Luther
NORTON (son of Joseph
Benson NORTON & Susan SNIDER) was born on 12 Feb 1882 in
Carter County, MO. He died on 21 Jul 1926 in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
He was buried on 25 Jul 1926 in Alamogordo Cemetery in Alamogordo,
NM.Fifth Generation of Christopher & Mary (Emmerson) Norton
Luther
NORTON (son of Joseph
Benson NORTON & Susan SNIDER) was born on 12 Feb 1882 in
Carter County, MO. He died on 21 Jul 1926 in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
He was buried on 25 Jul 1926 in Alamogordo Cemetery in Alamogordo,
NM.
Luther married Lottie Irene H. (last name unknown) before 1918. Lottie was born about 1892 in Texas.
Luther & Lottie had the following children.
Sue M. NORTON was born about 1918 in Louisiana.
C. Fay NORTON was born about 1921 in Louisiana.
Dorothy A. NORTON was born about 1933 in New Mexico.
James
Marion NORTON (son of Joseph
NORTON & Sophia ADAMSON) was born about 1828 in Iowa.
James married Sarah Elizabeth HAGLER before 1853.
James & Sarah had the following child.
 Louisa
Emma NORTON (daughter of Hiram
NORTON & Nancy PURDUE) was born about 1838 in Indiana. She
died about 1880 in Alto Pass, IL. Her sister was probably Mary
Norton (born in 1841 in IL) who lived with the Emery's during the
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 Louisa
married James
EMERY, son of Joel
Joseph EMERY and Eve FITE, on 24 Dec 1854 in Union County, IL.
(Note: click on the links above & below to read more about the
Emery family.)
Louisa's father, Hiram Norton, gave his consent for her to marry, which at that time probably meant that she was not age 18, the legal age to marry at that time. James & Louisa had the following children. |
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William Walter EMERY |
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Albert M. EMERY |
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David C. EMERY |
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Mary Elizabeth EMERY |
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 Louisa
also married John Calvin CARTER on
21 Jun 1868 in Union County, IL. John was born on 1 Apr 1826 in Marion,
KY. It was his second marriage. He died on 26 Apr 1870 in Union County,
IL. He is buried in Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Union County, IL.
John served in the Civil War at age 35 in the 109th Illinois Infantry (14 Aug 1862). The officers of the unit were listed as "deserters" when they did not order their soldiers to "march toward the sound of guns" (cannon fire) while guarding bridges near in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He later was allowed to join the Illinois 11th Infantry. He mustered out of the Infantry in July 1865 (Dexter 1997). John & Louisa had the following child. |
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Emma Caroline CARTER |
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Mary
Eleanor "Matilda" NORTON (daughter of Hiram
NORTON & Nancy PURDUE) was born in Jul 1843 in Alto Pass, IL.
She died about 1902. She is buried in Hagler Cemetery in Pomona,
IL.
Matilda married John Tyler MESSAMORE on 22 Sep 1859 in Jackson County, IL. John was born in May 1837 in Tennessee. He died about 1915.
John & Matilda had the following children.
Minerva C. MESSAMORE was born about 1859 in Illinois.
Nellie May MESSAMORE was born about 1868 in Pomona, Jackson County, IL.
Joseph
Benjamin NORTON (son of Hiram
NORTON & Nancy PURDUE) was born on 8 Aug 1847 in Union County, IL
and died on 28 May 1872 in Union County, IL. He is buried in Collins
Cemetery in Union County, IL. The 1846 tax records indicate his land
was located at pt W end SW 9 and E 1/2 SW 13.
Joseph married Nancy Jane MINTON, daughter of Joseph W MINTON & Elizabeth CHILDERS, on 3 May 1868 in Union County, IL. Nancy was born in July 1847 in Tennessee. She died about 1917 in Jackson County, IL.
Joseph & Nancy had the following child.
Mary
Jane NORTON (daughter of Hiram
NORTON & Nancy PURDUE) was born on 16 Jun 1849 in Union County,
IL. She died on 30 Nov 1888 in Jackson County, IL. She was
buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Pomona, IL (aka Jerusalem).
Mary married Isadore LINDSEY, son of Rueben LINDSEY and Sarah COLEMAN, on 16 Nov 1871 in Union County, IL. Isadore was born on 1 May 1850 in Jackson County, IL.
Isadore & Mary had the following children.
Ella Sarah LINDSEY was born in Sep 1872 in Union County, IL.
Mary Caroline LINDSEY was born about 1876 in Jackson County, IL.
