Sylvester NORRIS Jane NORRIS Isaac NORRIS Mary Bell NORRIS Chester NORRIS Pearl NORRIS Hatler Leslie NORRIS Lino Onil NORRIS Alpha Odela NORRIS Henry Brantley NORRIS Lucinda NORRIS Zeddie E NORRIS Eddie Z NORRIS Lucinda Elizabeth GRIFFITH Mary TETER Mini tree diagram
Henry New Year NORRIS

Henry New Year NORRIS1,3,4,5,2,6,7,8,9,10

1st Jan 18451,2,3,4,5,6,7 - 22nd Nov 19282,7

Life History

1st Jan 1845

Born in Crane Creek, Mason, Illinois.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

8th May 1887

Married Lucinda Elizabeth GRIFFITH in Weatherford, Parker, Texas.25,2

14th Jul 1889

Birth of daughter Mary Bell NORRIS in Parker County, Texas.11,3

14th Mar 1892

Birth of son Chester NORRIS in Parker County, Texas.13,2

8th Dec 1892

Death of son Chester NORRIS in Parker County, Texas.12

29th Jan 1894

Birth of daughter Pearl NORRIS in Parker County, Texas.14,15,3,16,17,13

7th Oct 1895

Birth of son Hatler Leslie NORRIS in Weatherford, Parker, Texas.2,5,13,18,19,20,20,21,22

21st Apr 1898

Birth of daughter Lino Onil NORRIS in Parker County, Texas.2

30th Jun 1903

Birth of daughter Alpha Odela NORRIS in Parker County, Texas.23,24,25,5,26,27,13

29th May 1905

Birth of son Henry Brantley NORRIS in Parker County, Texas.5,4,13,28

22nd Apr 1907

Birth of daughter Lucinda NORRIS in Parker County, Texas

28th Apr 1907

Death of daughter Lucinda NORRIS in Parker County, Texas

21st May 1908

Birth of son Zeddie E NORRIS in Weatherford, Parker, Texas.29,5,2,25,30,13,27,31,32

21st May 1908

Birth of son Eddie Z NORRIS in Parker County, Texas.2

29th May 1908

Death of son Eddie Z NORRIS in Parker County, Texas.33

22nd Nov 1928

Died in Parker County, Texas.2,7

Other facts

 

Buried in Brown Cemetery, Aledo, Parker County, Texas.7

Notes

  • I got Henry's name and some family connections from Wanda Cox.  I then found information in various censuses and other sources for various members of the family.

    Here is the first appearance of Henry, in the 1850 census, at age 5, with his father and stepmother in Illinois.  Henry's mother was Mary Teter, who died in April 1845, after Henry's birth in January 1845.  Because Henry was born on New Year's Day, he was named Henry New Year Norris.

    1850 Federal Census, Mason County, Illinois, 5 November, page 335/170, Hse/Fam #370
    Sylvester Norris 31 M Farmer born Kentucky cannot read or write
    Rebecca A Norris 22 F born Illinois cannot read or write
    Henry N Norris 5 M born Illinois [b abt 1845]
    George W Norris 3 M born Illinois [b abt 1848]
    Mary E Norris 6 months born Illinois [b abt April 1850]

    In 1860, Henry is living with relatives, perhaps the household of an older brother, Francis M Norris, still in Mason County, Illinois.

    1860 Federal Census, Mason County, Illinois, 3 September, Township 20 Range 8, PO Bath, page 190 (scan 547), Hse/Fam #1361
    Francis M Norris 25 M Farmer born Kentucky
    Harriet Norris 29 F born Illinois
    Henry N Norris 15 M born Illinois [b abt 1845]
    Layfaette [sic] Norris 4 M born Illinois [b abt 1856]
    John Norris 2 M born Illinois [b abt June 1858]

    1900 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 6 June, Justice Precinct 7, District 78, page 3B, Hse/Fam #52
    Norris, Henry N Head W M Jan 1845  55 Married 13 years IL Unknown Unknown  Carpenter Owns Home
    Norris, Lucinda E Wife W F Oct 1869  30 Married 13 years TX Unknown Unknown
    Norris, Mary Dau W F July 1889  10 TX IL TX At School
    Norris, Parlee W F Jan 1894  6 TX IL TX
    Norris, Hatler W M Oct 1893  4 TX IL TX
    Norris, Lino Onil W F May 1898  2 TX IL TX

    1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 28 April, Justice Precinct 1, District 65, page 7A, South Main St [no house address], Hse/Fam #102
    Norris, Henry N Head M W 66  Married 22 yrs  IL KY AR [should be Illinois] Carpenter Owns Home [b abt 1844]
    Norris, Lucindy Wife F W 41 Married 22 yrs TX IN MO [b abt 1869,  m abt 1888]
    Norris, Hatler Son M W 14 TX IL TX Working Out
    Norris, Lino Dau F W 11 TX IL TX
    Norris, Alpha Dau F W 7 TX IL TX
    Norris, Henry Son M W 4 TX IL TX
    Norris, Eddie [actually should be Zeddie E, a surviving twin of Eddie] Son M W 1yr 10mos  TX IL TX
    Norris, Abraham Brother M W 49 Widowed  IL KY AR [should be Illinois] "Own Income"

