J frank norris biography
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J. Frank Norris
American pastor
For other people with the same name, see John Norris (disambiguation).
J. J frank norris biographyFrank Norris | |
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| Born | (1877-09-18)September 18, 1877 Dadeville, Alabama, US |
| Died | August 20, 1952(1952-08-20) (aged 74) Jacksonville, Florida, US |
| Alma mater | Baylor University Southern Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1897–1952 |
| Spouse | Lillian Gaddy (m.1902) |
| Children | 4 |
John Franklyn Norris, more commonly known as J.
Frank Norris (September 18, 1877 – August 20, 1952) was a Baptist preacher and controversial Christian fundamentalist.
Biography
J. Frank Norris was born in Dadeville in Tallapoosa County in eastern Alabama, but the family shortly moved to Arkansas and then back to Columbiana in Shelby County in central Alabama.
In the late 1880s, the Norrises purchased land near Hubbard in Hill County, Texas, about thirty miles north of Waco, where they farmed.[1] James Warner Norr