Hiram Reuben LINDSEY was born in Dec 1876 in Illinois.
George
W. NORTON (son of Hiram
NORTON & Nancy PURDUE) was born on 17 Nov 1852 in Union County,
IL. He died on 11 Feb 1911 in Carbondale, IL of paralysis &
diarrhea. He is buried in Hagler Cemetery in Pomona, IL.
He was a farmer.
George married Rachel THOMPSON, daughter of William THOMPSON and Caroline LATTER, on 19 Feb 1880 in Jackson County, IL. Rachel was born in Apr 1861 in Illinois.
George & Rachel had the following children.
Mary I. NORTON was born on 27 Oct 1882 in Illinois and died on 31 Oct 1952 in Illinois. She married John Truman RANDOLPH, son of William RANDOLPH & Lucretia SMILEY, on 24 Apr 1904 in Jackson County, IL. They had three chilkdren.
Annie C. NORTON was born in Sep 1884 in Illinois.
Ogle B. NORTON was born in Aug 1892 in Illinois.
 Thomas
Marshall NORTON (son of Hiram
NORTON & Nancy PURDUE) was born on 21 Jan 1855 in Union
County, IL and died on 25 Jan 1902 in Alto Pass, IL.Thomas married Harriet C. MEADOWS, daughter of Isiah MEADOWS & Sarah Ann GILL, on 20 Dec 1877 in Union County, IL. Harriet was born in Jun 1861 in Gallatin County, IL and died on 17 Mar 1890 in Alto Pass, IL. Thomas & Harriet had the following children. |
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John Pinckney NORTON |
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Rufus NORTON was born 15 May 1881 in Alto Pass, IL and died before 1902. |
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 Emma
Cordelia NORTON was born on 15 May 1883 in Union County, IL and died on
24 Apr 1972 in Carbondale, IL. Emma married Raleigh Robert MESSAMORE,
son of Charles Tallifero MESSAMORE & Elizabeth Alice TWEEDY,
about 1900 in Union County, IL. Raleigh was
born on 4 Aug 1882 in Cobden, IL and died on 4 Mar 1954 in Anna, IL |
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Nancy
Caroline NORTON (daughter of Hiram
NORTON & Nancy PURDUE) was born on 25 Apr 1857 in Alto Pass,
IL. She died on 17 May 1929 in Union County, IL. She was
buried on 19 May 1929 in Cobden Cemetery, Cobden, IL.
Nancy married John Cornelius BURNS, son of Robert W. BURNS and Emiline SMITH (no known relation to our Smith family), before 1893. John was born on 9 May 1859 in Pinckneyville, IL. He died on 10 Apr 1945 in Anna, IL. He was buried on 12 Apr 1945 in Cobden Cemetery in Cobden, IL.
John & Mary had the following children.
F. H. BURNS was born about 1898 in Illinois.
James
Albert NORTON (son of Hiram
NORTON & Nancy PURDUE) was born on 7 Mar 1860 in Alto Pass,
IL. He died on 17 Jan 1933 in Alto Pass, IL. He was buried on
19 Jan 1933 in Alto Pass Cemetery in Alto Pass, IL. He was a farmer.
James married Martha F. RAYNOR. Martha was born in Mar 1860 in Tennessee. She died in 1943 in Union County, IL. She is buried in Alto Pass Cemetery in Alto Pass, IL.
James & Martha had the following children.
Hiram
Abraham "Abe" NORTON (son of Hiram
NORTON & Nancy PURDUE) was born on 27 Aug 1862 in Union
County, IL. He died on 22 Aug 1919 in Union County, IL. He was
buried on 23 Aug 1919 in Alto Pass Cemetery in Alto Pass, IL.
He was a farmer near Alto Pass, IL. His death record indicates
that his name was Hiram A. Norton. His cemetery marker notes his
name as Abraham Norton.
Hiram married Minnie Irene MINTON, daughter of William J. MINTON and Susan Elizabeth BROWN, on 21 Mar 1897 in Union County, IL. Minnie was born on 5 Feb 1878 in Union County, IL. She died on 10 Jun 1944 in Union County, IL. She is buried in Alto Pass Cemetery in Alto Pass, IL.
Abe & Minnie had the following children.
Leo NORTON was born on 6 Jun 1901. He died on 5 Dec 1903. He is buried in Alto Pass Cemetery in Alto Pass, IL.
Hattie NORTON was born on 7 Jan 1904. She died on 14 Nov 1909. She is buried in Alto Pass Cemetery in Alto Pass, IL.
Mable NORTON was born about 1911 in Illinois.
