The Skaggs-Files

Birth & death dates verified from tombstone.

Twin to Sarah.

Same name as his Uncle Amos, who was a Civil War veteran.

Mt. Hope Cemetery is located south of Hwy. 9 @ South St. & Cemetery Lane.

Amos & Estella reportedly had 12 children.

On the Norman family plot, Mt. Hope Cem., Tremont, IL., there is buried a Clay B. Norman, born:8/19/1806 & died:5/27/1991, WW II U.S. Marine Corps. S.S. # 353-22-9037 issued in IL. Can not make a definite connection to any of the Norman's buried on the same plot.

1860 census Fremont Twp. Tazewell Co. IL.
Series: M653 Roll: 232 Page: 99
June 30, 1860
Norman, Simon, head, age 32, born in OH., shoemaker, real estate valued at $800 & personal property valued at $100
Sarah, wife, age 28 born in OH.
Malinda, dau., age 11, born in OH.
Benjamin, son, age 6, born in IL.
Amos, son, age 3, born in IL.
Sarah, dau., age 3 born in IL.
Charles, son, age 1, born in IL.
Amos & Sarah are twins.

1870 census Tremont Tazewell Co. IL.
M593 Roll 283 Page323
Simeon Norman, age 43, shoemaker, real estate valued @ $2500, personal property valued @ $1000, born in OH.
Sarah, wife, age 40, born in OH.
Amos, son, age 13, born in IL.
Sarah, dau., age 13, born in IL.
Charlotte, dau., age 11, born in IL.
John, son, age 9, born in IL.
Charles, son, age 8, born in IL.
Susan, dau., age 6, born in IL.
Eddie, son, age 4 born in IL.
Artilius, brother, age 29 born in OH. occupation shoemaker.

1900 census- Tremont, Tremont Twp., Tazewell Co., IL.-T623 Roll 347 Page 302 Lines 50-58
Amos G., age 43, born in IL., 18 years married.
Estella, wife, age 35, married 18 years, 10 children with 7 living.
Artie E., son, age 17, born in IL.
Audrey E., daughter, age 14, born in IL.
Amos G. Jr., son, age 12, born in IL.
Altie V., daughter, age 11, born in IL.
Lawrence S., son, age 7, born in IL.
Burl, son, 6, born in IL.
Frank B., son, age 3, born in IL.

1910 census- Tremont, Tremont Twp., Tazewell Co., IL. T624 Roll 328 Page 46 Lines 12-17
Amos G., age 52, born in IL., married 28 years, shoemaker, parents born in OH.
Estella, wife, age 45, married 28 years, 13 children with 8 living, born in IL., father born in
IL. & mother in N. Y. Living on Tazewell ST.
Viola, daughter, age 21, born in IL.
Lawrence S., son, age 17, born in IL.
Burl F., son, age 16, born in IL.
Frank B., son, age 13, born in IL.
Clare E., daughter, age 3, born in IL.

1920 census-Tremont, Tremont Twp., Tazewell Co., IL.- T625 Roll 410 Page 10 Lines 73-77
Amos G., age 63 born in IL, father born in OH & mother in U.S.
Estella, age 54, born in IL., Father born in France & mother in IA.
Clare, age 13, born in IL.
Russell, Francis C., grandson, age 13, born in IL.
Norman, Ruth H., granddaughter, age 4 born in IL.