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James Wiley Sutton 1859–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1859

Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1920

Death Location: Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, USA

Father: Oliver Sutton

Mother: Sarah Raper

Spouse(s): Zella Sutton

Children(s): Dewey Sr, Prudie Ingram, William Sutton, Hubert Sutton, Edith Sutton, James Sr, Elbert Sutton, Bertie Sutton, Marcus Sutton

The story of James Wiley Sutton began in 1859 in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA. James Wiley Sutton married Zella Adeline Addie Hicks Sutton, and had children including Bertie May Mae Sutton, Dewey Lee Sutton Sr, Edith Ada Sutton, Elbert Huston Sutton, Hubert Henry Sutton, James Oliver Sutton Sr, Marcus Silvester Sutton, Prudie Belle Sutton Ingram, William R Sutton. James Wiley Sutton passed away in 1920 in Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wiley Sutton began in 1859 in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Wiley Sutton married Zella Adeline Addie Hicks Sutton, and had children including Bertie May Mae Sutton, Dewey Lee Sutton Sr, Edith Ada Sutton, Elbert Huston Sutton, Hubert Henry Sutton, James Oliver Sutton Sr, Marcus Silvester Sutton, Prudie Belle Sutton Ingram, William R Sutton.
  • James Wiley Sutton passed away in 1920 in Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sutton's Ancestors

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James Sutton
1859–1920
Birth Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Oliver Perry Sutton
1825–1890
North Carolina
Sarah (Dyer) Raper
1825–1900
Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Sutton
1792–1871
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Emmaline Christie) Craig
1791–1870
Virginia, USA
William Raper
1795–1839
Tennessee, USA
Rutha (Jane) Raper
1799–1887
Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Draper
1754–1840
Elizabeth Gray
1750–1845
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1775–1846
Elizabeth Hicks
1775–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deacon Gray
1690–1751
Ann McGowan
1695–1759
John Hicks
1750–1830
Comfort Malone
1750–1830
Henry jr
1747–1807
Alice Holland
1752–1794

James Sutton's Descendants

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James (Wiley) Sutton (6 Nov 1859–9 Jan 1920) m. Zella (Adeline "Addie" Hicks) Sutton (25 Jun 1870–16 Aug 1950)
  1. 1. Dewey (Lee Sutton) Sr 1904–1977 m. Lila (Maude) Holloway 1912–1984
    1. 1. Clifford (Leon) Sutton 1940–2005
  2. 2. Prudie (Belle Sutton) Ingram 1909–1966
  3. 3. William (R) Sutton 1888–1910
  4. 4. Hubert (Henry) Sutton 1897–1956
  5. 5. Edith (Ada) Sutton 1907–1998
  6. 6. James (Oliver Sutton) Sr 1887–1965
  7. 7. Elbert (Huston) Sutton 1890–1970
  8. 8. Bertie (May Mae) Sutton 1894–1987
  9. 9. Marcus (Silvester) Sutton 1899–1975

James Sutton's Timeline

2 Records

1859
6 Nov 1859
Birth of James Wiley Sutton in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
1920
9 Jan 1920
Age 61
Death of James Wiley Sutton in Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1859
    Event Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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