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Jesse Townsend Norris 1828–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1828

Birth Location: Columbiana County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1904

Death Location: Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Zenas Norris

Mother: Esther Townsend

Spouse(s): Matilda McMillen, Grissell Fife

Children(s): John Norris, Ora Norris, Benjamin Norris, Violetta Norris, George Norris, James Norris, Mary Norris, Margaret Norris, Lucinda Norris, Sarah Norris, Abraham Norris, Martha Norris, Cora Norris, F Norris

Jesse Townsend Norris was born in 1828 in Columbiana County, Ohio, USA, the child of Zenas Amaziah Norris And Esther Townsend. In 1870, Jesse Townsend Norris resided in Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio, USA. In 1880, Jesse Townsend Norris resided in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA. Jesse Townsend Norris married Grissell Fife, Matilda Mcmillen, and had children including Abraham Norris, Benjamin Townsend Norris, Cora M Norris, F J Norris, George William Norris, James Townsend Norris, John Wesley Norris, Lucinda Salina Norris, Margaret J Maggie Norris, Martha Ellen Ella Norris, Mary Elizabeth Norris, Ora J Norris, Sarah Emma Norris, Violetta Norris. Jesse Townsend Norris passed away in 1904 in Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Townsend Norris was born in 1828 in Columbiana County, Ohio, USA, the child of Zenas Amaziah Norris And Esther Townsend.
  • In 1870, Jesse Townsend Norris resided in Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1880, Jesse Townsend Norris resided in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA.
  • Jesse Townsend Norris married Grissell Fife, Matilda Mcmillen, and had children including Abraham Norris, Benjamin Townsend Norris, Cora M Norris, F J Norris, George William Norris, James Townsend Norris, John Wesley Norris, Lucinda Salina Norris, Margaret J Maggie Norris, Martha Ellen Ella Norris, Mary Elizabeth Norris, Ora J Norris, Sarah Emma Norris, Violetta Norris.
  • Jesse Townsend Norris passed away in 1904 in Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zenas Norris
1806–1840
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Esther Townsend
1802–1860
Birth Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Matilda McMillen
1840–1920
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
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Grissell Fife
1831–1877
Birth Location: Carroll, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

John Norris
1881–1943
Birth Location: Van Wert County, Ohio, United States of America
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Ora Norris
1879–1970
Birth Location: Ohio
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Benjamin Norris
1877–1945
Birth Location: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio
BN
Violetta Norris
1849–1934
Birth Location: Washington, Carroll, Ohio, USA
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George Norris
1855–1922
Birth Location: Van Wert, Ohio, USA
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James Norris
1867–1932
Birth Location: Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
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Mary Norris
1851–1926
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MN
Margaret Norris
1862–1955
Birth Location: Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
MN
Lucinda Norris
1866–1917
Birth Location: Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, USA
LN
Sarah Norris
1857–1941
Birth Location: Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
SN
Abraham Norris
1853–1936
Birth Location: Ohio
AN
Martha Norris
1871–1958
Birth Location: Hoaglin Township, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
MN
Cora Norris
1876–1971
Birth Location: Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
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F Norris
1868–
Birth Location: Ohio
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Jesse Norris's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Norris
1828–1904
Birth Place: Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Zenas Amaziah Norris
1806–1840
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Esther Townsend
1802–1860
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Jacob) Townsend
1773–1818
Concord, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Lydia (Esther) Baker
1777–1837
Fishport Run, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Baker
1757–1804
Elizabeth Baker
1760–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nehemiah Baker
1717–1778
Lydia Regester
1717–1804
Aaron Baker
1726–1788
Mary Regester
1735–1811

