Mary Susan Norville

Brief Life History of Mary Susan

When Mary Susan Norville was born on 19 August 1856, in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, her father, Hardy Norville, was 33 and her mother, William Ann Wilkins, was 33. She married Wiley Jacob Dunn on 11 March 1873, in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died on 24 October 1928, in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wiley Jacob Dunn
1844–1915
Mary Susan Norville
1856–1928
Marriage: 11 March 1873
Frank Pitt Dunn
1879–1940
Jesse Fredrick Dunn SR
1882–1935
Mary Olivia Dunn
1884–1968
Lillian Esther Dunn
1887–1974
Wiley Earnest Dunn SR
1889–1965
William Hardy Dunn
1891–1957
Keron Wilkins Dunn
1894–1991

Sources (52)

  • Mary Dunn, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Susan Norville - Government record: birth-name: Mary S Norville
  • Mollie S Norville, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

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.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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 (Somerset, of Norman origin): shortened form of the Norman habitational name Normanville, from Normanville, Seine-Maritime, or Normanville, Eure, both in France.

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

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