History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 760. [Nicholas County] [Carlisle City and Precinct] WILLIAM NORTON, farmer, P. O. Carlisle; was born at the old homestead near Hinkston River, Jan. 11, 1828; his father, Hiram Norton, was born in Bourbon County in 1797, and there resided until in 1822 when he came to the house now occupied by his widow; he was a great business man at the time in which he lived; raised a large family and died in 1871. His wife, who is still living, was Nancy Spencer; born Jan. 10, 1802, in Clark County (see Spencer history). The grandfather of our subject was John Norton, one of the early settlers from Virginia to Bourbon County, and died at rather an early age, leaving the care of the family upon the eldest, Hiram. William Norton received an education such as could be obtained in the early common schools of Nicholas County, then engaged in farming, remaining with his father until in 1847, when he purchased ninety acres of land, a part of the Old Ham farm, to which he had added since that time, and is now the possessor of over 300 acres of choice land and a beautiful home. His first marriage occurred in 1847 to Nancy A. Squires, who died in February 1873; she was the mother of eight children, five of whom died young; those living are: Jesse, Willie and Charley. His second marriage was to Eliza J. Burroughs, Aug. 12, 1875; she, a sister to Dr. Burroughs, by her has a pair of twins, Harry and Harvey. Mr. North is a Republican in politics, and with his family connected with the Christian Church at Carlisle; has been a member of the Masonic order since 1848, and is now connected with the Commandery at Carlisle; is liberal in public improvements, religious, and educational matters and commands the high esteem of the citizens of the community in which he lives. Norton Spencer Squires Burroughs = Bourbon-KY Clark-KY VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/nicholas/norton.w.txt