Jane (McDade) Sutton (1841 - 1927)

Born 8 Jun 1841 in Ohio, United States

Wife of Richard Conner — married 1 Dec 1861 in Crawford Co., Missouri

Wife of William A Sutton — married 30 Sep 1888 in Jasper, Missouri, United States

Died 11 Mar 1927 at age 85 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Jennie was born on 8 June 1841 in Ohio. She was the daughter of John McDade and Ann C (Unknown) McDade.

In November 1861, she caused her mother much worry when she ran off to St. Louis with a married Civil War officer. Once she was recovered and returned home, she was married a few days later to Richard Connor in Crawford County, Missouri.^[1]

About 1888, she was married to William Sutton.

She never had children with either husband.

Jennie died from pneumonia at the age of 85 on 11 March 1927 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri.^[2][3] She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri.^[4]

Research Notes

Medical: in Entry: Arterial sclerosis.
Alias: in Jane McDade.
DCAUSE: in Pneumonia.

The dob on her later census records can be wildly off. This was my grandmother's aunt. Grandma was only 8 when her own mother died and she was raised by her grandmother. She considered her g'ma to be a vain person. It seems both of these ladies were prone to fudging their ages as they grew older. Both the articles below and the 1910 census indicate she was 17 in late 1861, which would give her a birth year of 1844. The 1841 year comes from her death certificate and matches better with the early census records. She seems to even be on the 1840 census, so may have been born by then even.

Scandal

In the Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, Missouri) 21 November 1861:
Local News. An Affecting Meeting-A Heartbroken Mother and an Erring Daughter.-Several days ago, a well dressed and respectable looking lady-rather matronly in appearance-called at the central police station, and informed Captain Lee that she was in search of an erring daughter-that she supposed her daughter to be in this city-that she was seventeen years of age and that she had been enticed away from her home in Cuba, Crawford County, Missouri, by a Captain in the Army, now stationed at Rolla. Captain Lee, after obtaining what facts he could, promised to investigate the matter, and she departed. Everyday thereafter, she regularly made her appearance at the station and anxiously inquired as to whether any information had been obtained regarding her lost child; and upon being answered in the negative, invariably indulged in the most agonizing paroxysms of grief, demonstrating but too well, that her sorrow, consequent upon receiving no tidings of her daughter, was of the most poignant and heart-rending character. Yesterday, however, the daughter was found, and the mother's grief in a measure assuaged, not withstanding the ruin of the child she loved so fondly had been effected. The circumstances of the case, as narrated by the mother, are briefly these: The lady's name is McDade. Her husband resides in Crawford county, and is an extensive mill and land owner. The daughter's name is Jane. In the town of Cuba, in Crawford county, resided until recently, a gentleman named Tyler. He was for a time Postmaster of the place, but when the war began, he sent his wife to Michigan and entered the Army as captain of a company in one of the regiments now stationed at Rolla. Jane McDade frequently visited Tyler's family, and was regarded as a great favorite. A few week's ago, unknown to her parents, she had yielded to Tyler's solicitations, and came to this city, Tyler representing that he was about to send for his wife, so that Jane could renew an old acquaintance. On reaching this city, however, the young lady was placed in a disreputable house, where she was compelled to remain until discovered yesterday. The meeting between the mother and the daughter was of the most affecting character. The daughter seems sadly dejected, but is nonetheless, exceedingly prepossessing in appearance. In company with her mother, she will start for home this morning, taking the cars on the Pacific road.^[5]

From the Daily Missouri Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri) 21 November 1861:
A Country Girl Seduced by a US Officer-Melancholy Errand of the Girl's Mother To St. Louis.-On Sunday last a respectable country woman, wife of John McDade, a farmer living in the neighborhood of Cuba, arrived in this city on the rather melancholy errand of finding and taking back to her home an erring daughter, only seventeen years of age, who had a short time previously been seduced, and enticed away from her father's house by a Captain in one of the volunteer regiments encamped for a time in their neighborhood. Stealing away from her father's roof by night, the girl had gone first in the company of the officer to Rolla. The mother pursuing, was told at Rolla that the Captain, who was a married man and the father of a child, had gone to St. Louis in the company of a young girl. Coming immediately to St. Louis, Mrs. McDade waited Monday morning at the Pacific depot, knowing the Captain would have to return to his quarters, probably that morning. Fortunately, she saw him, and to her demanding of him the whereabouts of the girl, he replied he knew nothing of her except that she had accompanied him to St. Louis, and then somewhere in town, he knew not where. The mother, partially crazed with anxiety and grief, followed the direction of some citizen, and came to the central police station, on Chestnut street, where with tears and many demonstrations of her sorrow, she implored the interposition and help of the police. She urged them with impatience, and the earnestness almost of despair, to act now, and before it might be too late to redeem and save her daughter.

