Roby Kinser Sutherland (1870 - 1916)

Born 18 Oct 1870 in Carroll, Virginia, USA

Husband of Amanda (Barns) Sutherland — married 28 Sep 1898 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Died 15 Nov 1916 at age 46 in Emory, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Robie was born in 1870 in Carroll, Virginia. He was the son of A.C. and Sallie Sutherland.^[1]

He married Amanda Barns, daughter of O.F. and Mary Barns, in Tazewell County, Virginia in 1898.^[2]

Robie Sutherland was treasurer of Emory and Henry College.^[3]

According to Holston Conference's memoir of his life, he served churches around the region:^[4]

His first charge was in the West Virginia coal fields, at Cooper’s, where he served one year, 1894-95. After this two years were spent in the Algoma and Arlington charge. In the fall of 1897 he was appointed to Ilarriman Station, but on account of ill health was unable to finish the year’s work. His health being restored, he was sent to Anderson Street, Bristol, in 1898. Here he spent two years. He was appointed to Pocahontas Station in 1900, but was again forced by ill health to give up his work before the end of the year. Growing stronger, he served Liberty Circuit two years, 1901-4; East Radford Station, three years, 1904-07; Marion Station, four years, 1907-11; Big Stone Gap Station, one year, 1911-12....

From the first he was a useful itinerant, faithful and diligent as a pastor, instructive and warm-hearted as a preacher. His people loved him.

He passed away in 1916.^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch Roby Kinser Sutherland, 18 Oct 1870; citing Carroll, Virginia, reference p 83; FHL microfilm 31,087.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch, R. K. Sutherland and Amanda Barns, 28 Sep 1898; citing Tazewell, Virginia, reference P130 L148; FHL microfilm 34,214.
3. ↑ Official record of the Holston Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, ninety-second session, held at Knoxville, Tenn., October 6-12, 1915, Page 72.
4. ↑ Martin, Holston Conference (1917).
5. ↑ "Rev. R. K. Sutherland Dead", Clinch Valley News (Tazewell, VA) 17 November 1916, Page 1 Col 6. (http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=CVN19161117.1.1 : 12 July 2017).

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch Robey K Sutherland, son, in household of Alexander C Sutherland, Sulphur Spring, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 21, sheet 129D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1360; FHL microfilm 1,255,360.

• "Matrimonial", Tazewell Republican (Tazewell, VA) Volume 7, Number 39, 29 September 1898, Page 1 Col 2 (Marriage announcement of Miss Amanda Barns and Rev. R. K. Sutherland).

• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch R K Sutherland, 1904; citing Passport Application, United States, source certificate #, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., 643, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,517,237.

• Martin, I.P. Memoir of Robey Kinzer Sutherland, Holston Annual: containing minutes, statistics, and reports of the Holston Annual Conference of the M.E. Church Vol 94 (1917).

• Find A Grave: Memorial #179195641, Roby Kinser Sutherland, no headstone photograph.

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