Samuel Norris (1773 - 1854)

Born 18 Mar 1773 in Fauquier County, Virginia

Husband of Catherine (Carter) Norris — married 19 Dec 1801 (to 3 Apr 1854) in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 28 May 1854 at age 81 in Lewis County, Virginia, United States

Biography

Samuel Norris^[1] was born on 18 March 1773 in Fauquier County, Virginia, the fifth of twelve children and the third of four sons of Lt. William and Hannah Bell Norris.

At an unknown date and place, he married Catherine Carter.

1850 census

Samuel Norris appears in the 1850 United States Federal Census as a 76-year-old literate farmer with $1500 in real property, living with his literate wife, Catharine, and a literate son and literate daughter-in-law.

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1850 Census Image for Samuel Norris household

Name: Samuel Norris; Gender: Male; Age: 76' Birth Year: abt 1774; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1850: District 30, Lewis County, Virginia; Occupation: Farmer; Industry: Agriculture; Real Estate: 1500; Line Number: 40; Dwelling Number: 1322; Family Number: 1346.

Household Members: Name Age

Samuel Norris 76

Catharine Norris 76

Richard Norris 46

Sarah A Norris 44.^[2]

On 28 May 1854, when he was about eighty, he died in Lewis County, Virginia, of unknown causes.

Citations

1. ↑ McWhorter, Minnie, comp. “Norris Genealogy,” McWhorter Genealogies (West Virginia & Regional History Collection, West Virginia University Library, Morgantown, WV. Used 1998, I think.
2. ↑ 1850 Census, District 30, Lewis County, Virginia; Roll 956, Page 98B, Image 196 of 231, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=vXO57&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&qh=qtDq/qazgaVGofWXMxybww%3D%3D&db=1850usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=samuel&gsfn_x=0&gsln=norris&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1774&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&msrpn__ftp=Lewis%20County,%20West%20Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=1749&MSAV=1&uidh=mpf&pcat=35&fh=0&h=15234775&recoff=&ml_rpos=1&queryId=2355eeb675ff74240813825b6ea0ec5c Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8054/4206378_00202?pid=15234775&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DvXO57%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26qh%3DqtDq/qazgaVGofWXMxybww%253D%253D%26db%3D1850usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dsamuel%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dnorris%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1774%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msrpn__ftp%3DLewis%2520County,%2520West%2520Virginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D1749%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D15234775%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1%26queryId%3D2355eeb675ff74240813825b6ea0ec5c&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=2355eeb675ff74240813825b6ea0ec5c&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vXO57&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Accessed 20 Apr 2020.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of Roberts-Bischoff Family Tree.ged on 31 August 2010.

Sources

• Ancestry Family Tree URL: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=9563612&pid=-544694493 Unable to access on 20 Apr 2020.

• edithcraig, comp., “Samuel Norris, b1773,” Givens-Ware family Tree, Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106979886/person/182037937987/facts Accessed 25 May 2020.

• McWhorter, Minnie, comp. “Norris Genealogy,” McWhorter Genealogies (West Virginia & Regional History Collection, West Virginia University Library, Morgantown, WV. Used 1998, I think.

• 1850 Census, District 30, Lewis County, Virginia; Roll 956, Page 98B, Image 196 of 231, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=vXO57&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&qh=qtDq/qazgaVGofWXMxybww%3D%3D&db=1850usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=samuel&gsfn_x=0&gsln=norris&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1774&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&msrpn__ftp=Lewis%20County,%20West%20Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=1749&MSAV=1&uidh=mpf&pcat=35&fh=0&h=15234775&recoff=&ml_rpos=1&queryId=2355eeb675ff74240813825b6ea0ec5c Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8054/4206378_00202?pid=15234775&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DvXO57%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26qh%3DqtDq/qazgaVGofWXMxybww%253D%253D%26db%3D1850usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dsamuel%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dnorris%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1774%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msrpn__ftp%3DLewis%2520County,%2520West%2520Virginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D1749%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D15234775%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1%26queryId%3D2355eeb675ff74240813825b6ea0ec5c&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=2355eeb675ff74240813825b6ea0ec5c&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vXO57&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Accessed 20 Apr 2020.