Benjamin S. Sutton
Benjamin S. Sutton was born on November 13, 1828, in New York. He eventually moved to Illinois, and he married Mary Barnard on July 23, 1854. They had at least six children: Amos, born around 1855; Wakeman, born around 1857; Augustus, born around 1861; Emma, born around 1864; Christian, born around 1869; and Mary, born around 1878. They lived in Dale, Illinois, and he worked as a farmer. By 1860, he owned $6,000 of real estate and $1,500 of personal property. They moved to Forrest, Illinois, in the 1860s, and by 1870, he owned $8,000 of real estate. By 1880, the family was living in Carpinteria, California. His wife died on July 10, 1899, and he died on May 25, 1900.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5517) | Sutton, Benjamin S. | 1828-11-13 | 1900-05-25 |
- Conflict Side: Union
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (13647) [writer] ~ Benjamin S. Sutton to Osborn Barnard, 14 April 1863
People - Records: 6
- (5517) Sutton, Benjamin S. is the [sibling-in-law of] (4826) Barnard, Osborn
- (5517) Sutton, Benjamin S. is the [sibling-in-law of] (4854) Barnard, Samuel
- (5517) Sutton, Benjamin S. is the [sibling-in-law of] (5513) Barnard, Amos
- (5517) Sutton, Benjamin S. is the [sibling-in-law of] (5514) Barnard, Francis
- (5517) Sutton, Benjamin S. is the [aunt/uncle of] (5515) Barnard, Adelaide F.
- (5518) Barnard, William C. is the [sibling-in-law of] (5517) Sutton, Benjamin S.
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920, available from Ancestry.com; The Weekly Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL), 1 July 1900
