Alfred H. PISTOLE

                   CENSUS
1870 US Census (See notes on Newton J. Norsworthy)

1880 US Census (See notes on Newton J. Norsworthy)

1900 US Census (See notes on Newton J. Norsworthy)

    DEATH
Death Certificate of Wilza Norsworthy:
Dept. of Health, Ft. Worth, Tarrant, Texas.  Reg. Dis. No. 27970, Registered No. 1018.
Wilza Norsworthy (widow) age 71, housewife.   Death: 26 Sep 1919 at 5 p.m. of Intestinal Paresis.
Buriel in Commerce, Texas on 28 Sep 1919
It lists her birth place in Kentucky and the informant was Ike Dean.  (All other records found have listed her born in
Tennessee.)  There were no parents listed.

World Tree Project found on Ancestry.com.  Some information was the same as that was on the 1900 US Census.  Also listed death of  Wilza on 26 Sep 1919 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant, Texas.

Article appearing on 27 Sep 1919  in the Commerce Daily Journal:  Mrs. Norsworthy Dead.  The news of the death of
Mrs. N. J. Norsworthy at Ft. Worth was received here today.  It is announced that the funeral will be held at the Baptist church in Commerce Sunday at 1:00 o'clock.  Rev. J. D. Allen of Greenville and Paster W. C. Taylor will conduct the services.  The deceased was well know in this community, having llived here until a few years ago.  The death of her husband occurred a few years ago.  (Copy of this article was received from Ken Norsworthy, Great Grandson.)

Note:  Her daughter, Rose, was living in Ft. Worth.  Wilza may have been living with her at the time of her death.  Check the newspapers articles in Ft. Worth.

Note:  Sent the following email 15 Sep 2006 to Joyce Stevens, a volunteer in Tarant Co.:
I am looking for an obit for Wilza Elizabeth Norsworthy.  Maiden name unknown.  She had moved to Ft. Worth  for the last few years of her life possibly living with her daughter, Rose (Rosetta) Samples.  Is it possible for you to see if you can find one?  I will be eternally grateful.  This is the info on her death certificate.
Dept. of Health, Ft. Worth, Tarrant, Texas.  Reg. Dis. No. 27970, Registered No. 1018.
Wilza Norsworthy (widow) age 71, housewife.   Death: 26 Sep 1919 at 5 p.m. of Intestinal Paresis.
Buriel in Commerce, Texas on 28 Sep 1919
It lists her birth place in Kentucky and the informant was Ike Dean.  (All other records found have listed her born in Tennessee.)  There were no parents listed.  Her husband was Newton J. Norworthy.

Note:  Received a responce to above.  No names were given just that she died.

Note:  Sent a Family Group sheet of Newton and Wilza's family to see if I could get copies of birth certificates of their children to Linda Brooks, Hunt County Clerk, PO Box 1316, Greenville, Texas 75403.  Received following note back dated 23 Oct 2006.  "Ms. Hall [Carolyn], A couple of birth records were found for Wilza (Elizabeth) Norsworthy's grandchildren.  I have marked them on an index printout.  Otherwise, I found no record on file for her children's births.  Perhaps they were born elsewhere.  The $10 was retained for the search.  Should you want the birth records we do have, the fee is $23 each.  An application must be completed and a copy of DL sent.  Sincerely, Hunt Co."

The following data was received from the Births Index:
Doc #      Infant name                                      File Date             Mother                              Father
12309     Norsworthy, Elbamae                       04/08/1904         Green, Lillie B                   Norsworthy, A G
13611     Norsworthy, Earlene Anita                02/16/1906         Nebhut, Mattie Lou           Norswothy, Eldridge King
15057     Norsworthy, Alford [Alfred] Guy Jr    07/11/1908         Green, Lillie B
16404     Hall, J A [John A]                              05/05/1910         Norsworthy, Mamie           Hall, Barney Marcus
19603     Samples, Ava Elizabeth                    02/15/1914         Norsworhty, Rose             Samples, William Pierce

