This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: norton, burdick.hoyt,robinson,potter,hungerford,wyatt.sager,&more Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qi3.2ACIB/1723 Message Board Post: ggrandfather=willie e norton in the 1910 census states his father was from connicut. in the 1920 census it states his father was from new york. both census says willie was born in ohio. i do beleive his parents were lavern and urana norton. his brothers were luke,john,perry, a sister maria who married a william cossolman in michigan. willie married a elmira burdick from marcellus, mi. they had a son born in kayso? not sure of the spelling in colorado.born in 1883. if you have any information please contact me. thankyou and GOD BLESS.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Norton, Hewitt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/1722 Message Board Post: My gggg grandfather's name was Samuel Norton. I don't know much about him, just that he had a son named Thomas who married a woman with the surname Hewitt. They had a daughter named Jennie (Jeanette?) Norton who was born in 1850 in NY (most likely Clinton County). I'm just getting started with my Norton family tree and don't yet know when they immigrated to this country. Please reply if you have any information about him or his descendants. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qi3.2ACIB/715.1261 Message Board Post: Chris, I also have been searching for FL Nortons, My GFather was Marcus (Mark) his father William R his father Nathan Stewart and his father Nathan (born Sept 24, 1819). They moved to Haines City in 1885. Nathan (1819) served in the 1835 Seminole Indian War. I am interested in all that you have so please LET ME HAVE IT. Marc

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/1721 Message Board Post: Looking for relatives of Rosa Bell Norton Parker married toVirgil Trenton Parker. Her b.1873-d.1945. 11 children Hazel Bell Parker is my great Grandmother, Married to Glyde Braman, 4 children, Rodney Ross Braman is my Grandfather.I'm trying to do a complete tree and I'm looking for her parents and ancestors. Thanks MSB

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/1720 Message Board Post: Looking for information about Louis J. Norton who married Flora Grace Osborn b1887 from upstate NY.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thrasher, Norton, Roberson, Pickens, McCrary, etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qi3.2ACIB/1719 Message Board Post: I am searching for any information on the family of my great-grandmother Dora Isabella NORTON who was born 5/3/1869 in AL and married to George Lewis THRASHER on 3/13/1887 in Lawrence County, AL. Their marriage license gives their names as G.L. THRASHER and Miss M.E. NORTON. They had five children: George Thomas, Annie Genaver, William Merty, James Flur, and Newton Columbus (my grandfather). Dora died on 5/10/1939 and Lewis died 10/10/1945. They died and are buried in Morgan County, AL. In the 1920 Morgan County, AL census Dora's father's name is given as William NORTON (a widower, aged 72,living with Dora). Dora's death certificate gives her mother's name as Adline KING but gives her father's as J. T. NORTON. I found a Dora I. NORTON, aged 10 in the 1880 census, living with her parents John T. and Matilda E. NORTON in Winston County, AL with four younger siblings: Charles K. (8), Martha (6), Alsey (4), and Hulda (2). I also have a copy of a land transfer document (dated 7/20/1893) with J.T. and Matilda A. NORTON giving land to the trustees of a church at Liberty Grove (in Lawrence County). One of those trustees was G.W. THRASHER who was the founder and first preacher of that church as well as the father of my George Lewis THRASHER. This document was attested to by T.O. THRASHER (another of G.W's sons) and J. M. NORTON. According to land records this is part of the property of John T. NORTON. I am convinced that John T. and Matilda are Dora's parents, but haven't been able to prove that conclusively in part due to the differences in names found in variouis records. I have been unable to find any other records as yet. I have been told by another THRASHER researcher that the Norton's migrated from Randolph County, AL along with the Thrasher's. Any help, suggestions, or possible leads will be appreciated greatly.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qi3.2ACIB/1718 Message Board Post: also looking for lavern and urana norton of parks st joesph, mi a luke norton also. still looking for a james howard norton.and a birdie norton who married a william beaty in battle creek,mi in 1915. and information on a bessie norton who married a james robinson in battlecreek,mi. if anyone can help i would appreciate it very much. thankyou and GOD bless.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qi3.2ACIB/1713.2 Message Board Post: Connie I have information on your Henry Wilson Norton as he is part of my line. He was brother to my 3x great grandfather. I have some info. posted on this site regarding him. What would you like to know/? I have parents and siblings for him. First wife and couple children. Census records etc...

