BLOCK 20
LOT : 4
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William Henry Norman Jr.
b. June 1881
Illinois
d. February 26, 1916
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: February 28, 1916
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FATHER
William Henry Norman Sr.
(1850-1929)
MOTHER
Susan Jane Hedrick
(1850-1903)
MARRIED
Bertha Bullock
(1889-1916)
1904
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CHILDREN
with Bertha
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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