Daniel E. Norris (1863-1934)

NORRIS

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Date: 3/24/2022 at 21:45:02

Daniel Ethelbert Norris
(February 14, 1863 – March 3, 1934)

In the commercial circles of Lake City, D. E. Norris is well known. The enterprising and progressive spirit of the west is exemplified in his life for by persistent purpose and unfaltering industry he has worked his way upward to a leading position among the progressive men of Lake City where he is now conducting a bakery. He was born in Ontario, Canada, February 14, 1863. His
father, John Norris, was a native of England and after arriving at years of maturity he wedded Anna Marrison, a native of Scotland, the marriage being celebrated in Buffalo, New York. The father was a baker in trade and is still living in Ontario. In his family were the following children : Mary, the wife of Daniel Winter, a resident of Ontario: Daniel, who is living in Lake City;
Agnes, the wife of Jacob Potter, of Buffalo, New York; Emma, deceased; Rahob, the wife of William Hubbard, both now deceased ; John, who is living in Chicago ; Fred, who has passed away ; William, a resident of Toronto; Lucy, the wife of Abraham Kemp, of El Paso, Illinois; Louisa and Albert, who are residents of Ontario; Edgar G., who makes his home in Toronto: and James G., also of Ontario.
D. E. Norris, whose name introduces this record, obtained his early education in the schools of his native county, after which he entered upon life's practical duties by learning the baker's trade in Ontario under the direction of his father, with whom he was associated in business until 1888 — the
year of his removal to the west. He then took up his abode in Dubuque, Iowa, and afterward was in Buffalo, Chicago and Sterling, Illinois, for successive periods. Later he went to Canada, where he continued for a year and a half, and then returned to Carroll County, where he remained three months,
and on the 7th of January, 1895, he arrived in Lake City, where he purchased a bakery which he has since conducted. He now has a well appointed establishment, characterized by neatness, and its goods, of excellent quality, find a ready sale so that Mr. Norris is now receiving a liberal patronage from which he derives a good income.
On the 11th of August, 1887, Mr. Norris was united in marriage to Miss Kate Winter, of Ontario, Canada, a daughter of James and Katherine (Daugherty) Winter, also of Ontario. The home of our subject and his wife has been blessed with one son, Lawrence E., who was born September 17, 1891, and is with his father. The mother died December 31, 1901, and her loss was deeply mourned in the community for she had made many friends here. Socially Mr. Norris is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a worthy exemplar of the spirit of that fraternity. He owes his business success entirely to his own efforts, and his enterprise and diligence have formed the foundations of the prosperity which he is now enjoying. [Source – Biographical Record of Calhoun County, Iowa, by S. J. Clarke, 1902, p.250]