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Norton / Mayhew Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qi3.2ACIB/1715.1.1 Message Board Post: I can't claim relation to Lillian Nordica, but my Norton line does have Ebenezer Norton married to Deborah Mayhew (born 1680). I got this info from a distant relative and have not verified it, but if these two were brother and sister to your two, I can give you other names to try, going back one and two more generations.

Looking for info on NORTONS in Mich 1860s/1900. Cass Co. Milissa Jane NORTON married John LEE. Had a brother David NORTON. any info would be greatly appreciated. Maybe some one has a bible on the NORTONS. Thank you, Evelyn LEE

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Norton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/1715.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for all of the email responses so far, feel free to keep them coming. The general consensus is that Lillian did not have any brothers, I'm still hoping, but it seems pretty slim. For clarification of my first message, his full name was Frank Butler Norton and he married Elizabeth Mayhew. Thanks Again Bill Preston

On Sun, 16 Jun 2002 03:05:08 -0600, rnorton@unm.edu wrote: >Henry Norton was the son of Henry Norton Sr and Sophia Fancher. >Henry Senior was the son of Thomas Norton and Alice Cranmer and was >also a brother of Walter Norton, who was a founder of York. ME. >Henry the younger went to York to look after the interests of his >late uncle. My typo. I meant to type Sarah Lawson instead of Sophia Fancher. Scott and I are clearly talking about different Henry Nortons in different centuries. There seem to be two Henry Norton threads going on simultaneously.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/1717 Message Board Post: LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ON ISAAC NORTON'S PARENTS. MAY BE FROM ONT CANADA. ISAAC, HIS WIFE PHEOBE, AND THEIR DAUGHTER MARIETTA NORTON WIGHTMAN , ALL DIED IN MONROE CENTER, MICHIGAN IN EARLY 1900'S THEY ARE MY NEWLY FOUND GGGRANDPARENTS. LOOKING FOR MORE FAMILY TO LEARN ABOUT MY FAMILY. CONNIE

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/200.1 Message Board Post: JUST WANTED TO SAY HI. FUNNY WHAT A SMALL WORKD. SURE THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN UN BUT THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD. I WAS BORN AN EATON AND HAVE GGGRNADPARENTS NAMED ISAAC AND PHEOBE NORTON. WE ARE FROM TRAVERSE CITY, MICIGAN AREA. AM TRYING TO LOCATE ANYONE RELATED TO ISAAC. ONLY KNOW HIS DAUGHTER MARIETTA WAS MARRIED TO GEORGE HENRY WIGHTMAN. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR HUNT MY EMAIL IS KONILE@YAHOO.COM CONNIE

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/350.1.3 Message Board Post: WONDER IF THERE IS A CONNECTION WITH US. LOOKING FOR FAMILY OF ISAAC OR TOSAC NORTON. DON'T KNOW HIS PARENTS OR SIBS. ONLY KNOW HE MARRIED A PHEOBE WOOSTER. HAD A DAUGHTER MARIETTA THAT MARRIED A GEORGE HENRY WIGHTMAN. THIS ISAAC DIED AROUND 1902. BUT BESIDES THAT HAVE RELATIVES WITH THE LAST NAME OF QUICK. NANCY ANN QUICK b AUG. 7,1816 ONTARIO d FEB. 11, 1894 MONROE CENTER, MICHIGAN ISAAC ALSO DIED IN MONROE CENTER, MICHIGAN. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON, CONNIE

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/350.1.2 Message Board Post: WONDER IF THERE IS A CONNECTION WITH US. LOOKING FOR FAMILY OF ISAAC OR TOSAC NORTON. DON'T KNOW HIS PARENTS OR SIBS. ONLY KNOW HE MARRIED A PHEOBE WOOSTER. HAD A DAUGHTER MARIETTA THAT MARRIED A GEORGE HENRY WIGHTMAN. THIS ISAAC DIED AROUND 1902. BUT BESIDES THAT HAVE RELATIVES WITH THE LAST NAME OF QUICK. NANCY ANN QUICK b AUG. 7,1816 ONTARIO d FEB. 11, 1894 MONROE CENTER, MICHIGAN ISAAC ALSO DIED IN MONROE CENTER, MICHIGAN. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON, CONNIE

