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Don Carl "Darkie" Norris

Male 1943 - 2014  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Don Carl "Darkie" Norris was born 28 Feb 1943 (son of Walker Franklin Norris and Velma Ruth Lafollette); died 8 Dec 2014.

    Don married Brenda Louise "Jo" Tarwater 20 Nov 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee. Brenda (daughter of James Beecher "Pete" Tarwater and Dorothy Jane Jenkins) was born 1 Jun 1945. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Walker Franklin Norris was born 1 Jul 1912, Jefferson County, Tennessee (son of Richard M. Norris and Sidney J. Chambers); died 20 Feb 1999; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Walker married Velma Ruth Lafollette 12 Aug 1933. Velma (daughter of Alfred Lafollette and Rosa Anna Tipton) was born 18 Aug 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1997; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Velma Ruth Lafollette was born 18 Aug 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Alfred Lafollette and Rosa Anna Tipton); died 20 Aug 1997; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 1. Don Carl "Darkie" Norris was born 28 Feb 1943; died 8 Dec 2014.
    2. Wanda Norris


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard M. Norris was born 2 May 1869, Tennessee (son of George F. Norris and Mary "Polly" Proffitt); died 10 Mar 1938, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Mar 1938, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Richard married Sidney J. Chambers 26 Sep 1891, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Sidney (daughter of Oliver Hazard Perry Chambers and Martha L. Bebb) was born 14 Feb 1874, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1912; was buried Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sidney J. Chambers was born 14 Feb 1874, Tennessee (daughter of Oliver Hazard Perry Chambers and Martha L. Bebb); died 19 Jul 1912; was buried Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 3, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Ollie Norris was born Abt 1893; died 26 Jan 1971, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Candy Norris was born Abt 1893, Tennessee.
    3. Girty Norris was born Abt 1896, Tennessee.
    4. Allen Norris was born Abt 1898, Tennessee.
    5. Glendie Norris was born Abt 1904, Tennessee.
    6. Zelma Norris was born Abt 1907, Tennessee; died Bef 1 Nov 1998.
    7. 2. Walker Franklin Norris was born 1 Jul 1912, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 1999; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Alfred Lafollette was born 5 Dec 1893, Tennessee (son of James Walter LaFollette and Nancy Malinda Atchley); died 17 Jan 1976; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 390.

    Alfred — Rosa Anna Tipton. Rosa (daughter of Robert Miles "Bob" Tipton and Sarah Jane Ott) was born 29 Nov 1893, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1974; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Rosa Anna Tipton was born 29 Nov 1893, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Miles "Bob" Tipton and Sarah Jane Ott); died 25 Mar 1974; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 390.

    Children:
    1. Blanche Lafollette was born Abt 1913; died 29 Sep 2000; was buried 2 Oct 2000, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Velma Ruth Lafollette was born 18 Aug 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1997; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Vida Mae Lafollette was born 29 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1961; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George F. Norris was born 1825, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Dec 1876; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    George married Mary "Polly" Proffitt 14 Jun 1846, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mary was born Abt 1830, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Abt 1887; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary "Polly" Proffitt was born Abt 1830, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Abt 1887; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Samuel C. Norris was born Abt 1848, Tennessee.
    2. James M. "Jim" Norris was born 18 Dec 1849, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary A. Norris was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah J. Norris was born Abt 1852, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth Norris was born Abt 1855, Tennessee.
    6. Martha E. Norris was born Aug 1858, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 4. Richard M. Norris was born 2 May 1869, Tennessee; died 10 Mar 1938, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Mar 1938, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Oliver Hazard Perry Chambers was born Apr 1848, New Jersey (son of Moses Dewitt Chambers and Rebecca E. Trigg); died 29 Jan 1927, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 31 Jan 1927, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 1, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, District 3, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Oliver married Martha L. Bebb 26 Dec 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Governor William Bebb and Sarah Shuck) was born Abt 1845, Ohio. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Martha L. Bebb was born Abt 1845, Ohio (daughter of Governor William Bebb and Sarah Shuck).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio
    • Census: 1860, District 1, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, District 3, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 5. Sidney J. Chambers was born 14 Feb 1874, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1912; was buried Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  James Walter LaFollette was born 7 Apr 1870, Tennessee (son of George LaFollette and Dollie Jane Clinton); died 6 Nov 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Nov 1939, Wells Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Nancy Malinda Atchley Abt 1889. Nancy (daughter of John Westley Atchley and Rebecca Naugher) was born 7 Apr 1868, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1910; was buried Wells Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Nancy Malinda Atchley was born 7 Apr 1868, Tennessee (daughter of John Westley Atchley and Rebecca Naugher); died 26 Jul 1910; was buried Wells Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census:
    • Census: 1900, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Calvin Wesley Lafollette was born 3 May 1891, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Alfred Lafollette was born 5 Dec 1893, Tennessee; died 17 Jan 1976; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mack McCage LaFollette was born 28 Oct 1895, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1965; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. James Walter LaFollette was born 24 Jun 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1960; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Nora Lee Lafollette was born 25 Aug 1901, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1983; was buried Wells Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. E. M. LaFollette was born 18 Jan 1904; died 5 Sep 1908; was buried Wells Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. George Roosevelt Lafollette was born 18 Apr 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1971; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Willie L. "Bill" LaFollette was born 1912; died 11 Sep 1972; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Robert Miles "Bob" Tipton was born 18 Oct 1864, Blount County, Tennessee (son of Fleriday Tipton and Rachael L. Sisk); died 5 Sep 1942, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Sep 1942, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 21, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Robert married Sarah Jane Ott 15 Nov 1891, Knox County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Charlie Ott and Mary Wolfe) was born Aug 1864, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Dec 1952, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Sarah Jane Ott was born Aug 1864, Tennessee (daughter of Charlie Ott and Mary Wolfe); died 11 Dec 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Dec 1952, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 7. Rosa Anna Tipton was born 29 Nov 1893, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1974; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Charlie Sanders Tipton was born 21 Mar 1895, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1974; was buried Farmington Cemetery, Farmington, Washington County, Arkansas.
    3. Hobert E. Tipton was born 31 Oct 1897, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1988; was buried Wells Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Dewey Edward Tipton was born 3 Feb 1900, Tennessee; died 20 Dec 1977; was buried Bethany Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William E. Tipton was born May 1900, Tennessee.
    6. Roxy Tipton was born 8 Jun 1902, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1934; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Robert Almon Tipton was born 7 May 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1991; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Saddie Tipton


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