Sarah Elizabeth (Aston) Norman (1872 - 1962)

Born 7 Apr 1872 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA

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Died 23 Feb 1962 at age 89 in Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1872. Sarah was the daughter of James Aston and Eleanor Rhodes.

Sallie Norman was enumerated as wife of the head of household in Beat 1, Houston Precinct (north portion), Chickasaw County, Mississippi for the June 2, States Census, 1900. She was noted as born April 1871 in Mississippi and had been married seven years. She was the mother of four children of which three were still living as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are head James Norman, son Festus Norman, son Roy Norman and son Leland Norman.^[1]

Sallie Norman was enumerated as head of the household at Houlka and Okalona Road, Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi for the May 3, United States Census, 1910. She was noted as born 1872 in Mississippi and widowed. She had her "own income". She was the mother of six children of which five were still living as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are son David F Norman, son James R Norman, son Leland F Norman, daughter Elna Norman and daughter Margrette Norman.^[2]

Sarah passed away in 1962.^[3]

Sally Aston was listed as the mother of James Roy Norman who died September 13, 1962 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. The father was listed as James O Norman and the wife Emma Lovelace Norman.^[4]

Sarah Elizabeth "Miss Sally" Aston Norman is buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.^[5]

Sarah Elizabeth Aston Norman Obituary

"Miss Sally" Norman Dies at Age of 90

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Aston Norman, better known as "Miss Sally" Norman, died on Friday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 am, at the home of her daughter, Miss Margarette Norman, in Kosciusko, Miss., after several months' illness.

"Miss Sally" was born on April 7, 1872, and reared in the Wesley Chapel community. She was the daughter of James Thomas and Ann Rhodes Aston.

In 1892 she was married to James O Norman. To this union were born four sons and two daughters, one son of whom died in infancy.

She joined the Methodist Church in early childhood and remained a loyal member all of her life.

She is survived by three sons, David Festus, Corinth, Mississippi.; James Roye, Memphis, Tenn.; Leland Fleming, Houlka, Mississippi.; two daughters, Mrs. R O Ray, Eupora, Mississippi.; and Miss Margarett Norman, Kosciusko, Mississippi.; three brothers, James Poston Aston, Lawton, Oklahoma.; John M Aston, Benton, Arkansas.; Andrew C Aston, Latta, South Carolina; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Pollard, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma., and Mrs. Eva Meaders, Cordell Oklahoma.; 13 grandchildren.

Leo R Norman, William D Norman and Thomas Norman, all of Corinth, Mississippi.; Lt. James G Norman, U S Air Force; James O Norman, Sulphur, Louisana.; Mrs. George Herres, Covina, California.; Charles L Norman and Betty Sue Norman, Memphis, Tennessee.; Leland B Norman and Wallace Norman, Houston, Mississippi.; Mrs. Charles Brannon, Wesson, Mississippi.; Mrs. Hubert Zachary, Memphis, Tennessee.; Robert O Ray, Jr., Vicksburg, Mississippi. She also leaves a large number of other relatives and a host of friends.

Services were held in the Wesley Chapel Methodist church with Dr. J E Stephens officiating and Houston Funeral Home in charge. Interment was in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Her grandsons were her pallbearers.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M966-8C9 : accessed 18 December 2014), Sallie Norman in household of James Norman, Beat 1, Houston Precinct (north portion), Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,240,803.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MP8S-MKW : accessed 18 December 2014), Sallie Norman, Houlka, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42, sheet 13A, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,748.
3. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
4. ↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HD-R4NN : 24 October 2016), Sally Aston in entry for James Roy Norman, 1962. GS Film Number 001972371 Digital Folder Number 007544952 Image Number 00048.
5. ↑ Find A Grave website
6. ↑ Printed in the Times Post, Houston, Mississippi dated March 1 1962

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