Born in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Robert Griffin
and Ella Lee (Baynes) Griffin
Sister of
Jesse Glenn Griffin, Louisa Catherine Griffin, Beulah Lee (Griffin) Moseley, Floyd Sampson Griffin and James Odell Griffin
Wife of
[private husband (1900s - 1990s)]
Descendants 
Mother of
[private son (1930s - unknown)] and [private son (1930s - 2010s)]
Died
at age 93
in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Oct 2012
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Nelly was born in Rockingham County, NC on 16 January 1906.
The 1910 Census has her with her parents in Rockingham, North Carolina, SD 5; ED 161 Sheet 15 B James R. Griffin 44 Ella Griffin 37 James G. Griffin 14 Louise Griffin 12 Beulah Griffin. 10 Floyd Griffin 7 Nellie Griffin 4 Odell Griffin 1 6/12
Her father died prior to the 1920 Census. Rockingham County, North Carolina, SD (illegible) ED 225; Sheet 7A Ella Griffin 45 (farmer!) Jesse G. Griffin 24 Beulah L. Griffin 20 Floyd S. Griffin 17 Nellie M. Griffin 14 James O. Griffin 11
She married Claude S. Sutton on 5 June 1926 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. [marriage license] and they had two sons.
Marriage License: State of NC, Guilford County Sutton-Griffin Marriage Certificate/License Claude Stamford Sutton of Burlington, NC age 24, white, son of John U. Sutton, living, and Mattie Sutton, dead, resident of Alamance Co. to Nellie Griffin of Rockingham, age 20 white, daughter of James R. Griffin, dead, and Ella Lee Griffin, living, resident of Rockingham Co. License issued May 31, 1926; marriage performed June 5, 1926 by G. Ray Jordan (or Gordan), ordained minister, at 1616 Walker Ave, Morehead Township, Guilford Co, NC Witnesses, E. C. Sutton, Ruth Johnston, Mary Aldnidge
In 1930 they were living in Chicago. 1930 Census, Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois; SD 5; ED 16-18-57; Sheet 2B Claude S. Sutton 28 Nelly G. Sutton 23 Junior Sutton 1
According to the 1940 Census, in 1935 they still lived in Cook County, Illinois, but by 1940 were back in NC 1940 Census, Guilford County, NC; SD 6, ED 41-106; sheet 16-A Sutton, Claude S. 38 Sutton, Nelly 34 Sutton, Claude S. Jr. 11 Sutton, John P. 9
1950 Census has them still in Jamestown Township 1950 Census, Guilford County, NC; ED 41-94, Sheet 11 Claude S. Sutton 48 Nellie G. Sutton 41 Claude S. Sutton, Jr. 21 John Philip Sutton 19
Nelly Sutton was an avid flower gardener, growing beautiful roses and other flowers. Her garden served as a test garden for new varieties for some nurseries.
She died January 21, 1999, Greensboro, Guilford, NC of congestive heart failure and is buried at Guilford Memorial Cemetery. [personal knowledge]
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