Individual Details

Sophia probably married about 1826 - the first child born in 1828.

1850 Census. Dist 2, Union Co, Illinois, p.216, Hh 1006
Joseph Norton, age 43, farmer, b. Ohio
Sophia, age 43, b. TN
Children born in Indiana [abbreviated Ia. - not Iowa] were:
James 22, John 18, Rebecca 17, Mary 14, Wesley 11
Children born in Illinois:
Elizabeth 9, Martha 8, Isaac 6, Ruth 3, and Kissiah, age 1.
In the Mortality Census for Dist 2, Union Co is Aaron Norton who died at age 16 in June of 1849 of typhus fever. Likely another child.

A daughter Rachel, b. about 1830 between James and John, is shown in databases - she married in 1849 so wouldn't have been in the 1850 census with the family.

Other Nortons counted on the same page in this 1850 census included Hiram, age 33, born in Indiana, and his family; and John Norton, age 64, b. TN with wife Mary, age 62, b. KY. I would think John & Mary Norton may have been Joseph's parents.

1855. Illinois State Census, Union Co.
Joseph Norton. 1m under 10, 1m 10-20, 1m 40-50. 2f under 10, 3f 10-20, 1f 10-20, 1f 40-50

In 1860, the family was in Kansas. Washington Twp, Anderson Co, Post Office Garnett, Hh 361.
Joseph Norton, age 54, b. Ohio. Sophia, age 53, b. Tennessee
The children still at home, all born in Illinois: Martha age 18, Isaac 15, Ruth 14, Kesiah age 12.

25 Jul 1865 Kansas State Census. Washington Twp, Anderson, KS. P.O. Hyatt, Hh 316
Joseph Norton, 55, Farmer, b. TN
Sophiah, 55, b. TN
Isaac, 21, b. IL
Ruth, 18, b. IL
Kissiah, 16, b. IL
James Glen, 26, b. AR. Note says "Convict, attempted Murder"

Apparently Sophia died before 1870. Joseph Norton was living alone in Anderson Co, Kansas, age 64, b. Ohio. A FindAGrave entry states she died in 1867 and is buried Springfield Cemetery, Garnett, Anderson Co, Kansas.

Birth	15 Sep 1805	Tennessee
Marriage	Abt 1826	Joseph Norton
Death	1867	Anderson County, Kansas

Spouse	Joseph Norton (1807 - 1886)
Child	James Marion Norton (1828 - 1860)
Child	Rachel M. Norton (1830 - 1899)
Child	John Norton (1832 - )
Child	Aaron Norton (1833 - 1849)
Child	Rebecca Norton (1832 - )
Child	Mary Norton (1836 - )
Child	Wesley Norton (1838 - 1860)
Child	Elizabeth Norton (1841 - )
Child	Martha Norton (1842 - )
Child	Isaac Norton (1843 - 1914)
Child	Ruth Norton (1847 - 1910)
Child	Keziah Norton (1849 - 1918)

Father	JONATHAN ADAMSON (1771 - 1835)
Mother	RUTH Williams (1774 - 1852)
Sibling	DAVID ADAMSON (1793 - 1828)
Sibling	Isaac ADAMSON (1795 - 1833)
Sibling	Margaret ADAMSON (1797 - )
Sibling	Aaron ADAMSON (1799 - 1839)
Sibling	Rachel ADAMSON (1801 - 1860)
Sibling	Abigail ADAMSON (1803 - 1866)
Sibling	Susannah ADAMSON (1806 - 1840)
Sibling	Abel ADAMSON (1808 - 1833)
Sibling	Hannah Adamson (1810 - 1878)
Sibling	Rebecca ADAMSON (1813 - 1890)
Sibling	Keziah ADAMSON (1815 - 1894)
Sibling	Jonathan P. ADAMSON (1818 - 1890)