William Henry Sutton (1855 - 1920)

Born 29 Aug 1855 in Grove, Delaware Co., Oklahoma (Indian Territory)

Ancestors

Son of John W. Sutton and Mary Ann (Copeland) Sutton

Husband of Harriett Rozilla (Raymond) Sutton — married 1870 in Southwest City, MO

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1920 at age 64 in Grove, Oklahoma (Cherokee Nation)

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Biography

William was Cherokee.

William was born in the Indian territory close to what is now Grove Oklahoma. He met and married Harriet Rozilla Raymond on Jan 18, 1876. They had nine children. He was by blood part of the Cherokee nation. Dawes card #2843/7137. Miller roll app #4920 roll #26091

The Suttons owned a small farm, 1 mile north of Grove before statehood William Henry Sutton invested in the bank of Grove. William Sutton was also a stockholder in the first national Bank of Grove. Taken from a book called “ Heritage of the Hills; a Delaware County history.”

Find-A-Grave: William Henry Sutton BIRTH 29 Aug 1855 DEATH 19 Jun 1920 (aged 64) BURIAL Olympus Cemetery, Grove, Delaware Co., Oklahoma

Sources

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7D-PD65 : 10 February 2023), William H Sutton in entry for Lizzie Branham, .

• "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V285-9LX : 18 January 2020), William Henry Sutton, 1876.

• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8131-LJN2 : Wed Oct 18 14:23:48 UTC 2023), Entry for William Henry Sulton and Hattie C Raymon.

• "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H3-ZJ5P : 11 March 2018), William H Sutton, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Cherokees by Blood Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSR2-W9J : Fri Oct 06 01:30:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Sutton and Harriett R Sutton, 1900.
• "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V285-9LX : 18 January 2020), William Henry
• 1900 United States, federal census of Indian population Cherokee nation in the in territory found at ancestry.com
• 1910 United States, federal census Delaware county oklahoma found@ ancestry.com
• 1920 United States, federal census Delaware county oklahoma found@ ancestry.com
• Oklahoma and Indian territory US Dawes census Cherokee, Indian by blood #7137/2843. Found on ancestry.com and also at national archives catalog bureau of Indian affairs, group 75.
• Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5445595/william-henry-sutton