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Martha Jane Norris 1843–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 August 1843

Birth Location: Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 1926

Death Location: Dickerson Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: George Norris

Mother: Sarah McFarland

Spouse(s): Robert Workman

Children(s): Sarah Workman, Franklin Workman, George Workman, Olive Workman, Charlie Workman, Ostman Workman, Amanda Workman, Amber Workman, Ostman Workman, Alberta Workman

Martha Jane Norris was born in 1843 in Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Byron Norris And Sarah Norris Mcfarland. In 1850, Martha Jane Norris resided in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, Martha Jane Norris resided in Tyrone, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. Martha Jane Norris married Robert Bryan Workman, and had children including Alberta Workman, Amanda M Thompson Workman, Amber Lily Lillie Lillian Workman, Charlie Workman, Franklin Frank Hanley Workman, George Byran Workman, Olive Lucy Workman, Ostman Oscar Todd Workman, Ostman T Workman, Sarah Jane Sadie Workman. Martha Jane Norris passed away in 1926 in Dickerson Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Jane Norris was born in 1843 in Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Byron Norris And Sarah Norris Mcfarland.
  • In 1850, Martha Jane Norris resided in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1860, Martha Jane Norris resided in Tyrone, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Martha Jane Norris married Robert Bryan Workman, and had children including Alberta Workman, Amanda M Thompson Workman, Amber Lily Lillie Lillian Workman, Charlie Workman, Franklin Frank Hanley Workman, George Byran Workman, Olive Lucy Workman, Ostman Oscar Todd Workman, Ostman T Workman, Sarah Jane Sadie Workman.
  • Martha Jane Norris passed away in 1926 in Dickerson Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Norris
1817–1896
Birth Location: Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sarah McFarland
1813–1899
Birth Location: Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Robert Workman
1828–1905
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
RW

Children(s)

Sarah Workman
1867–1952
Birth Location: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
SW
Franklin Workman
1872–1962
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
FW
George Workman
1870–1941
Birth Location: Vanderbilt, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
GW
Olive Workman
1868–1944
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
OW
Charlie Workman
1876–1944
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
CW
Ostman Workman
1886–1963
Birth Location: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
OW
Amanda Workman
1877–1929
Birth Location: Owensdale, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Amber Workman
1874–1963
Birth Location: Iowa
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Ostman Workman
1885–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Alberta Workman
1877–
Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania, USA
AW

Martha Norris's Ancestors

Self
Martha Norris
1843–1926
Birth Place: Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George Byron Norris
1817–1896
Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah ((Norris)) McFarland
1813–1899
Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Norris
1782–1862
Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Rebecca Tillard
–1860
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
William McFarland
1795–
Ireland
Sarah ((McFarland)) Peebles?
1795–1860
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
George Norris
1749–1818
Martha Hand
1752–1821
John Tillard
1734–1810
Blanche Bryon
1747–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr.
1727–1777
Maria Jones
1729–

Martha Norris's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Jane) Norris (17 August 1843–27 Jun 1926) m. Robert (Bryan) Workman (3 Jun 1828–25 Sep 1905)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane "Sadie") Workman 1867–1952 m. Ostin (Theodore "Todd\O T") McKnight 1859–1944
    1. 1. Charles (Henry) McKnight 1888–1978 m. Jean (Napier (Jennie)) McWhirter 1885–1967
      1. 1. Donald (Ray) McKnight 1914–1983 m. Pearl (E.) Schildt 1912–1996
        1. 1. Charles (Martin McKnight) Sr 1935–2019 m. Peggy (JoAnn) Miller 1940–2009
        2. 2. Peggy (Lou) McKnight 1936–2014
        3. 3. Helen (Carol) McKnight 1939–2010
        4. 4. Jean (Patricia) Bumbaugh 1932–2008 m. Kenneth (Orville) Black 1928–2011
      2. 2. Edith (Winfred) McKnight 1907–1988
      3. 3. Franklin (Clifford) McKnight 1917–1979 m. Helen (A.) O'Neill 1919–1984
      4. 4. Orville (Curtis) McKnight 1918–1998
      5. 5. Howard (Richard) McKnight 1920–1980
    2. 2. Robert (Roy) McKnight 1888–1895
    3. 3. Bessie McKnight 1891–1895
    4. 4. Roy (McKnight) # 1893–1895
  2. 2. Franklin ("Frank" Hanley) Workman 1872–1962
  3. 3. George (Byran) Workman 1870–1941
  4. 4. Olive (Lucy) Workman 1868–1944
  5. 5. Charlie Workman 1876–1944
  6. 6. Ostman ("Oscar" Todd) Workman 1886–1963
  7. 7. Amanda (M (Thompson)) Workman 1877–1929
  8. 8. Amber (Lily Lillie (Lillian)) Workman 1874–1963
  9. 9. Ostman (T) Workman 1885–
  10. 10. Alberta Workman 1877–

Martha Norris's Timeline

10 Records

1843
17 August 1843
Birth of Martha Jane Norris in Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 7
Martha Jane Norris resided here in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 17
Martha Jane Norris resided here in Tyrone, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Tyrone, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 27
Martha Jane Norris resided here in Dunbar, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Dunbar, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
Martha Jane Norris resided here in Upper Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Upper Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 57
Martha Jane Norris resided here in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 67
Martha Jane Norris resided here in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 77
Martha Jane Norris resided here in Lower Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Lower Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1926
28 Oct 1926
Age 83
Death of Martha Jane Norris in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1926
27 Jun 1926
Age 83
Death of Martha Jane Norris in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 August 1843
    Event Place: Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 780; Page: 410b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tyrone, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1110; Page: 432; Family History Library Film: 805110

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Dunbar, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1342; Page: 84B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Upper Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Upper Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1130; Page: 543C; Enumeration District: 059

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1410; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241410

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1344; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1375357

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lower Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lower Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1569; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 51

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1926
    Event Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dickerson Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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