When Freddie was a young boy, his Mother and siblings moved to Gainesville, GA. They became neighbors of General Longstreet. One day, as he was introduced to the General, Freddie very politely asked the General for his autograph.
A letter sent from his mother to their grandmother described how difficult it was for the General to fulfill this request due to his Civil War wounds, but he did give young Freddie his autograph.
Note from Suwannee Hotel, Live Oak,FL, dated 10/13/1935 to Mrs. P. D. Norris - that J. F. Norris passed away Oct. 6, was buried at Live Oak,FL. He had moved into the hotel a week before he died.
FamilySearch.org, Florida deaths 1877-1939
Name: John Fred Norris
Death Date: 06 Oct 1935
Death Place: Live Oak, Suwanee, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race (Expanded): White
Death Age: 66y 7m 18d
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1869
Birthplace: Washington, Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: R. Norris
Father's Name: John Daniel Norris
Mother's Name: Ada Clutter
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Architect
Cemetery: City Cemetery
Burial Date: 08 Oct 1935
Film Number: 2135813
Reference Number: cn17249
Collection: Florida Deaths, 1877-1939
A letter sent from his mother to their grandmother described how difficult it was for the General to fulfill this request due to his Civil War wounds, but he did give young Freddie his autograph.
Note from Suwannee Hotel, Live Oak,FL, dated 10/13/1935 to Mrs. P. D. Norris - that J. F. Norris passed away Oct. 6, was buried at Live Oak,FL. He had moved into the hotel a week before he died.
FamilySearch.org, Florida deaths 1877-1939
Name: John Fred Norris
Death Date: 06 Oct 1935
Death Place: Live Oak, Suwanee, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race (Expanded): White
Death Age: 66y 7m 18d
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1869
Birthplace: Washington, Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: R. Norris
Father's Name: John Daniel Norris
Mother's Name: Ada Clutter
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Architect
Cemetery: City Cemetery
Burial Date: 08 Oct 1935
Film Number: 2135813
Reference Number: cn17249
Collection: Florida Deaths, 1877-1939
When Freddie was a young boy, his Mother and siblings moved to Gainesville, GA. They became neighbors of General Longstreet. One day, as he was introduced to the General, Freddie very politely asked the General for his autograph.
A letter sent from his mother to their grandmother described how difficult it was for the General to fulfill this request due to his Civil War wounds, but he did give young Freddie his autograph.
Note from Suwannee Hotel, Live Oak,FL, dated 10/13/1935 to Mrs. P. D. Norris - that J. F. Norris passed away Oct. 6, was buried at Live Oak,FL. He had moved into the hotel a week before he died.
FamilySearch.org, Florida deaths 1877-1939
Name: John Fred Norris
Death Date: 06 Oct 1935
Death Place: Live Oak, Suwanee, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race (Expanded): White
Death Age: 66y 7m 18d
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1869
Birthplace: Washington, Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: R. Norris
Father's Name: John Daniel Norris
Mother's Name: Ada Clutter
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Architect
Cemetery: City Cemetery
Burial Date: 08 Oct 1935
Film Number: 2135813
Reference Number: cn17249
Collection: Florida Deaths, 1877-1939
A letter sent from his mother to their grandmother described how difficult it was for the General to fulfill this request due to his Civil War wounds, but he did give young Freddie his autograph.
Note from Suwannee Hotel, Live Oak,FL, dated 10/13/1935 to Mrs. P. D. Norris - that J. F. Norris passed away Oct. 6, was buried at Live Oak,FL. He had moved into the hotel a week before he died.
FamilySearch.org, Florida deaths 1877-1939
Name: John Fred Norris
Death Date: 06 Oct 1935
Death Place: Live Oak, Suwanee, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race (Expanded): White
Death Age: 66y 7m 18d
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1869
Birthplace: Washington, Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: R. Norris
Father's Name: John Daniel Norris
Mother's Name: Ada Clutter
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Architect
Cemetery: City Cemetery
Burial Date: 08 Oct 1935
Film Number: 2135813
Reference Number: cn17249
Collection: Florida Deaths, 1877-1939
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