Photograph of the Norris Bros. Mill and Feed Store

This photographic postcard features the Norris Bros Mill and Feed Store with two men in front of the store, and a man on a horse drawn wagon. At the bottom of the card is written: "Isaac and Simon Norris." A mention in the Westerville Public Opinion on May 23rd, 1907 noted that "Norris Bros have moved their mill to their new building on the west side of the square." It stood at the southwest corner of the Public Square and now has been replaced by the Wesley Court condominiums.

Isaac Norris (b. 1845, d. 1916) and wife Deborah, had four sons including Simon (b. 1883, d. 1975 and Clarence (b. 1886, d.1947). In the 1910 census, Isaac and Deborah were in their sixties and adult sons Harry and Clarence lived with them in their residence on Pearl Street (now known as 688 Oxford). Isaac was listed as a teamster at a grain mill and Clarence as a miller. Later Clarence moved to Columbus where his brother Simon lived, and both brothers worked as carpenters and building contractors. Isaac, Deborah and Simon and Clarence are buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery.

The reverse of the card, postmarked "Jul 2 1909," is addressed to Clarence Norris, Columbus Grove, and reads: " Dear Clarence, I hope you are having a fine time. We are all better. You ought to have been in this. [Illegible] you like it. DN?" “DN” could refer to Clarence’s mother Deborah Norris.