Hello listers, I have followed the listings for Giles Norton and I am interested in sharing info. My husband descends from Melissa Jane Norton and John Lee. My records from Melissa's grandson Donald Forrest Lee; Melissa b/ 29 Jan. 1834, Brownsville, Cass Co., Mi. - d/ 18 Jan. 1922, Calhan, El Paso Co., Co. Believe buried in Calhan City Cemetary. m/ John Lee abt 1858/59 Cass Co., Mi. John b/abt 1830, Tn. - d/abt 1872, Cassapolis, Cass Co., Mi. Presume he is buried there. two children; 1. Flora Etta Lee, b/1860 Brownsville, Cass Co., Mi. - d/26 Feb 1940 Wetmore, Nemaha Co., Ks. br/ Wetmore City Cemetary. - m/ Milton J. Cole abt 1877 Cass Co., Mi. issue: 2. William Wheeler Lee, b/8 Mar 1865 Cass Co., Mi - d/29 Jul 1944, Morris Co., Ks. Bur; Greenwood Cemetery, Council Grove, Morris Co., Ks issue; Youngest son, Donald Forrest Lee and his oldest son, M. T. Lee, my hubby. John Lee died from burns, Melissa never remarried, she moved to Nemaha Co., Ks 1880, with Flora Etta and her family and a cousin of William, Lydia A. Lee Adamson and family. Much of my info is from family records and censi records. We do have pictures of Melissa Jane, David and his three children, one son and two daughters and one of Levi Norton's daughter, several others without names. I also have records of Nathan, Levi and Pleasant Norton, but mostly censi. Does any one know if they are brothers, to Giles or nephews or how related? Also would like to find out if Giles wife Elizabeth's maiden name was Wheeler. Family story believes is was, that would explain where the Wheeler middle name for William came from. Family lore has it that Sampson, Melissa's brother, went to Minniapolis, Mn.; either help plat the city or purchased a large amount of land there; sold it and moved from there with family to Sadalia, Mo 1180s, give or take a few years, purchased one section of land for each of his 4 children. In the early 1980s I searched there and have not found any thing I could connect with the story. There was a Norton family there, very well to do, dates before 1900, I would have to look thru my notes to come up with the name, but no Sampson. Thank you. Evelyn Ks