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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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NOAH NORMAN, Fulton County, retired farmer, whose portrait appears in this work, was born in North Carolina, September 19, 1806. He is the son of Charles and Betsey (Dodd) Norman. Subject at an early age lost his father, and consequently commenced life upon his own responsibility. He received but scant opportunities for receiving an education, but learned the beneficial lessons of industry, frugality, honesty and faithful citizenship. In 1828 he came to Fulton County, Ky., and purchased fifty acres of land where the town of Fulton now stands, and by his industry accumulated 600 acres of land adjoining the town of Fulton. He was one of the founders of the town and laid out one of the principal additions. For many years he has been a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. August 14, 1834, he wedded Mary Fields, a native of Davidson County, Tenn. She was born May 3, 1807. There are six children by this marriage: Daniel L.; Mary D.; Elizabeth, deceased; Henry T., Callie and Benjamin F., who was killed in the Rebellion.
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This family biography is one of 114 biographies included in the Fulton County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1
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