D.C. Norton - Greenwood Cemetery - Dallas, TX, USA
N 32° 48.015 W 096° 47.798
14S E 706312 N 3631292
A Dove of Peace bearing an olive branch appears in the Woodmen of the World emblem on the headstone marking the final resting place of DeWitt C. Norton in historic Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, TX. Thanks to Findagrave for information about his name.
Waymark Code: WM12W0Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2020
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The Woodmen of the World are known today as WoodmenLife, a fraternal society that provides insurance to its members. Visitors to older cemeteries can frequently spot the tree trunk monuments that they placed at the graves of their members, although not every tree trunk monument out there was placed by the Woodmen of the World: It was common in the late 19th century to use a log to note that a person had died young, and many infants have such grave markers. Eventually, those tree trunk monuments became too expensive to produce, and headstones would be marked with a Woodmen of the World emblem of some kind. Earlier ones, like this one, featured a dove of peace with an olive branch in its beak, flying over a fallen log where the tools of the woodmen's trade -- hatchet, mallet, and wedge -- can be seen. Later ones would show a simple tree stump instead.
The family name, "Norton", is on the plinth of this gray, granite headstone. Calla lilies are on the cap above the Woodmen of the World emblem, and the inscription reads:
D.C. Norton
Born June 30, 1847,
Died March 9, 1901.
Kind of dove: Dove with olive branch
Used material for the dove: Other (explanation in the long description)
Address:
Greenwood Cemetery
Truth and Justice Avenues
Dallas, TX USA
75204
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