NEW PROVEN DATA FROM CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION PACKET:Yes - this is it  LC HAS PACKET AS OF 14 Sep 2007.  She called SJ first and then sent this email:Another trivia fact: Newton J. NorsworthyHis middle name is Jasper - signed in his own hand.Newton Jasper Norsworthy - he also attested to how his surname was properly spelled.His commander in the 52nd KY Mounted Cavalry was: Capt. Wm P. KingNewton was born near Dardenell, Yell County, ArkansasMarried Sept 12, 1867 in Franklin, Simpson County, KY by Rev. Roberts - both stated that they had not been married before. Newton said when he enlisted, he lived 3 1/2 miles East of Franklin, Simpson County, KY.Newton died September 27th, 1912 at Commerce, Texas.Pink and Mrs. Pink Walker attested twice for them on documents trying to prove their marriage and residence.

Email sent to Ken and Kevin Norsworthy by LC 17 Sep 2007:
Dear Kevin and Ken:
I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you both again for your generosity in sharing with me Norsworthy family history. I truly appreciate it and will always treasure the photos of Newton, Prentiss and Alfred that Ken so kindly sent to me. (I don't know if you receive a lot of e-mail from other Norsworthy family researchers, so I will identify myself again as the granddaughter of Newton and Wilzia's daughter, Rozetta Norsworthy. My new genealogy friend, Sharon Jewkes, has been helping a friend of hers who was married to the son of Mamie Norsworthy Hall, another daughter of Newton and Wilzia).
As I reported previously, with the extraordinary assistance of Sharon Jewkes, I sent away to the National Archives for copies of Civil War pension applications of Newton and Wilzia. After a 2 1/2 month wait, I am delighted to tell you that we now know Wilzia's maiden name and the correct spelling of it as well as the correct spelling of Norsworthy because they had to go to a lawyer and make affidavits that were submitted to the Civil War Pension Board. Without further waiting - here it is, the breakthrough we have all been waiting for:
Wilzia Elizabeth PISTOLE Norsworthy
--married--
Newton Jasper Norsworthy
12 September 1867 in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky by Rev. Roberts. The only proof of the marriage they were able to provide to an attorney were the leaves of the old family bible where their marriage was written down by Newton on their wedding day. It was accepted as valid proof. Newton was born near Dardenelle http://www.city-data.com/city/Dardanelle-Arkansas.html, Yell County, Arkansas. Newton states that prior to his first military enlistment, he lived, "3 1/2 miles East of Franklin".
Here is the Rootsweb link to the Pistole family line:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cl123&id=I1443
Sharon has already contacted both this page and the Norsworthy page to advise them of the corrections that need to be made. The updates will be made shortly at Rootsweb. Sharon will also be sending them directly to you both.
Newton was, indeed, a PVT in the F52 KY Mounted Cavalry as is on his grave marker. However, the day following his discharge, he enlisted in the F17 KY CAV and was discharged a SGT. Additionally, if you follow the maternal line from Wilzia up to Matilda Lee, and then to her father, CAPT. John Lee, and his father, Charles Lee of VA, Charles is a documented American Revolutionary War Patriot. I have been thinking that I would like to add Newton's additional Civil War service to his grave marker as well as have the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution http://www.dar.org/) add their marker to Wilzia's gravestone. Would you be supportive of these ideas? Obviously, since we just found out Wilzia's maiden name, I have not even checked into what would be involved, but thought I would mention these ideas to see what you might think.
I also wanted to pass along that Newton's Commander during his KY Civil War service was Capt. William P. King. I am guessing that Eldridge King B. Norsworthy's middle name was to honor Newton's Capt King. I have no proof of this, of course, but it is my guess. Perhaps further research will provide more clues. Wilzia's father's name was Alfred H. Pistole - so that is where your ancestor's name came from - to honor Wilzia's father.
My mother always spoke of a lot of family history about the men serving in the military. So far, there are two Pistoles serving in the American Revolutionary War, Charles Lee is a Patriot of the same war, Capt. Burwell Lee served in the War of 1812, and Lt. and then Capt. John Lee served in the Virginia Militia from Cumberland and Campbell Counties. I feel we are finally on to the lines where we may be able to uncover more of this family history related to military service.
Anyway, we will both be forwarding additional information to you, but I wanted to get this first e-mail off to you so you would not have to wait any longer. One mystery has been definitely solved:)
My very best regards to you both,
Linda Carlson