Norris, John D., Sr.

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Title: Norris, John D., Sr.
Gender: Male
Biography: "John Norris, of Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky, who is said to be the last survivor of the battle of Lake Erie, was in the city yesterday on his way home from Paris, Kentucky, where he went went to attend the meeting of the veterans of the War of 1812. Mr. Norris, though upward of 80 years old, appears to be hale and hearty. On the 11th of February, 1860, the Kentucky Legislature voted him a gold medal, which he had with him yesterday. On the one side of it is an engraving representing Perry's Victory, and underneath the words, 'We have met the enemy, and they are ours.'" -- Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jun 1871.
Member: Norris family
Birth date: 13 Apr 1791
Place of birth: Harford County (Md.)
Life event(s): Marriage 1: 29 Mar 1814; Mason County (Ky.); Mason County (Ky.); Marriage 2: 11 May 1840; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Dowden, Elizabeth; Brasher, Amelia
Child(ren): Norris, Martha Jane; Norris, Henry O.; Norris, John D., Jr.
Death date: 5 Jan 1879
Place of death: Boone County (Ky.)
Death and burial information: Petersburg Cemetery (Petersburg, Ky.)
Military service: Captain John Perry’s Cavalry
Allegiance: United States of America
Participant in: 1847--David and Lucy Powell; 1856--Beverly Excluded from Bullittsburg Baptist Church; 1861--Four Freedom Seekers From Petersburg Area; 1862--Soldier Chased Off; 1863--Three Freedom Seekers
Relationship: Known enslaved: Powell, David; Powell, George; Powell, James; Powell, Lewis; Powell, Lucy; Powell, Samuel; unknown, Betsy [8]; unknown, Beverly [2]; unknown, Elijah [3]; unknown, Mary [37]; unknown, Nancy Ann; unknown, Susan [6]; Powell, David; Powell, George; Powell, James; Powell, Lewis; Powell, Lucy; Powell, Samuel; unknown, Betsy [8]; unknown, Beverly [2]; unknown, Elijah [3]; unknown, Mary [37]; unknown, Nancy Ann; unknown, Susan [6]
Description: Enslaved held in 1850: Female, 28 years old, black; Female, 14 years old, black; Female, 12 years old, black; Male, 8 years old, black; Male, 6 years old, black; Male, 3 years old, black; Enslaved held in 1860: Female, 28 years old, black; Male, 19 years old, black; Male, 29 years old, black; Female, 8 years old, black; Male, 14 years old, black; Male, 30 years old, black
Bibliographic citation(s): "Important Decision," The Vermont Watchman, Montpelier, VT, 11 Jul 1850; FindAGrave.com, memorial #122199934; Northern Kentucky Views. "Uncle John Norris"
Source(s): Mason County, Kentucky, Marriage Index, 1804-1860; Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910; Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1965; The South Bend Fugitive Case: Involving the Right to a Writ of Habeas Corpus; Important Decision; Diary of Lewis Loder, 1857-1904; Minutes of the Proceedings of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church; Find A Grave.com

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--N; War of 1812--Veterans--Kentucky--Boone County

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Items with "Participant: Norris, John D., Sr."
Title	Class
1847--David and Lucy Powell	Event
1856--Beverly Excluded from Bullittsburg Baptist Church	Event
1862--Soldier Chased Off	Event
1863--Three Freedom Seekers	Event

Items with "Relationship: Norris, John D., Sr."
Title	Class
Powell, David	Person
Powell, George	Person
Powell, James	Person
Powell, Lewis	Person
Powell, Lucy	Person
Powell, Samuel	Person
unknown, Betsy [8]	Person
unknown, Beverly [2]	Person
unknown, Elijah [3]	Person
unknown, Mary [37]	Person
unknown, Nancy Ann	Person
unknown, Susan [6]	Person

Items with "Father: Norris, John D., Sr."
Title	Class
Norris, Martha Jane	Person

Items with "Spouse(s): Norris, John D., Sr."
Title	Class
Dowden, Elizabeth	Person