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8-246 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES. . . Emma Orton, b. November 7, 1865, Greene County, Illinois. . . James Franklin Orton (2.10.4.1), b. January 25, 1867, Greene County, IllinoisJames M. Orton died on May 29, 1866 ? in Greene County, Illinois and wasburied in Belltown, Illinois. Margaret (Lakin) Orton died on February 24, 1920and was buried in the White Hall Cemetery. Emma Orton never married anddied on June 21, 1935. Emma Orton was buried in the White Hall Cemetery.References: 1) 1860 Census, Greene County, Illinois; 2) Family Group Sheet, HelenOrton, ca. 1978; 3) Email, Myrna Madigan to Robert Casey, December, 1999 andSeptember, 2003JAMES FRANKLIN ORTON (2.10.4.1) is the son of James M. Orton andMargaret A. (Lakin) Orton. James was born on January 25, 1867 in GreeneCounty, Illinois. On April 8, 1891, James Orton married Drucilla Waltrip.Drucilla was born on April 1, 1876 and is the daughter of Leo Waltrip and Mary(Bunton) Waltrip. James and Drucilla Orton were the parents of four children:. . . Raymond Leo Orton, b. May, 1892, Illinois. . . Roscoe Charles “Rocky” Orton, b. October, 1894, Illinois. . . Frank “Shamy” Orton, January, 1899, Illinois. . . Verna Orton, b. July 5, 1901In 1900, “Frank” and “Drusilla” Orton were living in Greene County, Illinois.Drucilla (Waltrip) Orton died on July 8, 1902. James Orton married a secondtime to Mable Dawson Chocquette. Mable was born on August 15, 1883 inWhite Hall, Illinois and is the daughter of George P. Chocquette and Ruth B.(Dawson) Chocquette. James and Mable Orton were the parents of fivechildren:. . . Infant Son, b. and d. July 7, 1907. . . Oran “Doc” Orton, b. April 23, 1910, White Hall, Illinois. . . Arthur Edward Orton, b. March 27, 1912, White Hall, Illinois. . . Robert “Bob” Orton, b. April 13, 1914, White Hall, Illinois. . . Ralph “Rocky” Orton, b. July 31, 1925, Hillview, IllinoisJames F. Orton died on September 6, 1936 in Naples, Illinois and was buried inthe White Hall Cemetery in White Hall, Illinois. Mable (Chocquette) Orton diedon August 25, 1951 in Hillview, Illinois and was buried in the PinetreeCemetery near Patterson, Illinois. On June 13, 1912, Roscoe Orton marriedMarguerite Drumk. Roscoe Orton died on April 12, 1962. On January 22,1918, Raymond Orton maried Mae Best. Mae (Best) Orton died on November8, 1919 in Denver, Colorado. On March 28, 1921, Raymond Orton married asecond time to Alice Gibson. Verna Orton married Charles Woolbridge. FrankOrton died in Idaho. In December, 1930, Oran Orton married Leona MayWoolbridge. Oran Orton died on April 10, 1977. Arthur Orton died as an infanton April 19, 1912 and was buried in the White Hall Cemetery. Robert Ortonmarried Matilda Thompson in Honolulu, Hawaii. Robert Orton died on July 1,1986. On November 2, 1950, Ralph Orton married Helen Louise Martin inJacksonville, Illinois.