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/1543.1539.1541.1 Message Board Post: I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON ISAAC OR TOSAC NORTON BORN I THINK 1857 OR AROUND THERE ANYWAY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS BORN OR WHO HIS PARENTS WERE. JUST FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT HE IS MY GGGRANDFATHER. HE DIED 2-8-1902.. IN MONROE CENTER, MICHIGAN THE GRAVE STONE SAYS HE WAS 45 YRS 6 MONS. AND 14 DAYS OLD WHEN HE DIED. HE WAS MARRIED TO PHEOBE WOOSTER. I KNOW HE HAD AT LEAST 1 DAUGHTER NAMED MARIETTA BORN 8-14-1849 DIED 5-7-1043 IN MONROE CENTER MICHIGAN. SHE WAS MARRIED TO GEORGE HENRY WIGHTMAN BORN 9-11-1844 DIED 6-13-1892. IS HE (ISAAC NORTON) POSSIBLY IN THAT FAMILY BIBLE? HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP. CONNIE JOHNSON

Forwarded message ... -----Original Message----- From: GONZALO ARNEZ [mailto:GJJJ1@msn.com] Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 11:50 AM To: NORTON-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: Norton/Hurley ?? Connection Hello, I am looking for information on my Grandmother CARRIE MABLE NORTON b.1888 d. 193?,She was married to George W. Selby Scaggs b. 1885 d. 1971 Her parents were John Norton and Laura V. Hurley. I believe she was born and Married in Washington D.C and lived in Calvert County Md. Any information appreciated. Janet

On Sat, 15 Jun 2002 03:03:20 -0600, snorton@nortonfamily.net wrote: Henry Norton was the son of David Norton and Sophia >Fancher. >Please visit www.Nortonfamily.net and look under the heading of >David Norton. I would be appreciative of any additional info you >have on Henry's family. >Scott Norton Henry Norton was the son of Henry Norton Sr and Sophia Fancher. Henry Senior was the son of Thomas Norton and Alice Cranmer and was also a brother of Walter Norton, who was a founder of York. ME. Henry the younger went to York to look after the interests of his late uncle. MAINE GENEALOGY, p514 : "Henry, gentleman, bp. 26 Nov 1618,s.of Henry and Sarah(Lawson) of Stepney,co Middlesex and nephew of Walter,came to York after his uncle's death to look after the family interest...... Here's background on Walter: Walter Norton, son of Thomas Norton and Alice Cranmer, was born about 1580, probably in London. He was a professional soldier of long experience in the low countries (Netherlands), was taken prisoner in the battle of Rhe in 1625, in which his son was killed. Subsequently he is found as an immigrant to New England, and was a resident of Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1630. He was a purchaser with other of his relatives of land on the Agamenticus river in Maine, and in 1632 was at York. His intent was evidently to develop this property. In 1633, while journeying to Virginia with Captin John Stone, Lt Col Walter Norton was murdered by the Pequots when their ship entered the Connecticut river to trade. The name of his son is not reported: he was evidently by his first wife Jane (Reeve) Reynolds. By his second wife Eleanor he had a child.Jane married 1, Henry Simpson;2,Nicholas Bond."

