John Norris was the husband of Mariah "Mary" Hall, parents of 13 children.
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History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a history from the ...
By John H. Keatley, O.L. Baskin & Co
PG 190
JOHN W. NORRIS, huckstering, Neola, was born in Penfield, Monroe Co., N. Y., September 20, 1824. His father, John Norris, was born in New Jersey May 3, 1778. When quite young, he went to New York State, where he was engaged in farming. In the spring of 1834, he moved to Michigan, where he died in 1862. Subject's mother. Mary (Hall) Norris, was born in New York State April 27, 1780, and died about 1834. She was the mother of thirteen children, of whom our subject is the youngest. Mr. Norris was a farmer for seventeen years, and then learned blacksmithing. After serving an apprenticship of three years, he started a shop of his own, in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich., where he worked at his trade about three years, and then bought a farm, on which he lived till about 1855. He then sold his first place, and bought another near Lansing, Mich., where he remained till 1863, then went to California, remained ten months, and returned to Michigan. In 1864, he sold his property in Michigan, and, coming to Iowa, located at Council Bluffs, and worked at blacksmithing two years; then, after farming in Harrison County for three years, he came to Neola. In September, 1869, his being the first American family to settle in that place.
Mr. Norris was married, in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich., March 18, 1849, to Electa A. Greenman, born in New York State March 29, 1831, daughter of Hiram Greenman and Henrietta Delong;
Hiram was born on March 23, 1799, died about 1861 ;
Henrietta was born in New York on September 7, 1802, died in 1842.
The children of this marriage are as follows:
Hattie, born January 23, 1850, died September 13, 1852;
George O., December 10, 1851, died September 13, 1852;
Ida J., born July 21, 1853;
Eva J., November 11, 1855; and
Henrietta, July 12, 1860.
After first settling in Neola, Mr. Norris worked at his trade one and a half years, then farmed six years, and, in December, 1878, returned to Neola, where he has since followed huckstering. In politics, he is a Democrat.
Originally posted by: Joyce Hickman at the Biographies section of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa Genweb on Oct 3, 2008.
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History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a history from the ...
By John H. Keatley, O.L. Baskin & Co
PG 190
JOHN W. NORRIS, huckstering, Neola, was born in Penfield, Monroe Co., N. Y., September 20, 1824. His father, John Norris, was born in New Jersey May 3, 1778. When quite young, he went to New York State, where he was engaged in farming. In the spring of 1834, he moved to Michigan, where he died in 1862. Subject's mother. Mary (Hall) Norris, was born in New York State April 27, 1780, and died about 1834. She was the mother of thirteen children, of whom our subject is the youngest. Mr. Norris was a farmer for seventeen years, and then learned blacksmithing. After serving an apprenticship of three years, he started a shop of his own, in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich., where he worked at his trade about three years, and then bought a farm, on which he lived till about 1855. He then sold his first place, and bought another near Lansing, Mich., where he remained till 1863, then went to California, remained ten months, and returned to Michigan. In 1864, he sold his property in Michigan, and, coming to Iowa, located at Council Bluffs, and worked at blacksmithing two years; then, after farming in Harrison County for three years, he came to Neola. In September, 1869, his being the first American family to settle in that place.
Mr. Norris was married, in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich., March 18, 1849, to Electa A. Greenman, born in New York State March 29, 1831, daughter of Hiram Greenman and Henrietta Delong;
Hiram was born on March 23, 1799, died about 1861 ;
Henrietta was born in New York on September 7, 1802, died in 1842.
The children of this marriage are as follows:
Hattie, born January 23, 1850, died September 13, 1852;
George O., December 10, 1851, died September 13, 1852;
Ida J., born July 21, 1853;
Eva J., November 11, 1855; and
Henrietta, July 12, 1860.
After first settling in Neola, Mr. Norris worked at his trade one and a half years, then farmed six years, and, in December, 1878, returned to Neola, where he has since followed huckstering. In politics, he is a Democrat.
Originally posted by: Joyce Hickman at the Biographies section of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa Genweb on Oct 3, 2008.
