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Ellen Jane Norris 1905–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1905

Birth Location: Tiger, Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 1979

Death Location: Crow, Wood County, Texas, United States of America

Father: David Norris

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Sylvester Burns, Alton Newman, Willie Johnson

Children(s): Sylvester Jr, Margie Burns, Chester Sr

Ellen Jane Norris was born in 1905 in Tiger, Kaufman County, Texas, USA, the child of David Monroe Norris And Mary Mollie Ann Brown. In 1910, Ellen Jane Norris resided in Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA. In 1920, Ellen Jane Norris resided in Justice Precinct 7, Fannin, Texas, USA. Ellen Jane Norris married Alton Harvey Newman, Sylvester Victor Burns, Willie Bee Johnson, and had children including Chester Earl Burns Sr, Margie Marie Burns, Sylvester Victor Burns Jr. Ellen Jane Norris passed away in 1979 in Crow, Wood County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ellen Jane Norris was born in 1905 in Tiger, Kaufman County, Texas, USA, the child of David Monroe Norris And Mary Mollie Ann Brown.
  • In 1910, Ellen Jane Norris resided in Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Ellen Jane Norris resided in Justice Precinct 7, Fannin, Texas, USA.
  • Ellen Jane Norris married Alton Harvey Newman, Sylvester Victor Burns, Willie Bee Johnson, and had children including Chester Earl Burns Sr, Margie Marie Burns, Sylvester Victor Burns Jr.
  • Ellen Jane Norris passed away in 1979 in Crow, Wood County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Norris
1877–1959
Birth Location: Navarro County, Texas, USA
DN
Mary Brown
1885–1948
Birth Location: Marion County, Tennessee, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Sylvester Burns
1892–1926
Birth Location: Newton County, Missouri, USA
SB
Alton Newman
1904–1987
Birth Location: Smith, Texas, USA
AN
Willie Johnson
1901–1949
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
WJ

Children(s)

Sylvester Jr
1926–1961
Birth Location: Palmer, Ellis, Texas, USA
SJ
Margie Burns
1923–2002
Birth Location: Palmer, Ellis, Texas, USA
MB
Chester Sr
1924–1994
Birth Location: Palmer, Ellis, Texas, USA
CS

Ellen Norris's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Norris
1905–1979
Birth Place: Tiger, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Parents
David Monroe Norris
1877–1959
Navarro County, Texas, USA
Mary ("Mollie" Ann) Brown
1885–1948
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Madison) Brown
1861–1948
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Melvina (Jane) Lusk
1868–1915
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Lusk
1847–1919
Mary Dykes
1846–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sanders Dykes
1816–1900
Jane Lockhart
1815–1865

Ellen Norris's Descendants

1.
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Ellen (Jane) Norris (1 Jan 1905–21 Sep 1979) m. Sylvester (Victor) Burns (11 Jan 1892–29 Apr 1926) m. Alton (Harvey) Newman (30 Oct 1904–5 Aug 1987) m. Willie (Bee) Johnson (16 Oct 1901–24 Aug 1949)
  1. 1. Sylvester (Victor Burns) Jr 1926–1961 m. Anna (Laura) Brown 1925–1989
  2. 2. Margie (Marie) Burns 1923–2002 m. Robert (Thurman) Alexander 1923–1993
    1. 1. Robert (Earl) Alexander 1946–2012
  3. 3. Chester (Earl Burns) Sr 1924–1994 m. Minnie (Lucille) Moody 1930–2009 m. Claire (Joyce) Nichols 1931–2003

Ellen Norris's Timeline

11 Records

1905
1 Jan 1905
Birth of Ellen Jane Norris in Tiger, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Tiger, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Ellen Jane Norris resided here in Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Ellen Jane Norris resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Fannin, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Fannin, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Ellen Jane Norris resided here in Palmer, Ellis, Texas, USA
Palmer, Ellis, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Ellen Jane Norris resided here in Texas, Rural, Wood
Texas, Rural, Wood
1940
1940
Age 35
Ellen Jane Norris resided here in J.p. # 5, Wood, Texas, USA
J.p. # 5, Wood, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Ellen Jane Norris resided here in Wood, Texas, USA
Wood, Texas, USA
1951
Abt 1951
Age 46
Ellen Jane Norris resided here in Mincola , Texas
Mincola , Texas
1961
1961
Age 56
Ellen Jane Norris resided here in Texas
Texas
1979
Abt 1979
Age 74
Ellen Jane Norris resided here in Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA
Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA
1979
21 Sep 1979
Age 74
Death of Ellen Jane Norris in Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA
Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1905
    Event Place: Tiger, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wood, Texas; Roll: 501; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 250-33
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Fannin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Palmer, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Texas, Rural, Wood
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J.p. # 5, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wood, Texas; Roll: 501; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 250-33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1951
    Event Place: Mincola , Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1979
    Event Place: Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mineola
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1979
    Event Place: Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crow, Wood County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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