Edward Norris (1816 - 1863)

Born 14 Mar 1816 in Columbiana, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Son of Daniel Norris and Francis L (Hughes) Norris

Husband of Margaret T Potts — married 5 Nov 1835 in Monroe Twp, Perry Co., Ohio

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1863 at age 47 in Vernon, Wisconsin, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Tony Norris [send private message]

Biography

1816 Edward Norris, son of Daniel and Fanny (Frances) Norris, was born about 14 Mar 1816 in Columbiana County, Ohio, USA.^[1][2][3]

1835 Edward married Margaret Potts on 5 Nov 1835 in Monroe Township, Perry County, Ohio, USA.^[4][5][6]

1840 An "E Norris" is record in the 1840 US Census as living in Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio, USA.^[7]

1850 Edward and his family lived in Monroe, Perry County, Ohio, USA in 1850. The household comprised:

• Edward Norris M 34 Ohio
• Margaret Norris F 33 Ohio
• John Norris M 13 Ohio
• Theresa Norris F 9 Ohio
• Mary J Norris F 7 Ohio
• Cledinda Norris F 3 Ohio
• Benjamin Norris M 1 Ohio^[1]

1854 Edward Norris moved his family overland from Ohio to Wisconsin in 1854 in company with his older brother James (1799). They settled on a farm outside of Avalanche, and then moved to Viroqua, Vernon County in 1888.^[8]

1855 Edward moved his family to Viroqua, Bad Ax County, Wisconsin (4 Dec 1854) before the 1855 Wisconsin Census. It is recorded that there were five males and four females in the family.^[9]

1860 The Norris family lived in Webster, Bad Ax County, Wisconsin, USA in 1860. The household comprised:

• Edward Norris M 44 Ohio
• Margaret Norris F 42 Ohio
• Terressa Norris F 19 Ohio
• Mary Norris F 17 Ohio
• Clarinda Norris F 13 Ohio
• Benjamin Norris M 11 Ohio
• Edward Norris M 8 Ohio
• David Norris M 7 Ohio
• George Norris M 6 Ohio^[10]

1863 Edward Norris died 4 Apr 1863 and was buried in Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA.^[3]

Research Notes

• birth date from note page found inserted in Brown bible. MARRIAGE checks in LDS records fiche IGI P0696 OHIO page 31,149 batch 9 JUL 1980 LG M514131

Subj: Interesting Obit on Edward Norris

Date: 10/15/2002 19:15:23 Pacific Daylight Time

From: vmiller@wtp.net

To: norrisTony@cs.com

Received from Internet

Hello Tony:

Vic and I recently returned from a trip to Vernon Co, Wis and while there I visited the Vernon Co Historical Society in Viroqua. One of the surname files I pulled was Norris, of course, and came across an obit for Edward Norris who died 4 April 1863. It said the "cause of death was poison inhaled when removing a body from one graveyard to another." Maybe you've come across this information before and perhaps it isn't your ancestor, but thought I would pass it along.

JoAnne

• Y-Chromosome DNA Confirmed Norris-52's direct paternal relationship to Norris-1044 is confirmed because: This yDNA test of Norris-52 and this yDNA test of Norris-2371 are a close match. Match of SNP I-Z79+, 109/111 markers, confirmed paper trail. The most recent common ancestor in the yDNA line of Norris-52 and the yDNA line of Norris-2371 is Norris-1044.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQT-3YW : 12 April 2016), Edward Norris, Monroe, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing family 82, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Ohio Land Records," Ancestry. com
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #102106131
4. ↑ "Marriage records, Perry County, Ohio," Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. Call Number: 0910669. Book 1, Page 203. Medium: Microfilm
5. ↑ Nixon, Eliza Jane on her marriage with Perley Brown. Bible, Brown Parley & Eliza. Family pages starting with Parley & Celestia Wilson marriage 1839; Original leather bound 9.5" x12"; JB Perry, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania USA 1852. With 5"x 8" insert listing Edward Norris/Margaret Potts 5 Nov 1835 marriage and 9 children's birthdates.
6. ↑ Potts, Thomas Maxwell. "The Potts Family in Great Britain and America." 1901, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Page: 321. Listing of Children of John Potts and Margaret Kinder
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY8-ZNX : 17 August 2017), E Norris, Trimble Township, Athens, Ohio, United States; citing p. 380, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 377; FHL microfilm 20,158.
8. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
9. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMM2-3FM : 10 March 2018), Edward Norris, Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin; citing line 39, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,032,686.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9N-WV2 : 13 December 2017), Benjamin Norris in entry for Edward Norris, 1860.

See also:

• Ancestry.com, "OneWorldTree," The Generations Network, Inc.; Provo, Utah, USA.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Norris-1049 created through the import of NORRIS_20120704.ged on Jul 4, 2012 by J Anthony Norris.