07 FEB 2021, Memorial notes at or near time of transfer. Added gender. 1) Original bio section from the creator of memorial is below divider. ~
RITES SATURDAY FOR GORTON IN RED ROCK
Perry Daily Journal
March 17, 1949

Final rites will be held Saturday at 2:p.m. in the Red Rock Christian Church for John F. Gorton 77, who died at his home in Red Rock early Wednesday morning. Burial will be in Grace Hill cemetery in Perry.

He was born in Andrew County, Missouri on August 19, 1871,
and moved to Harper, Kansas as a small boy. He received his education there and at the age of 38, moved to Guthrie.
Gorton was the first paid fireman in the city of Guthrie,
relatives reported.

In 1904, he moved to Red Rock and there opened the
John Gorton Blacksmith Shop which he owned and operated
for 29 years. Later he went to work for the Santa Fe
Railroad at Red Rock where he was in charge of the mail
and messenger service. He retired in 1945.

Gorton was a member of the Christian Church. He had been
ill two months.

Surviving are his wife: five daughters, Mrs. Guy Stewart of Perry, Mrs. Ottie Webb of Arnett; Mrs. Jack Ebert of
Standford; Mrs. Betty Anson of Wahunga and Mrs. Jack Stevens of Brookfield, Illinois. Two sons, Jack Gorton
of Enid and John Gorton, Jr. of Red Rock; 28 grandchildren,
14 great-grandchildren and a niece, Mrs. Glen Clark of
Ponca City.

Obituary added by Robert or myself (?)I think it is
from my newspaper copy.
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1850 Federal Census
1871 Obit states her was born in Andrew Co. MO.
1880 Federal Census
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OKLAHOMA MARRIAGE RECORDS
Name: Frank Gorton

Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 09 Jan 1894
Event Place : Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Age: 23
Race:
Birth Date:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
Marriage License Date:
Marriage License Place:
Father's Name: Edwin Gorton
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Mary Taylor
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Maude Presler
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Age: 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Spouse's Father's Name: John Presler
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Rebecca Mangis
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---- Frank Gorton worked for the Guthrie Fire Dept
(possibly ca 1895)
1900 Federal Census
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1904 According to the obituary he started his blacksmith
shop in Red Rock
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1910 Federal Census

Name: John F Gorton
Event Place: , Noble, Oklahoma
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: Iowa Inaccurate (New York)
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa Inaccurate?(Indiana)
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self John F Gorton............M/38y/KS/
Wife Sarah M Gorton.........F/33y/KS/OH/IL
Dau Ruby M Gorton...........F/14y/Oklahoma
Dau Inez R Gorton............F/06y/Colorado
Dau Mary E Gorton...........F/03y/Oklahoma
Dau Marguerita Gorton......F/01y/09m/Oklahoma
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.... Birth/Deaths of Twins, Dewey & Dorthy
1902 Edwin G.,Father died in Guthrie, Okla.

1910 Sara Maude,Wife died in Red Rock Noble Co.

There is a photo taken between 1910 and
1911 on the porch Mary Alice Taylor Gorton
mother, of Frank is standing on a porch.
There are two or three other women, one is
Gertrude, the nanny, and the others are who?
Was this right after the funeral of Sarah Maude?

What year did Frank Gorton marry Gertrude Dunevan?

1911 Mother died in Norman, Cleveland Co. OK
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1920 Federal Census

Name: John F Gorton
Event Place: , Noble, Oklahoma
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Husb John F Gorton...........M/48y/1872/MO/OH/OH
Wife Gertrude Gorton........F/31y/1889/KS/MO/MO
Dau Inez Gorton................F/16y/CO
Dau Mary E Gorton............F/14y/OK
Dau Marguerette Gorton.....F/12y/OK
Son Jack W Gorton............M/19y/OK
Dau Betty A Gorton...........F/02y05m/OK
Son John Gorton...............M/00y07m/OK
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1930 Federal Census

Name: John F Gorton
Event Place: Red Rock, Noble, Oklahoma
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John F Gorton..........M/58/Missouri
Wife Gertrude M Gorton.....F/40/Kansas
Dau Betty A Gorton...........F/12/Oklahoma
Son John F Gorton............M/10/Oklahoma
Dau Ruth E Gorton............F/07/Oklahoma
Son Jack W Gorton...........M/19/Oklahoma
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1940 Federal Census