OKAY, since the reunion is coming up and I can't be there, I am hoping that some kind soul will mention this email or even provide a copy of it to your "Mysteries Table" in hopes that someone may run with it. This has been my brick wall for years and I have posted my quest several times plus one more below. My ancestor was known as James Ambrose Norris/Joe Norris/Joel Norris and he did not have a direct connection to the infamous Ezekiel. He was on the 1836 tax list (Division One) and he was on the 1840 census and he was on a subsequent agricultural census (I believe this was 1848 or 1849). Anyway, here goes again............. I guess I will never give up on this although I have told myself several times that I would. As most of you have probably heard before (and are probably sick and tired of hearing about), my brick wall was shot and killed in October of 1849. He resided in Lincoln County, presumably the Chestnut Ridge area. Here is a copy of the data from the Mortality Index attached to the 1850 census. His wife Rachel and children are on that 1850 census and moved back to NC some time following his death. I have searched Lincoln County court records, periodicals, libraries, local historians, local genealogists, you name it. I have even search in all surrounding counties for news of my ancestor's demise, to no avail. If anyone has any suggestions, please email me. THANKS! > > Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Age Sex Month of Death State of Birth Cause of Death Occupation ID# > 1850 NORRIS JOEL LINCOLN CO. TN 40 M OCT NC SHOT NONE LISTED MRT197_247353

Ellen: This was addressed at our Friday evening meeting and the issues involved. We still do not know anymore than before. Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen Norris" <enorris4@bellsouth.net> To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 6:37 AM Subject: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] Mystery > OKAY, since the reunion is coming up and I can't be there, I am hoping that some kind soul will mention this email or even provide a copy of it to your "Mysteries Table" in hopes that someone may run with it. This has been my brick wall for years and I have posted my quest several times plus one more below. My ancestor was known as James Ambrose Norris/Joe Norris/Joel Norris and he did not have a direct connection to the infamous Ezekiel. He was on the 1836 tax list (Division One) and he was on the 1840 census and he was on a subsequent agricultural census (I believe this was 1848 or 1849). Anyway, here goes again............. > > I guess I will never give up on this although I have told myself several times that I would. As most of you have probably heard before (and are probably sick and tired of hearing about), my brick wall was shot and killed in October of 1849. He resided in Lincoln County, presumably the Chestnut Ridge area. Here is a copy of the data from the Mortality Index attached to the 1850 census. His wife Rachel and children are on that 1850 census and moved back to NC some time following his death. I have searched Lincoln County court records, periodicals, libraries, local historians, local genealogists, you name it. I have even search in all surrounding counties for news of my ancestor's demise, to no avail. If anyone has any suggestions, please email me. THANKS! > > > > Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Age Sex Month of Death > State of Birth Cause of Death Occupation ID# > > 1850 NORRIS JOEL LINCOLN CO. TN 40 M OCT NC SHOT NONE LISTED > MRT197_247353 > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >