"NORMAN J. BLISS. (Farmer and Justice of the Peace, Post-office, Chillicothe). Mr. Bliss is among the oldest justices of the peace in Livingston county, having served in that capacity during the past 22 years. He has been warmly interested in the growth of the Democratic party, to the principles of which he has ever adhered. An item worthy of mention in this connection is a miniature trunk which he owns and which has been an heirloom in the family during several generations, having passed in succession from the owner who brought it across the Atlantic in the Mayflower, in 1620.
Mr. Bliss is of New York nativity, born in Delaware county, August 20, 1820, and the son of John and Lucinda (Townsend) Bliss, of the same State, but of German descent. The former followed farming in Delaware county until his death in 1870, his wife having preceded him by several years in 1853. The children were as follows: Eliza Ann, now Mrs. John Atkins, Mary Ann, wife of Floris Searles; Lucinda, married George Murray, of Delaware county, N. Y., who died in 1884; Clarinda, married John Beadle, also of Delaware county, N. Y., his death occurring in 1860; and Norman J. All but the latter now make their home in Delaware county, N. Y.
Norman was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and in 1838 he emigrated to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he followed the tanning business for eight years. In 1846, upon removing to Ross county, O., he operated a tan-yard there until 1850 and then game to this county, but only remained a few months. Crossing the plains by means of an ox team, he finally reached California after many hardships and was occupied in mining for some time, with moderate success. On the homeward journey his company of 20 men suffered many privations, etc., from marauding bands of Indians, and at Rock Point, on Humboldt river, barely escaped massacre after a desperate encounter with a body of over 200 of these savages. Since his return he has been devoting himself to farming and stock raising. He owns 320 acres of valuable land and in his operations is meeting with good success.
In 1853 Mr. Bliss was married to Miss Mary E. St. Clair, daughter of Chas. St. Clair, of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss have never had children of their own but have reared and educated nine orphans: Julia Lucy, Jennie, Ida and Arthur Gaines, and now have at their home Mary Hobbs, Ella and Charles Cheatham, Arthur Fuqua and Florence Hull." History of Livingston County from The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri, 1886
"Norman J. Bliss, one of the pioneer residents of Livingston county, died at his home in the south part of the city Saturday afternoon at 12:30. Saturday morning as usual, Mr. Bliss was walking in the yard when he complained of being ill. He was assisted to a bench where he sat down for some time and later complained that he was losing his eyesight. He was carried into the house and a physician summoned. All efforts to revive him were futile and he passed peacefully away.
Norman J. Bliss was born in Delaware county, New York on August 20, 1820 and was the son of John and Lucinda Townsend Bliss. He was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and in 1838 he emigrated to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he followed the tanning business for eight years. In 1846, upon removing to Ross county, O., he operated a tan-yard there until 1850 and then game to this county, but only remained a few months. Crossing the plains by means of an ox team, he finally reached California after many hardships and was occupied in mining for some time, with moderate success. On the homeward journey his company of 20 men suffered many privations, etc., from marauding bands of Indians, and at Rock Point, on Humboldt river, barely escaped massacre after a desperate encounter with a body of over 200 of these savages.
After his return to Livingston county, he has been devoting himself to farming and stock raising until he was compelled to give up the vocation on account of his advanced age. He was the owner of an extensive tract of valuable land. In 1853 Mr. Bliss was married to Miss Mary E. St. Clair of Kentucky. They never had any children of their own but had reared and educated nine orphans. Only one, Mrs. Charles Ford of this city, remained with him during his declining years." Chillicothe Morning Constitution, September 12, 1912
Mr. Bliss is of New York nativity, born in Delaware county, August 20, 1820, and the son of John and Lucinda (Townsend) Bliss, of the same State, but of German descent. The former followed farming in Delaware county until his death in 1870, his wife having preceded him by several years in 1853. The children were as follows: Eliza Ann, now Mrs. John Atkins, Mary Ann, wife of Floris Searles; Lucinda, married George Murray, of Delaware county, N. Y., who died in 1884; Clarinda, married John Beadle, also of Delaware county, N. Y., his death occurring in 1860; and Norman J. All but the latter now make their home in Delaware county, N. Y.
Norman was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and in 1838 he emigrated to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he followed the tanning business for eight years. In 1846, upon removing to Ross county, O., he operated a tan-yard there until 1850 and then game to this county, but only remained a few months. Crossing the plains by means of an ox team, he finally reached California after many hardships and was occupied in mining for some time, with moderate success. On the homeward journey his company of 20 men suffered many privations, etc., from marauding bands of Indians, and at Rock Point, on Humboldt river, barely escaped massacre after a desperate encounter with a body of over 200 of these savages. Since his return he has been devoting himself to farming and stock raising. He owns 320 acres of valuable land and in his operations is meeting with good success.
In 1853 Mr. Bliss was married to Miss Mary E. St. Clair, daughter of Chas. St. Clair, of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss have never had children of their own but have reared and educated nine orphans: Julia Lucy, Jennie, Ida and Arthur Gaines, and now have at their home Mary Hobbs, Ella and Charles Cheatham, Arthur Fuqua and Florence Hull." History of Livingston County from The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri, 1886
"Norman J. Bliss, one of the pioneer residents of Livingston county, died at his home in the south part of the city Saturday afternoon at 12:30. Saturday morning as usual, Mr. Bliss was walking in the yard when he complained of being ill. He was assisted to a bench where he sat down for some time and later complained that he was losing his eyesight. He was carried into the house and a physician summoned. All efforts to revive him were futile and he passed peacefully away.
Norman J. Bliss was born in Delaware county, New York on August 20, 1820 and was the son of John and Lucinda Townsend Bliss. He was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and in 1838 he emigrated to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he followed the tanning business for eight years. In 1846, upon removing to Ross county, O., he operated a tan-yard there until 1850 and then game to this county, but only remained a few months. Crossing the plains by means of an ox team, he finally reached California after many hardships and was occupied in mining for some time, with moderate success. On the homeward journey his company of 20 men suffered many privations, etc., from marauding bands of Indians, and at Rock Point, on Humboldt river, barely escaped massacre after a desperate encounter with a body of over 200 of these savages.
After his return to Livingston county, he has been devoting himself to farming and stock raising until he was compelled to give up the vocation on account of his advanced age. He was the owner of an extensive tract of valuable land. In 1853 Mr. Bliss was married to Miss Mary E. St. Clair of Kentucky. They never had any children of their own but had reared and educated nine orphans. Only one, Mrs. Charles Ford of this city, remained with him during his declining years." Chillicothe Morning Constitution, September 12, 1912
"NORMAN J. BLISS. (Farmer and Justice of the Peace, Post-office, Chillicothe). Mr. Bliss is among the oldest justices of the peace in Livingston county, having served in that capacity during the past 22 years. He has been warmly interested in the growth of the Democratic party, to the principles of which he has ever adhered. An item worthy of mention in this connection is a miniature trunk which he owns and which has been an heirloom in the family during several generations, having passed in succession from the owner who brought it across the Atlantic in the Mayflower, in 1620.
Mr. Bliss is of New York nativity, born in Delaware county, August 20, 1820, and the son of John and Lucinda (Townsend) Bliss, of the same State, but of German descent. The former followed farming in Delaware county until his death in 1870, his wife having preceded him by several years in 1853. The children were as follows: Eliza Ann, now Mrs. John Atkins, Mary Ann, wife of Floris Searles; Lucinda, married George Murray, of Delaware county, N. Y., who died in 1884; Clarinda, married John Beadle, also of Delaware county, N. Y., his death occurring in 1860; and Norman J. All but the latter now make their home in Delaware county, N. Y.
Norman was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and in 1838 he emigrated to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he followed the tanning business for eight years. In 1846, upon removing to Ross county, O., he operated a tan-yard there until 1850 and then game to this county, but only remained a few months. Crossing the plains by means of an ox team, he finally reached California after many hardships and was occupied in mining for some time, with moderate success. On the homeward journey his company of 20 men suffered many privations, etc., from marauding bands of Indians, and at Rock Point, on Humboldt river, barely escaped massacre after a desperate encounter with a body of over 200 of these savages. Since his return he has been devoting himself to farming and stock raising. He owns 320 acres of valuable land and in his operations is meeting with good success.
In 1853 Mr. Bliss was married to Miss Mary E. St. Clair, daughter of Chas. St. Clair, of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss have never had children of their own but have reared and educated nine orphans: Julia Lucy, Jennie, Ida and Arthur Gaines, and now have at their home Mary Hobbs, Ella and Charles Cheatham, Arthur Fuqua and Florence Hull." History of Livingston County from The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri, 1886
"Norman J. Bliss, one of the pioneer residents of Livingston county, died at his home in the south part of the city Saturday afternoon at 12:30. Saturday morning as usual, Mr. Bliss was walking in the yard when he complained of being ill. He was assisted to a bench where he sat down for some time and later complained that he was losing his eyesight. He was carried into the house and a physician summoned. All efforts to revive him were futile and he passed peacefully away.
