Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Norris was born on 3 August 1828, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, his father, John Mowery Norris, was 46 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Harrell, was 39. He married Mary Ann Hewett on 30 March 1848, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Western Division, Walker, Alabama, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 25 December 1897, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Nazareth Cemetery, Samantha, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.
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- George W Narris, "United States Census, 1860"
- Geo. W. Norris, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1862
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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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