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Ruth Norton 1847–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1847

Birth Location: Mien, Co, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 27 Aug 1919

Death Location: Welch, Craig, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Joseph Norton

Mother: Sophia 🟢

Spouse(s): James McKay, Edward Shere

Children(s): James McKay, John McKay, Charles Sherr, Elmer Kay, Bert Kay

The story of Ruth Norton began in 1847 in Mien, Co, Illinois, USA. Ruth Norton married Edward Eugene Shere, James Mckay, and had children including Bert Mc Kay, Charles Edward Sherr, Elmer Mc Kay, James Elmer Mckay, John Gilbert Mckay, L E Mckay. Ruth Norton passed away in 1919 in Welch, Craig, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Norton began in 1847 in Mien, Co, Illinois, USA.
  • Ruth Norton married Edward Eugene Shere, James Mckay, and had children including Bert Mc Kay, Charles Edward Sherr, Elmer Mc Kay, James Elmer Mckay, John Gilbert Mckay, L E Mckay.
  • Ruth Norton passed away in 1919 in Welch, Craig, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Norton
1806–1886
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Sophia 🟢
1805–1871
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

James McKay
1844–1916
Birth Location: Scotland
JM
Edward Shere
1855–1927
Birth Location: Yorktown, Henry, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

James McKay
1869–1928
Birth Location: Howard, Kansas Territory, USA
JM
John McKay
1873–1933
Birth Location: , Iowa, USA
JM
Charles Sherr
1891–1936
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
CS
Elmer Kay
1870–
Birth Location: –
EK
Bert Kay
1873–
Birth Location: , , Illinois, USA
BK

Ruth Norton's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Norton
1847–1919
Birth Place: Mien, Co, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joseph Norton
1806–1886
Tennessee, United States
Sophia (Adamson) 🟢
1805–1871
Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Norton
1787–1850
Tennessee, United States
Mary (E.) Hanger
1784–1850
Kentucky, United States
Jonathan Adamson
1771–1835
Randolph County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Ruth Williams
1774–1852
Deep Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Simon Adamson
1733–1812
Eleanor Patterson
1737–1780
Isaac Williams
1742–1828
Rachel Pike
1746–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Adamson
1691–1753
Ann SKUTE
1695–1733
? Patterson
1708–1792
Margaret Howard
1715–1806
William Williams
1719–1773
Mary EVANS
1721–1795
John overseer
1702–1774
Abigail Overman
1709–1781

Ruth Norton's Descendants

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Ruth Norton (9 Feb 1847–27 Aug 1919) m. James McKay (abt 1844–11 August 1916) m. Edward (Eugene) Shere (24 Apr 1855–8 Oct 1927)
  1. 1. James (Elmer) McKay 1869–1928 m. Laura (Belle) Channel 1873–1949
    1. 1. Edith (May) Mckay 1895–1929
    2. 2. Florence (Ethel) Mckay 1891–1918
    3. 3. Bertha (Belle) McKay 1910–1992 m. Henry (A) Tennis 1904–1962
      1. 1. Danny (Neal) Tennis 1944–2013
      2. 2. Edward (Arthur) Tennis 1934–1984
    4. 4. James (Aldon) McKay 1899–1899
    5. 5. Infant (Daughter) McKay 1894–1894
    6. 6. Infant McKay 1906–1907
    7. 7. Fay (Lorene) Mckay 1907–1970
    8. 8. Frances (Ruth) McKay 1901–1904
    9. 9. Florence (Ethel) Mckay 1891–1963
  2. 2. John (Gilbert) McKay 1873–1933
  3. 3. Charles (Edward) Sherr 1891–1936
  4. 4. Elmer (Mc) Kay 1870–
  5. 5. Bert (Mc) Kay 1873–

Ruth Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1847
9 Feb 1847
Birth of Ruth Norton in Mien, Co, Illinois, USA
Mien, Co, Illinois, USA
1919
27 Aug 1919
Age 72
Death of Ruth Norton in Welch, Craig, Oklahoma, USA
Welch, Craig, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Mien, Co, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Welch, Craig, Oklahoma, USA
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