Jacob Sutton (1823 - 1867)

Born 2 May 1823 in Preble County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Ann (Durgin) Sutton — married 5 Feb 1846 in Rush County, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1867 at age 44 in Daviess County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Jacob Sutton served in the United States Civil War.
Side: Union
Regiment(s): 2nd Missouri Volunteer Cavalry

Jacob was born in 1823. He is the son of George Sutton and Hannah Gard. He passed away in 1867. Died soon after the civil war ended, from exposure while serving in the Federal army

Jacob Sutton, was born in Preble County, Ohio, May 2, 1823, and during his boyhood, acquired a fair education, and learned the trade of carpenter with his eldest brother. He moved to Indiana in 1844 and engaged in this work there for several years when he located in Missouri. Among his works of construction were the Hubbard and Westfieling residences in Harrison County, two well known houses in days before the Civil War.

In 1846 he married to Miss Nancy A. Durgin, a daughter of Ahira G. Durgin, a pioneer of Davies (sic) County, Missouri and a farmer, millwright, and carpenter.

Jacob Sutton entered the Union Army, during the war, and enlisted with Merrill's Horse, Second Missouri Cavalry, Company F. His regiment served in Missouri and Arkansas and he participated in the battles of Wilson Creek, Kirkville and Little Rock, and in eastern Tennessee and Alabama, he did scout duty, taking part in minor engagements. He was a Republican and cast his first vote for John C. Fremont. He was a member of the Christian Church and served the Coffey congregation as elder.

He passed away in October 1867, on his farm, having resumed carpentry work in a way and having built the Butler home in Butler Township, Harrison County, another of the leading homes of the vicinity, just before he died.

Children born to Jacob Sutton and Nancy A. Durgin Sutton:

John Harvey - born November 27, 1846 - Rush county, Indiana.

Sarah E. - died unmarried

Ahira G. - a fruit farmer at Branson, Missouri

Letitia A. - married William C. Bolin.

Mary - died in childhood.

Frances Caroline - married Mr. Riechel - a dairyman in Puget Sound, Washington.

Also in this family was son Harry^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Bolin History, page 25

• History of Harrison County, Missouri, page 540

• A History of Northwest Missouri, Volume 2

• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVQ-D4H : accessed 9 May 2015), Jacob Sutton in household of Jno Cones, Rush county, part of, Rush, Indiana, United States; citing family 404, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH8M-Q58 : accessed 9 May 2015), Jacob Sutton in household of A G Durgin, Salem Township, Daviess, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 81, household ID 32, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,617.

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFD-H8D : 21 January 2016), Jacob Sutton and Nancy Ann Durgin, 05 Feb 1846; citing Rush, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,630,189.

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSZ2-Z57 : accessed 9 May 2015), Jacob Sutton, Sergeant, Company F, 2nd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Merrill's Horse), Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M390 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 47; FHL microfilm 881,582.

• Cemetery marker [1]

• Find A Grave: Memorial #23855806