Dear Norton cousins, Today I received my invitation and announcement of the Annual Meeting of the Nordica Memorial Foundation, Thursday, 26 June, 2002 at 4:00 p.m., at the Homestead Museum in Farmington, ME. If you don't belong, you might care to join, the dues are $5.00 per year or $100 for a lifetime membership. You can send your dues or donations made out to the "Nordica Memorial Association, Inc.", to Emily Floyd, 258 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938. Donations are welcome, as they wish to restore Lillian's gowns that have been in storage all these years. August 17, 2002 will be the Annual Concert and open house at the college there in Farmington. For 2 or 3 years now, several of us have been attempting to locate the grandchildren of Lillian's sisters, hoping to encourage them to attend the Annual Norton reunion held in August on the grounds of the Nordica Foundation. We also have been searching for the final resting place of Lillian. I've sent many checks along with requests for Interment records to the cemeteries where we thought George W. Young might have buried Lillian. Several weeks ago I received information from the New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey, they had burial records for several members of the Young family including Lillian's last husband George W. Young. In some of the spaces in the lot/plot there are double burials, but one space was empty. The note from the cemetery said that G.W. Young may have secretly buried Lillian, so I thought that might be where she is interred. Today I received a copy of a letter from Mr. Tom Sawyer, President of the Nordica Foundation, the letter appears to be written in 1952, and I surmise by Mr. Ben Steinchfield, who was a great admirer of Madame Nordica. NORDICA ASHES, Ben's to Andre Benoist, Aug 15 & 16 1952. "Between the two visits I had made another pilgrimage-one in which I knew Mr. Benoist would be interested. That was to the cemetery where Mme Nordica is buried. This meant going to Jersey City to the New York Bay Cemetery. The same morning we had driven to Linden, N.J. some five miles south of Jersey City to another cemetery. Here I was going to find out if a headstone had been erected over the grave of the friend from the Lexington Hotel, Assistant Manager for may years there. His tragic story of resigning suddenly, losing his mind and becoming a menace to himself, finally in Bellevue, then in a State Institution from which he came apparently well only to become ill again at the Sloane House where he lived temporarily and worked for the time he was there. But this time it was gangrene and when told that amputation must be made, he tried to jump out the window at the hospital where he was taken. That meant Bellevue again. When I discovered all this he was nearly gone and fortunately died. His assets were around $300. which were enough for burial which was made by the Public Administrator who took over his affairs as he had no kin. My attempt to be present for the funeral was frustrated for I had secured the release of his body from the morgue at Bellevue one night and by the time I telephoned the undertaker the following morning to ask about services - he was buried! Then I kept after the Pub. Adm. to get a stone to mark his grave and when I was told he did not have sufficient funds, (I) reminded them he was a Veteran, also had Social Security. Imagine my satisfaction when I finally found the grave to see a polished granite marker with his name and date of death on it in a beautiful cemetery well cared for always. ****Then to come to find the resting place of Nordica-and at the office found a lot for George Young but in the old part and nobody else in it apparently. I told the old gentleman that could not be the lot and he searched in the other files for the cemetery which adjoins the first with nothing there to show where one leaves off and the other begins, Finally he gave me the cards to look at and asked if I saw anybody there whom I knew. First I saw JOHN ALVIN YOUNG whom I'd know well. He was George W.'s brother and told me at one time he would get the ashes for us in time as he was the only member of the family who did anything for the family plot there. He did not tell me where the cemetery was - that I had to find out later, perhaps three years ago by the chance visit of his niece to the Homestead. Then I saw George W. Young - but never a mention of the name of Nordica. But he called an attendant who took the cards and was to take us to the lot. This man said on seei! ng them: I remonstrated but he was positive. We reached the lot as numbered on the card and it was a corner one, curved as the road went by it that way. Arriving near enough to realize that there actually was but one stone there, was astounded to read on the stone: JOHN ALVIN YOUNG, and the date of birth and death. No other marker of any sort on the entire lot. I looked at the cards with the attendant and he showed me how the lots were set in, feet toward the curve in the road as it went around the outside of the lot. Also showed me how the lots were numbered and that of John Alvin was not inserted on the card with the diagram. But I persisted to find out which grave would be that of George W. It was number four #4! All the man could do to show me the spot where George would be - and of course, with him the urn with the ashes of Nordica. Truly, it was a difficult moment for me to learn that nothing but green grass was there - no reminder of the glorious past. I'd thought there was a large family monument and said to the attendant that there seemed to be in center of the lot what appeared to be a foundation for a monument as the ground was slightly raised. He said - "Oh, No - there used to be flowers there, a flower garden." Then I knew what John Alvin meant when he said he took care of the family plot and nobody else, not! even George, Jr. or his sister, Dorothy ever did anything for it. The man said to be sure of the grave, he'd have to probe to locate the vault. I did not think wise to continue and walked slowly back to the office and we drove on. But the young friend with me expressed my thought: Millionaires and world famed people lie with no marker and a little nonentity had a fine marker just because he had a friend who saw to it that he got it. I expressed my thoughts by asking my young friend if he knew the O.Henry stories - for this surely would furnish the material for a typical O.Henry story. Recounting this to Andre Benoist, he simply said: "Sic transit Gloria - Fame is but transient." So I surmise that Lillian Bayard Norton a.k.a. Madame Nordica is buried in lot Number 80, in the Bay View Section of the New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. Possibly in the same space as George W. Young, or just possibly in the Edgewood Section of the same cemetery in space #3 where there is no notation of a burial, double burials in two of the spaces and the 3rd space no burial, or at least no record of a burial. This lot owned by Franklin & George W. Young. (George W. Young, Jr.?) My conclusion, is we know where Madame Nordica is buried, in which cemetery anyway. I propose there is no need to exhume her ashes, if there are any left, but to memoralize her through the NBordica Memorial Foundation. We can contibute to the restoration and preservation of her gowns with donations. Maybe someday if funds exist we can erect a stone, in Maine where it belongs, a tribute to this glorious woman. If anyone wishes a diagram of the cemetery lots, you can contact me individually, as I cannot send an attachment via the Norton Roots Web mailing list. Joan Norton Mullen Joan Mullen *********************************************************************** NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS - Please change your address book. TO: SWANLADY@COX.NET *************************************************************************