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John Howard Sutton

John Howard Sutton

Male 1867 - 1921  (53 years)


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  • Name John Howard Sutton 
    Birth 29 Sep 1867  Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1880  Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Mary Sutton was a widow with 7 young children, she became a farmer out of necessity.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I1462] Mary Jane WADDLE
      Witness Role: head of household: [I1462] Mary Jane WADDLE
      Witness Role: son: [I1464] John Howard SUTTON
      Witness Role: daughter: [I1465] Martha Edna SUTTON
      Witness Role: son: [I1510] George Sherman SUTTON
      Witness Role: son: [I1454] James Samuel SUTTON
      Witness Role: daughter: [I1466] Allie L. SUTTON
      Witness Role: daughter: [I1467] Elsophelia SUTTON
      Witness Role: daughter: [I1468] Emma M. SUTTON
    Residence 1890  Laneburg, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Group Bef 16 May 1921  [2] 
    Mason 
    • His gravestone has the Masonic emblem.
    Misc Bef 16 May 1921  [4] 
    possible military service 
    • The appelation of Major indicates possible military service
    Occupation Bef 16 May 1921  Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    medical doctor 
    Death 16 May 1921  Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Aft 16 May 1921  Harmony Methodist Church and Cemetery, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family Search ID L8QM-KKK 
    Name J. H. Sutton  [2] 
    Name John H. Sutton  [5] 
    Name Sutton 
    _UID 0971CEE2A45E42488A428FF1279DEA46F67D 
    Burial Aft 16 May 1921  Harmony Methodist Church and Cemetery, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • double marker with his wife, Jennie Sutton (1872-1947)
    gravestones\SUTTON John Howard d1921    		 gravestones\SUTTON John Howard d1921
    gravestones\SUTTON John Howard d1921 (2)    		 gravestones\SUTTON John Howard d1921 (2)
    Person ID I1464  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2025 

    Father Francis M. Sutton,   b. 27 Jul 1839, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1878, Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Waddle,   b. 3 Aug 1843, Haywood, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1925, Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1866  Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • From Kelso Kin by Virginia Naylor Smith, page 105
      Mary Jane Waddle, daughter of Martha Kelso (1) and Archibald
      Howard Waddle m. Francis M. Sutton b. 27 July 1839 d. 12 Dec. 1878, so at the age of 39, he left Mary a widow with seven children, whom she raised and seven of her grandchildren who were left motherless or fatherless and one granddaughter remembers that she never complained about the hard times she had experienced. Both died in Ark. 7 children:
      * John Howard Sutton b. 29 Sept, 1867 d. 16 May 1921
      * Edna Sutton h. 1870 m. John Scott
      * Sherman Sutton b. 1872 m. Lela Bennett
      * James Sutton b. 1875 m. Julia Bennett
      * Alla Sutton b. 1877
      * Emma Sutton b. 1878 m. _[Ash Z.]____Stark
      * Ella Sutton
    Family ID F447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Jennie Phillips,   b. 18 Feb 1872   d. 9 May 1947 (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mode Sutton,   b. 30 Dec 1890, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1985 (Age 94 years)
     2. Glen Dora Sutton,   b. 8 Dec 1893, Bodcaw, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1968 (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F1155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    gravestones\SUTTON John Howard d1921    		gravestones\SUTTON John Howard d1921

  • Sources 
    1. [S807] Cens1880 - AR Nevada Albany p18, Mary J. Sutton // 148 // 158 // Stated age is 12. Confirms birth in Arkansas.

    2. [S1284] Find a Grave: Dr John H Sutton.

    3. [S807] Cens1880 - AR Nevada Albany p18.

    4. [S2] Compiler Conclusions, The appelation of Major indicates possible military service.

    5. [S807] Cens1880 - AR Nevada Albany p18, Mary J. Sutton // 148 // 158.