Brief Life History of Melissa A
When Melissa A Norris was born on 9 August 1846, in Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States, her father, David Norris, was 22 and her mother, Matilda Proffitt, was 21. She married Calvin James Cottrell in November 1865. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Blue Ridge Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years and Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States for about 9 years. She died on 5 August 1919, in Boone Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (24)
- Malissie Cattrell in household of Calvin J Cattrell, "United States Census, 1910"
- Malissa Cottrell in entry for Hill Cottrell and Grace Powell, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Malissa Cothell in entry for Calvin Jones Cothill, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
Spouse and Children
1843–1923 Male
1846–1919 Female
Children (6)
1870– Male
1871–1944 Male
1874–1948 Male
1878–1952 Female
1884–1957 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1823–1911 Male
1825–1898 Female
Siblings (6)
1844–1865 Male
1846–1919 Female
1849–1940 Male
1852–1938 Female
1857–1933 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1853 · First State Fair
Age 7
1863
Age 17
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 20
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Middle English norreis, noreis, norais ‘northerner’ (Anglo-Norman French noreis), used both of Norwegians and of inhabitants of northern England and Scotland.
from the Middle English personal name Norreis, derived from norreis ‘northerner’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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