J. W. NORVELL, of Mariner & Norvell, general merchants, was born in
Shelby County, Ind., August 2, 1847, and was reared on a farm until he
reached the age of nineteen years when he went to Independence, Mo.,
and was for five years employed as a salesman in the mercantile
business with J. May & Son. He came to Kansas in 1872 and located at
Olathe and at once established the business in company with
E. J. Mariner, with a stock of about $7,000 worth of goods, which has
since been increased to $20,000, to supply the demands of their
increasing trade. Mr. Norvell was married in Independence, Mo.,
February 7, 1871, to Eva Mariner, a native of Tennessee. They have
four children--Edna May, Mary B. P., Jessie I., and Grace Aileene.

William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas , Chicago, IL.
Johnson County, Part 7
Biographical Sketches
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