Norton, Don Evan, 1902-1983
Dates
- Existence: 1902 - 1983
Biographical History
Don Evan Norton (1902-1983) was a farmer and electrician in Montana and Idaho. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Citation:
Photograph of Don Evan Norton, approximately 1920Ancestry.com, viewed July 26, 2012; (Don Evan (Sr.) Norton), born 11 Jul 1902, died 30 Oct 1983, Provo, Utah)
Daily herald, Oct. 31, 1983: p. 4 (Don E. Norton, Sr.; Don Evan Norton; b. July 11, 1902 in Huntington, Utah; parents: Benjamin Isaac and Martha Esther Cullum Norton; m. Mar. 19, 1928 in Chinook, Mont. to Vera Camilla Murphy; two sons and three daughters; farmer and electrician in Mont.; moved to Burley, Idaho in 1946, electrician and plant engineer; moved to Orem, Utah in 1978; high priest in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served as clerk and executive secretary; d. Oct. 30, 1983 in Provo, Utah)
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Robert William Thompson, 2006 March 2
Contains an oral history interview with Robert William Thompson, conducted by Don E. Norton on March 2, 2006. Includes transcript, index to transcript, and one audiocassette.
Oral history interview with Sheldon Henry Mellor, 2016 September 24
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Sheldon Henry Mellor, dated September 24, 2016. Includes a biographical sheet and a transcript with accompanying index.
Oral history interview with Walter Malin Lewis and biographical poem, 1997 January 9
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Walter Malin Lewis, dated January 9, 1997. Includes transcript and accompanying index. Also includes a biographical poem written by Lewis, and a photocopy of his obituary.
Oral history interview with Wanda Whatcott Johnson
This is the personal history of Wanda Whatcott Johnson which was created from an oral history interview conducted by Don Norton in 1980. Later, the family created this 188 page manuscript and a copy was given to Norton in 1987. Norton states in his letter that this history’s value is in that it shows Johnson, who was mostly deaf, learning to read lips and impressing hearing specialists.
Ray Watters papers, 2010 February 5, 1998
Personal history of Ray Watters, dated February 5, 2010. Includes a transcript and an index to the transcript. Also includes an incomplete photocopy of Of one heart: A love story of a man and a woman of family, of country, of faith, by Madge. F. Watters, dated 1998.
Sketch of military experience during WWII / Frank Donald Bailey 1942-1945, 2007 June 25
Autobiographical life sketch by Frank Donald Bailey. Includes a table of contents. Materials dated June 25, 2007.
Oral history interview with Lester Whetten
This is an interview that Don Norton had with Lester Whetten in 1983 concerning the struggle of LDS students as they tried to coincide their testimonies and education during the 1930s. 10 pages.
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