Norma Bates ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Battle Creek, MI on 20 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 49, Dwelling 63, Family 65, Roll 640
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States, Ward 5
92 Nichols Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 0 years
Norma Carroll..Wife..19..MI

(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 19 Nov 1891, then her age should have been 18 instead of 19.

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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Battle Creek, MI on 20 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 49, Dwelling 64, Family 66, Roll 640
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States, Ward 5
62 Nichols Street; Home rented
Married 22 years
Marvin Bates..Head..45..MI..Teamster, Thres. Mach. Co.
Rosie M. Bates..Wife..40..MI..6/4
Nora A. Bates..Daughter..17..MI..Stitcher, B.C. Ppaper Co.
Carl A. Bates..Son..15..MI
Harold D. Bates..Son..14..MI

(Norma was living at home with her parents and listed as single. Just a few houses away, she was also enumerated as married and living with her husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 19 Nov 1891, then her age should have been 18 instead of 17.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Battle Creek Township, Calhoun, MI on 5 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 61, Dwelling 22, Family 22, Roll 759
Battle Creek Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
James H. Ewer..Head..53..NY..Farmer, Dairy Farm
Norma Carroll..Housekeeper..28..MI..Widowed..Servant, Private Family
Milton Counell..Boarder..12..MI..Farm Laborer, Home farm
Bertha M. Carroll..Boarder..7..MI
Marian R. Carroll..Boarder..4..MI

(Norma was living with 3 children at the home of James Eher.)
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Norma married Roy Herndon Carroll, son of Charles Fremont Carroll and Mary Vina Moses, on 25 December 1909 in Battle Creek, MI.^{1 2} (Roy Herndon Carroll was born on 16 May 1880 in Langsbury, MI,^{1 2 6 7 8 9} died on 9 August 1917 in Battle Creek, MI ⁹ and was buried after 9 August 1917 in Battle Creek, MI ⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 25 December 1909, in Battle Creek, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Battle Creek, MI on 20 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 49, Dwelling 63, Family 65, Roll 640
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States, Ward 5
92 Nichols Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 0 years
Roy H. Carroll..Head..29..MI..Pressman, Mich. Carton Co.
Norma Carroll..Wife..19..MI
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Roy H. Carroll
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Dec 1909
Event Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Name: Chas. F. Carroll
Mother's Name: Mary Moses
Spouse's Name: Norma Bates
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Myron Bates
Spouse's Mother's Name: Rose Miller
Note: Marr Date: Lic: 23 Dec 1909; Marr Place: by: Wm. S./Potter, Minister. Wit: Fred C./Gauka and Mrs. Arthur/Gauka, both of Battle Creek.; Pr Name: of Battle Creek. Occupation: Pressman; Sp Name: of Battle Creek. Occupation: Food Factory Work;
Reference ID: pg 40

Citing this Record
"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCFJ-T6T : 4 November 2017), Rose Miller in entry for Roy H. Carroll and Norma Bates, 25 Dec 1909; citing reference ID pg 40, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,009,299.
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Although they were married in Dec 1909, just 4 months later Norma was enumerated as single and living with her parents. Meanwhile in a house just a few numbers away, she was also enumerated as the wife of Roy H. Carroll. Its not known if this was a case of the parents just not wanting to give up their daughter or perhaps the daughter was merely staying with the parents at the time. Both enumerations happened on the same day. Complicating this start to their marriage is the supposed birth of a son, Milton Carroll, who was born in 1908 one year before they were married. Milton does not appear with the couple in the 1910 US Census when he would have been about 2 years old but he does appear with the widowed Norma in the 1920 US Census with an age of 12.
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Norma next married James Henry Ewer, son of Franklin Ewer and Emily C. Clapp, on 21 June 1920 in Battle Creek, MI.³ (James Henry Ewer was born on 19 August 1866 in Mendon, NY ³ and died on 1 August 1929 in Calhoun County, MI.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 21 June 1920, in Battle Creek, MI. ³

  Marriage Notes:

Name: James H. Ewer
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Jun 1920
Event Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 53y
Birth Date: 1867
Birthplace: Monroe Co., New York
Father's Name: Franklin Ewer
Mother's Name: ...mely C. Clapp
Spouse's Name: Norma Bates Carroll
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 28y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1892
Spouse's Birthplace: Climax, Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Marvin Bates
Spouse's Mother's Name: Miller

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3B3-KY7 : 15 January 2019), Miller in entry for James H. Ewer and Norma Bates Carroll, 1920.
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