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'''Born:''' Norah Tinsley | '''Born:''' Norah Bassett Tinsley | ||
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'''Spouse:''' [[John T. Black]] | '''Spouse:''' [[John T. Black]] (m. 1906) | ||
'''Children:''' [[Adolphus Black]], [[Remola Black Falls]], [[Corneil Black]], [[Henry Grant Black]], [[J. T. Black]] | '''Children:''' [[Adolphus Black]], [[Remola Black Falls]], [[Corneil Black]], [[Henry Grant Black]], [[J. T. Black]] | ||
'''Parents:''' [[Grant Tinsley]] and [[ | '''Parents:''' [[Adolphus Grant Tinsley]] and [[Sally Litchfield]] | ||
== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
Revision as of 22:55, 24 June 2015
Born: Norah Bassett Tinsley
- September 24, 1886
- Kemper County, MS
Died: July 5, 1976
- Jackson, MS
Spouse: John T. Black (m. 1906)
Children: Adolphus Black, Remola Black Falls, Corneil Black, Henry Grant Black, J. T. Black
Parents: Adolphus Grant Tinsley and Sally Litchfield
Early Life
Education
Career
When J.T. was being recruited by numerous colleges as a football player, Mississippi State offered to hire Norah as well. She became a concessionaire and surrogate mom to the football team. She stayed on for some time after J.T. left. She was well enough known in Mississippi that Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery ran TV campaign ads in which she endorsed him. He won.