Born: 17 October 1827 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia
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Died: 10 May 1909 in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California
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Burial: May 1909 in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Orcutt, Santa Barbara County, California
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Father: Robert Newby Norris
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Mother: Miss. McNeil
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Marriage: 5 February 1854 in Sonoma County, California to Mary Thomas Mattingly (1839 - 1910).
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Occupation: California 49er Gold Rush miner; Justice of the Peace; educator; farmer
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Military: Mexican War. First Lieutenant of Company C., Santa Fe (New Mexico) Battalion, U.S. Missouri White Horse Mounted Volunteers. Enlisted 5 August 1847, discharged 17 October 1848.
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Children by Mary Thomas Mattingly:
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1. Robert Brent Norris (1854 - 1919) m1. Anna C. Scott; m2. Anna B. Pfiitzner
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2. Alexander W. Norris (1856 - 1982)
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3. Mary Bell Norris (1858 - 1929) m. Calvin Rice Drumm
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4. Emma Jane Norris (1860 - 1927)
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5. Nettie Moore Norris (1862 - 1935) m. Robert Wesley Earl
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6. Eliza Ann Norris (1865 - 1925) m. George E. Klink
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7. Edward Thomas Norris (1866 - 1918) m. Mary Frances Logan
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8. Mattie Norris (1871 - ?) m1. Elmer M. Hall; m2. Andrew Jackson Downs; m3. Manuel I. Lewis
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9. Jesse Norris (1873 - 1874)
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10. John McNeil Norris (1878 - 1942) m. Mary Harp
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