Bio for Arthur "Art" Norton (1903-1975) Birth:  December 5, 1903, Tripoli, Wisconsin Death:  March 14, 1975, Ottawa, Illinois Parents:  Lewis Stephen "Pat" Norton and May Louisa Little Siblings: Lewis, Frank, Glenn, Thomas, Bernice, William, Norman, David, George, John, Beatrice 1st Marriage:  Before 1930 Spouse:  Iola Russell Children: 1.Melvin 2.Lois 3.Charles 2nd Marriage:  June 2, 1933, Starks, Wisconsin Spouse:  Bessie Alice Lyons Children: 1.Richard Arthur Norton 2.Ronnie Dale Norton Art Norton lived in Tripoli, Storks and Brantwood during his childhood. He also lived at Eli, Minnesota off and on. Art was very close to his brother Ted and visited him a lot. He was mostly a lumberjack at heart, although he worked some on farms. Art married Bessie Lyons in 1933. She met him in Rhinelander, Wisconsin where she was a teacher.  In 1961, Art and Bessie moved to Ottawa, Illinois to be near their son Richard.  Art went to work as a janitor at Burns Machine Company until he retired. He continued living in Ottawa, Illinois the remainder of his life.   After his death in 1975, Art was buried in the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Ottawa, Illinois. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Piper