Jul-28-2018Husband: Ellsworth Sutton Born: Jan-28-1883 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 Died: Mar- 4-1920 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 1,4,5,3 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 5,6,7 Cause of death: influenza 4 Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 oil field worker, farmer 8,9 Occupation: 1910 farmer 10 Father: Jeriel D. Sutton (1836 - 1896) Mother: Tacy Jane Davis (1839 - 1928)
Wife: Ina Mae Ross Married: Oct-31-1906 in Garrett Co, MD 5,11 Born: Feb-13-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,8,12,3 Died: Dec-31-1936 in South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13,14,3 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 6,7,15 Resided: in South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15 Resided: 1932 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in Edgelawn (Parkersburg), Wood Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Father: James Harrison Ross (1865 - 1901) Mother: Mary Gertrude Childers (1867 - 1901) Notes
F Child 1: Ada Gertrude Sutton Also known as: Adah Gertrude Sutton 5 Born: Aug-19-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,3,17 Died: Apr-30-1943 18,3 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 18,7 Resided: 1936 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Earl Victor Adams b. Dec-12-1905 d. Apr-13-1974 Married: Feb-11-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 2: Oma Virginia Sutton Also known as: Virginia Sutton 20 Born: Oct-24-1908 5 Died: Nov- 7-1968 5 Resided: 1945 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co, NY 20 Resided: 1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1930 in Edgelawn (Parkersburg), Wood Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Clifton E. Sleeth Married: 1935 5
F Child 3: Thelma Sutton Born: Nov-21-1910 5 Died: Nov-22-1910 5
F Child 4: Audrey Eloise Sutton Also known as: Audra Elaise Sutton 5,20 Born: Oct-27-1911 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 21,5,22,23 Died: Jan-30-1999 22 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 22,20,23,19 Census: 1940 in Tygart District, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in Edgelawn (Parkersburg), Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Delbert Harley Shepard b. Nov-26-1912 d. Aug- -1970 Married: Apr-11-1931 in South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 23
F Child 5: Mary Sutton Born: Oct-21-1913 5 Died: Nov-26-1913 5
M Child 6: Harrison E. Sutton Born: Oct-22-1914 5,22 Died: Sep-19-1994 22 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24 Resided: in Belleville, Wood Co, WV 25 Resided: 1945 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20 Census: 1940 in Belleville, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1936 in Marlinton, Pocahontas Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in Edgelawn (Parkersburg), Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 factory worker (forge room) 26 Wife: Blondena Lucille Hartshorn b. Apr- 5-1921 d. Jan-14-2008 Married: Aug- 5-1939 5
F Child 7: Ina Mae Sutton Also known as: Mae Sutton 27,28,22 Born: Feb-25-1917 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 21,28,5,23,22 Died: Jun-20-2002 22 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 29 Resided: in Leesburg, Loudoun Co, VA 25 Resided: formerly in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1945 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 20 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 23,30,19 Census: 1930 in Edgelawn (Parkersburg), Wood Co, WV Husband: William Brent Robinson b. Apr-29-1912 d. Jan- 8-1964 Also known as: Brent Robinson 9,27 Married: Jun-20-1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 31,5M Child 8: James Harold Sutton Also known as: Harold Sutton 19 Born: May-24-1919 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 15,5,32 Died: Jan-13-1945 near Stavelot, Liege Province, Belgium 33,32 (see note 1) Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery (South), South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 34,32,24 (see note 2) Resided: 1942 in Washington Co, OH 35 Census: 1940 in Tygart District, Wood Co, WV (see note 3) Resided: 1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in Edgelawn (Parkersburg), Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: American Viscose Corp. 34 Occupation: 1940 spool boy in rayon mill 26 Military: enlisted 12/12/1942 Pfc, Co G, 517 Parachute Inf, 13 Abn Div, US Army, WW II (Italy, France, Belgium; KIA) 34,36,35,32,37,15
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=156266&Type=Death. (2) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 137. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045131&Type=Death. (5) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 203. (6) Headstone. (7) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (10) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (11) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (12) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, WV," p. 203, incorrectly reports death date as Dec 30 1936. Death record and obituary show it as Dec 31 1936. DR : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=729940&Type=Death. (14) Obituary - At home. (15) Obituary. (16) City Directory. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (18) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 269. (19) Obituary of mother. (20) Obituary of brother. (21) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Social Security Death Index. (23) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (24) Findagrave.com. (25) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (26) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. (27) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 126. (28) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (29) Findagrave.com, Headstone inscription: I. Mae, 1917-2002. (30) Death record of mother. (31) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as William Brent Robinson, 24, b. Doddridge Co, res. West Union; and Ina Mae Sutton, 22, b. Doddridge Co, res. Parkersburg. Informant for marriage license: H. H. Shepard of Wood County. Married Jun 20 1936 in Parkersburg. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 126, incorrectly reports that this William Brent Robinson was previously married to Helen Christie. It was actually Edward Brent Robinson, b. 1901, son of William B. Robinson, who married Helen Christie in 1928. Both men went by their middle name Brent.), MR p. 252 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10262629&Type=Marriage. (32) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (33) Obituary, Killed in action near the village of Stavelot, Belgium, on Jan 13 1945. He was buried in the Allied cemetery at Henri le Chapell, Belgium. (NOTE: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 203, incorrectly reports death date as Jan 13 1942.) (34) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (35) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (36) U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and US Army Quartermaster General's Office. (37) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946) Event Notes Note (1) Killed in the Battle of the Bulge (16 Dec 1944 - 25 Jan 1945) in the Ardennes Forest. "During the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, the city [Stavelot] was the scene of severe fighting. From December 18-20, 1944, soldiers belonging to Sixth Panzer Army's Kampfgruppe Peiper armored battle group murdered more than 100 civilians, including women and children, as well as American prisoners of war, in Stavelot and the surrounding area. Peiper and some of his officers were after the war tried and convicted for this war crime along with others perpetrated during the same period." [Wikipedia] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavelot http://www.battleofthebulgememories.be/stories26/32-battle-o f-the-bulge-us-army/150-action-at-stavelot-17-18-december-1944.html Note (2) Initially buried at Henri le Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium, in Sep 1948 he was re-interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Parkersburg. Note (3) In household of sister & brother-in-law, Audrey & Delbert Shepard.Name Index