Person: Wyan Augustus NorvellBirthday: 3 February 1878
Mother: Mary_(Mollie) W. Munday
Father: Thomas Spencer Norvell
Sex: male
- Ruby Valentine Norvell born 14 February 1904
- Fred Thomas Norvell born 26 June 1905
- Helen Mary Norvell born 13 December 1907
- Alwyn Berry Norvell born 11 September 1909
- Mildred Lee Norvell born 7 December 1912
- LeRoy Augustus Norvelle born 26 February 1916 at at home, Covesville, Virginia, USA
- Augustus Wyant Norvell born 13 February 1921
- Died 7 May 1933
Wyan was the Stationmaster and telegrapher at Covesville and worked
for the Southern Railroad Company for many years. He was an avid
amateur astronomer, andbuilt several telescopes. Among these were a
9" refractor and a 16" reflector. He is said to have requested to be
buried in the tube of the large reflector. His wife, Irena, did not
share his love for the stars, and after his death gave the telescopes
to a traveling salesman who was a regular boarder during the time she
was taking in boarders.Unparsed GEDCOM data:
1 NAME Wyan Augustus Norvell
2 GIVN Wyan Augustus
2 SURN NorvellReturn to top of database