The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-13


His wife, Mrs. Ada Norton, died
last Sunday at the age of 81 years.
Colonel Norton was very i'll at the
time and following her heath he ap-
peared to lose all desire of recovery.
Funeral To Be Held Monday.
They are survived by three sons
and one daughter, DR.. William Shelf
field Norton of Muscatine. Ia; Da-
vid Watter-on Norton, of Peoria. H.:
Ralph II. Norton, of Santiago, Calf,
and. Mrs. Marie Judd of Tacoma.
Wash: Mrs. ~Ada Norton. widow of
Jonathan D. Norton. Jr,, who died
last year in Kansas City, also survives
and is living at Keokuk, Iii.
| The funeral will be held at 10
o'clock Monday morning from Pen
wells chapel. Burial will be IN To-
peka cemetery.
Colonel Norton, who had gained
military experience as colonel of an
Ohio National Guard regiment some
years ago, was connected with the
Kansas adjutant generals office dur
ing the period of the late war; 91T
| to 1919. He was government disburse-
ment officer for this state and had
charge of the organizing of the Kan
sas Home Guards. The guards wei
recruited upon special order of the
governor for service within. the state
of Kansas, and grew to a strength of
more than 10000 men.
Col Jonathan Dorr Norton had
lived in Topeka for thirty-five years
and was one of the best known men in
Topeka and Kansas. He was born at
Harpersfield, Ashtabula county Ohio,
october %, 1S41. was educated at
Cleveland, served a term in the Ohio
state senate and came to Kansas in
September, 1887.
Altho Norton volunteered to enlist
in the army during the Civil war, he
was rejected on account of having lost
the sight of one of his eyes when
mere lad. Bent upon rendering some
military service to- his country during
the crisis, however. he Joined the
Ohio national guard and became cap
tain of Company +, of the Sixteenth
regiment. Later he became lieutenant
colonel of that regiment and after
three years was appointed colonel.
| in which capacity he served for seven
years. He commanded the Sixteenth
when it was sent to Cincinnati dur
| ing the great riots there in 1881.
The earlv part of Colonel Norton's
business career was spent in Ohio,
where for eight years he was chief
clerk and cashier for the Cleveland
& Toledo Railroad company. Ee also
served in the state senate for two
years, where he acquired the reputa-
ton of being a worthy representative.
vigorously devoted to the interests of
his constituency.
Came Here In 1887.
He came to Topeka in September.
1887, and served in the treasury de-
partment of the Santa Fe railroad for
five years For nine years more he
was associated with the fuel depart
ment and with Charles Devlin in the
coal business wi h offices on the pres
ent site of the Pelletier's store at
Ninth street and Kansas avenue. His
public life here began as a member
of the board of education, in which
capacity he served from 1903 to 1909.
He also served two terms as sheriff
/ of Shawnee county and proved him
self as efficienk as a peace officer as
/ he was a senator.
| He was prominently affiliated with
/ the Masonic order, in which he at
4 tanned the Thirty-third Scottish Rite
! degree. He was a life member of the
F., Ohio Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons.
4 of Cincinnati; was a past eminent COM
mander of the Knights Templar, a
I member of the Ancient Arabic Order,
, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine; a men,
and was treasurer of the admilistra-
ton council of the Scottish Rite
! bodies in Topeka for more than fif-
| teen years. He was also a member of
the Royal Arcanum and the Sons Of
/ the American Revolution. serving as
| treasurer OF the latLeF of0eF Tor more
/ than ten years He was also a life
member Of the Kansas State Historical
society.
Was Director of Central National
In addition to his eight years OF
service with the Cleveland & Toledo
in Ohio. he also was bookkeeper for
the Clark. Payne Oil Refining com
pany and was identified with the firm
OF Sheffield & Norton. bankers. fol
seventeen years In Topeka he wa,
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