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William Mercer Norton 1891 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 June 1891

Birth Location: Rhonesboro, Upshur, Texas

Death Date: 18 September 1971

Death Location: Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA

Father: Charles Norton

Mother: Sarah Calhoun

Spouse(s): Carrie Anderson

Children(s): Eris Gilroy

In 1891, William Mercer Norton entered the world in Rhonesboro, Upshur, Texas, born to Charles Chesterfield Norton and Sarah Alice Calhoun. William Mercer Norton married Carrie Eugene "Kate" Anderson, and had children including Eris N. Gilroy. William Mercer Norton passed away in 1971 in Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1891, William Mercer Norton entered the world in Rhonesboro, Upshur, Texas, born to Charles Chesterfield Norton and Sarah Alice Calhoun.
  • William Mercer Norton married Carrie Eugene "Kate" Anderson, and had children including Eris N. Gilroy.
  • William Mercer Norton passed away in 1971 in Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Norton
1857 – 1941
Birth Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Sarah Calhoun
1861 – 1942
Birth Location: Upshur, Texas, United States
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Spouses(s)

Carrie Anderson
1891 – 1982
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Eris Gilroy
1923 – 2012
Birth Location: Texas
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William Norton's Ancestors

Self
William Norton
1891 – 1971
Birth Place: Rhonesboro, Upshur, Texas
Parents
Charles Chesterfield Norton
1857 – 1941
Atlanta, Georgia
Sarah (Alice) Calhoun
1861 – 1942
Upshur, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Norton
1822 – 1898
North Carolina, USA
Jane Helms
1828 – 1905
Anderson County, North Carolina, United States
William (M) Calhoun
1816 – 1898
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Roberts) Wilson
1821 – 1887
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
corneluis norton
1802 – 1880
Sarah Rasco\Rosco
1806 – 1880
Solomon Helms
1796 – 1850
Martha Thomas
1790 – 1869
Martha Moseley
1780 – 1835
Andrew Wilson
1785 – 1885
Millie Sanders
1797 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aeltgen VanDuvenvoorde
1782 –
Frederick Thomas
1770 – 1835
William Moseley
1756 – 1819
*Nancy Wills
1759 – 1795
Andrew Wilson
1752 – 1835
Mary Rankin
1769 – 1794
William Saunders
1768 – 1811
Sarah Ragan
1770 – 1860

William Norton's Descendants

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William (Mercer) Norton (17 June 1891 – 18 September 1971) m. Carrie (Eugene "Kate") Anderson (26 Aug 1891 – 28 Apr 1982)
  1. 1. Eris (N.) Gilroy (22 Aug 1923 – 22 May 2012) m. Philip (William) Gilroy (25 Oct 1924 – 15 Jan 2021)
    1. 1. Theresa Floodstrand (8 Nov 1957 – )
    2. 2. Philip (W.) Gilroy
    3. 3. Margaret Gilroy-Styburski
    4. 4. Eugenia (E.) Gilroy

William Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1891
17 June 1891
Birth of William Mercer Norton in Rhonesboro, Upshur, Texas
Rhonesboro, Upshur, Texas
1971
18 September 1971
Age 80
Death of William Mercer Norton in Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA
Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1891
    Event Place: Rhonesboro, Upshur, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 September 1971
    Event Place: Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA
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