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James William Lewis Norris 1863–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1863

Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 12 March 1937

Death Location: Henderson, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Allen Norris

Mother: Mary McLeod

Spouse(s): Francis Bruce

Children(s): Oscar Norris, Mattie Norris, Lester Norris, Albert Norris, Leroy(Linnie) Norris, Mary Norris, Zebie Norris, Annie Norris, Clarence Norris, Clara Norris

James William Lewis Norris was born in 1863 in Pike County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Allen Mitchell Norris And Mary Ann Mcleod. In 1880, James William Lewis Norris resided in Darbys, Pike, Alabama, USA. James William Lewis Norris married Francis Eugenia Bruce, and had children including Albert Mitchell Norris, Annie Belle Norris, Clara M Norris, Clarence Norris, Leroy Linnie P Twin Norris, Lester Lewis Twin Norris, Mary Unice Norris, Mattie Zelpha Norris, Oscar Ely Norris, Zebie F Norris. James William Lewis Norris passed away in 1937 in Henderson, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James William Lewis Norris was born in 1863 in Pike County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Allen Mitchell Norris And Mary Ann Mcleod.
  • In 1880, James William Lewis Norris resided in Darbys, Pike, Alabama, USA.
  • James William Lewis Norris married Francis Eugenia Bruce, and had children including Albert Mitchell Norris, Annie Belle Norris, Clara M Norris, Clarence Norris, Leroy Linnie P Twin Norris, Lester Lewis Twin Norris, Mary Unice Norris, Mattie Zelpha Norris, Oscar Ely Norris, Zebie F Norris.
  • James William Lewis Norris passed away in 1937 in Henderson, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Norris's Ancestors

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James Norris
1863–1937
Birth Place: Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Allen Mitchell Norris
1835–1922
Pike County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Ann) McLeod
1842–1907
Pike, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Toliver (B.) Norris
1794–1878
[Laurens] South Carolina
Rebecca ("Beckie") Qualls
1804–1878
Georgia
Bryant McLeod
1812–1866
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Davis
1812–1870
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Norman McLeod
1786–1866
Catherine Mcleod
1795–1861
Edward Davis
1770–1852
Dorothy Mason
1781–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1747–1818
*Agnes (Davis)
1752–1813
John Noble
1755–1795
Margaret Gibson
1753–

James Norris's Descendants

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James (William Lewis) Norris (15 January 1863–12 March 1937) m. Francis (Eugenia) Bruce (JUN 1867–28 February 1912)
  1. 1. Oscar (Ely) Norris 1892–1918
  2. 2. Mattie (Zelpha) Norris 1894–1984
  3. 3. Lester (Lewis (twin)) Norris 1898–1928
  4. 4. Albert (Mitchell) Norris –1967
  5. 5. Leroy(Linnie) (P. (twin)) Norris 1898–1986
  6. 6. Mary (Unice) Norris 1888–1916
  7. 7. Zebie (F.) Norris 1893–1976
  8. 8. Annie (Belle) Norris 1900–1962
  9. 9. Clarence Norris 1903–1989
  10. 10. Clara (M.) Norris 1903–1991

James Norris's Timeline

3 Records

1863
15 January 1863
Birth of James William Lewis Norris in Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 17
James William Lewis Norris resided here in Darbys, Pike, Alabama, USA
Darbys, Pike, Alabama, USA
1937
12 March 1937
Age 74
Death of James William Lewis Norris in Goshen, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
Goshen, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1863
    Event Place: Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Darbys, Pike, Alabama; Roll: 29; Page: 173C; Enumeration District: 149
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Darbys, Pike, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Darbys, Pike, Alabama; Roll: 29; Page: 173C; Enumeration District: 149

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1937
    Event Place: Goshen, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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