David NORTON
First Generation

1. David NORTON was born in 1771 in Pittsylvania Co, VA. David married Sarah SHELTON daughter of Roderick SHELTON and Sarah Ursula BRIGGS in 1794. Sarah was born in 1777.

They had the following children:

+2 M i. William NORTON was born in 1802. He died in 1860/1870.

3 M ii. Jesse John NORTON was born in 1795 in Buncombe Co, NC. He died before 1850. Jesse married Mary RAMSEY.



Second Generation

2. William NORTON (David) was born in 1802 in North Carolina. He died in 1860/1870. William married Nancy SHELTON daughter of David SHELTON and Catherine 'Katy" MILLER. Nancy was born about 1807 in Laurel Co, NC.

They had the following children:

4 M i. David NORTON was born in 1827. David married Margaret JOHNSON "Peggy".

5 M ii. James NORTON was born in 1829 in NC. He died in 1853. James married Susannah.

6 M iii. William NORTON was born on 24 Feb 1830 in Yancey Co, NC. He died on 14 Jun 1923 in Madison Co, North Carolina. William married(1) Judith GOSNELL "Judy" daughter of Joshua GOSNELL and Elizabeth Delila BOWERS in Jun 1849. Judith was born in 1828 in NC. She died after 1900 in Madison Co, NC. She was buried in Union Valley Cemetery. William married(2)Cordelia CUTSHALL on 3 Aug 1916.

William's Death Certificate.


7 F iv. Catherine NORTON was born in 1833 in Yancey Co, NC. She died in 1880/1900. Catherine married Charles GUNTER son of Joshua GOSNELL and Hannah Onor GUNTER in 1850. Charles was born about 1826 in SC. He died in 1915.

8 M v. Robert NORTON was born in 1841. Robert married Nancy Matilda RAY on 28 Dec 1865 in Madison Co, North Carolina.

9 F vi. Arta NORTON was born in 1844 in Yancey Co, NC. Arta married Gabriel S SAMS on 30 Nov 1865 in Madison Co, North Carolina.

10 M vii. Joseph Teter NORTON was born in Jul 1846 in NC. He died on 4 Dec 1921 in Madison Co, North Carolina. Joseph married Elizabeth C RAY on 3 Nov 1868 in Madison Co, North Carolina.

Joseph's Death Certificate.


11 F viii. Melinda Lucinda NORTON was born in 1849 in NC. She died on 5 Sep 1873.


Third Generation


12. Tennesse "Tennie" NORTON (William, David) was born on 16 May 1856. She died on 2 Feb 1935 in Buncombe Co, NC. She was buried in Long's Chapel Baptist Church, Buncombe Co, NC. Tennesse married George Henderson GOSNELL son of William Wallace GOSNELL and Margaret Elizabeth SAMS on 20 Sep 1883 in Madison Co, NC. George was born on 26 Apr 1858 in Madison Co, NC. He died in Sep 1910 in Madison Co, NC. He was buried in Grapevine Baptist Church, Madison Co, NC. Grapevine Cemtery later became Gosnell Cemetery.

George and Tennesse had the following children:

+13 F i. Lula B GOSNELL was born in Apr 1890. She died in 1928.

+14 M ii. Leroy GOSNELL was born on 19 Nov 1894. He died on 25 Mar 1967.

15 M iii. Joseph Teet GOSNELL was born in May 1886 in Madison Co, NC. He died in Aug 1910 in Madison Co, NC. The cause of death was Typhoid Fever. He was buried in Grapevine Baptist Church, Madison Co, NC. Joseph T Gosnell contracted Typhoid Fever while working in a logging camp. His father George contracted it and died within 3 weeks of Joseph Teet Gosnell.

16 M iv. Milford GOSNELL was born in Jul 1898 in Madison Co, NC. He died in 1917.



Tennesse Norton Noe Gosnell, Claudia Beril Ammons Gosnell, Pender Henderson Gosnell and Howard Edward Gosnell.


You will find more information on this family in the Charles Gosnell file.

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David Norton
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Tennessee "Tennie" Norton
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