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Edward R "Ned" Norton 1821–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 NOV 1821

Birth Location: Pickens Co., Pendleton Dist., SC

Death Date: 1 MAY 1865

Death Location: Norton Cemetery, Whiteside Cove Rd, Cashiers, NC

Father: Barak Norton

Mother: Mary Nicholson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wall

Children(s): William Norton, Edmond Norton, Rebecca Norton, Martha Norton, John Norton, Edward Norton, Mary Norton

The story of Edward R "Ned" Norton began in 1821 in Pickens Co., Pendleton Dist., SC. Edward R "Ned" Norton married Elizabeth Wall, and had children including Edmond Pickeral Norton, Edward Norton, John Norton, Martha Norton, Mary Norton, Rebecca Norton, William Clayton Norton. Edward R "Ned" Norton passed away in 1865 in Norton Cemetery, Whiteside Cove Rd, Cashiers, NC.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward R "Ned" Norton began in 1821 in Pickens Co., Pendleton Dist., SC.
  • Edward R "Ned" Norton married Elizabeth Wall, and had children including Edmond Pickeral Norton, Edward Norton, John Norton, Martha Norton, Mary Norton, Rebecca Norton, William Clayton Norton.
  • Edward R "Ned" Norton passed away in 1865 in Norton Cemetery, Whiteside Cove Rd, Cashiers, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Norton's Ancestors

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Edward Norton
1821–1865
Birth Place: Pickens Co., Pendleton Dist., SC
Parents
Barak Norton
1777–1869
Rutherford Co., NC
Mary (B.) Nicholson
1788–1883
SC
Grandparents
William (Evan) Nicholson
1765–1820
Virginia
Martha Richardson
1763–1846
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Norton's Descendants

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Edward (R "Ned") Norton (20 NOV 1821–1 MAY 1865) m. Elizabeth Wall (BET 1830 AND 1832–)
  1. 1. William (Clayton) Norton 1854–1918 m. Elizabeth (Malissa) Dockins 1859–1906
    1. 1. Edward (B.) Norton 1883–1924 m. Mae Cannon 1884–1971
      1. 1. Eunice Norton 1902–1935
      2. 2. Ernest Norton 1904–1977
      3. 3. Evelyn Norton 1906–1932
      4. 4. Frank Norton 1918–1980
      5. 5. Catherine Norton 1922–1982
  2. 2. Edmond (Pickeral) Norton 1859–1941 m. Martha (Jane) Fowler 1868–1952
  3. 3. Rebecca Norton 1857–
  4. 4. Martha Norton 1859–
  5. 5. John Norton 1853– m. Siblayne Dockins 1861–
  6. 6. Edward Norton 1860–
  7. 7. Mary Norton 1850–

Edward Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1821
20 NOV 1821
Birth of Edward R "Ned" Norton in Pickens Co., Pendleton Dist., SC
Pickens Co., Pendleton Dist., SC
1865
1 MAY 1865
Age 44
Death of Edward R "Ned" Norton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 NOV 1821
    Event Place: Pickens Co., Pendleton Dist., SC
    Record Source:
    [1] Trudy Adams
    [2] Nicholson.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1865
    Record Source:
    [1] Trudy Adams
    [2] Nicholson.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norton Cemetery, Whiteside Cove Rd, Cashiers, NC
    Record Source: Nicholson.FTW

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