Ernest B. Norris, M.D.  

I am the son of Allen A. Norris, M.D. of Elkhart and was born in that city in 1907.

My father taught one-room schools in Marshall county and later (1898-1902) was principal of the high school at Syracuse. This was before he became a physician and surgeon in Elkhart. He maintained a great interest in Indiana history and the New England Branch of the Norris familyin America.

The youngest child of the immigrant Norris to Marshall county was Lafayette Norris who was a four year old when his father John S. Norris cleared land one mile wast of Lake Maxinkuckee and built his log cabin on what is now the Whitney Kline farm.

That was a year before the Indians were removed to Kansas. In his later years Lafayette wrote many interesting letters to my father regarding his boyhood years from 1837 to 1850 in our county. Having inherited these and similar old letters I have maintained my inetest in Marshall county history where I lived from 1956 to 1970. My home amd medical office was at the south end of East Shore Drive, Culver, where my grandparents had operated the resort hotel known as the Maple Grove House.

One of the most rewarding moments of my life was in 1950 when I found the grave of my paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Norris, soldier in the Revolutionary war, at Cornith , Vermont. It was his son, John S. Norris, who served in the War of 1812 and who is honored by a memorial plaque in Popular Grove cemetery, State Road 10, east of Culver .

For many additional details regarding early history of Green and Union townships I refer the reader to articles in the Culver Citizen written in the 1940's by my father or write to me at my present address: 1614 Locust Street, Apartment 102 Elkhart.

I will glady share genealogical and historical reocrds that I have. Ernest B. Norris, M.D.

History of Marshall County Indiana Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986 -, Taylor Publishing Co., 1986, Publication # 357 of 1422, Marshall County Historical Society pg. 328-9

Ernest Bernard Norris BIRTH 11 SEPTEMBER 1907 Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana DEATH 27 MARCH 2000 Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana BURIAL Rice Cemetery Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana,

married 6 Jul 1929 Mary Lois Givens Norris BIRTH 27 Jun 1909 Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky DEATH 30 Aug 2000 Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana BURIAL Rice Cemetery Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana daughter of George M. Givens and Susan Anna Ringo

Their children:

Sue Ann Norris
Allan Norris

1930 United States Federal Census 
Name	Earnest B Norris
Birth Year	abt 1908
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age in 1930	22
Birthplace	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Son-in-law
Home in 1930	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Map of Home	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
Street Address	Broad Way St
Ward of City	2 Pt
Block	81
House Number	2358
Dwelling Number	54
Family Number	55
Age at First Marriage	21
Attended School	Yes
Able to Read and Write	Yes
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Able to Speak English	Yes
Occupation	Pathologist
Industry	Medical School
Class of Worker	Wage or salary worker
Employment	Yes
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
George M Givins 49 Head
Sue A Givins 47 Wife
William P Givins 15 son
Paul R Givins 13 Son
Earnest B Norris	22	Son-in-law
Mary L Norris 20 aughter
Lillian M Ringo 43 Sister-in-law

1940 United States Federal Census

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Name	Ernest Norris
Age	31
Estimated Birth Year	abt 1909
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birthplace	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1940	Middlebury, Elkhart, Indiana
Middlebury, Elkhart, Indiana
Street	Brown Street
Farm	No
Inferred Residence in 1935	Overton, Clark, Nevada
Residence in 1935	Overton, Clark, Nevada
Resident on farm in 1935	No
Sheet Number	5B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation	115
Occupation	Medical Doctor
House Owned or Rented	Owned
2500
Attended School or College	No
Highest Grade Completed	College, 5th or subsequent year
Class of Worker	Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939	52
Income	0
Income Other Sources	Yes
Neighbors	View others on page
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Ernest Norris	31	Head
Mary Norris 30 Wife
Sue Ann Norris  9 Daughter
Allan Norris 7 Son

1950 United States Federal Census 
Name	Ernest B Morris
Age	42
Birth Date	abt 1908
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birth Place	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Residence Date	1950
Home in 1950	Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Street Name	Brown St Michigan Ave To Warren
Dwelling Number	56
Farm	No
Acres	No
Occupation	Physician
Occupation Category	Working
Hours Worked	80
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Ernest B Morris	42	Head
Mary Lois Morris 40 Wife 
Allen Morris 17 Son 

Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 
Name	Dr. Ernest B. Norris
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age	92
Marital Status	Married
Birth Date	11 Sep 1907
Birth Place	Elkhart, Indiana
Death Date	27 Mar 2000
Death Place	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date	2000
Father Dr. Allen A. Norris
Mother Dora B. Kelly
Spouse Mary Lois Norris