Miles Orton

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Miles Orton

Personal details

Spouse(s)	1862 Mary Cooke

Country	United States

Locations
Title	owner -
Location	at Orton Brothers Circus in United States

Sarah Orton, Miles Orton, Bayard Orton and Nellie Orton

Biography details

Miles Orton , circus director in United States

Born 1836 in United States dead 1903 in United States , son of director R. Z. Orton .

Mary Ann Cooke was daughter of Thomas Taplin Cooke (1782-1866), of the Cooke's Royal Circus in New York (came from England, toured America 1836 to 1840).

In 1860 Mary Ann and her son WW traveled west into Iowa and joined with the Orton Circus. In 1862 Mary Ann Cole married Miles Orton (1836-1903) (Orton Bros Circus) on her husband's death but by 1871 Mary Ann & WW had left Ortons Circus to start a circus of their own.

Miles Orton had 2 sons from a 2nd marriage to Elizabeth Hayes, Norman and Myron.

Died of a stroke at Key West, FL, age 66.

Family

Total: 3 children

Norman Orton. Born: ?. Dead: † ?
Gordon Orton. Born: ?. Dead: † ?
Myron Orton. Born: ?. Dead: † ?

Siblings

Siblings through the father R. Z. Orton ( -- ):

Sarah Orton Born ? Dead: † ?
Bayard Orton
Grace Orton Dead: † 2000
Nellie Orton

Miles Orton s ancestral Ahnentafel:
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Miles Orton Born: 1836	Father: R. Orton Born:	Paternal Grandfather: Hiram Orton Born: 1805	Paternal Great-grandfather:
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). director Miles Orton in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 1 May 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1404. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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