JOHN NORMAN was born September 11, 1854, in Monroe County, Ind., and is the
second of this family born to Hezekiah and Catharine (Todd) Norman:  Peter,
John, George M., Wesley W., Elizabeth, Mary Ellen, Franklin P., Milliard P.
and Stanley.  He received a good common school education in youth, and
afterward attended normal school for some time.   February 7, 1875, Miss
Joan Gyger, daughter of I. and J. (Perkins) Gyger, became his wife, and this
union has been productive in the birth of three children, named:  Edgar W.,
Wesley E. and Walter.  Both parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.  Mr. Norman has always followed farming and stock-raising, owning a
good farm of 270 acres.  In politics he strongly advocates the principles of
the National Democratic party, and after serving one term as Township
Trustee which reflected credit upon his judgment, he was re-elected to the
same office at the April election of 1884.  His parents were among the early
pioneers of Indiana.


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