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Descendants of James Yelton and Isabel Hinson of Stafford County, Virginia

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David M. Norris[1]

Male 1839 - 1917  (77 years)


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  • Name David M. Norris 
    Born 2 Nov 1839  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1840  Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    in the household of Lydia Yelton 
    Census 1850  Overton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    in the household of John Norris 
    Census 1860  District #1, Overton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 4 Jun 1880  Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • No relationship is stated for the unnamed infant girl listed at the end of the household. It's possible that she is Verleen's child and not Martha's.
    Will 10 Mar 1917  Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • 25 Feb 1918
    Died 5 Apr 1917  Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I397  Yelton | Descendants of James Yelton (b. 1749)
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2016 

    Father John Norris,   b. 30 Nov 1799, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1881  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Lydia Yelton,   b. 21 Dec 1808, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1849, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married Abt 1827 
    Family ID F140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha McGee,   b. Abt 1837, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1925, Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Married Abt 1860  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Verleen Norris,   b. Abt 1862, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Norris,   b. Abt 1865, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Roose Norris,   b. 22 Jan 1866, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1919, Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     4. Mayhew Norris,   b. Abt 1871, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ollie Norris,   b. Abt 1872, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Harvey Lee Norris,   b. 4 Apr 1873, Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1939, Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     7. Clarky Norris,   b. Abt 1875, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Lala Norris,   b. Abt 1879, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Unnamed Norris,   b. 1880, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F2604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S429] Putnam Co, TN Deaths, 1917, Cert #416.

    2. [S56] Overton Co, TN 1850 Census, p. 40, Family #545 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S58] Yelton-Norris Family Bible (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S69] Ashe Co, NC 1840 Census, p. 11. Even in those pre-1850 census entries where a woman (usually a widow) is shown as head of the household, she is almost always listed using her given name. The use of "Mrs." in this context is somewhat unusual. In the 1840 Census for North Carolina, a search on www.ancestry.com reveals 259 households headed by "Mrs." somebody. Approximately 100 of these were in a single county (Richmond), indicating that it may simply be a peculiarity of the enumerator. "Mrs. John Norris" is the only person listed this way in Ashe County. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S56] Overton Co, TN 1850 Census, p. 40B, Household #544, Family #545 {ancestry image #80/244} (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S57] Overton Co, TN 1860 Census, p. 148, Family #1108 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S428] Putnam Co, TN 1880 Census, E.D. 103, p. 130D, Dwelling #53, Family #53 {ancestry image #8/32}. Admittedly, his age as reported in the census differs by a few years from the family Bible and earlier censuses. However, since he's living between his stepmother and his widowed sister-in-law, and states that both of his parents were born in North Carolina, I think this is the same person. Also, there is no other David Norris in Tennessee who even comes close to being the right age.

    8. [S430] Putnam Co, TN Will Index, Vol. 6, p. 291.

    9. [S428] Putnam Co, TN 1880 Census, E.D. 103, Sheet 130D, Family #53. The marriage date is estimated based on the birth date of the oldest known child.