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Re: My Norbeck Family

DecMay — 2007-11-14 02:18:46Z

Hi Robert Three,

Sorry couldn’t resist, my brother was a II and we called him Tom two. If your grandfather is still able to communicate and has memories intact I would suggest you run, do not walk, and visit him with a tape or digital recorder, better yet a video camera in hand and get him to talk about his youth, parents, siblings, female family member maiden names who married into the family, places, family veterans etc. If he is unable then the next best thing is talk to your father about his memories of his childhood and any family stories he remembers overhearing as the “grown ups” talked at family gatherings.

As far as I can determine with the information I can find online, your Norbeck line and mine are different.

If you want to surprise your grandfather then check with your library or subscribe yourself to look up and print out the U.S. Census pages from 1850 to 1930 as I find your family has been living in Allen Co. Ohio since then with ancestors coming from PA before settling OH. By the way your family is listed as Norback as well as Norbeck. It should be pretty easy for you to do research as all your ancestors from Conrad Norbeck/Norback b. abt 1813/1818 in PA to you should be in the county courthouse and library as well as local cemeteries of Allen County.

1930 OH Allen Co Bath Twsp your grandfather Robert is 3 yrs old, youngest son in the household of James NorbEck, b. abt 1883/84, wife Goldia b. abt 1887 both in OH

1920 OH Allen Co. Lima Twsp head of household James H. NorbAck, wife Goldie B.

1910 OH Allen Co. Spencer Twsp hh: James NorbAck wife Goldie

1900 OH Allen Co. Spencer hh: David NorbAck, b. Aug 1851, wife Elizabeth b. Sept 1863 with oldest son John H. b. Oct 1883 all b. OH

1880 OH Allen Co. Spencer Twsp hh: Conrad NorbAck b. PA with son David b. 1851 OH -you can see this census for free from Ancestry.com or www.familysearch.org . At Ancestry the surname is listed in index as Worback with a correction to NorbAck by someone. Don’t know how it is indexed at LDS website.

Conrad is listed in OH Allen Co as Norlock corrected to NorbAck in 1870, NorbEck in 1860, and NorbAck in 1850 census.

Ancestry has WWI and II Draft Registration cards online and your great grandfather James wrote and signed his name James NorbAck b. Oct 9th 1883 on WWI card and James H NorbEck b. Oct 9th 1882. (index has Oct 7th) on his WII Card.

As I stated earlier my ancesors were named Erickson in Sweden and Louis was renamed Norbeck in the Swedish Army and immigrated with the name to the US abt 1866. According to my dad all first born sons were to have the middle name Erickson as my great grandfather has. His son Robert should also be Robert Erickson Norbeck b. 1888 but I find a census where his middle initial is J. My great grandfather Andrew was Louis’s only son and Robert was Andrew’s so until I find descendants of my Robert Norbeck as far I know the middle name Erickson is no longer being used. I was lucky enough to have my father remember when his grandfather Andrew came to live with them and the family information that was passed on . Sadly my father passed away 2 weeks after he had a reunion with long lost family that had been seaching for him and his mother since 1957. (Isn't the internet fantastic!!at least for genealogy)They had pictures of my father as a baby, his mother as a baby and his grandparents Andrew and Cora Norbeck that my father didn't know exsisted. So as I stated earlier run to your grandfather and father for information and family stories.

At www.rootsweb.com search Conrad Norbeck and there are 4 listed in the WorldConnect Family Tree Project. Yours is Conrad Norbeck marred to Catherine Hackenburg.

Good Luck and have a Happy Thanksgiving

Denise Simmons

Re: My Norbeck Family

rnorbeck1 — 2007-11-13 15:51:22Z

I just found your post online and wanted to respond. I really do not know that much about my family history. I am Robert Norbeck III, I have a grandfather alive. He is Robert Norbeck also and just turned 81, my father is Robert Norbeck II. If you respond maybe we can help each other out with some roots....
Robert Norbeck

Esther Mable Norbeck, Aroostook Co. Maine

storknurse — 2006-12-04 12:09:47Z

I have a graduation picture of Esther Mable Norbeck from 1919 when she graduated from Ricker Classical Institute in Houlton, Maine. Please reply here if you are related.

Regards,
Sharyn hay

My Norbeck Family

DecMay — 2006-02-13 17:42:44Z

Louis(Lewis) Norbeck b. in Sweden Immigrated to USA bet 1866/67 with wife Anna and children. His last named was Erickson and enlisted in Swedish Army--they changed last name to Norbeck because too many other Erickson's in unit. Louis died May 15, 1898 in Kansas City, MO buried in Elmwood Cemetery --Anna d. July 17, 1899 also in KC, MO- Elmwood Cemetery.

Son: Andrew Erickson Norbeck b. Jan 7, 1863 in Sweden
d.Dec 11, 1944 Los Angeles Co. CA Also lived in VA, KY, MO and KS. Married first wife before 1889 in ? Could be VA, KY, MO. Had a son Robert J.(or E.) Norbeck b. abt 1889, prob. in KC, MO. Second wife Cora F. Masters married KS bet 1895 and 1905.
Had 2 daughters: Breta Amanda b.1905 d. 1967 and Anna Cora.

Daughter: Breta b. abt 1851 married a man named Nelsasi.
Daughter: Christina b.unk married a man named Morgan
Daughter: Cora b. unk married a man named Guy

Andrew Erickson Norbeck's daughter Breta Amanda changed her name as an adult to Betty and married an Oscar Merle Bell in CA 1926. (my family line)

The family is in the 1870 IA Census for Lee Co. Keokuk Ward 5: L Norbeck age 56 Laborer b. in Sweden, Annie age 56 b. in Sweden, Christi age 11 b. in Sweden, Cora age 14 b. in Sweden, Andrus/Andra (Andrew) age 8 b. in Sweden. In the 1880 MO Census for Jackson Co. Dist. 14 Louis and Annie are still 56 yrs old and Andrew is 17, all born in Sweden and all parents b. in Sweden. In the 1889 -1891 KC MO city directory Andrew and Louis are both listed working as teamsters or drivers.

Looking for decendants of Robert Norbeck and Andrew's siblings. Already have contact with a decendant of Cora Norbeck married to George Guy. Breta married to Nelsasi may have stayed in Sweden.

Norbeck in Penn.

Debra_Goodall — 2003-11-27 02:26:32Z

Loooking for information on Mary Norbeck wife of Joseph Klunk. Daughter lydia born in 1806 was the wife of Peter R Noel they were married in 1830 in Adams county Penn. She died in 1880 in Kent county Michigan. Thank you for any help

Mary Norbeck

2000-09-02 11:28:11Z

Mary Apollonia Norbeck and Joseph Klunk are included in the World Family Tree Project, Volume 12, Pedigree 1287