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John Austin Norton

Birth	:	15 Mar 1830 Sackets Harbor, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Death	:	4 Dec 1869 Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Number Eight Cemetery, Madison, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.1284500, -96.0942800
Description	:	JOHN AUSTIN NORTON, one of twelve children of Harvey and Frances Marian (Austin) Norton, was born March 15, 1830 in Sacketts Harbor, Jefferson Co., New York and died December 4, 1869, in Madison, Greenwood Co., Kansas. He, with his parents and siblings moved from Sacketts Harbor to Mahaska County, Iowa, in 1843, where he met and married Sarah Wells Ferree, born August 15, 1834 in Dauphin, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, the daughter of Reuben and Nancy (Wells) Ferree. In 1857, John, with his brother Frederick Augustus, came to Greenwood Co., Kansas and the next year, 1858, his parents and most of... Read More	JOHN AUSTIN NORTON, one of twelve children of Harvey and Frances Marian (Austin) Norton, was born March 15, 1830 in Sacketts Harbor, Jefferson Co., New York and died December 4, 1869, in Madison, Greenwood Co., Kansas. He, with his parents and siblings moved from Sacketts Harbor to Mahaska County, Iowa, in 1843, where he met and married Sarah Wells Ferree, born August 15, 1834 in Dauphin, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, the daughter of Reuben and Nancy (Wells) Ferree. In 1857, John, with his brother Frederick Augustus, came to Greenwood Co., Kansas and the next year, 1858, his parents and most of his siblings followed. John filed a claim of 160 acres in the Verdigris Valley, four miles east of Madison, Kansas. Prior to staking his claim, he had gone to California in the feverish search for gold, writing home of his impressions and experiences there. When the Civil War broke out, John enrolled for three years on September 1, 1862, at Emporia, Kansas, and served with Co. D, 11th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry. He was stationed at Fort Scott, Aubrey, Ft. Riley, and Olathe, Kansas; Camp Blunt four miles south of Maysville in the Cherokee Nation; at Browns Mills, Cane Hill, and on Flint Hill Creek in Arkansas; Cottonwood Springs, Nebraska; Independence and Rolla, Missouri; in camp on Crane Creek, Missouri, and in Polk County and other locations in Missouri. John returned home after being mustered out and continued to farm his homestead, despite severe attacks of pleurisy contracted during the war. He also served as Coroner in 1866, Probate Judge in 1867 and as Justice of the Peace in 1868. John's father, Harvey Norton, had been elected County Clerk of Greenwood County in 1866. John died December 4, 1869, of pneumonia resulting from pleurisy and lung disease, one day before the death of his father on December 5, 1869, in Lane Township, Greenwood Co., Kansas. John is buried in #8 Cemetery. Following his death, Sarah continued to farm with the help of her two young sons and the Indians who lived across the creek, giving the Indians half of the corn crop for their assistance. Sarah died February 29, 1888 in Greenwood Co., KS, at the age of 54 and is also buried in #8 cemetery.

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John Austin Norton's memorial is located at: Number Eight Cemetery, Madison, Greenwood County, USA.
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John Austin Norton death on 4 Dec 1869 in Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.1284500
Longitude: -96.0942800

Family Members:

Parent

Harvey Norton

(1802 - 1869)

Frances Marian “Fannie” Austin Norton

(1800 - 1895)

Spouse

Sarah Wells Ferree Norton

(1834 - 1888)

Siblings

Ezilda Anna Norton Majors

(1824 - 1913)

Eunice Jerusha Norton Godfrey

(1835 - 1914)

Walter H. Norton

(1836 - 1877)

Frances Marian Norton Pritchard

(1844 - 1909)

Children

James Austin Norton

(1859 - 1927)

Charles R. Norton

(1861 - 1935)

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Coordinate: 38.1284500, -96.0942800

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Coordinate: 38.2602997, -96.1813965

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Coordinate: 37.9853000, -96.1767000

17. Zion Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.2327995, -96.2474976

18. Prairie Chapel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.0224991, -96.2502975

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Coordinate: 37.9686012, -96.1502991

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Coordinate: 38.0900002, -95.8771973

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Coordinate: 38.1278000, -95.8572006

24. Worford Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.9414700, -96.0900400