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Birth & death dates verified from Coshocton Co, OH. death records. These records state his birth year as 1805. Bowman Cemetery records list his birth year as 1804.

Made his home in White Eyes Twp. Coshocton Co., OH. at the time of his death, having moved there some years before from Lafayette Twp., Coshocton Co., OH.

According to some reports Isaac & first wife, Isabelle Wise Norman, had 12 children. I have been able to only locate the names of 9. The remaining 3 possibly died at young ages.

1850 census-Coshocton Co., Lafayette Twp., OH.
Norman, Isaac, head, age 46, farmer, real estate valued @ $1600, born in OH.
Isabel, wife, age 46, born in OH.
Daniel, son, age 20, farmer, born in OH.
Sarah A., dau., age 16, born in OH.
Henry, son, age 13, born in OH.
Jabes, son, age 10, born in OH.
Harriet C., dau., age 3, born in OH.

1870 census-White Eyes Twp., Coshocton Co., OH.
Series: M593 Roll: 1185 Page: 299
June 7, 1870
Norman, Isaac, age 66, farmer, real estate valued @ $6400 & personal property valued @ $700, born in OH.
Sarah, wife, age 55, born in OH. (this is his 2nd wife Sarah Wise Norman, widow of George
Norman).
Susan, daughter, age 18, born in IA. (father was Geo. Norman)
Abraham, son, age 16, born in OH. (father was Geo. Norman)

This census also shows that 3 of the neighboring farms are owned by Isaac's children, John Norman, Christian Norman & Jabez W. Norman. An adjoining farm is also owned by Isaac's half-brother Jonathon J. Norman.

Saginaw Co., Michigan, Book A, Page 220, Record # 345.
Isaac Norman, 24 March 1876, male, 71 yrs. 10 mos. 24 days., died in Ohio.
Cause of death - suny fever (looked like suny), born - Ohio, farmer.
father - Benjamin
mother - Margaret
Date recorded - June 5, 1877
There is no explanation why Isaac's death was recorded in Saginaw, Michigan when he died in Ohio.

From History of Coshocton, page 441:
Isaac, born on the Walhonding River, at age ten he accompanied his parents to Oxford Twp., Coshocton, OH. His father purchased two hundred acres of land. In this pioneer district Isaac Norman was reared and when he had attained mature years began farming by taking a lease on a tract of land in Oxford Twp. Subsequently he took another lease on some land in Adams Twp., and afterward bought one hundred acres in Lafayette Twp., only seven acres of the tract having been cleared. After improving the property he sold the same, and bought a farm in White Eyes Twp., on which he made his home until called to his final rest. For fifty years he was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, but at the time of their demise both he and his wife were affiliated with the United Brethren denomination, there being no Methodist Episcopal church in the locality. Isaac Norman had been married twice and by his first union had twelve children. The first wife Isabelle (Wise) Norman who was born in Oxford Twp., passed away about 1868**, and Mr. Norman afterward wedded her sister, Sarah Wise.
**According to Bowman Cemetery records Isabel's date of death was 1863.

Three of the neighboring/adjoining farms are owned by Isaac's children John Norman, Christian Norman and Jabez W. Norman. An adjoining farm is also owned by Isaac's Half-Brother Johnson J. Norman.