Russell McClellan Norris: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Russell McClellan Norris was born 12 Mar 1864, Tennessee (son of Hugh Norris and Harriett Bryant); died 22 Jul 1948; was buried Norris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

Russell married Matilda Harrison 1 Apr 1887, Cocke County, Tennessee. Matilda (daughter of James Harrison and Nancy Proffitt) was born Abt 1868. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Bruce Norris was born Jun 1888, Tennessee.
Laura Gedina Norris was born 29 Nov 1890, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1947; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Benjaman H. Norris was born May 1893, Tennessee.
Jessie Norris was born Mar 1895, Tennessee.
George Beecher Norris was born Mar 1897, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1954, Monroe County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jun 1954, Shady Grove Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee.

Russell married Nancy Catherine Shults 3 May 1898, Cocke County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Jacob Whitten Shultz and Mary A. Cureton) was born 7 Jan 1867, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1955; was buried Norris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Glenie F. Norris was born Mar 1899, Tennessee.
Guy Raymond Norris was born 23 Apr 1902, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 1927; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Algie Matilda "Algie" Norris was born 11 Jul 1905, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1987; was buried Hartsell Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Edward Norris was born Abt 1908, Tennessee.
Ordway Elonzo Norris was born 7 Mar 1910, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 1980, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Stinnett Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Stella Norris was born Abt 1914, Tennessee; died 4 Feb 2006; was buried 8 Feb 2006, Shults Cemetery.

Generation: 2

Hugh Norris was born 1800, North Carolina; died 1896; was buried Norris Cemetery, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Came to Cocke County, Tennessee from Washington County, Tennessee in the 1840s. The Hugh Norris home was a log structure, complete with dog trot, and stood alongside the present Bogard Road, near the Norris Cemetery and across from the home of Don and Maggie (Mayfield) Shults.

The 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census also includes Mary Norris age 50 from North Carolina. She may have been Hugh's step mother.
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Reference
John D. Radford Pedigree Charts, 1995, p 9.

Hugh — Harriett Bryant. Harriett was born Abt 1827, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1907; was buried Norris Cemetery, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Harriett Bryant was born Abt 1827, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1907; was buried Norris Cemetery, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Children:

Hannah Ann "Haner" Norris was born 24 Aug 1848, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1890; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Norris was born 7 Apr 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1932; was buried Norris Cemetery, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee.
George W. Norris was born Abt 1855, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1933, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Jun 1933, Hopewell Cemetery.
Richard M. Norris was born 6 Mar 1862, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1943, Roane County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Jun 1943, Abbott Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.
1. Russell McClellan Norris was born 12 Mar 1864, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 1948; was buried Norris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Julia Norris was born 16 Jun 1868, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1928; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Jessie Norris was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.