Reguarding website titled Banishment from Missouri in 1864 http://www.geocities.com/~sterlingprice/accounts/banish.htm
In last paragraph "Not far from the home of the murderd Norris, in Clay County, lived an aged man whose name was Ferrell." Who was the murderd Norris? What other information is there on this subject?

Russ,

I can't answer your direct question, but I have read from the book, "History of Clay and Platte Counties". The year of 1864 was a particular bloody one in Clay. With citizens split between Union and Confederates, there were alot of hatred between neighbor and even within families. But most of the bushwackers, as they were called, came from Kansas. It tells of many murders night and day. Some were killed for revenge of one of thier side being killed by that family and some were killed for have currency from the other side.

They had many names such as Kansas jayhawkers, bushwackers, guerrillas, etc. They had many Confederate sympathizers in the county that kept them fed and housed. Property was taken and destroyed, business robbed, and men were killed in from of their wives and children. So Mr. Norris could have been one of the many.

Chuck

I noticed that you were researching the Norris lineage. If you are still doing research on this line, I would like to know which Norris line that you are researching. I am looking for more information on William Norris ( b abt 1780)
who was living on the Ray, Clay County line in 1850. Would like to exchange information with you.
John

The 2 murdered men were David Ferrell & John W. Norris. This info is from the "History of Clay Co. Mo." I have a lot of information on the John Norris family. Mary

Where was your John W Norris born? Any chance that he lived in either South Carolina or Alabama before coming to Missouri? I would really like to know more about your Norris line.
Thank you