Norman Families Living in Missouri in 1860
In my search for my Great-Grandfather Frank Norman, I became interested in where Norman families were living in Missouri in 1860. Frank was born around 1855, so it is likely his family was still in Missouri for the 1860 Census. Locating all the Normans in Missouri also helped me be certain I have not missed any possible Frank Normans in my search.
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To do this, I searched the 1860 US Census for the name Norman and located each family on an 1856 map of Missouri. Each black dot represents one or more households living at that location in 1860. I have included the table of households at the end of this post, in case this information would help other Norman families in their genealogy searches. I have double-checked the information but please be aware, there may be households missing or incorrect. My next genealogy project is to map the Norman families in Missouri in 1870.
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In 1860, there were 92 households in Missouri with people having the surname Norman. Some of these were families, some with more than one generation in the household, some with as many as eight children. Some were young men or women living or working as servants or laborers with other families. Some were young children, living with foster families.
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Four of Norman families had sons named Francis. As I have explained in earlier posts, I have eliminated three of these as possible candidates for my Great-Grandfather. I think my ancestor was Francis M. Norman, son of Moses and Betsy Norman, living in Hooker, Laclede County.
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Copyright 2016 Jane Tims
Norman Families in Missouri in 1860 in order of County (from US Census)
| Household Number (for my own reference) | Male (usually husband but also father or son) | Age | Female (usually wife but also mother or daughter) | Age | Number Other Normans in House-hold
(* son Francis) |
Township | County | Family name if living with another family |
| 14 | Jas | 37 | Margaret | 35 | 4 | Jefferson | Andrew | |
| 34 | Lewis | 47 | Martha | 26 | 4 | Liberty | Barry | |
| 35 | Joseph | 35 | Mahala | 33 | 7 | Liberty | Barry | |
| 47 | Joel | 39 | Mary Ann | 26 | 3 | Shoal Creek | Barry | |
| 73 | George | 68 | Rachel | 68 | Liberty | Barry | ||
| 24 | Mary | 31 | 3 | Cedar | Boone | |||
| 74 | Jas T. | 32 | Cedar | Boone | Senor | |||
| 65 | Charlotte | 60 | Center | Buchanan | Smith | |||
| 29 | William | 43 | Eliz | 27 | 4 | Williamsburg | Callaway | |
| 8 | Jas | 22 | Eliz N. | 24 | Wakenda | Carroll | ||
| 54 | C.P. | 26 | Josephine | 18 | 2 | Dolan | Cass | |
| 12 | Louisa | 15 | Jackson | Clark | McMillan | |||
| 31 | Charles | 9 | St. Francisville | Clark | Wayland | |||
| 75 | Jos | 23 | Moniteau | Cooper | Jones | |||
| 53 | Samuel | 34 | America | 38 | 4 | Benton | Dallas | |
| 25 | Joseph | 36 | Phoebe | 32 | 4 | Jefferson | Davies | |
| 66 | Elizabeth | 60 | Jefferson | Davies | Downs | |||
| 30 | William | 9 | Clay | Dunklin | Smith | |||
| 76 | John | 40 | Angeline | 20 | Union | Dunklin | ||
| 9 | James | 14 | 1* (F.) | Boone | Franklin | Brauley | ||
| 44 | William A. | 36 | Mary A. | 30 | 4* (Wm.F.) | Wilson | Greene | |
| 57 | James C. | 42 | Sarah | 30 | 2 | Pond Creek | Greene | |
| 77 | Robert P. | 25 | Mary L. | 19 | Wilson | Greene | ||
| 61 | Aaron (Vanarman) | 39 | Sarah | 34 | 4 | Center | Knox | |
| 38 | Moses | 65 | Lucinda | 35 | 8 | Hooker | Laclede | |
| 39 | Moses | 29 | Betsy | 30 | 2 * (Francis M.) | Hooker | Laclede | |
| 60 | William | 14 | Buck Prairie | Lawrence | Grammar | |||
| 78 | J.B. | 30 | Unknown | 25 | 1 | Twnshp 57 | Linn | |
| 18 | B.F. | 27 | Malinda | 24 | 4 | Chillicothe | Livingston | |
| 79 | Elias | 30 | Lefy | 20 | 1 | Chillicothe | Livingston | |
| 13 | B. | 46 | Caroline | 45 | 7 | Warren | Marion | |
| 80 | Giles | 27 | Ohio | Mississippi | Knowles | |||
| 20 | A.R. | 32 | C.A. | 29 | 2 | Twnshp 44 | Moniteau | |
| 21 | John | 34 | Rosanna | 29 | 5* (S.F.) | Twnshp 44 | Moniteau | |
| 22 | Alfred | 60 | Ann | 56 | 3 | Twnshp 44 | Moniteau | |
| 63 | Ann | 56 | Twnshp 44 | Moniteau | ||||
| 81 | George | 21 | Twnshp 44 | Moniteau | ||||
| 82 | Jacob F. | 24 | Twnshp 44 | Moniteau | ||||
| 10 | Thomas | 14 | C.C. | 16 | Jefferson | Monroe | Scobee | |
| 11 | Handkerson | 30 | Nannie | 36 | 3 | Jefferson | Monroe | |
