Husband Reuben Sutton, Jr. 1
Born: Cir 23 Jun 1819 - Maryland
Christened:
Died: 14 Jan 1892 - Bullion, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
Buried: - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
Father: Reuben Sutton, Sr. (Abt 1770-1840) 1
Mother: Ann Armstrong (Abt 1780-1866) 1
Marriage: Abt 1845
• Residence: : Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA.
Wife Mary Smith 1
Born: Abt 1822 - York Co, PA
Christened:
Died: Abt 1862 - Bullion, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
Father: Valentine Smith (1787-1868) 4 5
Mother: Sarah Arnest (1792-1843)
Children
1 M Jerome Sutton 2
Born:
Christened:
Died: when sixty years old
Buried:
2 F Sarah Jalaina Sutton 2
Born:
Christened:
Died: Aft 1919
Buried:
Spouse: Sylvester Welton ( - ) 2
3 M Valentine Smith Sutton 1 6
Born: 7 Jan 1850 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 6 7
Christened:
Died: 1931
Buried: - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
Spouse: Malinda Foster (1857-1915) 6 8
Marr: 22 Sep 1875 6 8
Spouse: Gertrude Allen (1871-1956) 8
Marr: 13 Dec 1916 8
4 F Elmira Jane "Jennie" Sutton 2
AKA: Almira J. [Unk]
Born: Nov 1851 - Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 1932
Buried: - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 9
Spouse: Wesley G. Dewoody (1852-1882) 10 11
Marr: 23 Dec 1873 10
Spouse: Shedrick Simcox (1831-1901)
Marr: 1887 - ? Venango Co, PA
Spouse: William H. Balliett (1844-1927)
Marr: 1920 - ? Venango Co, PA
5 F Mary Ann Sutton 12
Born: 1855
Christened:
Died: 1943
Buried: - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 13
Spouse: George A. Blair (1855-1939) 14
Marr: 18 Oct 1877 15
6 M John Homer Sutton 2
Born:
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Died: Bef 1919 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA
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General Notes: Husband - Reuben Sutton, Jr.
He was born in Maryland and spent his early years there. Coming to Venango County, PA, when it was unsettled, he was deprived of many of the advantages to be had in older communities, but his natural ability made up for any defects of youthful opportunity and he became one of the most successful men of his generation. His self-reliance and courage were no doubt strengthened by the practical training which he received and the necessity for assuming responsibility when still very young. He was but twenty-two years old when he bought the property now included in the farm of his son Valentine S. Sutton, about 1842, and there he lived and worked for almost forty years, making many valuable improvements on his tract, which comprised three hundred and fifty acres. In 1867 he built the brick residence which is still standing there. During the latter seventies he removed to Clinton Township, Venango County, locating near the Foster schoolhouse, and there made heavy investments in oil lands, acquiring the ownership of twenty-five hundred acres of such holdings and turning his attention largely to the production of oil. In this as in his other ventures he was very prosperous, earning his good fortune by diligent attention to all his interests, which became very extensive. His landed property in Irwin and Clinton Townships alone reached a total of about three thousand acres, and he also owned farms in various other sections of the country, yielding him an income which enabled him to engage in remunerative financial operations. By uprightness in all his business transactions he gained and held the confidence of all who had dealings with him, exemplifying his fine Christian character in every relation of life, and particularly in his generosity to those who needed it. He served his fellow citizens in a number of minor public offices, being well-fitted to handle such matters efficiently. In politics he was originally a Democrat, later becoming a Republican. He and his wife were among the influential members of the Pleasantview M. E. Church, which was located near their farm. [CAB, 539]
He died at age seventy-two years, six months, twenty-two days.