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Norris, Samuel Alexander

Norris, Samuel Alexander

Male 1849 - 1927  (77 years)

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  • Name Norris, Samuel Alexander 
    Birth 16 Jun 1849  Penn Twp, Hesston, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Mar 1927  Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 23 Mar 1927  Cass Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bowman's Chapel Cemetery
    Person ID I4072  Shane and Beck | Ancestors of Alice Louise Jones
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

    Father Norris, Thomas,   b. Grafton, former hamlet, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Snyder, Nancy,   b. Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dell, Hannah Jane,   b. 9 Jul 1848, Cass Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1923, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jan 1871  Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Norris, Emma Belle,   b. 5 Aug 1871   d. 28 Dec 1940 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]
    +2. Norris, Minnie Mae,   b. 6 Dec 1872, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1962 (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Norris, Mertie J.,   b. 24 Sep 1874   d. 19 Apr 1966 (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Norris, Nancy E.,   b. 6 Sep 1882   d. 21 Dec 1955 (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Norris, Samuel R.,   b. 7 Jan 1891, Shirley Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1966, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Jan 1871 - Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Mar 1927 - Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 23 Mar 1927 - Cass Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Norris, Samuel and Hannah Dell
    Norris, Samuel and Hannah Dell

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:
      Rev. Samuel A. Norris, a well-known retired minister of the Church of the Brethren died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elmer C. Cummns, 15 Milford street, this city, Saturday, March 19th, 1927, aged 77 years. Death was due to complications incident to age. Samuel A. Norris was born on the old Norris homestead, near Fink's Bridge, in Penn township, Huntingdon County, June 16th, 1849, a son of Thomas Norris and Nancy (Snyder) Norris, who during their lives were ardent members of the Church of the Brethren. He was the fourth of the thirteen children born to his parents. He attended common school until sixteen years of age, and thereafter worked on his father's farm. He was united in marriage with Hanna Jane Dell, the ceremony being performed on January 5th, 1871, by Rev. James Clark, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church. To them were born five children, namely: Mrs. Herbert Long, Hill Valley Road; Mrs. J.L. Gabert, Mrs. Elmer C. Cummins, this city; Mrs. Harvey Masemore, Adel, Iowa; Samuel R. Norris, Shirleysburg. The following brothers and sister also survive: Mrs. Oliver Garrett, of Huntingdon; Lewis Norris, of this city; Reuben Norris, of Oklahoma City; Joseph Norris, of Grafton, this county; Mrs. William Ruhl, of Lewisburg, and Martin Norris, of Marklesburg. Mr. Norris and his wife united with the Church of the Brethren in the James Creek congregation, about 1879, under theministry of George B. Brumbaugh, elder, April first, 1884, they moved within the bounds of the Aughwick congregation, whre he was called to the deacon's office in 1900, to the ministry October 1902, advanced in October 1904 by the laying on of hands by Tobias T. Myers and S. J. Sweigart, ordained to preach the gospel. He frequently represented his congregation at District meetings. He held a number of revival meetings in his home congregation, and was a leader in Sunday school work, where he resided. Mrs. Norris died October 17th, 1923, and was laid to rest in Bowman's Chapel Cemetery in Smith Valley. Mr. Norris was a resident of Hill Valley, a few miles south of here, from 1880, until the year following the death of his wife, when he came to Mount Union to live with his daughter, Mr. Elmer C. Cummins and at whose home he
      died. Although Mr. Norris was unable to get about much after coming to this city, he formed friendships, and was highly esteemed and respected. Short funeral services were held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cummins, Milford street, Wednesday morning at nine o'clock, after which the body was taken to the church of the Brethren, at Sugar Run, Hill Valley where the services were concluded. Burial followed in the Bowman's Chapel cemetery, directed by W. P. Dunmire, of this city.

  • Sources 
    1. [S232] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, Daily News, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, : Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Daily News. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, . Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.Original data: Daily News. Huntingdon, Pennsylvan;), Samuel A. Norris; obituary; March 22, 1927.
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=News-PE-DA_NE&h=60946690&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, Daily News
      Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, Daily News


    2. [S16] Obituary, Samuel A. Norris, 19 March 1927.
      Daily News (Huntingdon, Pennsylvania) ; 22 March 1927, Front page, 2nd Column.