Ursley Norton

Brief Life History of Ursley

When Ursley Norton was born on 13 January 1853, in Laurel, Franklin, North Carolina, United States, her father, George Norton, was 27 and her mother, Tabitha Gunter Gosnell, was 24. She had at least 1 daughter with Jim Norton. She lived in Madison, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and North Carolina, United States in 1870. Her occupation is listed as midwife in White Rock, Madison, North Carolina, United States. She died on 5 May 1929, in White Rock, Madison, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in White Rock, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jim Norton
Ursley Norton
1853–1929
Sleety Canzada Norton Brown
1881–1943

Sources (4)

  • Usley Bosreggsy [Norton] in household of George Norton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ursley Norton - Published information: birth-name: Ursley Norton
  • Ursely Norton Brown, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"

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World Events (8)

1862 · US Naval Academy

The US Naval Academy was moved to Newport, Rhode Island from its original in Annapolis, Maryland on May 9, 1862.

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places so called, from Old English north ‘north’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. In some cases it is a variant of Norrington .

Irish: altered form of Naughton , assimilated to the English name (see 1 above).

Jewish (American): adoption of the English surname (see 1 above) in place of some similar (like-sounding) original Ashkenazic surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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