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Thomas Patrick Norton
1873 – 27 Dec 1902
| Birth | 1873 |
| Death | 27 Dec 1902 |
| Cemetery | Calvary Cemetery Sedalia , Pettis County , Missouri , USA |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149810371 |
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Thomas was a soldier during the Spanish-American War, serving as a Private in Co. I, 7th Regiment Missouri Volunteers. After the war, he was a brakeman for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad and was killed in a terrible train accident. ~~~ Oakland (California) Tribune, December 27, 1902: "FREIGHT TRAINS IN COLLISION. ONE MAN IS KILLED AND THREE ARE INJURED IN WRECK. ENGINES COME TOGETHER ON THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD. Kansas City, Mo., December 27. -- A special from Paola, Kansas, to the Star says: A head-end collision occurred between freight trains on the Missouri Pacific Railroad a mile south of Dodsan at one o'clock this morning. "The dead: T.P. NORTON, brakeman, Sedalia, Mo. "The injured: WILLIAM BEDELL, engineer, badly scalded; J. SPAULDING, brakeman, head cut and gash on arm; J.W. HILL, engineer, badly bruised; Both firemen were slightly injured." - With thanks to Find a Grave contributor Becky Doan, via email September 13, 2020. ~~~ Burial on December 29, 1902 - Cavalry Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri.
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- Annie T. Norton Furman 1860–1954
- Mary Norton Dorsey 1865–1892
- Rose Augusta Norton Thomas 1869–1948
- William Francis Norton 1870–1940
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