Brief Life History of Stephen Albert
When Stephen Albert Norton was born in December 1859, in Champaign, Illinois, United States, his father, John Nelson Norton, was 26 and his mother, Esther Percival, was 25. He lived in Crittenden Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Richman Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States in 1900. He died on 27 November 1921, in Humeston, Wayne, Iowa, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Humeston, Wayne, Iowa, United States.
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- Steven Norters in household of John M Norters, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Stephen NORTON - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Stephen NORTON
- Stephen A. Norton, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
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World Events (8)
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places so called, from Old English north ‘north’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. In some cases it is a variant of Norrington .
Irish: altered form of Naughton , assimilated to the English name (see 1 above).
Jewish (American): adoption of the English surname (see 1 above) in place of some similar (like-sounding) original Ashkenazic surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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