Don't know if this is your James but found
1900 Cherokee Kansas, Mineral Township, part of city of
?Scamnou(unreadable) ED # 29 page 6A
side of page says Kieth or Kirth
Norris, James S, born Apr 1852 age 48, married 27 years\
born ILL, parents both from PENN, a coal miner, can read write, out of work 6 months, he owns free of mortage a house
wife Sarah born Mar or May 1857 age 43 married 27 years,
9 children born with 6 living, she was born in ILL father born Unreadable, mother born ILL, she can read and write
dau Cora R born Sept ?1887 she is 12 born in Kansas and can read and write and attended school
son James R born June (think it says 1898 age 2) has mark thru it hard to read, he was born Kansas....