Norris Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Norris Family

8,587 Norris records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

8,587Records in our database

1800Earliest birth

2Documented families

5Biographies

See the Norris family trees →399 Norris families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

8,587 Norris records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (2,175 of 8,587)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: James S. Norris, born 1810, Minnesota
Earliest in the county histories: E. Norris, born 1800

Most common first names

William213 John203 Mary201 James189 Robert187 Charles156 George91 Dorothy87 Richard85 Helen83 Paul75 Joseph74

Documented families

Norris families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (2)

The Norris family of Buchanan CountyMissouriStarts: Thomas Norris (b. 1831)Most recent: C. B. Norris (b. 1839)The Norris family of Coshocton CountyOhioStarts: E. Norris (b. 1800)Most recent: Henry Norris (b. 1842)

The earliest Norriss in the county histories

E. NorrisBorn 1800, Allegheny countyCoshocton County, Ohio James M. C. NorrisBorn 1814, Fairfield countyWyandot County, Ohio John W. NorrisBorn 1826Van Wert County, Ohio Jonathan NorrisBorn 1828Child of David Norris and Sarah NorrisTuscarawas County, Ohio Samuel A. NorrisBorn 1829, Perry countyJasper County, Missouri Lloyd NorrisBorn 1830Seneca County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

399 Norris families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

23 Norris death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

38 Norris people in 27 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

E. NorrisBorn 1800 · Coshocton County, Ohio Thomas NorrisBorn 1831 · Buchanan County, Missouri William NorrisBorn 1835 · Coshocton County, Ohio C. B. NorrisBorn 1839 · Buchanan County, Missouri Henry NorrisBorn 1842 · Coshocton County, Ohio

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Common questions

Norris genealogy: FAQ

Where were Norris ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 8,587 Norris records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (2,175), then Missouri (1,776) and Illinois (1,059).

How far back does the Norris family tree go?

The earliest Norris birth in our database is 1810: James S. Norris, Minnesota. The old county histories name E. Norris, born 1800. We have pieced together 399 Norris family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Norris family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Norris family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.