Was in Green Castle Warren County in the 1880 census.
William Roland (Billy) Norris, was possibly born in October or November, 1816, in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He emigrated with the Norris family to Overton County, Tennessee, in 1835 and was listed as living in the distict of Olympus in Overton County, Tennessee in the 1850 and 1860 census. His name has also been referred to as William Simon, but descendants of his son, John Roland, give Roland as his middle name.
Billy was married to Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Jones in 1840 in Overton County, Tennessee. He was a farmer. Around the year 1865 during the Civil War he and his family emigrated to Clinton County, Kentucky They lived there until after 1870. It's not known if Billy and his family moved to or lived in Barren County, Kentucky but his son Roland died in the early part of the 1870's. Billy and his wife Mary with sons William and George was listed as living in the Green Castle district of Richardsville in the 1880 census. They lived there for some years and then Billy and Mary moved back to Clinton County where they lived until they died. Billy possibly died about 1892 and was buried in an unmarked grave.
Additional informantion found:
1890 Veterans Schedules District 11, Knox, Tennessee
Veteran's name: William R Norris
Home in 1890 District 11, Knox, Tennessee
Yr inlisted Sep 1, 1861
Yr discharged Oct 6, 1864
Rank Private Co. D Tenn. Inf.
NOTE: I don't know if this is the same William R Norris
Was in Green Castle Warren County in the 1880 census.
William Roland (Billy) Norris, was possibly born in October or November, 1816, in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He emigrated with the Norris family to Overton County, Tennessee, in 1835 and was listed as living in the distict of Olympus in Overton County, Tennessee in the 1850 and 1860 census. His name has also been referred to as William Simon, but descendants of his son, John Roland, give Roland as his middle name.
Billy was married to Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Jones in 1840 in Overton County, Tennessee. He was a farmer. Around the year 1865 during the Civil War he and his family emigrated to Clinton County, Kentucky They lived there until after 1870. It's not known if Billy and his family moved to or lived in Barren County, Kentucky but his son Roland died in the early part of the 1870's. Billy and his wife Mary with sons William and George was listed as living in the Green Castle district of Richardsville in the 1880 census. They lived there for some years and then Billy and Mary moved back to Clinton County where they lived until they died. Billy possibly died about 1892 and was buried in an unmarked grave.
Additional informantion found:
1890 Veterans Schedules District 11, Knox, Tennessee
Veteran's name: William R Norris
Home in 1890 District 11, Knox, Tennessee
Yr inlisted Sep 1, 1861
Yr discharged Oct 6, 1864
Rank Private Co. D Tenn. Inf.
NOTE: I don't know if this is the same William R Norris
Inscription
MARRIED 1840
Family Members
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Martha M. Norris Speck
1842–1932
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Louisiana Martha "Louisa" Norris Atchley
1843–1888
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Abraham Norris
1843–1933
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Symanthia Ann "Sarah Ann" Norris Lawson
1844–1893
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Benjamin Franklin Norris
1845–1934
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Rachel Arminda Norris Hudson
1848–1942
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Margerete Jane Norris Richards
1851–1923
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John Roland Norris
1853–1903
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Joe Silas Norris
1854–1914
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Docia Emeline Norris Means
1856–1929
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William Henry Norris
1861–1934
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George Washington Norris
1867–1954
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