Person:Hamilton Norvell (4)

Watchers
Hamilton Redfield Norvell
b.4 Jun 1863 Detroit, Michigan
d.30 Dec 1936 East Aurora, New York
m. 9 Sep 1862
  1. Hamilton Redfield Norvell1863 - 1936
  2. Emily Virginia Norvell1864 - 1957
  3. Stevens Thompson Norvell1865 - 1901
  4. Mary Dean Norvell1866 -
  5. Sarah DeWeese Norvell1868 - 1920
  6. Susan Flandreau Norvell1872 - 1955
m. 21 Oct 1887
  1. Mary Irene Norvell1888 - 1982
  2. John Freeman Norvell1890 - 1891
  3. Twins Norvell1892 -
  4. Hamilton Redfield Norvell1892 - Abt 1937
  5. Emily Virginia Norvell1893 - 1973
  6. Stevens Thompson Norvell, Sr.1896 - 1965
  7. Elizabeth Heldt Norvell1897 - 1981
  8. John Bower Norvell1899 - 1970
  9. Dean Alexander Norvell1907 - 1984
  10. Master Sgt Phil Keith Norvell1911 - 1989
Facts and Events
Name[1] Hamilton Redfield Norvell
Gender Male
Birth[2] 4 Jun 1863 Detroit, Michigan
Marriage 21 Oct 1887 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United Statesto Anna Catherine Bower
Death[3] 30 Dec 1936 East Aurora, New York
Burial? South Wales Cemetary

He moved to Buffalo, NY about 1886 with his mother. He was a printer and published the East Buffalo News in the 1890s. In 1900 they lived at 616 Walden Ave., Buffalo, New York as listed in the census. His career as a printer did not last and by 1905 he moved to the country and later settled in SouthWales, New York where he operated the "Locust Poultry Farm." According to his business card it specialized in "Barred Rocks Exclusively, Eggs and Young Birds in Season, Pigeons, Pekin Ducks, Belgian Hares, Bronze Turkeys."

He worked as a printer at the Roycroft Co. in East Aurora, NY from about 1905 to 1912. Several items made by the Roycroft Co. remain in the family.

He later served as a justice of the peace and worked as an auditor for the State of New York. In 1914 he was appointed as a bookkeeper for the State of New York highway commission and became chief clerk of the Erie County Highway Department in February 1924.

References
  1. History of the Norvell and Related Families, John Edward Norvell, 4thd ed, 2006
    p. 277.
  2. History of the Norvell and Related Families, John Edward Norvell, 4thd ed, 2006
    p. 277.
  3. History of the Norvell and Related Families, John Edward Norvell, 4thd ed, 2006
    p. 277.