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James Russell Sutton 1870 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1870

Birth Location: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 13 Feb 1940

Death Location: Genoa, Lincoln, Colorado, United States

Father: William Sutton

Mother: Anna Roush

Spouse(s): Francis Shippy

Children(s): Charles Sutton, Anna Sutton, Letha Sutton, Elmer Sutton, Alan Sutton, James Sutton

Born in 1870 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, United States, James Russell Sutton was the child of William Thompson Sutton and Anna Roush. In time, James Russell Sutton married Francis E. Shippy, and they raised a family that included Charles William Sutton, Anna Rebecca Sutton, Letha N. Sutton, Elmer John Sutton, Alan C. Sutton and James Sutton. James Russell Sutton died in Genoa, Lincoln, Colorado, United States in 1940.

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Parents

William Sutton
1839 – 1887
Birth Location: Morgan, Ohio, United States
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Anna Roush
1846 – 1909
Birth Location: Nabark, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
AR

Spouses(s)

Francis Shippy
1866 – 1944
Birth Location: Bremer County, Iowa, United States of America
FS

Children(s)

Charles Sutton
1893 – 1961
Birth Location: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
CS
Anna Sutton
1897 – 1968
Birth Location: Fulton, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
AS
Letha Sutton
1899 – 1995
Birth Location: Farmers Creek Twp, Jackson, Iowa
LS
Elmer Sutton
1901 – 1963
Birth Location: Iowa
ES
Alan Sutton
1903 – 1987
Birth Location: Missouri
AS
James Sutton
1909 –
Birth Location: Missouri
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beaver, Washington, Colorado; Roll: T625_171; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 224; Image: 1134, Year: 1880; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa, Year: 1900; Census Place: Franklin, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: 419; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1240419

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Franklin, Bremer, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Franklin, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: 419; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1240419

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Beaver, Washington, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beaver, Washington, Colorado; Roll: T625_171; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 224; Image: 1134

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Feb 1940
    Event Place: Genoa, Lincoln, Colorado, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Genoa, Lincoln County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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