Edwin Lee Norris (1865 - 1924)

Preceded by 4th Governor Joseph Toole

Edwin L. Norris 5th Governor of Montana 1908—1913

Succeeded by 6th Governor Sam V. Stewart

Biography

Edwin L. Norris was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky in 1865. Edwin died in Montana on 25 Apr 1924. ^[1]

He was buried in Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Montana. ^{[2] [3]}

Census Reports

United States Census, 1870 - Magisterial District 3 Summer Shade, Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace --Wm W Norris / Male / 33 / Kentucky / Farmer / Real Estate value=2000, Personal Estate value=600 --Martha A Norris / Female / 30 / Kentucky / keeping house --Alonzo G Norris / Male / 11 / Kentucky / works on farm --Edwin Lou Norris / Male / 4 / Kentucky --Anguish A Smith / Male / 22 / Kentucky / farm laborer --George Jones / Male / 9 / Kentucky

United States Census, 1880 - Sartain, Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace --William W Norris / Self / Male / 43 / Kentucky, United States / farmer --Martha A Norris / Wife / Female / 40 / Kentucky, United States / keeping house --Edwin L Norris / Son / Male / 14 / Kentucky, United States / works on farm --Reuben Norris / Son Male / 5 / Kentucky, United States --Sarah A Norris / Mother / Female / 60 / Virginia, United States / boarder

United States Census, 1900 - Dillon, Bishop Townships Dillon city Ward 1-3, Beaverhead, Montana, United States, 80 Pacific Street --Edwin Norris / Head / Male / 36 / Kentucky / Aug 1864 / married 8y / Senator-state --Bettie W Norris / Wife / Female / 30 / Kentucky / Feb 1870 / married 8y --Nellie Atkinson / Servant / Female / 27 / Illinois / Feb 1873 / housekeeper

United States Census, 1910 - Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, 618 Harrison Avenue --Edwin L Goodwin Norris / Head / Male / 44 / Kentucky / married 18y / lawyer-Governor of state --Bettie W Norris / Wife / Female / 37 / Kentucky / married 18y --Anna Johnson / Servant / Female / 21 / Norway / servant-private family

United States Census, 1920 - Great Falls Ward 1, Cascade, Montana, United States - 424 Fifth Street North --Edwin L Norris / Head / Male / 54 / Kentucky / Lawyer-general practice --Betty W Norris / Wife / Female / 47 / Kentucky

Sources

1. ↑ "Montana Death Index, 1860-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHC8-FPK : 9 December 2014), Edwin Norris, 25 Apr 1924; from "Montana Death Index, 1868-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2009); citing State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Helena.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV6-WGHM : 27 July 2019), Edwin Lee Norris, 1924; Burial, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States of America, Highland Cemetery; citing record ID 15056929, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTWK-HWY : 24 June 2015), Ewin Lee Norris, died 1924; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Highland Cemetery (Old and New), Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 15056929

• Edwin L. Norris on Wikipedia