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William Clayton Norton 1854–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 DEC 1854

Birth Location: GA

Death Date: 16 APR 1918

Death Location: Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Georgia

Father: Edward Norton

Mother: Elizabeth Wall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dockins

Children(s): Edward Norton

William Clayton Norton was born in 1854 in GA, the child of Edward R Ned Norton And Elizabeth Wall. William Clayton Norton married Elizabeth Malissa Dockins, and had children including Edward B Norton, Lillie Norton, Mandy Norton, Tate Norton, William Lafayette Fate Norton Sr. William Clayton Norton passed away in 1918 in Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Georgia.

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Biography

  • William Clayton Norton was born in 1854 in GA, the child of Edward R Ned Norton And Elizabeth Wall.
  • William Clayton Norton married Elizabeth Malissa Dockins, and had children including Edward B Norton, Lillie Norton, Mandy Norton, Tate Norton, William Lafayette Fate Norton Sr.
  • William Clayton Norton passed away in 1918 in Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Georgia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Norton's Ancestors

Self
William Norton
1854–1918
Birth Place: GA
Parents
Edward R "Ned" Norton
1821–1865
Pickens Co., Pendleton Dist., SC
Elizabeth Wall
1830–
GA
Grandparents
Barak Norton
1777–1869
Rutherford Co., NC
Mary (B.) Nicholson
1788–1883
SC
Great-Grandparents
William Nicholson
1765–1820
Martha Richardson
1763–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Norton's Descendants

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William (Clayton) Norton (26 DEC 1854–16 APR 1918) m. Elizabeth (Malissa) Dockins (27 MAR 1859–3 APR 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

William Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1854
26 DEC 1854
Birth of William Clayton Norton in GA
GA
1918
16 APR 1918
Age 64
Death of William Clayton Norton in Rabun County, Georgia
Rabun County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 DEC 1854
    Event Place: GA
    Record Source:
    [1] Nicholson.FTW
    [2] 1870 Rabun Co., GA Census
    [3] Rabun Co., GA Heritage, pg. 276

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 APR 1918
    Event Place: Rabun County, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] Nicholson.FTW
    [2] Rabun Co., GA Heritage, pg. 276

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] Nicholson.FTW
    [2] Old Rabun Co., GA Records

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