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Nora Ann <I>McWhorter</I> Maders

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Nora Ann McWhorter Maders

Birth
Kansas, USA
Death
8 Jan 1960 (aged 86)
Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Nora, daughter of Matilda Jane Watson and Sutton McWhorter, was born on January 16,1873 in Howard County, Kansas in a wagon on the way west from Kentucky.

The McWhorter family arrived in Camp Verde, Arizona in 1875. Nora's father and grandfather brought with them to Arizona sixty head of "blooded stock" and established ranches in Cherry Creek and also became involved in mining. Nora grew up at the Peck Mine near Crown King, where she attended school, and Cherry Creek.

On June 12, 1893 Nora married James Henry Maders at Cherry Creek where the couple established their home and ranched until James' death in 1932. Nora and James had twelve children: William Howard born June 27, 1895; Robert Burns born September 7, 1896; Le Roy born March 12, 1899; Dudley Brooks born July 21,1901; Elbert Sutton born August 24, 1903; James Henry born May 16, 1906; Eugene born July 9,1907; Fields Alexander born October 23, 1908; Arizona Rose Merwin born February 8, 1910; Horace Nellis born October 14, 1911; Hazel Winifred Richards born April 3, 1914 and Jessie Bell Higgins born February 14, 1917. Nora was a hard working ranch wife and a devoted mother and wife.

Nora died on January 8, 1960 and is buried at Mt. View Cemetery.
Nora, daughter of Matilda Jane Watson and Sutton McWhorter, was born on January 16,1873 in Howard County, Kansas in a wagon on the way west from Kentucky.

The McWhorter family arrived in Camp Verde, Arizona in 1875. Nora's father and grandfather brought with them to Arizona sixty head of "blooded stock" and established ranches in Cherry Creek and also became involved in mining. Nora grew up at the Peck Mine near Crown King, where she attended school, and Cherry Creek.

On June 12, 1893 Nora married James Henry Maders at Cherry Creek where the couple established their home and ranched until James' death in 1932. Nora and James had twelve children: William Howard born June 27, 1895; Robert Burns born September 7, 1896; Le Roy born March 12, 1899; Dudley Brooks born July 21,1901; Elbert Sutton born August 24, 1903; James Henry born May 16, 1906; Eugene born July 9,1907; Fields Alexander born October 23, 1908; Arizona Rose Merwin born February 8, 1910; Horace Nellis born October 14, 1911; Hazel Winifred Richards born April 3, 1914 and Jessie Bell Higgins born February 14, 1917. Nora was a hard working ranch wife and a devoted mother and wife.

Nora died on January 8, 1960 and is buried at Mt. View Cemetery.

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  • Added: Jun 7, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70993506/nora_ann-maders: accessed ), memorial page for Nora Ann McWhorter Maders (16 Jan 1873–8 Jan 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70993506, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by FranBod (contributor 47307139).