Norman
Durwood
(Durwood)
Overby
Born in Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Maude Onita Payne
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 52
in Commerce, Hunt, Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Dec 2016
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Biography
Norman Durwood was born in 1907 to George W and Effie (McDonald) Overby. After his father died, his mother married Robert Leonard Cooper in 1914. By 1920, the family had moved from Mississippi to Texas.
Durwood and Maude Onita Payne had a daughter, Gloria Inez, born in 1926, who was illegitimate[1]. He later married and raised a family. He worked as a welder and oiler, sometimes on ocean liners. Durwood passed away in 1959 at 52 years old.
Timeline with Sources
- 1907 Mar 29 - Birth - Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi
- 1910 United States Federal Census - Beat 2, Calhoun, Mississippi [2] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
- 1920 United States Federal Census - Justice Precinct 1, Van Zandt, Texas [3] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepson
- 1928 Jul 30 - Marriage to Edna Clifford Stephens - Van Zandt, Texas - Texas, County Marriages, 1817-1965[4] Film Number: 001578921
- 1930 United States Federal Census - Precinct 1, Hunt, Texas [5] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son (Edna's name is not on the 1930 Census list.)
- 1932 - left San Francisco and arrived in New York, New York on Dec 2 1932 on the "President Hoover" - New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957[6]
- 1933 - left Manila, Philippines and arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii on Apr 12, 1933 on the "President Hoover" - Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959[7]
- 1940 United States Federal Census - Hutchinson, Texas [8] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- 1959 Apr 16 - Death - Commerce, Hunt, Texas - Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [9] - Find a Grave[10] Memorial# 28170213 - Burial: Memoryland Memorial Park, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas
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