| 68 | Clarissa | 45 | Marion | Monroe | Irons | |||
| 27 | Allen | 40 | Catherine | 30 | 5 | Danville | Montgomery | |
| 28 | Barry | 35 | Dulcina | 34 | 4 | Danville | Montgomery | |
| 64 | Susan | 69 | Danville | Montgomery | Whitesides/Armstrong | |||
| 45 | Samuel | 7 | New Madrid | New Madrid | Fluty | |||
| 83 | William | 28 | New Madrid | New Madrid | White | |||
| 26 | Oliver | 26 | Arraminta | 18 | 2 | Nodaway | Nodaway | |
| 5 | Thomas N. | 40 | Julia A. | 25 | 5 | Oak Grove | Oregon | |
| 6 | Benjamin | 52 | Hester | 39 | 1 | Oak Grove | Oregon | |
| 23 | M.G. | 30 | Mary A. | 29 | 3 | Piney | Oregon | |
| 7 | John B. | 17 | Chlany | 32 | 4 | Clarkesville | Pike | |
| 84 | William | 45 | Eliza | 32 | 4 | Pettis | Platte | |
| 40 | Thomas J. | 49 | Lucina | 43 | 8 | Johnson | Polk | |
| 41 | G.W. | 43 | Eliza | 36 | 6 | Johnson | Polk | |
| 19 | L.M. | 29 | Susannah | 26 | 3 | York | Putnam | |
| 85 | Henry | 32 | Spencer | Ralls | ||||
| 1 | Samuel | 22 | Fabius | Schuyler | ||||
| 2 | Hannah | 53 | 3 | Fabius | Schuyler | |||
| 3 | A. | 36 | Mary | 28 | 4 | Fabius | Schuyler | |
| 86 | James | 29 | Anna | 19 | Fabius | Schuyler | ||
| 87 | Minor | 26 | Ellen | 18 | 1 | Liberty | Schuyler | |
| 49 | John | 30 | Mary | 30 | 4 | Mount Pleasant | Scotland | |
| 59 | Hankerson | 59 | Eliz | 50 | 1 | Harrison | Scotland | |
| 15 | Charles W. | 37 | Ally | 72 | 4 | Moreland | Scott | |
| 16 | John | 50 | Diana | 36 | 5 | Moreland | Scott | |
| 48 | Louis | 43 | Permelia | 43 | 3 | Kelso | Scott | |
| 58 | Washington | 23 | Bennetta | 42 | 2 | Kelso | Scott | |
| 69 | Bethia | 43 | 1 | Rickland | Scott | Archer | ||
| 70 | James | 50 | Kelso | Scott | ||||
| 71 | Henry | 35 | Eliza | 30 | 3 | Jackson | Shelby | |
| 88 | James | 26 | Tiger | Shelby | Graham | |||
| 33 | John | 42 | Mary | 30 | 1 | St. Louis | St. Louis | |
| 56 | Robert | 20 | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||||
| 72 | Dan | 45 | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||||
| 89 | Betson | 63 | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||||
| 90 | John | 30 | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||||
| 91 | William | 30 | Anna | 30 | 1 | St. Louis | St. Louis | |
| 36 | W.W. | 53 | Belinda | 40 | 6 | Castor | Stoddard | |
| 37 | William F. | 37 | Sarah | 28 | 6 | Castor | Stoddard | |
| 42 | Eli | 32 | Eliz | 34 | 6 | Liberty | Stoddard | |
| 43 | Elija | 32 | Elizabeth | 32 | 3 | Liberty | Stoddard | |
| 92 | Mathew J. | 30 | Christian | 22 | 3 | Castor | Stoddard | |
| 46 | Thomas | 7 | Mary | 8 | North Salem | Sullivan | Harris | |
| 50 | Joseph | 34 | Virginia | 34 | 5 | West Locust | Sullivan | |
| 51 | George | 35 | Alcinda | 35 | 8 | West Locust | Sullivan | |
| 52 | Stephen | 54 | Frances | 60 | 3 | West Locust | Sullivan | |
| 55 | James | 22 | Mary | 18 | Ozark | Texas | ||
| 32 | John | 38 | Deborah | 38 | 6 | Ozark | Webster | |
| 67 | Martha | 49 | Marshfield | Webster | ||||
| 62 | Peter | 25 | Jackson | Westport | Thoes |
nichepoetryandprose 
I love things like this! Only one person over 70… the names Handkerson, Bennetta, Permelia, Chlany, Araminta… it makes me want to know their stories!
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TextileRanger
May 23, 2016 at 11:59 pm
Hi. I know what you mean. I have looked a lot at some families, mostly to find my great-grandfather but sometimes just to see what happened to them. I agree the names were curious. Also, sometimes you see that parents have died and a family of kids has been split up among several homes. Your observation of only one over 70 is interesting!
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jane tims
May 24, 2016 at 7:30 am
Fascinating work, Jane. You are, in the best sense, multi-talented.
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rogermoorepoet
May 18, 2016 at 8:13 am
I love starting something new, which explains why I always have lots on the go. Learning about new things is great too. Wish I could travel back in time and visit some of these Normans.
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jane tims
May 18, 2016 at 4:16 pm
The Norman Conquest. I thought that took place elsewhere. I must be wrong. 😉
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ladysighs
May 18, 2016 at 7:31 am
Haven’t made it back to 1066 yet, need more time! Ha!
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jane tims
May 18, 2016 at 7:33 am