The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
James NORM Stricken Wit
Heart Disease at Home
on Wednesday.
WAS WIDELY KNOW
Pioneer of Town of Brighton
and for Years Chairman of
the County Board.

James NORM, aged 76 years, zone o.
the best known of the pioneers o
Kenosha county, died very suddenly
at his home in the town Of Somer!
on West Grand avenue, on wednesday,
afternoon. Death came as resuh
Of an attack of heart disease.
Mr.. NORM had not been in robus
health for some time, but he had beer
able to give much of his time TO tn
work Of his farm in Somers and HI
appeared to be in fair health on Wed
nesday. He had eaten dinner with tht
members of the family and shortl,
after dinner he prepared to make
trip to the downtown district BE
fore leaving for downtown he ha,
gone out into the yard to get pal
of water for his daughter. When
failed to return the daughter becam'
apprehensive and looked through th'
window toward the pump. She say
Mr.. NORM PROSTATE on the grount
Physicians were hurriedly called
but they declared that he had diet
instantly.
Few More Widely known.
Few men in Kenosha county wer
more widely known or more hight
respected than James MORN. He ha'
served in many public Offices and har
won the esteem of the entire count
by this service. He served for year
as Justice Of the peace in the tow
Of Brighton and for eight years h
served that town as town chairman. 70
four years he served as chairman
the county board Of supervisors.
He gave an intelligent effort to pub
lie service and he was leader ];
every movement for the advancement
of the town and the county.
Was Born in Brighton.
Mr.. NORM was a son OF the lat
James and Mary MORN, who wer
among the earliest settlers Of tn
western part of Kenosha county.
was born in the town of Brighton o.
March 4, 1S4S, and he lived on th'
farm where he was born until 1870
when he bought a farm in the tow
of Soners just outside the limits
the city where he had since resided.
At the breaking out Of the Civil Wa
Mr.. NORM was but twelve years o.
age but in the last year. Of the wa
he ran away from home and enlisted
in the army, but his youth denied
him the chance to serve under the
flag. He took a most active Interest
in the work of the Grand Army o.
the Republic and was known as rea
friend Of the old soldiers in the town
of Brighton
He was married in 1880 to MICS
Mary Ellen Tigh of Brighton. Mre
NORM died August 2, 1914 when she
was stricken with a heart attac!
while playing croquet in the door yarC
of the home near the spot where ne
husband died on Wednesday.
Handled Many Estates.
Judge" NORM, as he was known
to his neighbors in the town, Of Brigh-
ton, won an unusual respect from his
fellow townsmen and it is declared
that he had been called upon to &c.
as administrator of more estates IN
Kenosha county than any other man
other than the public administrator
At the time Of his death he was IN
charge of the settling of several large
estates and when he left his home
on Wednesday it was with the lde'
of going to the court house to attent
to work in this connection.
Mr. NORM is survived by one son,
Lewis, and one daughter, Ella, both
living-at the old home. Another daugh
ter, Mrs. Everett Rogers, died in April
Of this year. He is also survived By
three grand children, Ellen Louise,
and Roger NORM and Mary Ellen
Rogers.
Funeral services will be held at 81
Thomas church at ten o'clock Saturday
morning and interment will be at the
family plot at St. James cemetery.