Norman J. Bliss was born in Delaware county, New York on August 20, 1820 and was the son of John and Lucinda Townsend Bliss. He was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and in 1838 he emigrated to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he followed the tanning business for eight years. In 1846, upon removing to Ross county, O., he operated a tan-yard there until 1850 and then game to this county, but only remained a few months. Crossing the plains by means of an ox team, he finally reached California after many hardships and was occupied in mining for some time, with moderate success. On the homeward journey his company of 20 men suffered many privations, etc., from marauding bands of Indians, and at Rock Point, on Humboldt river, barely escaped massacre after a desperate encounter with a body of over 200 of these savages.
After his return to Livingston county, he has been devoting himself to farming and stock raising until he was compelled to give up the vocation on account of his advanced age. He was the owner of an extensive tract of valuable land. In 1853 Mr. Bliss was married to Miss Mary E. St. Clair of Kentucky. They never had any children of their own but had reared and educated nine orphans. Only one, Mrs. Charles Ford of this city, remained with him during his declining years." Chillicothe Morning Constitution, September 12, 1912
Mr. Bliss is of New York nativity, born in Delaware county, August 20, 1820, and the son of John and Lucinda (Townsend) Bliss, of the same State, but of German descent. The former followed farming in Delaware county until his death in 1870, his wife having preceded him by several years in 1853. The children were as follows: Eliza Ann, now Mrs. John Atkins, Mary Ann, wife of Floris Searles; Lucinda, married George Murray, of Delaware county, N. Y., who died in 1884; Clarinda, married John Beadle, also of Delaware county, N. Y., his death occurring in 1860; and Norman J. All but the latter now make their home in Delaware county, N. Y.
Norman was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and in 1838 he emigrated to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he followed the tanning business for eight years. In 1846, upon removing to Ross county, O., he operated a tan-yard there until 1850 and then game to this county, but only remained a few months. Crossing the plains by means of an ox team, he finally reached California after many hardships and was occupied in mining for some time, with moderate success. On the homeward journey his company of 20 men suffered many privations, etc., from marauding bands of Indians, and at Rock Point, on Humboldt river, barely escaped massacre after a desperate encounter with a body of over 200 of these savages. Since his return he has been devoting himself to farming and stock raising. He owns 320 acres of valuable land and in his operations is meeting with good success.
In 1853 Mr. Bliss was married to Miss Mary E. St. Clair, daughter of Chas. St. Clair, of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss have never had children of their own but have reared and educated nine orphans: Julia Lucy, Jennie, Ida and Arthur Gaines, and now have at their home Mary Hobbs, Ella and Charles Cheatham, Arthur Fuqua and Florence Hull." History of Livingston County from The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri, 1886
"Norman J. Bliss, one of the pioneer residents of Livingston county, died at his home in the south part of the city Saturday afternoon at 12:30. Saturday morning as usual, Mr. Bliss was walking in the yard when he complained of being ill. He was assisted to a bench where he sat down for some time and later complained that he was losing his eyesight. He was carried into the house and a physician summoned. All efforts to revive him were futile and he passed peacefully away.
Norman J. Bliss was born in Delaware county, New York on August 20, 1820 and was the son of John and Lucinda Townsend Bliss. He was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and in 1838 he emigrated to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he followed the tanning business for eight years. In 1846, upon removing to Ross county, O., he operated a tan-yard there until 1850 and then game to this county, but only remained a few months. Crossing the plains by means of an ox team, he finally reached California after many hardships and was occupied in mining for some time, with moderate success. On the homeward journey his company of 20 men suffered many privations, etc., from marauding bands of Indians, and at Rock Point, on Humboldt river, barely escaped massacre after a desperate encounter with a body of over 200 of these savages.
After his return to Livingston county, he has been devoting himself to farming and stock raising until he was compelled to give up the vocation on account of his advanced age. He was the owner of an extensive tract of valuable land. In 1853 Mr. Bliss was married to Miss Mary E. St. Clair of Kentucky. They never had any children of their own but had reared and educated nine orphans. Only one, Mrs. Charles Ford of this city, remained with him during his declining years." Chillicothe Morning Constitution, September 12, 1912
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