Mary “Polly” NorrisAge: 81 years1823–1905
- Name
- Mary “Polly” Norris
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- Norris
- Married name
- Mary Brown
- Nickname
- Polly
 Birth | July 4, 1823 26 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Elizabeth M Norris December 22, 1825 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Riley Norris October 22, 1828 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Washington Norris April 5, 1831 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 8 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 brother | William Norris April 9, 1834 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 12 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 brother | Isaac Norris February 9, 1837 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Richard H Brown — View this family September 16, 1841 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Brown November 13, 1846 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Isaac “Flatty” Greene February 18, 1855 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Booth June 8, 1855 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Eliza Brown August 16, 1857 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 33 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | William Norris April 30, 1864 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 37 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 43 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 43 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | David Greene — Elizabeth Brown — View this family about 1869 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 45 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 of a husband | Richard H Brown March 7, 1871 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Richard Manley Greene November 26, 1874 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | Jonathan Norris February 21, 1875 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Manley Greene — Eliza Brown — View this family July 8, 1875 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | David Linney Greene September 6, 1877 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Emma Greene December 7, 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Greene June 18, 1887 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Riley Norris November 3, 1889 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 74 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Franklin Norris December 29, 1900 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | March 6, 1905 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jont Brown Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jonathan Norris Birth: May 29, 1797 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 21, 1875 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
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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| elder brother |
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 herself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
George Washington Norris Birth: April 5, 1831 33 36 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 7, 1926 |
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3 years younger brother |
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 younger brother |
Isaac Norris Birth: February 9, 1837 39 41 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 21, 1913 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Richard H Brown |
| husband |
Richard H Brown Birth: November 26, 1822 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 7, 1871 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: September 16, 1841 — |
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5 years daughter |
Elizabeth Brown Birth: November 13, 1846 23 23 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 14, 1925 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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11 years daughter |
Eliza Brown Birth: August 16, 1857 34 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 2, 1930 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |