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Francis Lemine NORMAN

Francis Lemine NORMAN

Male 1876 - 1963  (86 years)

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  • Name Francis Lemine NORMAN 
    Born 29 May 1876  Woodsfield, Monroe Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in death record as May 29 1877. But his WW I draft registration and Social Security application show it as May 29 1876. Age given in 1919 marriage record would put birth in about 1884, clearly inconsistent with all other records.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1896  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1900, 1910  Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1918  Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1919  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    pipeline laborer 
    Census 1920, 1930  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 3, 4] 
    Occupation 1940  [6] 
    W.P.A. laborer 
    Residence Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Died 3 Mar 1963  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I45977  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2015 

    Family 1 Martha I. WEBB,   b. CA 1874, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef May 1919  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Married 28 Sep 1896  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Calhoun Co, WV (Center District), enumerated on Jun 6 1900:
      Frank Norman, 25, b. May 1875, farmer, married 4 yrs; wife Marthy, 2 (sic), b. May 1878, married 4 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Alza, 10, b. Mar 1890; son (sic) Allie, 2, b. Jan 1898; son William, 2 months. All born in West Virginia.
      (NOTE: The birthplace of Frank (Francis) Norman is known from other records to be Ohio. Martha's birth date in shown in other records to be about 1874.)

      1910 Census, Calhoun Co, WV (Center District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910:
      Frank L. Norman, 33, b. Ohio, farmer, married 12 yrs (1st marriage); wife Martha I, 36, b. WVa, married 12 yrs (2nd marriage), mother of 6 children (5 still living); dau Ollie F, 12; dau Phoebe A, 9; dau Luella J, 6; son Franklin L Jr, 4; step-dau Alza M. Wright, 20, divorced, no children, servant in private home.
      (NOTE: Alza's actual marital status is unclear, as she and her husband Luke Cross appeared together in subsequent censuses and share a common headstone.) [9]
    Children 
     1. Ollie F. NORMAN,   b. Jan 1898, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William NORMAN,   b. 1900,   d. Bef Apr 1910  (Age 10 years)
     3. Phoebe Anna NORMAN,   b. CA 1901, Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989  (Age ~ 88 years)
     4. Lulla Jane NORMAN,   b. 9 Dec 1903, Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1959, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     5. Franklin Limine NORMAN,   b. 4 Jun 1906, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1993  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F42957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bertha Mae COTTRILL,   b. 22 Jul 1890, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1959, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 29 May 1919  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Feb 17 1920:
      F. L. Norman, 30 (sic), pipeline laborer; wife Bertha, 25; son Franklin, 13.
      The next enumerated household was that of Francis L. Norman's stepdaughter and her husband and son:
      Lukie Cross, 31, farm laborer; wife Alzie, 28; son Leman, 8.

      1930 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Apr 15 1930 at Spring Run:
      Francis Norman, 50, farmer; wife Bertha, 39; dau Hattie M, 7; son George W, 5; dau Monnie A, 3; son Charles W, 1; son Lloyd F, 7 months.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 11 1940 (The enumerator apparently considered the location to be Greenwood, since that was initially entered but then crossed out.):
      Francis L. Norman, 64, b. Ohio, W.P.A. laborer; wife Bertha M, 52; dau Hattie M, 17; son George W, 16; dau Monnie A, 13; son Charley W, 11; son Francis L, 10. [7, 10]
    Children 
     1. Hattie Mae NORMAN,   b. 30 Aug 1922, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1967, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     2. George Washington NORMAN,   b. 8 Jun 1924, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1949, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     3. Monnie Alice NORMAN,   b. 12 Aug 1926,   d. Apr 1979  (Age 52 years)
     4. Charley Wilson NORMAN,   b. 4 Sep 1928, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 2009  (Age 81 years)
     5. Lloyd Francis NORMAN,   b. 2 Sep 1929, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1990, Massillon, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F18743  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1876 - Woodsfield, Monroe Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1919 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 May 1919 - Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Mar 1963 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    45977_NORMAN_FrancisLemine_1877-1963_DeathCertificate.jpg    		45977_NORMAN_FrancisLemine_1877-1963_DeathCertificate.jpg
    45977_NORMAN_FrancisLemine_WW-OneDraftRegistration_12Sep1918.jpg    		45977_NORMAN_FrancisLemine_WW-OneDraftRegistration_12Sep1918.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    4. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    5. [S2115] 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    6. [S2642] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    7. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    8. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 92, line 93 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11540598&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Frank L. Norman, single, 21, b. Monroe Co Ohio, res. Ritchie Co, farmer; and Martha I. Webb, single, 22, b. Calhoun Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Sep 28 1896 in Ritchie County.

    9. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    10. [S1567] Marriage record of son.