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John Elam Norvell 1843 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUL 1843

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 10 Apr 1923

Death Location: Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA

Father: Charles Norvell

Mother: Sarah Scruggs

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In 1843, John Elam Norvell entered the world in Tennessee, born to Charles Moores Norvell and Sarah Ann Scruggs. John Elam Norvell passed away in 1923 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1843, John Elam Norvell entered the world in Tennessee, born to Charles Moores Norvell and Sarah Ann Scruggs.
  • John Elam Norvell passed away in 1923 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA.

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John Norvell's Ancestors

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John Norvell
1843 – 1923
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Charles Moores Norvell
1816 – 1857
Fairfield, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sarah (Ann) Scruggs
1824 – 1895
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John Norvell
1778 – 1850
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Thaxton) Moores
1790 – 1836
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Norvell,
1723 – 1823
Mary Knott
1738 – 1813
Henry Moores
1744 – 1814
Jean Ross
1757 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Norvell
1699 – 1759
Mary Sandifer
1700 – 1760
James Knott
Mary Brassfield
1721 –
William Moores
1710 – 1767
Phoebe Conger
1708 – 1747
Isaac Ross
Jean Brown

John Norvell's Timeline

2 Records

1843
30 JUL 1843
Birth of John Elam Norvell in Tennessee
Tennessee
1923
10 Apr 1923
Age 80
Death of John Elam Norvell in Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA
Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1843
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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