William Wesley Sutton1854–
- Name
- William Wesley Sutton
- Given names
- William Wesley
- Surname
- Sutton
 Birth | about 1854 61 35 |
 Birth of a sister | Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton February 11, 1856 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Sterling Davis about 1856 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ada L Sutton April 10, 1858 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a brother | William B Sutton August 1860 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Death of a father | Lemuel Sutton before 1866 (Age 12 years) Note: Family story has Lemuel dying during the Civil War. |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 13 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 13 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 15 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Virginia Davis March 15, 1870 (Age 16 years) |
 Census | August 17, 1870 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | William B Sutton January 8, 1871 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a half-brother | James Sterling Lockridge March 1, 1910 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ada L Sutton April 25, 1912 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 62 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 64 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton July 13, 1921 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 75 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 87 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 96 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 92 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lemuel Sutton Birth: about 1793 — Prince George's, Maryland, United States Death: before 1866 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Virginia Davis Birth: about 1819 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1870 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |
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Marriage: March 12, 1850 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Sutton Birth: about 1852 59 33 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
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3 years himself |
William Wesley Sutton Birth: about 1854 61 35 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton Birth: February 11, 1856 63 37 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: July 13, 1921 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Ada L Sutton Birth: April 10, 1858 65 39 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: April 25, 1912 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William B Sutton Birth: August 1860 67 41 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: January 8, 1871 — Mississippi, United States |
| Father’s family with Anne W Thomas |
| father |
Lemuel Sutton Birth: about 1793 — Prince George's, Maryland, United States Death: before 1866 |
| step-mother |
Anne W Thomas Death: |
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Marriage: July 14, 1823 — |
| Mother’s family with … King |
| step-father |
… King Birth: about 1816 Death: before 1845 — Mississippi, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Virginia Davis Birth: about 1819 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1870 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1836 — |
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2 years half-sister |
Catherine King Birth: about 1837 21 18 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years half-sister |
Rebecca Henrietta King Birth: about 1839 23 20 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with Robert Patton Lockridge |
| step-father |
Robert Patton Lockridge Birth: June 26, 1795 38 23 — Abbeville, South Carolina, United States Death: August 1850 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Virginia Davis Birth: about 1819 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1870 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |
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Marriage: September 2, 1844 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
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16 months half-sister |
Amanda Virginia “Jennie” Lockridge Birth: about 1845 49 26 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
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2 years half-brother |
James Sterling Lockridge Birth: December 1846 51 27 — Mississippi, United States Death: March 1, 1910 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
William Wesley Sutton has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Sterling Lockridge - Household
Marshall, Mississippi
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