Mahala (Sellers) Norris (1875 - 1916)

Born 17 Dec 1875 in Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Mahala Sellers was born on Dec 17, 1875 in Mississippi, USA as the third child of Evander Craven Sellers and Sarah Angeline Bryant.

She had ten siblings, namely: Ella E., James Tolbert, Mary Arline, Anselem, Grover Washington, Angeline Laura, E. Manning, Otho, Leon O., and Lura Boyd.

She died on Oct 26, 1916 (Age: 40).

When she was 16, she married Stephen Brown Norris about 1892 (based upon 1900 census).

Mahala Sellers lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1880.

She lived in Waco, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 23; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Bezer Cemetery West). ^[1]

Stephen Brown Norris and Mahala Sellers had the following children:

1. Hattie Norris was born in May 1893 in Mississippi, USA. She died (before 1975).
2. Ina Norris was born on Dec 04, 1895 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 22, 1988 in Pass Christian, Harrison, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 92).
3. Barney E. Norris was born on Jul 26, 1899 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 10, 1979 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA (Age at Death: 80).
4. Winnie Norris was born on May 11, 1903 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 11, 1975 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Hinds General Hospital; Age at Death: 70). She married Joe G. Smith on Jan 25, 1947 in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA.
5. Lottie Marion Norris was born in 1912 in Mississippi, USA. She died (before 1975). She married Horace Alexander Ladner on Dec 23, 1937 in Bay Saint Louis, Hancock, Mississippi, USA.
6. William Lowell Norris was born on Jan 03, 1913 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 14, 2001 in Taylorsville, Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 88). He married Willie Mae Norwood on Dec 08, 1945 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA.
7. Sellers Brown Norris was born on Oct 12, 1916 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 30, 2001 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 83). He married Violet Grace Barr on Jun 28, 1940 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50103476/mahala-norris: accessed 02 September 2023), memorial page for Mahala Sellers Norris (1875–1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50103476, citing Bezer Cemetery West, Bezer, Smith County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Marshall Parker (contributor 46498853).

• 1880 United States Federal Census, Place: , Smith, Mississippi; Roll: 664; Family History Film: 1254664; Page: 280A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: .
• 1900 United States Federal Census, Place: Waco, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: 828; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1240828
• Amy D. Wickhem, 9000 Zuni Rd/ S/E, W150, Albuquerque, NM 87123, Title: Amy D. Wickhem, 9000 Zuni Rd/ S/E, W150, Albuquerque, NM 87123