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James Lawton Norrell was born at Abbeville, SC around 1874 of parents Elizabeth (1) Woodhurst and Stephen Elmore Brooks Norrell.
The US 1880 Census finds him at age 6 living with his family in Abbeville.
Around 1894 he married Mecca Childers. He spent the last half of his life in Georgia and was occupied as a harness maker. He died on April 8th 1941 at Gainesville. The Atlanta Constitution published a report on his death of which the following is an extract:
Gainesville, Ga., April 8 -
James Lawton Norrell Sr., 69, died yesterday at a local hospital from injuries received Wednesday
when struck by an automobile.
Services will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow at Hobbs Chapel Methodist church, the Rev. E.L. Lathem
and Dr. W.J. Jones officiating, with burial in Sardis Cemetery.
:
Born in Abbeville, S.C., Mr. Norrell had resided here for 32 years, and was a retired harness maker.
Surviving are five sons, J.L. Norrell Jr., W.B., W.H., E.N. and P.H. Norrell, all of Gainesville;
a brother, W.C. Norrell, of Austell; three sisters, Mrs. Susan Ivey, Mrs. Georgia Leston,
Mrs. Bessie Heubach, all of Atlanta, and nine grandchildren.
The age of "69" reported above may be inaccurate - the 1880 Census record implies that he would have been about 67 in 1941.
Nothing more is currently known of him.