10/21/1915: Mrs. Norton's Memories (Ike Norton)
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NP.1121.1021Context
Mrs. Norton's Memories, Aged Lady Recalls Days of Indians, Buffaloes and War. - - (excerpted from longer article about 90 year old Missouri A. Norton, daughter of Elisha Green) - - Missouri A. Green first married Dr. Frederick Marshall (died June 1, 1861) and after 18 years married Judge E. H. (Elijah Hise) Norton on September 17, 1877. “Grandma Norton was the daughter of Elisha Green and says she was the first white child born in Lafayette County (Missouri), where she first looked upon the day near Lexington.” “The war period brought experiences which the aged lady now laughingly tells, but which she says were by no means funny then. Between the Federals and Confederates who alternately raided this section, little was left of food stuffs. At one time the family smoke house was seized for use as a jail. Hams and bacon were hanging within, and these the soldiers threw out on the ground. Soon the hogs found them, and but for the hasty work of the negro cook, the much-needed meat would all have been lost.” “She travelled extensively, especially during the latter part of Dr. Marshall's life (Marshall died on June 1, 1861), when for 6 years he was ill and visited various parts of the country spending winters in the South. On one of his trips, however, she did not accompany him. This was to California, when it took 3 months to cover the distance. Dr. Marshall was accompanied by his negro servant, Uncle Ike Norton, and went, of course, by wagon.” (Researcher's note: Both Frederick Marshall and E. H. Norton were Platte County enslavers. It was reported on 10/04/1912 that "Uncle" Ike Marshall, an old colored man who formerly belonged to Dr. Frederick Marshall, came to Platte City. He was over from Leavenworth visiting his old mistress, Mrs. Judge Norton.)Collection
Newspaper ArticlesCategory
Platte County Argus (Weston, MO, 1897-1929): 10/21/1915, p. 1 & 8