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George Nichols Orton

1 Sep 1896 – 16 Jul 1978

Birth1 Sep 1896
Death16 Jul 1978
CemeteryHigbee Cemetery
Higbee , Randolph County , Missouri , USA
Added byBrandy Orton on 28 Feb 2024
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George Nichols Orton was born on Sep 1, 1896 • Higbee, Randolph, Missouri, USA to George Henry Orton (MO)and Hannah Carter (Immigrated from England in 1886). His siblings are Henry, Ida, James, Annie, John, Louise, Emma, Ernest, and Harry. (Harry died young-pneumonia). He named his child after him-who also died of broncho pneumonia in 1927. He lived in Higbee (Moniteau Twp), Randolph, Missouri, with his family growing up. Marriage: 4 Mar 1916 • Higbee, Randolph, Missouri, United States Alma Frances Robb (1900–1946) He worked as a miner at the Walton Coal Co in Higbee, MO and did farming in Randolph and Howard County, Mo. His children are George, Orville (Toby), Dorothy, (Harry, Henry-Died early) Evelyn, James, Marjorie, Dora, Nora (twins), Betty, Robert and Jerry. 13 November 1909 • Randolph County, Missouri Death of brother John Charles Orton(1901–1916) 27 July 1916 • Randolph County, Missouri, United States of America 1917-1918: WWI Draft Card-Employer: Walton Coal Co-Higbee, MO Residence 1920 • Moniteau, Randolph, Missouri, USA Death of son Henry Dale Orton-13 Feb 1927-Laryngeal Diphtheria Death of son Harry Cecil Orton-15 Feb 1927-Broncho Pneumonia Residence 1930 • Higbee, Moniteau, Randolph, Missouri, USA Residence in 1935 Bonne Femme Twp, Fayette, MO Home in 1940 Bonne Femme, Howard, Missouri 1942- WWII Draft Card-Residence: Howard, MO-Mailing: Higbee, MO (while working for Clyde Reichard in Moberly, MO) Death of Mother Hannah Carter (1875–1944)-Chronic Myocarditis 11 Jun 1944 • Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, USA Death of wife Alma Frances Robb(1900–1946)-Hemorrhage into brain at only 46 Years old. Jul 20 1946 • Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, USA Death of father George Henry Orton(1870–1955)-Congestive circulatory failure. (heart disease-arteriosclerosis). 17 Feb 1955 • Higbee, Randolph County, Missouri Death of son Orville (Toby) Orton(1918–1956) Suspicious Death in CO- Carbon monoxide poisoning. 2 July 1956 • Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado Death of son Jerry Lee Orton (1941–1957)-Sources think that his son's friend purposely drove off the MO River bridge in Glascow. He had unrecoverable injuries and drowned at only 15 years old. Name George N Orton Gender Male Residence Year 1957 Street Address 612 4th av SW Residence Place Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA Occupation Packer Spouse Katherine C Orton Publication Title Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Directory, 1957 April 17, 1957 • Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri, USA Death of sister Ida Mae Orton Moore (1894–1963) Name George N Orton Gender Male Residence Year 1958 Residence Place Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA Occupation Crater Spouse Kathryn C Orton Publication Title Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Directory, 1958 Name George N Orton Gender Male Residence Year 1960 Residence Place Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA Occupation Crater Spouse Kathryn C Orton Publication Title Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Directory, 1960 19 May 1963 • Randolph County, Missouri, United States of America Death of brother Henry Washington Orton(1893–1971) 5 August 1971 • Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Death of son George William Orton(1917–1976)-Cancer 31 Mar 1976 • Peoria, IL Death 16 July 1978 • Higbee, Randolph, Missouri, USA Burial Higbee, Randolph County, Missouri, Last Residence 52208, Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA

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