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/300.1058.1 Message Board Post: My Norton line came to, through, and from Madison County, Tennessee. The following is some date I have put down about them. Hope this will help you in your search. Do you see any connection? Fred Norton (Fred’s Ancestro) NAME HENRY NORTON BORN FEBRUARY 1, 1797 BIRTHPLACE HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA DIED JANUARY 18, 1849 PLACE OF DEATH JACKSON, MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE FATHER JOHN NORTON MOTHER (MAIDEN NAME) SUSANNAH BARBARA HINCKLE WIFE MOURNING WHEELER MARRIAGE DATE SEPTEMBER 6, 1821 PLACE OF MARRIAGE LOGAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY CHILDREN GEORGIA ANN NORTON. b. 1823 JOHN WILLIAM NORTON, b. OCTOBER 15, 1826 JACKSON, MADISON CO. TENNESSEE JAMES H. NORTON 1830 * GEORGE JOSHUA NORTON 1834 FRANCES M. NORTON 1836 MARTHA S. NORTON 1838 THOMAS M. NORTON 1842 Updated April 25, 2003 REMARKS: Some data from “Brian’s Many Ancestors” in Ancestry.com Henry Norton is listed in records of Zion Lutheran Church in Harrisburg as being born 1 February 1797 and baptized 23 June 1797 by Reverend Henrich Moller. Henry and Julianna Moeller were witnesses to the baptism. The Norton family played a large part in Logan county Kentucky history. William Norton, who was the brother of Henry, was born 2 September 1781 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. He came to Kentucky in 1806, settling near Lexington, in 1810 he moved on west to settle in Logan County. The Norton family was a family of financiers. When William came to Logan county he began the manufacture of nails becoming extremely successful. The author of the book The Story of Logan County assumed that William and Henry Norton came from Quaker parentage. The fact of the matter is that John Norton and Susanna had strong ties to the Lutheran Church. It appears that all of their children were baptized in the church. After moving to Kentucky they were identified with Southern Baptist. It was in 1824 that Henry Norton while living in Logan county Kentucky decided to sell some land. The Deed Book of Logan county Kentucky, in which the transaction is recorded, indicates the John Norton the father of Henry Norton was deceased and buried in Harrisburg, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. ========================================= (Fred’s ancestor) NAME GEORGE JOSHUA NORTON BORN FEBRUARY 19, 1832 or 1834 BIRTHPLACE TENNESSEE DIED DECEMBER 22, 1876 PLACE OF DEATH SEARCY, ARKANSAS FATHER HENRY NORTON MOTHER (MAIDEN NAME) MOURNING WHEELER WIFE MARY ELIZABETH AMANDA BRANCH MARRIAGE DATE NOVEMBER 12, 1857 PLACE OF MARRIAGE MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE CHILDREN * WILLIAM HENRY NORTON UNKNOWN Updated MARCH 10, 2003 REMARKS: His age is shown as 16 in the 1850 census. The 1832 date came from Georgia Norton. Shown in 1860 Arkansas census, White County, Dogwood township, West Point post office, Image 111, as 28 years old. Occupation: Farm Laborer. =========================================== (Fred’s ancestor) NAME WILLIAM HENRY NORTON BORN SEPTEMBER 7, 1859 BIRTHPLACE PINSON, MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE DIED SEPTEMBER 25, 1942 PLACE OF DEATH LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FATHER GEORGE JOSHUA NORTON MOTHER (MAIDEN NAME) MARY ELIZABETH AMANDA BRANCH WIFE MARGERET JO ANN HARDY MARRIAGE DATE DECEMBER 27, 1885 PLACE OF MARRIAGE HOT SPRINGS COUNTY, ARKANSAS CHILDREN ROY W. NORTON b. ARKANSAS 1887 * CHESTER DALE NORTON b. OREGON 1894 GEORGIA NORTON b. OKLAHOMA 1902 Information known as of September 17, 2003 REMARKS: He shows up with his parents in the 1860 Arkansas census, White County, West Point Post Office, Dogwood Township, Image 111. His age is shown as one year. This means he and his parents moved to Arkansas from Tennessee before he was a year old. The 1880 Arkansas census, Hot Spring County, Fenter Township, Image 30, shows a William A or H Norton, 20 years old, as a boarder, and occupation as farm hand. This is probably him. 1910 census, Oklahoma, Seminole County, Other Townships, ED 181, Image 8, gives his occupation as farmer. He is in the 1930 Arizona census, Yuma County, Mohawk Township, District 9, Mohawk Precinct, Image two. His occupation is given as farmer. According to his granddaughter, Lorene Kelley, he was a very good singer, and sang with her quite often.