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Penelope Jane Norton 1852–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 SEP 1852

Birth Location: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 15 JUL 1932

Death Location: Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: William Norton

Mother: Sarah Huggins

Spouse(s): William Hoover

Children(s): Mina Hoover, Mina Potee, Casper Hoover, Miles Hoover, Orville Hoover

The story of Penelope Jane Norton began in 1852 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA. Penelope Jane Norton married William Lee Hoover, and had children including Casper Harvey Hoover, Miles Newman Hoover, Mina G Hoover, Mina G Potee, Orville Hoover. Penelope Jane Norton passed away in 1932 in Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Penelope Jane Norton began in 1852 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA.
  • Penelope Jane Norton married William Lee Hoover, and had children including Casper Harvey Hoover, Miles Newman Hoover, Mina G Hoover, Mina G Potee, Orville Hoover.
  • Penelope Jane Norton passed away in 1932 in Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Penelope Norton's Ancestors

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Penelope Norton
1852–1932
Birth Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
Parents
William Harvey Norton
1826–1878
Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Ann) Huggins
1830–1906
Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Norton
1782–1831
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Norton
1802–1850
Greenup, Kentucky, United States
Penelope Twibell
1809–1833
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
William Huggins
1795–1844
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Norton
1754–1839
Lauranah Moorehouse
1755–1822
William West
1783–1845
John Twibell
1760–1853
Elizabeth Currier
1771–1849
John Huggins
1769–1830
Cecelia Davis
1774–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patience Bell
1727–1787
Nathaniel West
1750–
Jeremiah Twibell
1736–
Ursula Turner
1737–
William Currier
1725–1809
Tabitha Pettingell
1728–1794
William Huggins
1738–1783
Mary Williams
1743–1782

Penelope Norton's Descendants

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Penelope (Jane) Norton (23 SEP 1852–15 JUL 1932) m. William (Lee) Hoover (07 Apr 1851–19 Mar 1939)
  1. 1. Mina (G.) Hoover 1875–1923 m. Alvin (Emery) Potee 1868–1945
    1. 1. Catherine (Jane) Poteet 1902–1989 m. Jacob (Monroe "Jake") Cook 1895–1965
      1. 1. James (Stuart) Cook 1922–2012 m. Robbie (L) Adams 1925–2013
  2. 2. Mina (G.) Potee 1875–1923
  3. 3. Casper (Harvey) Hoover 1877–1967
  4. 4. Miles (Newman) Hoover 1897–1973
  5. 5. Orville Hoover 1890–

Penelope Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1852
23 SEP 1852
Birth of Penelope Jane Norton in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
1932
15 JUL 1932
Age 80
Death of Penelope Jane Norton in Ossian, Wells, Indiana, USA
Ossian, Wells, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 SEP 1852
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1932
    Event Place: Ossian, Wells, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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