BERTHA (nee-BULLOCK) NORMAN
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Bertha (nee-Bullock) Norman
b. 1889
Illinois
d. February 26, 1916
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: February 28, 1916
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FATHER
John Bullock
()
MOTHER
unknown
()
MARRIED
William Henry Norman Jr.
(1881-1916)
1904
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CHILDREN
with William
Kenneth C Norman
(1908-1963)
NORTH FORK CEMETERY
MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
LaDeana Mae (nee-Norman) Prater-Henderson-Bowen-Hillin
(1911-1973)
William Henry Norman III
(1914-1915)
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TRAGIC WEEKEND
Effie Meyer had only been married two weeks and her husband had
left her. February 25th she was playing cards. Another player was Mrs. Emma Harris. Effie had
more than once stated that she was going to kill herself. Then on February 26th she drank carbolic
acid and later died. On that same day her friend, Mrs. Emma Harris, was shot three times in the
back by William Henry Norman Jr. Emma died the next day. After shooting Emma, William then comitted
suicide. William's wife, Bertha, after being accused took the same gun and comitted suicide. Emma,
Bertha and William are buried next to each other with Effie close in the next row.
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The Decatur Herald - (Decatur, Illinois) - 27 FEB 1916 * page 3
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
29 FEB 1916 * page 3
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
29 FEB 1916 * page 3
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
27 FEB 1916 * page 3
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