John Norris was the husband of Mariah "Mary" Hall, parents of 13 children.
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History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a history from the ...
By John H. Keatley, O.L. Baskin & Co
PG 190
JOHN W. NORRIS, huckstering, Neola, was born in Penfield, Monroe Co., N. Y., September 20, 1824. His father, John Norris, was born in New Jersey May 3, 1778. When quite young, he went to New York State, where he was engaged in farming. In the spring of 1834, he moved to Michigan, where he died in 1862. Subject's mother. Mary (Hall) Norris, was born in New York State April 27, 1780, and died about 1834. She was the mother of thirteen children, of whom our subject is the youngest. Mr. Norris was a farmer for seventeen years, and then learned blacksmithing. After serving an apprenticship of three years, he started a shop of his own, in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich., where he worked at his trade about three years, and then bought a farm, on which he lived till about 1855. He then sold his first place, and bought another near Lansing, Mich., where he remained till 1863, then went to California, remained ten months, and returned to Michigan. In 1864, he sold his property in Michigan, and, coming to Iowa, located at Council Bluffs, and worked at blacksmithing two years; then, after farming in Harrison County for three years, he came to Neola. In September, 1869, his being the first American family to settle in that place.
Mr. Norris was married, in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich., March 18, 1849, to Electa A. Greenman, born in New York State March 29, 1831, daughter of Hiram Greenman and Henrietta Delong;
Hiram was born on March 23, 1799, died about 1861 ;
Henrietta was born in New York on September 7, 1802, died in 1842.
The children of this marriage are as follows:
Hattie, born January 23, 1850, died September 13, 1852;
George O., December 10, 1851, died September 13, 1852;
Ida J., born July 21, 1853;
Eva J., November 11, 1855; and
Henrietta, July 12, 1860.
After first settling in Neola, Mr. Norris worked at his trade one and a half years, then farmed six years, and, in December, 1878, returned to Neola, where he has since followed huckstering. In politics, he is a Democrat.
Originally posted by: Joyce Hickman at the Biographies section of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa Genweb on Oct 3, 2008.
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History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a history from the ...
By John H. Keatley, O.L. Baskin & Co
PG 190
JOHN W. NORRIS, huckstering, Neola, was born in Penfield, Monroe Co., N. Y., September 20, 1824. His father, John Norris, was born in New Jersey May 3, 1778. When quite young, he went to New York State, where he was engaged in farming. In the spring of 1834, he moved to Michigan, where he died in 1862. Subject's mother. Mary (Hall) Norris, was born in New York State April 27, 1780, and died about 1834. She was the mother of thirteen children, of whom our subject is the youngest. Mr. Norris was a farmer for seventeen years, and then learned blacksmithing. After serving an apprenticship of three years, he started a shop of his own, in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich., where he worked at his trade about three years, and then bought a farm, on which he lived till about 1855. He then sold his first place, and bought another near Lansing, Mich., where he remained till 1863, then went to California, remained ten months, and returned to Michigan. In 1864, he sold his property in Michigan, and, coming to Iowa, located at Council Bluffs, and worked at blacksmithing two years; then, after farming in Harrison County for three years, he came to Neola. In September, 1869, his being the first American family to settle in that place.
Mr. Norris was married, in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich., March 18, 1849, to Electa A. Greenman, born in New York State March 29, 1831, daughter of Hiram Greenman and Henrietta Delong;
Hiram was born on March 23, 1799, died about 1861 ;
Henrietta was born in New York on September 7, 1802, died in 1842.
The children of this marriage are as follows:
Hattie, born January 23, 1850, died September 13, 1852;
George O., December 10, 1851, died September 13, 1852;
Ida J., born July 21, 1853;
Eva J., November 11, 1855; and
Henrietta, July 12, 1860.
After first settling in Neola, Mr. Norris worked at his trade one and a half years, then farmed six years, and, in December, 1878, returned to Neola, where he has since followed huckstering. In politics, he is a Democrat.
Originally posted by: Joyce Hickman at the Biographies section of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa Genweb on Oct 3, 2008.
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