Jesse Norris's Descendants

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Jesse (Townsend) Norris (26 May 1828–29 Jun 1904) m. Matilda McMillen (Mar 1840–8 Sep 1920) m. Grissell Fife (13 Jun 1831–16 Jan 1877)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Norris 1881–1943
  2. 2. Ora (J.) Norris 1879–1970 m. Carl (Lavern) Warner 1874–1922
  3. 3. Benjamin (Townsend) Norris 1877–1945
    1. 1. Orville (Lue) Norris 1906–1957 m. Evelyn (Roselind) Snyder 1910–2000
      1. 1. Anna (Katherine) Norris 1934–2009
      2. 2. Bennie (Lou) Norris 1933– m. Margaret (Louise) Fry 1932–2002
  4. 4. Violetta Norris 1849–1934 m. Issac Grascort 1835–1885
    1. 1. Olive (Myrtle) Groscost 1872–1942 m. Carey (Bing) Todd 1867–1945
      1. 1. Walter (Scott) Todd 1890–1918 m. Ruth (I) Woodcock 1893–
      2. 2. Karl (Wilbur) Todd 1892–1978 m. Charlotte (Mae) Gast 1893–1951
        1. 1. Gordon (Karl) Todd 1916–1983 m. Kathleen (Bernice) Stegmeier 1918–2002
      3. 3. Frederick (Vernon) Todd 1896–1962 m. Elise (E.) Harding 1897–1981
      4. 4. Burdette (Clarence) Todd 1902–1940 m. Cora (Belle) Krugh 1897–1980
        1. 1. Mary (Jean) Todd 1932–2013 m. Alan (Pierce) Lurie 1933–2017
      5. 5. Violetta (M.) Todd 1904–1975 m. Robert (S) Helman 1907–1989
        1. 1. Roberta (Ann) Helman 1936–2003 m. Ronald (Henry) Walker 1936–2012
    2. 2. Effie (May) Groscost 1868–1953 m. Bourbon (Charles) Collier 1857–1917
      1. 1. Patricia (Vera) Collier 1886–1966 m. Thomas (W.) Parrish 1876–1953
        1. 1. Kathryn (M.) Parrish 1908–1975
      2. 2. Helen (Natalie) Collier 1890–1978 m. John Hogansen 1884–1981
      3. 3. Ira (Leonard) Collier 1888–1961 m. Iris (M) Kneen 1892–1947
        1. 1. Jeannette (Alice) Collier 1918–2006
        2. 2. Leonard (Kneen) Collier 1923–2008 m. Mary (Ruby) Geer 1924–2009
      4. 4. Olive (Irene) Collier 1899–1989
      5. 5. George (Lynkhardt) Collier 1892–1978 m. Evelyn (Violet) Aitken 1892–1969
        1. 1. Kathleen (May) Collier 1916–
        2. 2. Barbara (Jean) Collier 1917–
    3. 3. Ilo Groscost 1885–1960 m. Robert (Robinson) Welch 1882–1958
      1. 1. Roberta (Sue) Welch 1916–2001 m. John (Jennings) Ferguson 1912–1954 m. John (W) Rice 1907–1993
    4. 4. Claude Groscost 1874–1929 m. Rosa (Belle) Coleman 1875–1924
      1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Groscost 1911–2004 m. Elmer (Arvid) Howe 1907–
        1. 1. Jeremy Howe 1937–1972
      2. 2. Charles (Arthur Lewis) Groscost 1905–1961 m. Maude (E) George 1904–1994
        1. 1. John (Phillip) Groscost 1933–2000
        2. 2. Barbara (Rose) Groscost 1927–2007 m. Kenneth (Lloyd) Thomas 1924–2010
        3. 3. Keith (Robert) Groscost 1930–2013
      3. 3. Ruth Groscost 1898–1950 m. Garrett Alders 1895–1963
        1. 1. Ronald (Leslie) Alders 1937–2005 m. Mary (Jane) “Alders” 1928–2009
        2. 2. Helen (Nadine) Alders 1922–1994 m. Carl (Wilbur) Lang 1920–1990
        3. 3. Gordon (Allen) Alders 1924–1969 m. Deloris (Juanita) Powell 1932–1996
        4. 4. Lois (Elizabeth) Alders 1928–1950
        5. 5. Raymond (Lloyd) Alders 1940–1948
        6. 6. Robert (Henry) Alders 1926–1987 m. Betty (Jane) Fisher 1926–1991
        7. 7. Donna (May) Alders 1934–1934
