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William Joseph 'Joe' Norton 1940–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1940

Birth Location: Madison, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Jun 2003

Death Location: Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Theodore Jr

Mother: Crystal Sams

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Joseph 'Joe' Norton was born in 1940 in Madison, North Carolina, USA, the child of Theodore Daniel Dan Norton Jr And Crystal Pearl Sams. In 1940, William Joseph 'Joe' Norton resided in Township 14, Madison, North Carolina, USA. In 1950, William Joseph 'Joe' Norton resided in Madison, North Carolina, USA. William Joseph 'Joe' Norton passed away in 2003 in Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Joseph 'Joe' Norton was born in 1940 in Madison, North Carolina, USA, the child of Theodore Daniel Dan Norton Jr And Crystal Pearl Sams.
  • In 1940, William Joseph 'Joe' Norton resided in Township 14, Madison, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1950, William Joseph 'Joe' Norton resided in Madison, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Joseph 'Joe' Norton passed away in 2003 in Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theodore Jr
1909–1987
Birth Location: Grapevine, Madison, North Carolina, USA
TJ
Crystal Sams
1916–2013
Birth Location: North Carolina
CS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Norton's Ancestors

Self
William Norton
1940–2003
Birth Place: Madison, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Theodore Daniel 'Dan' Norton Jr
1909–1987
Grapevine, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Crystal (Pearl) Sams
1916–2013
North Carolina
Grandparents
Daniel ("Big Dan" Theron Norton) Sr
1869–1957
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Biddie (Bridget) Arrington
1881–1954
North Carolina
John (Parham) Sams
1866–1937
Madison, NC
Leaka (Jane) Davis
1874–1953
Madison, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Norton
1848–1926
Melinda Shelton
1844–1910
Joseph Arrington
1860–1948
Rachel Norton
1862–1900
Zephaniah Sams
1831–1908
Elizabeth Thompson
1842–1925
Jesse Davis
1842–1918
Leah Wilde
1843–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Norton
1810–1865
Catherine Shelton
1824–1895
Roderick, Shelton
1811–1863
Eliza Chandley
1815–1880
William Arrington
1835–1863
Nancy Ray
1844–1901
Roderick Norton
1836–1863
Bridget Sams
1835–1891
Jesse Buckner
1769–1860
Mary V
1794–1888
John Thompson
1814–1910
Mary Runion
1813–1900
William Davis
1814–1890
Cynthia Davis)
1816–1852

William Norton's Timeline

6 Records

1940
24 Aug 1940
Birth of William Joseph 'Joe' Norton in Madison, North Carolina, USA
Madison, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
William Joseph 'Joe' Norton resided here in Township 14, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Township 14, Madison, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 10
William Joseph 'Joe' Norton resided here in Madison, North Carolina, USA
Madison, North Carolina, USA
1969
1969
Age 29
William Joseph 'Joe' Norton resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1997
1997-2009
Age 57
William Joseph 'Joe' Norton resided here in Marshall, North Carolina, USA
Marshall, North Carolina, USA
2003
12 Jun 2003
Age 63
Death of William Joseph 'Joe' Norton in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02939; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 58-5
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; Register of Deeds; Roll: MF-C.062.66001
    [4] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 14 Jun 2003; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.34586704,0.6645856,0.51750165&xid=335
    [8] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Madison, North Carolina; Roll: 2182; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 58-28

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township 14, Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02939; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 58-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Madison, North Carolina; Roll: 2182; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 58-28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1969
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997-2009
    Event Place: Marshall, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burnsville, Madison, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: L, Madison, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Madison, North Carolina; Roll: 2182; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 58-28

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 14 Jun 2003; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.34586704,0.6645856,0.51750165&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 2003
    Event Place: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 14 Jun 2003; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.34586704,0.6645856,0.51750165&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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