehrigen Witwer Christopher Allwood. 'Sterbe Register für Gnadenhütten' Vol 3.

Baltimore Co. MD marriage recs show Christopher Alwood & Lone or Lorri Blizard were married 10 Dec 1802.

Baltimore County (Administration Accounts) 21, pp. 467-469 distribution of the estate of John Blizzard (Husband of Cloe), 5 Mar 1819 (MSA C261, MdHR 11, 740, 2-30-7-28) (2) Orphans Court for fact of marriage.

'Cash paid to Christopher Alwood who intermarried with Lavinia Blizzard of ditto 62.98'

Stringfellow, Helena, Letter to David A. Navorska, (Carlisle PA, H.S., xi Apr MCMXCVI)

Mrs. Stringfellow writes, 'Christopher Columbus and Susannah Lavinia Allwood ... were married by Rev Lew Richardson, a Baptist minister.' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Ephraim Kelly Alwood  1803-1881 
  2. Joseph Alwood  ± 1805-????
  3. Rebecca Allwood  < 1808-???? 
  5. Prudence Alwood  ± 1808-> 1870 
  6. William Allwood  1820-< 1849 
  7. Nancy Alwood  1813-1864 


(3) He is married to Elizabeth Whitman.

They got married on November 12, 1823 at Tuscarawas Co., OH.

Christopher Columbus Alwood oo Elizabeth Whitman

Marriage source: Wise, James L., Wise pedigree chart, (California, JLW, June, MCMLXXXI) for date & county <>

Child(ren):

  1. Ann Eliza Allwood  1826-< 1889 
  2. Charles Alwood  1827-1865 
  5. Peola Alwood  1834-> 1907 


Notes about Christopher Columbus Alwood

Christopher Columbus Alwood

Entries by Josiah Alwood ca. MCM.

Bible entries by Elizabeth (Salsberry) Alwood.

The next information comes from Robert Dunbar Vreeland who obtained it from Richard Gordon Alwood, a descendant of Josiah Kelly Alwood. CCA is said to have run a distillery in Boston. Said to have shaken hands with George Washingtontwice. Said to have weighed 200#.

1820 Salem Twp Tuscarawas Co OH census page 178 1820 census, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Christopher Alwood Males To 10 = 1; 10-16 = 2; 16-26 = 1; 26-45 = 1; 45 up = 0. Fems To 10 = 2; 10-16=1; 16-26 = 0; 26-45 = 1; 45 up = 0.

A relative Margaret Bailey writes, 'Christopher Columbus - our forebearer' Margaret Bailey writes, 'Christopher Columbus Alwood married Agens Stewart. (I have only one child recorded for Christopher and Agnes). Ephriam Kelly Allwoodmarried Elizabeth (Betsy) Salsbury ...'

Mrs. Helena Stringfellow provides circa yob.

Page 87 of Gnadenhütten Church Records for residence at death & place of burial. R-A-D = residence at death.

'Buried March 13, 1839. CHRISTOPHER ALLWODD, residing at Trenton and was buried here in Gnadenhütten. Brother TITZE conducted the services, using as his text: Luke 14, 33.'

There is a Christopher Alwood enrolled in the Bay's 3rd regiment, Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. His name was on a roll dated 7 Aug 1812. Either father or son could have served.

Broderbund World Family Tree CD read 1997 has these children for C.H. & Nancy Alwood: 1) 'Harriet Alwood abt 1826 - WFT Est 1827 - 1920' 2) 'Charles Alwood 1827 - 1865 married Elizabeth Rosenberry' 3) 'Martha Alwood abt 1829 - WFT Est 1830 - 1923' 4) 'Alford Alwood 1831 - WFT Est 1832 - 1921' 5) 'John Alwood 1832 - WFT Est 1833 - 1922' 6) 'Rosalind Alwood 1837 - WFT Est 1838 - 1931' 7) 'Cynthia Alwood 1839 - WFT Est 1840 - 1933' 8) 'Mary Ann Alwood 1842 - WFT Est 1843 - 1936' 9) 'Alice Alwood 1845 - WFT Est 1843 - 1936' 10) 'Margaret Alwood 1846 - WFT Est 1847 - 1940'

Stringfellow, Helena, The Alwood Family Tree, (Grantville PA, Wert Bookbinding, MCMXCVI) pg. I-FGS-1, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'M, 2, Christopher Columbus SR, ca. 1783'

York Twp., Tuscarawas Co., OH census, Image 24 Roll: M432-734 page 21, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

- Elizabeth Alwood

Birney, Eleanor Gillespie, Compiler, Abstracts INVENTORY and SALES RECORD B June 1823 - January 1828 Harrison County, Ohio, (Cadiz, OH, Harrison Co. Gen. Soc., Oct MMIV), pgs. 32 & 33

[Pg. 32]

'... 2 Nov 1827 Pages 427-436 Estate: JOHN F. DAVIS ... J.P.: Thomas P. Jenkins Township: Freeport ... Schedule of debts due the estate: ...

[Pg. 33] ... Christopher Allwood, ...'

As with many documents, it would be hard to determine if the father or son is being named.

Christopher's wives: 1) Agnes Stuart
2) Susanna Lavinia Blizard
3) Elizabeth Whitman <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Christopher Columbus Alwood

William Alwood
1750-> 1829
Nancy Goodin
± 1750-< 1831

Christopher Columbus Alwood
± 1770-1839

(1) < 1802

Agnes Stuart
< 1777-1802

Christopher Columbus Allwood
1789-> 1870
(2) 1802

Susanna Lavinia Blizard
1781-1823

Ephraim Kelly Alwood
1803-1881
Joseph Alwood
± 1805-????
Rebecca Allwood
< 1808-????
Son 3 of Christopher & Susanna Alwood
< 1808-????
Prudence Alwood
± 1808-> 1870
William Allwood
1820-< 1849
Nancy Alwood
1813-1864
(3) 1823

Elizabeth Whitman
1796-1834

Ann Eliza Allwood
1826-< 1889
Charles Alwood
1827-1865
George Washington Ovid Alwood
1829-1916
Christopher & Elizabeth Daug. Alwood
< 1831-1831
Peola Alwood
1834-> 1907

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Day of marriage November 12, 1823

  • The temperature on November 12, 1823 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1823: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 2 » Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
    • July 15 » A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
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    • September 22 » Joseph Smith claims to have found the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
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Day of burial March 13, 1839

  • The temperature on March 13, 1839 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1839: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The Night of the Big Wind, the most damaging storm in 300 years, sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.
    • April 19 » The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guarantees its neutrality.
    • June 17 » In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
    • September 4 » Battle of Kowloon: British vessels open fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community in China in the first armed conflict of the First Opium War.
    • September 5 » The United Kingdom declares war on the Qing dynasty of China.
    • November 17 » Oberto, Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, opens at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy.

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