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The 27th Maine Volunteers
Charles S Norman
Rank: Private Company: B Age: 26 Residence: South Berwick
Height: 5' 10 1/4" Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Lt Complexion: Light
Charles S Norman
Rank: Private Company: B Age: 26 Residence: South Berwick
Height: 5' 10 1/4" Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Lt Complexion: Light
CHARLES S NORMAN was born in South Berwick, Maine [Descriptive Roll]
circa 1835, perhaps the son of Benjamin and Hannah (Beal) Norman
[NEHGR v117 p226: Benjamin Norman of New Vineyard, ME and Hannah
Beal of York married 30 Jan 1825; research of M.Atkinson]. He died in
Spokane, Spokane, WA on 12 June 1893 [widow's pension app; WA Death
Rec] and was buried in a "cemetery at Spokane" [Headstone Order; this
rec shows death as 25 July].
He was married first to MARIA E WATERMAN, on 7 Oct 1854 by Jacob K Cole, JP, supposedly in Biddeford, Maine [Bidd VR p475]. She was "of Gorham, ME", the daughter of John and Lydia (Hamilton) Waterman [Hist of Gorham p805]. She presumably died between 1885, when seen in 1885 Colorado State Census, and 1889, when Charles remarried. Burial place unknown.
Charles married secondly, on 6 Feb 1889 in Salida, Chaffee, CO (by Rev Augustus Chase, Methodist Minister), to Mrs ALMEDA (DAVIS) WELLINGTON. She was born in New York circa Apr 1843 [1900 census], the daughter of Egbert Davis. She died in Spokane on 28 July 1917 at age 75 [WA Death Rec]. See additional notes below for more data on Almeda.
Charles was a stone and brick mason, first seen as a laborer in 1850 York, Maine census with Henry and Hannah Atkinson. He moved with them to South Berwick prior to 1854, when he was "of South Berwick" at time of his marriage. Following his service with the 27th Maine, he moved with his family to Fall River, MA, his step-brother Henry Atkinson also a mason there. After 1878 he moved west, his wife and now married daughters enumerated in the 1880 Chicago, IL census (Charles' whereabouts unknown at that time). He continued west soon after, settling in Chaffee County, CO by 1885 [State Census]. After his 1889 remarriage, he removed to Spokane, WA, and was living at the Falls by 1890 [Street Dir]. Here, he kept his trade of masonry work.
By his first wife, he had three daughters (unknown if there were other children):
I. IDA, born in (perhaps South Berwick) Maine about 1858 (age 2 in 1860; 12 in 1870; 22 in 1880). It is currently not known if she is the same Ida who died in Chicago on 4 Oct 1908 at age 51 [Chicago Tribune, ii 14 Oct; IL Death Index]. She was married to WILLIAM D KOONS prior to the 1880 census. He was born ca 1854 in NY, and was listed as a grocery clerk that year, in the census and street directory, living at 710 W Lake St. In Charles' pension papers filed in 1891, a W D Koons, known to him 15 yrs, is a witness to his signing. Indeed, a William D Koons is seen at same address with Charles in 1890 Spokane, also a bricklayer.
II. CARRIE, born in (perhaps South Berwick) ME circa 1861-62 (age 8 in 1870; 19 in 1880). She is seen in 1880 Chicago census as married, with the MOSS surname. Husband's name not known at this time. She had a daughter with her at time of census:
1. Jessie, born Mar 1880 in (Chicago?) IL
III. a daughter, shown only with the "J" initial in 1885 CO State Censuss, age 5, born IL. Her whereabouts after this is unknown.
Additional Source Data:
1850 York, York, ME census: hh 550/576, Charles, age 16, w/ Henry Atkinson age 60 and Hannah, age 50
1850 Mentz, Cayuga, NY: Almeda, age 8, with Egbert and Laura Davis
1860 South Berwick, York, ME census (p16): hh 111/123; called "Charles C", wife Maria and dau Ida in same house as mother
1860 Ovid, Branch, MI: Almeda, age 18, w/ Egbert Davis (she is also enum in another hh in Coldwater, also a.18
1866 (Charles not seen in Fall River Dir)
1869 Fall River Street Directory, Charles S, mason, bds Benj Northup's
1870 Fall River Wrd-6, Bristol, MA (p64): hh 313/499; Henry Atkinson, age 25, at 313/500
1870 Coldwater, Branch, MI: hh 263/264; Almeda is wife of William Taylor. He has two sons, Lewis and Eugene, but they are from his prior marriage. Emma Chamberlain, age 5 b.MI is daughter of Almeda's from a prior marriage
1873 Fall River St Dir: Charles at h 46 Third
1874, 1876 Fall River St Dir: h. 9 Rodman
1878 Fall River ---- Norman, mason, h. Middle, cor South Main
1880 No Charles in Fall River Dir
1880 South Berwick: Henry Atkinson, age 36, single, brick mason
1880 Chicago, Cook, IL Dist 125 (p39): hh 279/410; wife Maria, two married daughters at 710 Lake St
1880 Coldwater, Branch, MI: Almeda, age 38 b.NY, with husb William Taylor. This rec shows her dau Emma Chamberlain, age 15, b.MI, as step-dau of William
1880-1884 Chicago Street Directories show a Charles Norman, at times more than one, but none are listed as masons, so cannot confirm if any are correct person
