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J. W. NORRIS & SON J. W. Norris & Son. Among the well-known grocer, firms of Troy, one which traces its inception here back to 1889 is that of J. W. Norris & Son. This business was founded thirty-two years ago by the senior member of the firm, J. W. Norris, whose long career has been characterized by honorable dealings and the achievement of a satisfying success. Mr. Norris married Nannie E. Curtis, and they became the parents of two sons: Carl Alvin and Robert, the latter a high school student at Troy. Carl Alvin Norris was born at Troy, November 14, 1892, and entered upon his career at the end of his school days as his father's assistant. He likewise pursued a course at the Cincinnati College of Embalming, but preferred the grocery business as the medium through which to work out his success, and has become one of the thoroughly informed grocers of his city. At the time of his admission to the firm, in 1913, the present business style was adopted, and this house has built up a substantial reputation for ho nest representation and fair transactions. During the war period the firm of J. W. Norris & Son was a substantial contributor to all movements, both local and national. Carl A. Norris is a member of the Masonic order, in which he has attained the Knight Templar degree, thirty second and Shrine. Return to the Biography Index Copyright © 1999 by Computerized Heritage
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