Acknowledgements

We are indebted to a number of people who have provided information and research that resulted in this website. On the Norwood side: Susan Huwaldt, Pat Phillips, Irene Norwood, Ann Birch, Vicki Hastings, Fred Fleming, Sharee Fleming, Maude Black; on the Fleming side: Enola Dunbar, Sharee Fleming, Ann Birch, Elmer Coleman, Vicki Hastings, Fred Fleming. We'd also like to recognize the contributions of Rose Anne Farmer Hoekstra and Mary Coleman Henderson and their work on the Sheffer Pioneer Cemetery book.

Bill and Sharee Fleming

We start our journey with Bill and Sharee [Norwood] Fleming. Both were born in Nebraska and raised on farms. Bill was born in 1921 and lived to be 74. Sharee was born in 1922 and lived to be 83. They were married for 25 years, divorcing in 1967. Neither remarried. Their lives took them from Nebraska to Washington to Arkansas to New Jersey and to South Dakota.

Their descendants are part of the genealogy, although details on persons still living are not shown. We have history on both Bill’s and Sharee’s sides going back to the 1700s. Photos, more details, and documents can be found by searching on either name. (Women are always searched on their maiden name.) Later, we’ll be adding some oral and written histories, but we’re not quite ready with those yet.

Another note on names. Bill is referred to as “Bill” throughout the genealogy. He used this name all his adult life, although he was originally named Billye. Sharee was originally named “Mattie,” but she legally changed her name to “Sharee” and used that name all her adult life. “Sharee” is used throughout the genealogy even though there are still relatives who call her “Mattie.” We used these conventions even for photos and documents when the two were young to lessen confusion.