1885 Chaffee County, Colorado State Census (p31-32): listed as C.S., M.E. and J. Older married daughters not here
1885 Mesa, Colorado State Census: Almeda, age 43?, is now marr to J.A. Wellington, age 57?
1890 Spokane Falls, Washington Street Dir: Charles Norman and William D Koons at "n s W Boone bet Cochrane + Lindeke Ave's"
1890 Veteran Schedule: Charles not found in search; checked all 38 pages for Spokane Falls and he is not listed
1892, 1893 Spokane, WA St Dir: house 2530 Boone Ave
1894, 22 Oct: an Almeda Norman marries a Merritt Keith in Stevens County. Not sure if same person. Her application for being a veteran's widow was never certified, this remarriage perhaps a reason for this.
1897-98: Almeda Keith liv at 15th Ave. Merritt listed elsewhere, he may be the John M listed in 1896. If correct person, they may have divorced, as she is back to being a Norman and a widow in 1900.
1900 Bell, Spokane, WA census: Almeda Norman, widow, age 57, born Apr 1843 NY (par same), a nurse, ch 1/1. Her married daughter Emma Smith (from earlier marriage) liv here with 3 children. Emma, the wife of Samuel Smith, would remarry to Alvah N Biganess prior to 1910 census, and she died in 1919.
1901 Spokane, WA St Dir: Almeda Norman, widow of Charles S, a nurse, bds Rochester Heights
1901, 1 Oct: Almeda Norman, age 59, B.NY, marries Joseph Thompson, age 53, an Irish immigrant. Both living in Hillyard, WA. Her parents listed as Egbert Davis and --- Ransier. Says "no of marriages 5 times" for her. Not clear if it meant that this 1901 was fifth, or prev had been marr five times. From all the above records, she was marriad to a Chamberlain, Taylor, Wellington, Norman, perhaps to Keith, and finally Thompson. In the naturalization papers of Joseph Thompson, wife Almeda is listed as being born in Coldwater, MI, when in fact she had just lived there early in life.
1910 Hillyard, Spokane, WA: Almeda Thompson, age 68 "M2, 8 yrs", ch 1/1, b.NY, a midwife
He was married first to MARIA E WATERMAN, on 7 Oct 1854 by Jacob K Cole, JP, supposedly in Biddeford, Maine [Bidd VR p475]. She was "of Gorham, ME", the daughter of John and Lydia (Hamilton) Waterman [Hist of Gorham p805]. She presumably died between 1885, when seen in 1885 Colorado State Census, and 1889, when Charles remarried. Burial place unknown.
Charles married secondly, on 6 Feb 1889 in Salida, Chaffee, CO (by Rev Augustus Chase, Methodist Minister), to Mrs ALMEDA (DAVIS) WELLINGTON. She was born in New York circa Apr 1843 [1900 census], the daughter of Egbert Davis. She died in Spokane on 28 July 1917 at age 75 [WA Death Rec]. See additional notes below for more data on Almeda.
Charles was a stone and brick mason, first seen as a laborer in 1850 York, Maine census with Henry and Hannah Atkinson. He moved with them to South Berwick prior to 1854, when he was "of South Berwick" at time of his marriage. Following his service with the 27th Maine, he moved with his family to Fall River, MA, his step-brother Henry Atkinson also a mason there. After 1878 he moved west, his wife and now married daughters enumerated in the 1880 Chicago, IL census (Charles' whereabouts unknown at that time). He continued west soon after, settling in Chaffee County, CO by 1885 [State Census]. After his 1889 remarriage, he removed to Spokane, WA, and was living at the Falls by 1890 [Street Dir]. Here, he kept his trade of masonry work.
By his first wife, he had three daughters (unknown if there were other children):
I. IDA, born in (perhaps South Berwick) Maine about 1858 (age 2 in 1860; 12 in 1870; 22 in 1880). It is currently not known if she is the same Ida who died in Chicago on 4 Oct 1908 at age 51 [Chicago Tribune, ii 14 Oct; IL Death Index]. She was married to WILLIAM D KOONS prior to the 1880 census. He was born ca 1854 in NY, and was listed as a grocery clerk that year, in the census and street directory, living at 710 W Lake St. In Charles' pension papers filed in 1891, a W D Koons, known to him 15 yrs, is a witness to his signing. Indeed, a William D Koons is seen at same address with Charles in 1890 Spokane, also a bricklayer.
