• General Notes

  Birth & death dates verified from gravestone.
  
  1870 census   LaMoille,  Bureau Co., IL.
  Series: M593  Roll: 190  Page: 336
  June 9, 1870. 
  Norman, Joshua, head, age 47, farmer,  real estate valued @ $6000, personal property valued @ $1000, born in OH.
  Martha, wife, age 27, keeping house, born in Ohio.
  Ella, dau., age 13, born in OH. (Catherine)
  Emma, dau, age 8, born in OH. (Catherine)
  Joseph, son, age 6, born in OH. (Catherine)
  Frank, son, age 3, born in OH. (Catherine)
  James, son, age 1, born in IL. (Martha) 
  Dixon, Rick, hired hand, age 25, born in GA. Norman, J.W., age 27, farmer, born in Ohio,  personal property valued @ $300.
  NOTE: I believe this J.W. Norman to be John Wesley Norman, born 1843, son of Joshua's older brother, John & Mary Davidson Norman.  DB
  NOTE: I don't know where, Sara,  daughter of Joshua & Catherine was at the time of this census.  I am assuming that she had died.  DB
  
  1880 census-Buckeye, Dickinson Co., KS.
  Series: T9  Roll: 379  Page: 411
  June 21, 1880
  Norman, Joshua, head, age 54, farmer, born in OH., father born in VA., mother born in N. H.
  Martha, wife, age 37, born in OH., father born in OH., mother born in VA.
  Emma, dau., age 19, born in OH.
  Joseph, son, age 17, born in OH.
  Frank, son, age 13, born in OH.
  James, son, age 11, born in IL.
  Edward, son, age 8, born in IL.
  Charles, son, age 6, born in OH. 
  Nellie, dau., age 2, born in IL.       
  John, son, age 4 mos., born in IL.
  I have no idea where Sara & Ella are at the time of the 1880 census.  Ella is listed in the 1870 census at age 13.  Sara is not listed in the 1870 or 1880 census
  
  1885 Kansas state census  Buckeye Twp., Part 2, Dickinson Co., KS. 
  enumeration listed households as they existed March 1, 1885 (although the census itself may have been done at a later date). Abilene is listed as the post office, and J. M. Stewart was the enumerator.
  Norman, Joshua, head, age 59, farmer, born in OH., previous residence was IL.
  Martha, wife, age 43, born in OH.
  Emma, dau., age 25, single, born in OH.
  J., son, age 21, single, farmer, born in OH.
  Frank, son, age 17, single, born in OH.
  James, son, age 15, born in IL.
  Edward, son, age 12, born in IL.
  Charles, son, age 9, born in OH.
  Nellie, dau., age 7, born in IL.
  David, son, age 5, born in IL.
  
  1900 Census, Buckeye Twp., Dickinson Co., KS., Series: T623  Roll: 478  Page: 59District 31. June  2&4, 1900.
  Norman, Joseph G., age 38, born Mar. 1862, in OH., married 14 years, living on a farm which he owns with a mortgage, farmer, parents born in OH.
  Cora E., wife, age 26, born June 1873 in IL., married 14 years, 2 children with 2 living, father born in MI., mother born in IL.. 
  Edna M., dau., age 12, born Jan. 1888 in KS. 
  Ruby G., dau., age 8, born Aug. 1891 in KS.
  The household also includes Joseph G. Norman's  Norman, Daniel, half-Brother, age 21, born Feb 1879 in IL., parents born in OH., farm labor. [FYI: NOTE: The neighboring farm is owned by another half-brother, Charles C. Norman.]
  
  1910 Census, Grant Twp., Dickinson Co., KS. Series: T624  Roll: 437  Page: 123     District 41 Image 1177.
  Apr.16 & 17,  1910.
  Norman, Joseph G., head, age 49, living on a farm which he owns with a mortgage, farmer truck farm, born in OH., married 24 years, parents born in OH.
  Cora E., wife, age 44, born in IL., married 24 years, 2 children with 2 living, father born in MI., mother born in IL.,
  Ruby G., dau., age 18, single, born in   born in KY.?? [S/B Kansas]
  
  1920 census  Grant Twp.  Dickinson Co., KS.
  Series: T625  Roll: 530  Page: 130
  Jan. 18?, 1920         Evander D. Halbert
  Norman, Joseph, head, age 59, farmer, born in OH., father born in IN., mother born in OH.
  NOTE: Father's birthplace in error s/b OH.
  Cora E., wife, age 54, born in Il., father born in MI.,  mother born in IL.
  
  TWO POSSIBLE 1930 CENSUS RECORDS [Record 2 shows correct middle initials - no initials shown on record 1]
  1930 [Record #1]  Census, Ward 4, Abilene city, Dickinson County, Kansas
  Roll 700, Page 12A/54A, District 4, Image 109.0.
  April 11,  1930.
  Norman, Joseph, head, age 66, living in a home which he owns and values at $4300, located at 911 North East Kuney Street, Buyer of stock, not a veteran, owns a radio, born in OH., parents born in OH. Cora, wife, age 61, born in IL., father born in MI., mother born in IL.
  The couple married when Joseph was age 22 and Cora was age 17, which was 44 years prior to the census, circa 1885/1886.
  
  
  1930 [Record #2]  Census, Grant Twp., Dickinson Co., KS.
  Roll 700, Page 4B/116B, [District 14, Image 234.0.
  Apr. 16, 1930.
  Norman, Joseph G., head, age 67, living in a home which he owns and values at $8000, working on his own account as a farmer, general farm work, not a veteran, owns a radio set, born in OH., father born in IN., mother born in OH. Cora E., wife, age 64, born in IL., father born in MI., mother born in IlL. The couple married when Joseph was age 22 and Cora was age 18, which was about 45/46 years prior to the Census, circa 1884/1885.
  
  Find A Grave Memorial #52122910

Details of Joseph G.'s family with Cora E. THISLER