Served in Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery during the Civil War.
Note: obituary follows but contains some errors, including place of interment, and Civil War service. He served in Battery D of the Michigan Light Artillery, and not New York; also, though he enlisted for 3 years, he enlisted in 1864, and the war ended before he was required to serve all 3 years.
Obituary:
Stricken in Local Café
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Died While Being Taken to Home of Son -- Was Civil War Veteran
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Rev. Charles Norton, an aged resident of Branch County, passed away shortly after 12 o'clock Sunday. He was taking dinner at the Morgan restaurant in this city when suddenly stricken with an attack of heart trouble. Dr. Griffith was immediately called and started to take him to the home of his son, Alonzo Norton, on Jay street, but the aged man expired on the way. Rev. Norton had reached the very advanced age of 97 years, 2 months, and was the last survivor of a family of twelve children. During the Civil War he served three years with Battery D, New York Light Artillery.
For about thirty years of his active life, Rev. Norton was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but later became identified with the Wesleyan denomination. Advancing age compelled him to retire a few years ago. He then went to live with his daughter, Mrs. G. J. Daniells, who resides on a farm a half mile south of Union City. However, he recently decided he would like to spend the winter in the city, and so was staying at Mrs. Stanford's on South Monroe street, and had been here only a week.
Surviving him are two daughters, Mrs. G. J. Daniells, of near Union City; Mrs. W. J. Burns, 378 West Chicago street; and one son, Alonzo Norton, 2 Jay street. There are also twelve grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m., sun time, at the Shattuck Funeral Parlors, conducted by Rev. Hodges, pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Interment will be made in Oak Grove cemetery.
Note: obituary follows but contains some errors, including place of interment, and Civil War service. He served in Battery D of the Michigan Light Artillery, and not New York; also, though he enlisted for 3 years, he enlisted in 1864, and the war ended before he was required to serve all 3 years.
Obituary:
Stricken in Local Café
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Died While Being Taken to Home of Son -- Was Civil War Veteran
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Rev. Charles Norton, an aged resident of Branch County, passed away shortly after 12 o'clock Sunday. He was taking dinner at the Morgan restaurant in this city when suddenly stricken with an attack of heart trouble. Dr. Griffith was immediately called and started to take him to the home of his son, Alonzo Norton, on Jay street, but the aged man expired on the way. Rev. Norton had reached the very advanced age of 97 years, 2 months, and was the last survivor of a family of twelve children. During the Civil War he served three years with Battery D, New York Light Artillery.
For about thirty years of his active life, Rev. Norton was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but later became identified with the Wesleyan denomination. Advancing age compelled him to retire a few years ago. He then went to live with his daughter, Mrs. G. J. Daniells, who resides on a farm a half mile south of Union City. However, he recently decided he would like to spend the winter in the city, and so was staying at Mrs. Stanford's on South Monroe street, and had been here only a week.
Surviving him are two daughters, Mrs. G. J. Daniells, of near Union City; Mrs. W. J. Burns, 378 West Chicago street; and one son, Alonzo Norton, 2 Jay street. There are also twelve grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m., sun time, at the Shattuck Funeral Parlors, conducted by Rev. Hodges, pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Interment will be made in Oak Grove cemetery.
Served in Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery during the Civil War.
Note: obituary follows but contains some errors, including place of interment, and Civil War service. He served in Battery D of the Michigan Light Artillery, and not New York; also, though he enlisted for 3 years, he enlisted in 1864, and the war ended before he was required to serve all 3 years.
Obituary:
Stricken in Local Café
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Died While Being Taken to Home of Son -- Was Civil War Veteran
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Rev. Charles Norton, an aged resident of Branch County, passed away shortly after 12 o'clock Sunday. He was taking dinner at the Morgan restaurant in this city when suddenly stricken with an attack of heart trouble. Dr. Griffith was immediately called and started to take him to the home of his son, Alonzo Norton, on Jay street, but the aged man expired on the way. Rev. Norton had reached the very advanced age of 97 years, 2 months, and was the last survivor of a family of twelve children. During the Civil War he served three years with Battery D, New York Light Artillery.
For about thirty years of his active life, Rev. Norton was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but later became identified with the Wesleyan denomination. Advancing age compelled him to retire a few years ago. He then went to live with his daughter, Mrs. G. J. Daniells, who resides on a farm a half mile south of Union City. However, he recently decided he would like to spend the winter in the city, and so was staying at Mrs. Stanford's on South Monroe street, and had been here only a week.
Surviving him are two daughters, Mrs. G. J. Daniells, of near Union City; Mrs. W. J. Burns, 378 West Chicago street; and one son, Alonzo Norton, 2 Jay street. There are also twelve grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m., sun time, at the Shattuck Funeral Parlors, conducted by Rev. Hodges, pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Interment will be made in Oak Grove cemetery.
Note: obituary follows but contains some errors, including place of interment, and Civil War service. He served in Battery D of the Michigan Light Artillery, and not New York; also, though he enlisted for 3 years, he enlisted in 1864, and the war ended before he was required to serve all 3 years.
Obituary:
Stricken in Local Café
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Died While Being Taken to Home of Son -- Was Civil War Veteran
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Rev. Charles Norton, an aged resident of Branch County, passed away shortly after 12 o'clock Sunday. He was taking dinner at the Morgan restaurant in this city when suddenly stricken with an attack of heart trouble. Dr. Griffith was immediately called and started to take him to the home of his son, Alonzo Norton, on Jay street, but the aged man expired on the way. Rev. Norton had reached the very advanced age of 97 years, 2 months, and was the last survivor of a family of twelve children. During the Civil War he served three years with Battery D, New York Light Artillery.
For about thirty years of his active life, Rev. Norton was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but later became identified with the Wesleyan denomination. Advancing age compelled him to retire a few years ago. He then went to live with his daughter, Mrs. G. J. Daniells, who resides on a farm a half mile south of Union City. However, he recently decided he would like to spend the winter in the city, and so was staying at Mrs. Stanford's on South Monroe street, and had been here only a week.
Surviving him are two daughters, Mrs. G. J. Daniells, of near Union City; Mrs. W. J. Burns, 378 West Chicago street; and one son, Alonzo Norton, 2 Jay street. There are also twelve grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m., sun time, at the Shattuck Funeral Parlors, conducted by Rev. Hodges, pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Interment will be made in Oak Grove cemetery.
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