The Chief of Police, Captain Cozzens, with that general benevolence, which is characteristic of him as a man, and that activity that has given him character as an officer, took up the woman's case, and instructed members of the police to spare no pains to get some information of the girl's whereabouts. Yesterday a friend and neighbor of Mrs. McD.'s arrived in the city, having been informed by the officer that the girl had been left at Nick Wilsey's well-known establishment, No. 49 Center street. In company with a police officer, the mother repaired to the place designated and, not without some difficulty, the daughter was half persuaded and half compelled to accompany her. They were taken care of last night at the public lodging house, and will return to their home today.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGTL-B2T2 : 16 May 2022), Jane McDade in entry for Richard Conner, 1 Dec 1861; citing Marriage, Crawford, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424346.
2. ↑ Death: Death Certificate. Citing: parents not recorded (accessed before 5 June 2022)
3. ↑ Death: The Nancy Rogers Arnold Letters. Citing: Letter regarding Aunt Jennie's death (accessed before 5 June 2022)
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84048835/jennie-sutton : accessed 05 June 2022), memorial page for Jennie Sutton (unknown–14 Mar 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84048835, citing Fairview Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by NJBrewer (contributor 47097113) .
5. ↑ Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, Missouri) 21 November 1861, page 3 Genealogybank https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:11060C9BED2269B0@GB3NEWS-160CD48653ABEB50@2401101-160CBEDA56413C30@2-160CBEDA56413C30 : accessed 11 September 2020
6. ↑ Daily Missouri Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri) 21 November 1861, page 3 Genealogybank, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:14CB11CBBA293378@GB3NEWS-158C8A462FCA0240@2401101-158C7CF3A8E9C140@2-158C7CF3A8E9C140 : accessed 12 September 2020

• 1840 Hamilton Co., Ohio, Millcreek Twp., has 1 male 35-40, 1 female 35-40, 1 male 10-15 (John), 2 female 5-10 (Mary, Ellen), 2 female under 5 (Sarah, Jennie).
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZW-2NL : 4 April 2020), Elen Vane Mcdade in household of John Mcdade, Crawford county, Crawford, Missouri, United States; citing family 47, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Elen is married but living with the family-her husband is not present; Sarah is missing and would only be about 11. 47/47.

John 45, Ire, Mill Right.

A.C. 45, Ire.

John 23, NY, Mil wright.

Mary Ann, 19, NY.

Elen Vance, 17, NY.

Jane, 10, OH.

Nancy 7 MO.

• 1860 Crawford Co., Merimac Twp., 75/75

John, 59, Ire, Mill Wright.

Ann, 57, Ire.

Mary A. Harris, 26, NY.

Jane McDade, 19, NY.

Nancy, 17, MO.

John, 6, MO.

Martha Harris 6, MO.

Wm Harris 3, MO.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M468-W38 : 29 May 2021), Jane Connor in entry for Richard Connor, 1870. Jasper Co., Missouri. Richard 38, Jane 26 and a 6 year old boy named Marion Dinsmore.
• 1880????
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZW-FS6 : 9 March 2022), Wm A Sutton, 1900. Galena twp, Jasper, Missouri. William and Jennie. He is a printer. They've been md. 10 years. She has never had children.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2YJ-P5Z : accessed 6 June 2022), William A Sutton, Joplin Ward 1, Jasper, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 13B, family 328, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 789; FHL microfilm 1,374,802. This census record indicates Jennie had had one child who was not living. No evidence of a child has been discovered.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8H7-3XR : 2 February 2021), Jennie Sutton, 1920. Jasper Co., MO census. Citing: Joplin, #512, 235, 242 widow (accessed before 5 June 2022)

Acknowledgements

• Profile created and sourced by LaMyra Morton. This was her grandmother's aunt. There is a privately held letter concerning 'dear old Aunt Jennie's' death.