      4. 4. Nomah (Ione) Groscost 1901–1965 m. Patrick (William) Ivory 1900–1981
        1. 1. Richard (Eugene) Ivory 1921–1964 m. Joyce (Lilian) Murphy 1925–1990
        2. 2. Kenneth (Hugh) Ivory 1923–1933
        3. 3. Doris (Jean) Ivory 1934–2014
        4. 4. Patricia (Ann) Ivory 1936–1973
      5. 5. Effie Groscost 1903–1957 m. Harry Heathouse 1901–1959 m. William Roozeboom 1899–1980
        1. 1. Arvio (John) Heathouse 1929–1929
        2. 2. Harry Heathouse 1922–1959 m. Evelyn (Georgia) Statler 1920–2002
        3. 3. James (Ronald) Heathouse 1926–1969
      6. 6. Robert (James) Groscost 1909–1972 m. Mary (Ann) Rozankovich 1909–1994
      7. 7. John (Ronald) Groscost 1914–1969 m. Hiroko Saito 1931–1988
    5. 5. Jesse (Lewis) Groscost 1870–1932
    6. 6. Maude (O) Groscost 1876–1931 m. Mack (Orley Fenton) Campbell 1872–1946
      1. 1. Ralph (Rexford) Campbell 1898–1973 m. Marie (Sophie) Finze 1898–1983
        1. 1. Ralph (R) Campbell 1919–1993 m. Betty (Irene) Mann 1922–1978
        2. 2. Geraldine (Clarice) Campbell 1921–2015 m. Clyde (Earl) Nusbaum 1918–1986
      2. 2. Williard (Roy) Campbell 1896–1935 m. Irene (Luella) Trout 1900–1992
        1. 1. Robert (Mack) Campbell 1920–2011 m. Irene (Mary) Burton 1921–2015
        2. 2. Donald (Arthur) Campbell 1922–1977 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Oldaker 1924–1997
        3. 3. Lois (Eloise) Campbell 1923–2006 m. Leonard (Charles) Affolder 1920–1978 m. Wayne (Edwin) James 1925–1995
    7. 7. Pearl Groscost 1878–1960 m. Elmer (Lewis) Maxson 1874–1950
      1. 1. Thomas (Joseph) Maxson 1899–1967 m. Bertha (A) Jones 1900–1956
        1. 1. Robert (William) Maxson 1923–1997 m. Anne Yakos 1927–2017
        2. 2. Helen (Louise) Maxson 1920–2003
        3. 3. Dotty Maxson 1927–1929
      2. 2. Howard (G) Maxson 1897–1963 m. Marvel (May) Groves 1900–1993
        1. 1. Robert (Eugene) Maxson 1925–1988 m. Constance (Irene) Rigdon 1926–2006 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Prince 1921–2010
        2. 2. Carol (Sue) Maxson 1932–2017 m. William Follas 1925–2010
        3. 3. Wanda (L) Maxson 1923–2012 m. Dale (Wesley Van) Meter 1922–1990
      3. 3. Forrest (W.) Maxson 1908–1974
      4. 4. Doris (J) Maxson 1912–2000
  5. 5. George (William) Norris 1855–1922
  6. 6. James (Townsend) Norris 1867–1932
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Norris 1851–1926 m. David (James) Giffin 1849–1923
    1. 1. Howard (Scott) Giffin 1883–1943
      1. 1. Garnet (Alice) Giffin 1911–2000
      2. 2. Harold (Everett) Giffin 1906–
    2. 2. Harry Giffin 1873–1956
    3. 3. Martha (Bernina) Giffin 1871–1961 m. Benjamin (Christian) Mohr 1868–1930
      1. 1. Mabel (Elizabeth) Mohr 1895–1988 m. Thaddeus (S) Gilliland 1895–
        1. 1. Thaddeus (Gilliland) Senior 1929–2001
    4. 4. William Giffin 1877–1962
  8. 8. Margaret (J (Maggie)) Norris 1862–1955
  9. 9. Lucinda (Salina) Norris 1866–1917
  10. 10. Sarah (Emma) Norris 1857–1941
  11. 11. Abraham Norris 1853–1936 m. Martha (Harriet 'Hattie') Glover 1856–1940
    1. 1. Minnie (C) Norris 1881–1970 m. Joseph (Malachi) Jenkins 1877–1952
      1. 1. Carl (Otho) Jenkins 1905–1966
