Ella Claire (Lynch) Norman (1860 - 1940)

Born 9 Apr 1860 in Berlin, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Wife of Moses Norman — married 2 Jun 1886 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1940 at age 80 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Pioneer Biography: In her own words:

Thomas Lynch and Anna Morgan, both born in Ireland, came to America and found their way into Ohio where they met and were married. Later they moved on west and settled at Berlin, Wisconsin.

There in 1860 their daughter Ella Claire was born. She was the fifth of a family of eight children. When Ella was about eight years old her mother died, and Ella took the up the burden of helping her eighteen-year-old sister keep house and care for the younger children. Later when her sister married and left them Ella carried on. She was able to keep the other children in school, but there was little opportunity for her to go to school herself.

Her brother John came to Grand Forks, Dakota Territory, in the late 70s. In the spring of 1882 Ella came to Grand Forks also and, until her marriage, kept house for John....

When she arrived in Grand Forks she was very much disappointed with the prospect. There were no sidewalks and mud was everywhere .John was living in a small house (or Shack) about where the Frederick Hotel is now...

In a short time John Lynch bought a house on North 4th Street north of 7th Avenue, and the pioneer was much more satisfied there... While Ella Lynch was associated with the McCormack family, a young man by the name of Moses Norman was working for Mr. McCormack (Captain McCormack)..... He had come to Dakota Territory in the late 70s from Henderson, Minnesota, Ella Lynch got to know Moses Norman.

On June 2nd, 1886 they were married in the Catholic Church by Father Metzger. From about 1912 until Mr. Norman's death, Mr. and Mrs. Norman lived in the house at 709 Reeves Drive (this house was torn down in 1937). Since his death Mrs. Norman has lived with her son, Lee Norman at 1224 University Avenue in Grand Forks.

Source: The Pioneer Biography Files, North Dakota State University, Fargo ND; Excerpts from the Ella Norman biography.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21450955/ella-claire-norman : accessed 27 May 2022), memorial page for Ella Claire “Nell” Lynch Norman (9 Apr 1860–18 Dec 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21450955, citing Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Richard & Judy Murawski (contributor 46880508) .