Dorothea Norton

1. Foster Name: Dorothy
2. Foster Family: Joseph and Mary Wemhoff
3. Location of Family: Humphrey, NE
4. Sending Organization: Foundling Hospital
5. Arrival Place: Columbus, NE
6. Age on Arrival: 2
7. Date of Birth: 1918, NY
8. Date of Death: 2004-11-25
9. Gender: female
10. Married Name: Dorothy Sharpley
11. Spouse Name: Clyde Sharpley
12. Notes: She was first sent to Columbus, NE, in 1920, but was abused and sent back to NY for 3 years; sent again to Humphrey, NE, where she stayed with the Wemhoffs.
13. Source: Crossroads, June 1999, p. 24-27; Crossroads, 1st Quarter 2005, p. 18-19; Crossroads, 4th quarter 2004, back page; Social Security Death Index; National Orphan Train Complex; OTR, vol 6.