Norma Jack Morris

Female19 February 1913–3 August 2004

Brief Life History of Norma Jack

When Norma Jack Morris was born on 19 February 1913, in Perry, Tennessee, United States, her father, Jack W Morris, was 21 and her mother, Nora Lena Bussell, was 23. She married Floyd Allen Harder on 16 June 1934, in Perry, Tennessee, United States. She lived in Civil District 2, Perry, Tennessee, United States for about 20 years. She died on 3 August 2004, in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 91.

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Floyd Allen Harder
1913–2002
Norma Jack Morris
1913–2004
Marriage: 16 June 1934

Sources (7)

  • Norma J Morris in household of Jack W Morris, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Norma Jack Morris - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Norma Jack Morris
  • Norma Jack Morris, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 June 1934Perry, Tennessee, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 3

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    1931 · The Parthenon is Built

    Age 18

    In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built  giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for. 

    1937 · The Neutrality Act

    Age 24

    The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).

    Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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