II. CARRIE, born in (perhaps South Berwick) ME circa 1861-62 (age 8 in 1870; 19 in 1880). She is seen in 1880 Chicago census as married, with the MOSS surname. Husband's name not known at this time. She had a daughter with her at time of census:
1. Jessie, born Mar 1880 in (Chicago?) IL
III. a daughter, shown only with the "J" initial in 1885 CO State Censuss, age 5, born IL. Her whereabouts after this is unknown.
Additional Source Data:
1850 York, York, ME census: hh 550/576, Charles, age 16, w/ Henry Atkinson age 60 and Hannah, age 50
1850 Mentz, Cayuga, NY: Almeda, age 8, with Egbert and Laura Davis
1860 South Berwick, York, ME census (p16): hh 111/123; called "Charles C", wife Maria and dau Ida in same house as mother
1860 Ovid, Branch, MI: Almeda, age 18, w/ Egbert Davis (she is also enum in another hh in Coldwater, also a.18
1866 (Charles not seen in Fall River Dir)
1869 Fall River Street Directory, Charles S, mason, bds Benj Northup's
1870 Fall River Wrd-6, Bristol, MA (p64): hh 313/499; Henry Atkinson, age 25, at 313/500
1870 Coldwater, Branch, MI: hh 263/264; Almeda is wife of William Taylor. He has two sons, Lewis and Eugene, but they are from his prior marriage. Emma Chamberlain, age 5 b.MI is daughter of Almeda's from a prior marriage
1873 Fall River St Dir: Charles at h 46 Third
1874, 1876 Fall River St Dir: h. 9 Rodman
1878 Fall River ---- Norman, mason, h. Middle, cor South Main
1880 No Charles in Fall River Dir
1880 South Berwick: Henry Atkinson, age 36, single, brick mason
1880 Chicago, Cook, IL Dist 125 (p39): hh 279/410; wife Maria, two married daughters at 710 Lake St
1880 Coldwater, Branch, MI: Almeda, age 38 b.NY, with husb William Taylor. This rec shows her dau Emma Chamberlain, age 15, b.MI, as step-dau of William
1880-1884 Chicago Street Directories show a Charles Norman, at times more than one, but none are listed as masons, so cannot confirm if any are correct person
1885 Chaffee County, Colorado State Census (p31-32): listed as C.S., M.E. and J. Older married daughters not here
1885 Mesa, Colorado State Census: Almeda, age 43?, is now marr to J.A. Wellington, age 57?
1890 Spokane Falls, Washington Street Dir: Charles Norman and William D Koons at "n s W Boone bet Cochrane + Lindeke Ave's"
1890 Veteran Schedule: Charles not found in search; checked all 38 pages for Spokane Falls and he is not listed
1892, 1893 Spokane, WA St Dir: house 2530 Boone Ave
1894, 22 Oct: an Almeda Norman marries a Merritt Keith in Stevens County. Not sure if same person. Her application for being a veteran's widow was never certified, this remarriage perhaps a reason for this.
1897-98: Almeda Keith liv at 15th Ave. Merritt listed elsewhere, he may be the John M listed in 1896. If correct person, they may have divorced, as she is back to being a Norman and a widow in 1900.
1900 Bell, Spokane, WA census: Almeda Norman, widow, age 57, born Apr 1843 NY (par same), a nurse, ch 1/1. Her married daughter Emma Smith (from earlier marriage) liv here with 3 children. Emma, the wife of Samuel Smith, would remarry to Alvah N Biganess prior to 1910 census, and she died in 1919.
1901 Spokane, WA St Dir: Almeda Norman, widow of Charles S, a nurse, bds Rochester Heights
1901, 1 Oct: Almeda Norman, age 59, B.NY, marries Joseph Thompson, age 53, an Irish immigrant. Both living in Hillyard, WA. Her parents listed as Egbert Davis and --- Ransier. Says "no of marriages 5 times" for her. Not clear if it meant that this 1901 was fifth, or prev had been marr five times. From all the above records, she was marriad to a Chamberlain, Taylor, Wellington, Norman, perhaps to Keith, and finally Thompson. In the naturalization papers of Joseph Thompson, wife Almeda is listed as being born in Coldwater, MI, when in fact she had just lived there early in life.
1910 Hillyard, Spokane, WA: Almeda Thompson, age 68 "M2, 8 yrs", ch 1/1, b.NY, a midwife