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BIRTH =  Jennie Norton was born in a log cabin on March 1, 1866 in Jordan, Minnesota.
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DEATH =  Jennie died on Jan 26, 1959 at 8:30 AM in the Sanford Hospital in ? Farmington, Minnesota.  The cause of her death was cancer.
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BURIAL =  Funeral services were held on Jan 28, 1959 at 2 PM at the Farmington Methodist Church in Farmington, Minnesota.  Reverend Charles Nelson officiated.  Jennie is buried in the Corinthian Cemetery in Farmington, Minnesota.
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MARRIAGE =  Jennie married Frank M Watson on Nov 10, 1885 in Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota.
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OCCUPATION =  She sold Avon / Housewife.
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EDUCATION =  Unknown.
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MEDICAL =  Pneumonia, Cancer.
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WHERE LIVED =  Farmington, Minnesota.
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PARENTS =  Jane Kniskern & Ransom Norton.
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CHILDREN = Earl Raymond / Florence / Grace / John / Lenora / Marjorie / Millie / Orinda /
                                                                        Rinnee.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS =  Played the piano or sang for weddings and funerals in the Methodist Church that she belonged to (The Farmington Methodist Church in Farmington, Minnesota).
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HOBBIES =  Rugmaking, reading, making quilts, gardening and keeping up her yard, raising flowers, very devoted to the Church.
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To learn more about Jennie, just click on the links above.
The Watson Family  Genealogy
Jennie Norton - Information Sheet
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