Benjamin Waters Sutton
Born 6 Jan 1859 · Died 16 Jun 1916
Ancestors chart · Descendants · ID I1850
Life events
| Birth | 6 Jan 1859 |
|---|---|
| Death | 16 Jun 1916 |
Parents
Lemuel Hardy (Pvt) Sutton 1835–1923 & Mary Esther Waters 1838–1915 family page
Siblings:
- Lemuel Edward Sutton 1862–1941
- Claudius Sutton
- Hughie Virginius Sutton 1869–1951
- Oscar Sutton
Notes
Benjamin's gravestone gives a birth date of Jan. 6, 1850. However, the 1860 Census gives Benjamin's age as 1 year, which would suggest a birth year of 1859, not 1850. It is likely that the 1850 birth yar on his gravestone is a mistake. Benjamin's mother, Mary Esther Waters Sutton, was 20 years of age on the 1860 Census. This squares with her gravestone age of 1840. If Benjamin were indeed born in 1850, then his mother would have been only 10 years of age when he was born, which would have been virtually impossible.