Ollie Randolph Axtell, born January 25, 1874, was the second of nine children born to John Gordon Axtell and Jane (Blair) Axtell. Born in McPherson County, Kansas, Ollie moved with her family to Elk County, Kansas, and then around 1890 to Flagstaff, Arizona Territory.
Ollie was married to William Henry Norman in Flagstaff on May 2, 1893. They stayed in Flagstaff until about 1905; then sold all their property and moved to Kirbyville, Texas, where William went to work for the Kirby Lumber Company.
Seven children were born to William and Ollie Norman:
Sarah Pearl Norman (1894 – 1913)
William Axtell Norman (1896 – 1971)
Ollie Jane Norman (1898 – 1978)
Grace May Norman (1900 – 1981)
Florence June Norman (1906 – 1989)
Dorothy Lois Norman (1911 – 1999)
Norman Axtell Norman (1913 – 2002)
On July 29, 1913, Sarah Pearl Norman died by drowning along with two of her friends in Cow Creek near Kirbyville. William and Ollie were devastated by her death. They eventually left Kirbyville, moving first to Beaumont, Texas, and then to Oakdale, Louisiana. By 1920 the family had returned to Flagstaff, Arizona. Sometime after returning to Flagstaff, William and Ollie separated; Ollie stayed in Flagstaff with the children and William moved to Madera, Mexico, where he went to work as a Saw Filer for an English Lumber Company. Ollie went to work teaching school in and around Flagstaff (using her daughter Ollie's teaching certificate while she pursued her own).
On March 24, 1927, Ollie graduated with a Teaching Certificate from Northern Arizona State Teachers College. During the winter of 1927-1928 she taught school in Young, Arizona. Later she taught in Bellemont and Winona.
On October 26, 1931, while alone after classes in the small school house in Winona, Arizona, Ollie suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died.
Ollie was married to William Henry Norman in Flagstaff on May 2, 1893. They stayed in Flagstaff until about 1905; then sold all their property and moved to Kirbyville, Texas, where William went to work for the Kirby Lumber Company.
Seven children were born to William and Ollie Norman:
Sarah Pearl Norman (1894 – 1913)
William Axtell Norman (1896 – 1971)
Ollie Jane Norman (1898 – 1978)
Grace May Norman (1900 – 1981)
Florence June Norman (1906 – 1989)
Dorothy Lois Norman (1911 – 1999)
Norman Axtell Norman (1913 – 2002)
On July 29, 1913, Sarah Pearl Norman died by drowning along with two of her friends in Cow Creek near Kirbyville. William and Ollie were devastated by her death. They eventually left Kirbyville, moving first to Beaumont, Texas, and then to Oakdale, Louisiana. By 1920 the family had returned to Flagstaff, Arizona. Sometime after returning to Flagstaff, William and Ollie separated; Ollie stayed in Flagstaff with the children and William moved to Madera, Mexico, where he went to work as a Saw Filer for an English Lumber Company. Ollie went to work teaching school in and around Flagstaff (using her daughter Ollie's teaching certificate while she pursued her own).
On March 24, 1927, Ollie graduated with a Teaching Certificate from Northern Arizona State Teachers College. During the winter of 1927-1928 she taught school in Young, Arizona. Later she taught in Bellemont and Winona.
On October 26, 1931, while alone after classes in the small school house in Winona, Arizona, Ollie suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died.
Ollie Randolph Axtell, born January 25, 1874, was the second of nine children born to John Gordon Axtell and Jane (Blair) Axtell. Born in McPherson County, Kansas, Ollie moved with her family to Elk County, Kansas, and then around 1890 to Flagstaff, Arizona Territory.
Ollie was married to William Henry Norman in Flagstaff on May 2, 1893. They stayed in Flagstaff until about 1905; then sold all their property and moved to Kirbyville, Texas, where William went to work for the Kirby Lumber Company.
Seven children were born to William and Ollie Norman:
Sarah Pearl Norman (1894 – 1913)
William Axtell Norman (1896 – 1971)
Ollie Jane Norman (1898 – 1978)
Grace May Norman (1900 – 1981)
Florence June Norman (1906 – 1989)
Dorothy Lois Norman (1911 – 1999)
Norman Axtell Norman (1913 – 2002)
On July 29, 1913, Sarah Pearl Norman died by drowning along with two of her friends in Cow Creek near Kirbyville. William and Ollie were devastated by her death. They eventually left Kirbyville, moving first to Beaumont, Texas, and then to Oakdale, Louisiana. By 1920 the family had returned to Flagstaff, Arizona. Sometime after returning to Flagstaff, William and Ollie separated; Ollie stayed in Flagstaff with the children and William moved to Madera, Mexico, where he went to work as a Saw Filer for an English Lumber Company. Ollie went to work teaching school in and around Flagstaff (using her daughter Ollie's teaching certificate while she pursued her own).
On March 24, 1927, Ollie graduated with a Teaching Certificate from Northern Arizona State Teachers College. During the winter of 1927-1928 she taught school in Young, Arizona. Later she taught in Bellemont and Winona.
On October 26, 1931, while alone after classes in the small school house in Winona, Arizona, Ollie suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died.
Ollie was married to William Henry Norman in Flagstaff on May 2, 1893. They stayed in Flagstaff until about 1905; then sold all their property and moved to Kirbyville, Texas, where William went to work for the Kirby Lumber Company.
Seven children were born to William and Ollie Norman:
Sarah Pearl Norman (1894 – 1913)
William Axtell Norman (1896 – 1971)
Ollie Jane Norman (1898 – 1978)
Grace May Norman (1900 – 1981)
Florence June Norman (1906 – 1989)
Dorothy Lois Norman (1911 – 1999)
Norman Axtell Norman (1913 – 2002)
On July 29, 1913, Sarah Pearl Norman died by drowning along with two of her friends in Cow Creek near Kirbyville. William and Ollie were devastated by her death. They eventually left Kirbyville, moving first to Beaumont, Texas, and then to Oakdale, Louisiana. By 1920 the family had returned to Flagstaff, Arizona. Sometime after returning to Flagstaff, William and Ollie separated; Ollie stayed in Flagstaff with the children and William moved to Madera, Mexico, where he went to work as a Saw Filer for an English Lumber Company. Ollie went to work teaching school in and around Flagstaff (using her daughter Ollie's teaching certificate while she pursued her own).
On March 24, 1927, Ollie graduated with a Teaching Certificate from Northern Arizona State Teachers College. During the winter of 1927-1928 she taught school in Young, Arizona. Later she taught in Bellemont and Winona.
On October 26, 1931, while alone after classes in the small school house in Winona, Arizona, Ollie suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died.
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