• General Notes

  Birth & death dates verified from grave marker and my mother, Vera Norman Clemons.
  
  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- Liberty Twp. Marshall Co., IA.-T623 Roll 447 Page 81 Lines 1-7
  June 2, 1900   Enumerated by: Oren J. Abbott
  Benjamin F. age 34, born May 1866 in OH., married 15 years, occupation: machinist, parents born in OH.
  Martha E. age 33, born Mar. 1867 in IN. married 15 years, 5 children with 5 living, parents born in IN.
  Della age 13 born Dec. 1886 in KS.
  Carrie age 11 born Jan. 1889 in IA.
  Gertrude age 9 born Mar. 1891 in IA.
  George age 6 born July 1893 in IA.
  Vira (s/b Vera) age 3 born June 1896 in IA.
  
  1905 Iowa census Colo, Story Co., IA.
  Roll IA_110
  Frank Norman   age 39 Line 467
  Martha E. Norman   age 38  Line 468
  Della Norman  Line 469
  Carry Norman  Line 470
  Gertrude Norman  Line 471
  George C. Norman  Line 472
  Vera Norman   age 9  Line 473
  
  1905 census  Clemons, Marshall Co., IA.
  Norman, Frank  Line 117
  Marthe S/B Martha Norman,  Line 118
  Dehla S/B Della Norman, age 15, born in KS.  Line 119
  Carrie Norman  Line 120
  Gertrude Norman  Line 121
  George Norman  age 12, born in IA.  Line 122
  Vera Norman  Line 123
  NOTE:  No explanation why the Frank Norman family is listed in Story Co. & Marshall Co. in the 1905 Iowa census
  
  1910 census- 822 16th St.  2nd WD Des Moines, Polk Co., IA.-T624 Roll 419 Page 74 Lines 22-27
  April 25, 1910
  Frank Norman age 46 born in OH. married 24 years, occupation: manufacturer of gas generator, parents born in OH.
  Martha A. (s/b E.) age 42 born in IN., married 24 years, 5 children with 5 living., parents born in IN. NOTE: Martha had died 4/14/1910
  Della, dau., age 23, born in KS.
  Gertrude, dau, age 18, born in IA.
  Vera, dau, age 13, born in IA.
  George, son, age 16, born in IA.
  Living on 16th St. near Center St.
  
  1915 Iowa census Des Moines WD 6, Polk Co., IA.
  802 E. 9th St.
  IA1915_402   Line 1990
  Norman, Frank, age 40, widower, light manufacture, earned $1500 in 1914, 25 yrs. in IA., does not own property, born in OH., parents born in OH., no Church affiliation.
  NOTE: Living @ same address as Daisy Brown
  
  1920 census-Des Moines, Polk Co.
  802 E. 9th St.
  Frank, age 50, born in OH.
  Lavinia, age 30, born in IA., parents born in IA.  (I believe this to be Daisy L., 3rd wife)
  Morris, age 7, born in IA., father born in OH., mother born in IA.  (I believe this to be the son of Daisy and her 1st husband.)
  George, age 26, son of Frank & 1st wife, Martha.
  
  Personal Notes:
  Martha was Frank's 1st wife.  He married a 2nd time, her name is unknown.  His 3rd marriage was to Daisy Brown.  Carrie is not listed on this 1910 Census.  She was married to Roy Perry on Feb. 20, 1906.
  
  Martha is listed on this census of April 21,1910 although she had died on April 14, 1910.
  
  "Frank" traveled by covered wagon from Ohio at the age of 13, with his father, Joshua & Joshua's third wife, Martha Jones, and Frank's brothers & sisters.
  
  For some reason my mother never had much to do with her father when I was a small child.  The reason could have been just distance & no means of transportation.  She did visit him just before his death and we attended his funeral as a family traveling from Pocahontas, IA. to Des Moines, IA. in a 1935 Pontiac.
  
  BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK" NORMAN
  1866May born in Ohio
  1866 - Aug. 13, 1868  Frank's mother, Catharine,  died.  NOTE: Unsure of her death date. 
  1868Aug. 13, 1868 Frank's father, Joshua, married his 3rd wife, Martha Jones in Coshocton Co., OH.
  1869age 3, half brother, James H., was born.
  1870age 3, living in LaMoille, Bureau Co., IL. with father, stepmother  & siblings & 1 half brother James.
  1872age 5, half brother, Edward J., was born.
  1874age 7, half brother, Charles C., was born.
  1878age 11, half sister, Nellie, was born.  Unknown when she died.
  1879age 12, half brother, Daniel H., was born
  1880age 13, traveled to Kansas by covered wagon with his father, stepmother, & siblings.
  1885 age 19, married Martha Elizabeth Buchanan in Dickinson Co., Kansas.
  1887age 21, daughter, Della, born.
  1889age 23, daughter, Carrie, born.
  1891age 25, daughter, Gertrude "Gertie", born.
  1891 age 25, half brother, Thomas J., was born.  This is an approx. year.
  1893  age 27, son, George, born.
  1896age 29, daughter, Vera, born.
  1905age 39,  living in Colo, Story Co., IA. Per the 1905 census- Frank, Martha age 38, Della age  18, Carrie age 16, Gertrude age 14, George age 12 & Vera age 9.
  1906age 40, Frank's father, Joshua died.
  1909age 43 Frank's stepmother, Martha, died.
  1910age 44, Frank's wife, Martha, died.
  1912age 46, daughter, Gertrude, died.
  1914age, 48 grandson, John Clemons was born.
  1918 age 52, half brother Edward J. died
  1919age 53, granddaughter, Mary Clemons, was born.
  1928age 62, daughter, Della, died.
  1928age 62, sister, Emma, died.  Frank was living in Omaha at this time.
  1930age 64, half brother James H. died.
  1933age 67, granddaughter, Norma Jean Clemons, was born.
  1935age 69, granddaughter, Darlene Ann Clemons, was born.
  1941 age 75, grandson John Clemons died.
  1944age 78, brother, Joseph G. died.
  1946 age 80 Frank died.
  1949Half brother Charles C. died.
  1961 Son, George, died.
  1967Daughter, Carrie, died.
  1970 Daughter, Vera, died.
  1979   Great granddaughter Roberta Berchtold Lambert died
  1986Granddaughter Norma Jean Clemons died.
  2001Granddaughter, Mary Clemons died.

Details of Frank's family with Lizzie (Lizzie)

Details of Frank's family with Daisy Levina BROWN