      2. 2. Opal (Louise Lola) Jenkins 1902–1999 m. Murray (Milton) Johnson 1900–1998
        1. 1. Carroll (Eugene) Johnson 1927–2019 m. Nannie (Fern) Bowling 1929–2013
      3. 3. Marjorie (J) Jenkins 1911–1981 m. Donald (Arthur) Leiter 1898–1960
      4. 4. Frances (Eloise) Jenkins 1913–2008
      5. 5. Owen (E) Jenkins 1921–2002
    2. 2. Cuthbert (Hall 'Burt Bert') Norris 1878–1938 m. Caroline Ridenbaugh 1867–1942 m. Corine (Belle) Fasig 1875–1927
      1. 1. Archibald (R 'Archie') Norris 1904–1975
      2. 2. Martha (M) Norris 1907–
    3. 3. Lenora (B 'Lena') Norris 1881–1964
    4. 4. Maud (E) Norris 1885–1905 m. Herbert (C) Ullery 1884–1957
      1. 1. Venus (Florine) Ulery 1905–1998 m. Glen (P) Sebree 1886–1961 m. Harvey Rankin 1902–1971
        1. 1. Eugene (Belmont "Tinker") Sebree 1935–2001
        2. 2. Dortha (M) Rankin 1924– m. Walter (B.) Webber 1912–
        3. 3. William (E) Rankin 1921–2015
        4. 4. Patricia Sebree 1932–2000 m. Clyde (M.) Quintana 1926–2018
    5. 5. Alvin (E) Norris 1876–
  12. 12. Martha (Ellen (Ella)) Norris 1871–1958 m. Henry (Peter) Maeder 1874–1945
    1. 1. Beatrice (Earle) Maeder 1897–1992
    2. 2. Harold (Cecil Maeder) Sr 1904–2001 m. Blanche (Almeada) Fisher 1907–1998 m. Genevieve (C.) Todd 1903–1994
      1. 1. Beatrice (Joanne) Maeder 1935–2019 m. William (Curtis) Adams 1929–2021
      2. 2. Harold (Cecil Maeder) Jr 1930–1963
      3. 3. Patricia (Ellen) Maeder 1932–1974 m. Russell (Lee Scott) Sr 1933–2021
    3. 3. Iva (C. Hott) Maeder 1891–
  13. 13. Cora (M) Norris 1876–1971 m. Charles (Willis) Pettis 1877–1939
    1. 1. Charles (E) Pettis 1903–
  14. 14. F (J) Norris 1868–

Jesse Norris's Timeline

5 Records

1828
26 May 1828
Birth of Jesse Townsend Norris in Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 42
Jesse Townsend Norris resided here in Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Jesse Townsend Norris resided here in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 72
Jesse Townsend Norris resided here in Van Wert Ward 4, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
Van Wert Ward 4, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
1904
29 Jun 1904
Age 76
Death of Jesse Townsend Norris in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1828
    Event Place: Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 1073; Page: 336C; Enumeration District: 150
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: M593_1275; Page: 269A; Family History Library Film: 552774
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Van Wert Ward 4, Van Wert, Ohio; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241329

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hoaglin, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: M593_1275; Page: 269A; Family History Library Film: 552774

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 1073; Page: 336C; Enumeration District: 150

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Van Wert Ward 4, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Van Wert Ward 4, Van Wert, Ohio; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241329

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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