Notes for Richard NORRIS, JR


Land agent for the Cincinnati District of the Northwest Territories & for Aurora Association for Internal Improvement.

Indiana Pioneers 1813

1st settled Dearborn Co.,IN 1813

History of Methodist Episcopal Church of Aurora, IN: "On site of Aurora, William Lambden preached the first sermon and organized the first class." This "first class" of 1816 consisted of 9 people, including Joseph Norris & wife, Richard Norris, but no wife listed! Aaltje should have still been alive...

Bought land Clinton Co.,IN 22 May 1837 from Henry Walker of Dearborn Co. - Deed records, Dearborn Co.,IN

Cemetery located behind house owned by Ed Wells in year 2000. Cemetery is supposedly on border between two townships, and neither twp keeps it up.
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Revised: 14 Jul 2002 by Bonnie L Schermer