Fleming Henry Norris Jr, DDS

Barber, 1920; Dentist-General Practice, 1930

Married ca. 1925 in [Washington, District of Columbia] to Gertrude Ellen Curtis
Daughter of Austin Maurice Curtis MD and Namahyoka Gertrude Sockum
Born 19 Feb 1900 in Washington, District of Columbia
Died 22 Oct 1988 in Poinciana, Osceola Co., Florida

To them were born:

Notes

• Son of Fleming H and Alice L (-----) Norris, both of Virginia.
• Fleming's age in the census records: in 1910, age 8; in 1920, age 18; in 1930, age 28.
• In 1920 Fleming was a student at Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia.
• In 1930 Fleming owned a house valued at $20,000.
• Obituary, The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey), 08 Mar 1967:
  Dr. Fleming Norris, A Prominent Dentist
    East Paterson - Funeral services will be Saturday for Dr. Fleming H. Norris Jr., 65, of 511 River Drive, who died Monday at Paterson General Hospital. He was a prominent area dentist.
    Dr. Norris was a past president and charter member of the Rotary Club, a past president of the Boys Club, the Board of Health, and the first chairman of the Blood Bank. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and the Community Club.
    The public and parochial school dentist, Dr. Norris started the Dental Clinic at St. Leo's School and donated the chair, unit, and his services to this clinic. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Paterson, the American Dental Association, the Bergen County Dental Society, the National Dental Association, and Sigma Pi Chi.
    He was born in Petersburg, Pa. [sic] and graduated from Howard University in 1924. He began his profession in Petersburg and came her in 1928.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Getrude Curtis; three sons: Dr. Fleming H. Norris III of this borough, Dr. A. Curtis Norris of Hawaii, and Dr. Arthur L. Norris of St. Croix, V.I.; five grandchildren; three brothers: Dr. Granville Norris of Petersburg, Herbert of Cleveland, Ohio, and Verdelle of Philadelphia; and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Turner of Philadelphia and Mrs. Ethel Davis of Alexandria, Va.
    Services will be at 1 P.M. from Conte's Funeral Home, 274 Market Street, with the Rev. Louis Berry of Newark officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
    Friends may call tomorrow and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.
• Fleming was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, New Jersey: Section 20 Lot 696.

Sources

• 1910 - U.S. Census, Virginia, Petersburg City, Ward 3, E.D. 82, Sheet No. 9A [=131], 29-29, 247 Harding St., 22 Apr 1910
• 1920 - U.S. Census, Virginia, Dinwiddie Co., Petersburg City, Ward 3, E.D. 77, Sheet No. 12B [=158 verso], 24-24, 506 Hardin St., 14 Jan 1920
• 1920 - U.S. Census, Virginia, Henrico Co., Richmond,E.D. 88, Sheet No. 20B [=77 verso], [x]-[x], Virginia Union University, 28 Jun 1920
• 1930 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Passaic Co., Passaic City, Ward 1, E.D. 16-128, Sheet No. 2A [=189], 17-23, 261 Passaic St., 03 Apr 1930
• SSDI 139-30-1703