    1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 7 January, Aledo Township (Justice Precinct 7), District 76, page 3A, Hse/Fam #50
    Norris, Henry N  Head M W 74  IL [b abt 1846]
    Norris, Lucinda  Wife F W 50 TX [b abt 1869]
    Norris, Henry Son M W 12 TX IL TX
    Norris, Zeddie Son M W 11 TX IL TX

    Evlyn explains (in an email to Wanda Cox) that there were twins named Eddie Z and Zeddie E and Eddie died early.  In fact we had the date of his death from another researcher in an online genealogy.  This genealogy, however, had only one of the twins named, Eddie.  Eddie lived only one week.  Some genealogies even report Zeddie as being born and dying on the same date in 1908., even though he appears in censuses through 1940.

    Ancestry World Tree, Norris Family, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v06t4483
    "Eddie Z. NORRIS was born 21 MAY 1908 in Parker Co., Texas, and died 29 MAY 1908 in Parker Co., Texas"

    But Eddie is reported in the 1910 census as 1 year and 10 months old.  This child in 1910 is actually Zeddie, the surviving twin, who is correctly recorded in the 1920 census as Zeddie and in 1930 as Zeddie E.  The enumerator made an error in the name.

    In 1927, Henry and Lucinda were listed in the Ft Worth City Directory on the same page with their son Hatler and his wife Lillie.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1927, p 702
    Norris Hatler (Lillie) hlpr Webb-North Motor Co h 2222 W 24th
    Norris Henry N (Lucinda) h 1020 Bryan av

    Their son Zeddie was listed on the next page of the directory.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1927, p 683
    Norris Zeddie E r 1020 Bryan av

    In 1928 all were listed on the same page..

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1928, p 702
    Norris Hatler (Lillie) mech Armour & Co h 2724 Hanna av
    Norris Henry N (Lucinda) r 4513 El Campo av
    Norris Zeddie E r 4513 El Campo avIn 1930 Zeddie is living in the household of his sister Alpha Odela Green.  See notes for Zeddie E Norris and Alpha Odela Norris.

    A Genealogy gives us details about Henry New Year Norris and his family.

    Henry New Year NORRIS, Birth: 1 JAN 1845 in Crane Creek, Mason Co., Illinois, Death: 20 NOV 1928 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, Occupation: Carpenter & Mechanic, Religion: Church of Christ

    I think this death information is for the wrong Norris.  The Texas Death index reports the name of the person who died on this date in Ft Worth as H M Norris.  I have not been able to find a Texas Death Index record for Henry New Year Norris.

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    Father: Sylvester NORRIS b: 28 APR 1819 in Kentucky
    Mother: Mary TETER b: 1 SEP 1823 in Illinois

    Marriage Lucinda Elizabeth GRIFFITH b: 6 OCT 1869 in Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
    Married: 8 MAY 1887 in Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
    Children
    Infant "SON" b: 3 FEB 1888
    Mary Bell NORRIS b: 14 JUL 1889 in Parker Co., Texas
    Chester NORRIS b: 14 MAR 1892
    Pearl NORRIS b: 29 JAN 1894 in Parker Co., Texas
    Hatler Leslie NORRIS b: 7 OCT 1895 in Parker Co., Texas
    Lino Onil NORRIS b: 21 APR 1898
    Alpha Odela NORRIS b: 30 JUN 1903 in Parker Co., Texas
    Living WILEY [Male, married Living Kenser]
    Lucy Lucinda NORRIS b: 22 APR 1907 in Parker Co., Texas
    Living NORRIS (Female, married Living Alexander]
    Eddie Z. NORRIS b: 21 MAY 1908 in Parker Co., Texas
    --  http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v06t4483&id=I039
    ----------------------

    I see that this genealogy reports an extra child not seen in the censuses.  Notice Lucy Lucinda, born in 1907.  This is only one year before Eddie.  Yet in the 1910 census, there is no child mentioned between Henry (age 4, born about 1806-7) and Eddie (age 1 yr 10 months, born May 1908.  In the full details for Lucinda (Lucy) on her page in this genealogy we learn that she lived only a few days:
    "Lucy Lucinda NORRIS was born 22 APR 1907 in Parker Co., Texas, and died 28 APR 1907 in Parker Co., Texas"
    --  http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v06t4483&id=I074

    Another child, Chester likewise does not appear in any of the censuses we have seen.  That is probably because he was out in his own household in 1900 when he would have been 18 or 19.  Note that there is also an extra child apparently with the last name Wiley listed here.

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