Jonathan NorrisAge: 77 years1797–1875
- Name
- Jonathan Norris
- Given names
- Jonathan
- Surname
- Norris
 Birth | May 29, 1797 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Greene — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 5 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 14 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Franklin Norris March 14, 1821 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary “Polly” Norris July 4, 1823 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth M Norris December 22, 1825 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Riley Norris October 22, 1828 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | George Washington Norris April 5, 1831 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 34 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a son #6 | William Norris April 9, 1834 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 38 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #7 | Isaac Norris February 9, 1837 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard H Brown — Mary “Polly” Norris — View this family September 16, 1841 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Elizabeth Brown November 13, 1846 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Norris — Sarah Lou Greene — View this family February 21, 1847 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 48 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | September 21, 1850 (Age 53 years) Note: Occupation: Farmer |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ellen Elizabeth Norris May 1, 1853 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Riley Norris — Mary J Hopkins — View this family December 15, 1853 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Eliza Brown August 16, 1857 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 59 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 27, 1860 (Age 63 years) Note: Occupation: Farmer |
| Death of a son | William Norris April 30, 1864 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 63 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 69 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 69 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 71 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Death | February 21, 1875 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Norris Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery Religion: Baptist |
| Family with Elizabeth Greene |
| himself |
Jonathan Norris Birth: May 29, 1797 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 21, 1875 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Greene Birth: March 9, 1795 18 18 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1887 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Franklin Norris Birth: March 14, 1821 23 26 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 29, 1900 — Butler, Johnson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary “Polly” Norris Birth: July 4, 1823 26 28 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 6, 1905 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Elizabeth M Norris Birth: December 22, 1825 28 30 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 16, 1912 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
John Riley Norris Birth: October 22, 1828 31 33 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 3, 1889 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
George Washington Norris Birth: April 5, 1831 33 36 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 7, 1926 |
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3 years son |
William Norris Birth: April 9, 1834 36 39 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: April 30, 1864 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Isaac Norris Birth: February 9, 1837 39 41 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 21, 1913 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | Occupation: Farmer |
| Census | Occupation: Farmer |