Meriwether County GaArchives Biographies.....J.C. Norris 1843 - Unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles captbluegrass@mchsi.com July 18, 2003, 10:29 am Author: Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., 1895 Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895 Page 517 J. C. Norris J. C. Norris is one of the progressive farmers and a native of Meriwether county, Ga. He was born in 1843, and his parents, W. P. and Narcissa (Respass) Norris, belonged to the pioneer stock of Georgia; the father settled in this county in 1828, his parents having come from Virginia; and Mrs. Norris’ father, Churchwell Respass, also was an early settler. To the son, J.C. Norris, who was reared upon the farm, only such privileges of education were afforded as were to be obtained in the common country schools of that day. When the war broke out in 1861, though not yet out of his teens, he responded to the call for volunteers and enlisted in Company B, Thirteenth Georgia regiment, under Capt. Walter Ector. He served in many of the most important engagements of the war, as Savannah, second battle of Manassas, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Winchester, Sharpsburg and Harper’s Ferry. In the battle of Sharpsburg he was wounded. In 1864 he married Miss Sallie F. Perdue, daughter of Lindsay and Parmelia (Perdue) Perdue, who are old settlers of the state, natives of Virginia. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Norris, a number of whom are living: Lorena, Sallie, Joca, Annie, Claudie L., Laura K., Ravie, Garrouch and Azie L. Mr. and Mrs. Norris are members of the Primitive Baptist church, and are well known and highly respected members of the community. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb