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• Employer: Owned his own garage
• Occupation: Auto mechanic
• Historical Notes: SUT/IA 005 - 1920 Census He appeared on the census of 1 January 1925 in the household of Christina Engebretsen at East Howard, Estherville, Estherville Township, Emmet Co, Iowa. He appeared on the census of 18 April 1930 at Estherville, Estherville Township, Emmet Co, Iowa. Noted as stepson to ?.
• Census: 1920, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
• Census: 1925, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
• Census: 1930, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
• Census: 1940, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota

Notes:

James was devoted to his father and grieved heavily for years after his death.

Lived Sun Valley, Nevada and liked to fish and hunt.

James married P.L. ROETTGER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Photographer (1910); electrician (1900); farmer in Strawberry Pt, IA
• Religion: Baptist; Methodist
• Census Notes: 1880 US Federal Census Ht Pleasant, Henry, Iowa 364 East Monroe Sutton, Josephus, 35, Ward supervisor at hospital Martha J. 33, wife Estella, 11, daughter Leena, 6, daughter Ellis Craig, 4, son
• Adopted: When his mother died (he was 5), Ellis was adopted by his grandfather Rev Milton Sutton.
• Descendant Interest: Blue eyes, light hair, medium height, medium build
• Confirmed Ancestor?: Y
• Verified Birth: Y
• Verified Death: Y
• Verified Marriage: Y
• Parents Verified?: Y
• Historical Notes: SUT/OK 001 - 1910 Census; Suttons living in Oklahoma with Joseph Sutton SUT/IA 002 - Obituary SUT/IA 003 - Draft card CRA/IA 006 - 1880 Census: living with parents and sisters.
• Obituary: Estherville Democrat, Estherville, IA, February 26, 1919 Pneumonia claimed another victim recently when Mr. Ellis Craig Sutton, who was born in this city on March 15, 1876, died in the hospital at Algona, Iowa, February 6, 1919. He was a s/o Joseph and Jennie Craig Sutton, and will be well remembered by old school friend and playmates here. Until the age of sixteen years his home was in these parts. His grandfather, Rev. Milton Sutton, was a beloved minister of the Baptist church of this city for many years. Until the time of his removal from here Ellis was a faithful attendant at the Baptist church and Sunday school, never failing to be in his place at the appointed time. At about the age of sixteen he went to western Iowa, where he took up the study of electrical engineering, making it a life work in which he became very proficient, as an expert. At the age of twenty-one he accepted a position at Estherville, Iowa, where on November 7, 1898, he was united in marriage to Miss Christine Hanson of that place. With the exception of a short time spent in Oklahoma and Colorado they lived practically all their married life in Estherville and vicinity, where he commanded the love and respect of all with whom he came in contact. Five children came to bless their home. One died in infancy. Those remaining to sorrow with their mother are two boys and two girls. They grieve for a loving husband and father. He also leaves to mourn his early death two sisters, Mrs. (Rev.) J.T. Aitchison, of Boston, Mass., and Mrs. Clifford Anderson, of Mt. Pleasant; his aged father, Joseph Sutton, of Boston, and a cousin, Mrs. Joseph Brown, of Burlington, Iowa. There are also other relatives in the far west. A short service was held in Algona. It was conducted by the Baptist pastor there. Then the remains were brought here to be laid to rest beside those of his mother who departed this world when he was five years of age. They were accompanied by his wife, a little son, James, who was his inseparable companion, Mrs. Olaf Skog and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Borreson. They arrived on No. 5 Sunday morning and the funeral service which was attended by many old friends and acquaintances, was held in the First Baptist church at 3:30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Pastor Frank Weston spoke from the words "Behold I come quickly." Members of the choir of the church sang. There were many beautiful flowers. The pall bearers were Fred and Basil Wiggins, Adrian and F.C. Bruhn, Grover Traut and Chas. Wells. Interment was in Forest Home. Ellis Sutton had many friends in this section of Iowa where the family was well known some years ago. He was a fine man, a great lover of flowers, pets and children. The finer things of life appealed to him. He was a member of the I.O.O.F.. Lodge at Ackley, Iowa. Much sympathy is extended to his bereaved loved ones. – Mt. Pleasant News. —— Estherville Democrat, Estherville, IA, February 12, 1919 Former Light Plant Superintendent Dead E.C. Sutton Passed Away Suddenly in Algona – Burial Was Made at Mount Pleasant The many friends of E.C. Sutton in this city were shocked to hear of his death which occurred in Algona last Thursday, February 6th. Mr. Sutton had been in that city only a short time when death overtook him. He had accepted a position in that city with the light plant and was taken sick while on duty. He asked for leave to go to his room, which was granted to him. On his way home he stopped at a drug store to secure some medicine for a headache. He then retired to his room and when found he was in an unconscious condition from which he never rallied. Mr. Sutton was for several years superintendent of the electric light plant in this city. While here he made many friends who are deeply grieved to learn of his death. He was a skilled workman and thoroughly competent in his work. He was of a cheery, genial disposition which made him a favorite with the workmen and all those with whom he came in contact. The remains were taken to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where burial services were held last Sunday. The wife, Mrs. Olaf Skog and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Borreson, of this city, accompanied the body to that city. We are unable at this time to get a complete obituary, but will have some for next week's issue of the Democrat. The death of Mr. Sutton is sincerely regretted in this city. He was a good citizen and the kind of man that helps a town. We join the community in extending sympathy to the bereaved family at this time, in the loss of husband and father. May the Heavenly Father look down upon them in this hour of sorrow, and comfort their broken hearts. —— Algona Advance (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, February 19, 1919 Sad Death From "Flu" A most unfortunate death was that of E.C. Sutton, late of Estherville, who came here about two weeks ago to accept a job at the city light and power plant. He began work January 29, but was taken with a severe headache the next day. To relieve the headache he took some headache tablets, and these seem to have weakened his heart. His illness proved to be influenza, and resulted in pneumonia, from which he died last Thursday night. He had been taken to the local hospital on the preceding Monday. After his death the body was taken to the Laird undertaking parlors, where brief services were conducted Friday noon, with the local Odd Fellows in charge, after which the body was shipped to Estherville for further services. It was to be shipped thence to Mt. Pleasant for burial. Mr. Sutton's wife was called to his bedside before his death. There are four children. Mr. Sutton was between 40 and 50 years of age. It is said that he was for eight years superintendent of the Estherville light and power plant. Before coming here he had been employed at St. Paul or Minneapolis. He left an insurance policy of $1,000 for his family. His eldest child is a girl of 15, and the youngest child is four years old. There is another boy and a girl in the family. The Ackley Odd Fellows paid the funeral expenses. – Ellis Craig Sutton
• Cause of Death: Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918-9; pneumonia
• Census: 1880, Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
• Census: 1885, Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Iowa Falls, Hardin, Iowa
• Census: 1905, Hardin, Clayton, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Randlett, Comanche, Oklahoma
• Census: 1915, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
• Drafted: 8 Sep 1918, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa

Notes:

Ellis married Christina “Tina” HANSDATTER Christina (daughter of Hans ENGEBRIGTSON and Sigrid “Siri” HALVORSDATTER) was born on 30 May 1878 in Christiana, Oslo, Norway; died on 13 Nov 1968 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried on 16 Nov 1968 in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married Name: SUTTON
• Also Known As: ENGEBRETSEN
• Religion: Methodist
• Immigrant?: Y
• Confirmed Ancestor?: Y
• Verified Death: Y
• Verified Marriage: Y
• Parents Verified?: Y
• Historical Notes: ENG/MN 001 - Obituary ENG/MN 002 - Funeral notice SUT/OK 001 - 1910 Census SUT/IA 005 - 1920 Census HAN/MN 022 - funeral expenses
• Migration: 6 May 1890, “Polynesian”
• Census: 2 Jun 1900, Iowa Falls, Hardin, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Randlett, Comanche, Oklahoma
• Census: 1920, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
• Census: 1 Jan 1925, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
• Census: 5 Apr 1930, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
• Census: 1 Apr 1940, 2845 27th Ave S, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota

Notes:

Came to US with her parents when she was 11 years old. After her husband died during the great Spanish Flu epidemic, Christina raised 4 children by herself, making a living by taking in boarders. She then endured the Great Depression in the 30s, her parents having passed away by this time.
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Vindicator And Republican May 22, 1929 (Estherville, Iowa)
Leaves on Extended Eastern Trip
Mrs. E. C. Sutton leaves Tuesday with her daughter Mrs. Cecil Hanson, of Milwaukee for a trip in the east. Mrs. Albert Hanson of Minneapolis comes with her daughter-in-law, and the three will go back to that city. From there Mrs. Sutton and daughter will go to Milwaukee and later to Chicago to visit Mr. Jos. Sutton, grandfather of Mrs. Hanson who is now 87 years old, and then on to Detroit to spend some time with Mrs. Clifford Thompson, daughter and sister of the two ladies. Mrs. Sutton will be gone from Estherville most of the summer.

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• Occupation: Hospital supervisor, farmer
• Census Notes: 1880 US Federal Census Name Josephus Sutton Sex Male Age 35 Event Date 1880 Event Place Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States Event Place (Original) Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States Birth Year (Estimated) 1845 Birthplace Pennsylvania, United States Marital Status Married Occupation Ward Supervisor At Hospital Race White Relationship to Head of Household Self Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania, United States Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania, United States Person Number 0 Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 350 Volume 1 Image Number 00264 —— 1920 US Federal Census Joseph Sullon 75 (father) John Y Aitchison 51 (head) Estella Aitchison 51 (wife) Murdell Matheson 22 (maid) John B Aitchison 15 (son)
• Military Note: The 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The infantry regiment was officially mustered into service on January 17, 1862. It fought at the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas in March before being transferred across the Mississippi River. While stationed at Corinth, Mississippi, the regiment played a minor role in the Battle of Farmington before the evacuation of the town. In September, the unit saw light action at the Battle of Iuka before being heavily engaged during the Second Battle of Corinth as the Confederates attempted to retake the town in October. In early 1863, the regiment was transferred to Grand Gulf, Mississippi, in order to strengthen the defenses of the Mississippi River at that point. At the Battle of Grand Gulf on April 29, the unit helped repulse a Union Navy attack against the Confederate defensive works. After elements of the Union Army of the Tennessee landed below Grand Gulf, the regiment fought in a delaying action at the Battle of Port Gibson on May 1. —— 3rd Infantry Regiment [also called 2nd Regiment] was organized near Springfield, Missouri, in January, 1862. Many of the men were from St. Louis and Jefferson and Franklin counties. The unit soon moved east of the Mississippi River and was active in the engagements at Iuka and Corinth. Later it was assigned to Bowen's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The 3rd fought in various conflicts during the Vicksburg siege and was captured on July 4, 1863. Exchanged and assigned to General Cockrell's Brigade, it was consolidated with the 5th Regiment. This command participated in the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, then aided in the defense of Mobile. The 3rd lost 5 killed, 65 wounded, and 23 missing at Corinth, had 13 killed, 63 wounded, and 44 missing at Champion's Hill, and during the Vicksburg siege had 18 killed and 83 wounded. In the Atlanta Campaign, May 18 to September 5, the 3rd/5th reported 128 casualties and 68 at Allatoona. Very few surrendered in May, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels William R. Gause, James A. Prichard, and Benjamin A. Rives; Lieutenant Colonels Finley L. Hubbell and James K. McDowell, and Major Robert J. Williams. —— Why Confederate Soldiers Fought Confederate soldiers were primarily volunteers who enlisted for a variety of reasons. A crucial motivator for many Southern soldiers was the defense of home and family against the invading Northern armies, often characterized as “Vandals” or “Hessians.” Additionally, whether their families owned slaves or not, many believed that two fundamental aspects of Southern society, white liberty and black slavery, were under threat by a Federal government dominated by the North. Finally, a sense of personal honor and duty to their comrades, families, and communities, and to the new Confederacy, eventually propelled more than 800,000 men to enlist and persevere through four long years of Civil War; nearly 260,000 would not survive. The Draft While most Confederate soldiers were volunteers, representing all social classes, more than ten percent were conscripts, men drafted into military service against their will. The Confederate Congress enacted the first draft in American history in April of 1862. Initially, the law called for all able-bodied men between 18 and 35; by 1864 boys as young as 17 and men up to 50 years old were required to serve. Exemptions were available for government workers, those employed in vital war related industries, and for owners of twenty or more slaves. These exemptions created resentment among the lower classes, particularly poor farmers with large families, who increasingly felt that it had become a “rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight.” https://www.nps.gov/apco/planyourvisit/upload/Why-Confederates-Fought-Final.pdf —— THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A COMPILATION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. PREPARED, UNDER THE DIRECTION OP TUB SECRETARY OP WAR, BY The late Lieut. Col. ROBERT N. SCOTT, Third U. S. Artillery. PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO ACTS OP CONGRESS. ■* SERIES I—VOLUME XXIV—IN THREE PARTS. PART I—REPORTS. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1889. Lieutenant-Colonel [F. L.] Hubbell, Third; Missouri;, fell, mortally wounded, in hottest of the fight. (Baker’s Creek)
• Military Event: Civil War - Confederate, 3rd Reg MO Inf, Co D, Pvt.
• Served Civil War?: Y
• Military Flag: Y
• Confirmed Ancestor?: Y
• Verified Birth: Y
• Verified Death: Y
• Verified Marriage: Y
• Parents Verified?: Y
• Historical Notes: Established in 1886, the Chicago Home for Incurables has a long and storied past, which began with a $625,000 bequest from Chicago philanthropist Clarissa C. Peck. At the time, it was the largest philanthropic donation ever made by a woman in the US. In 1898, the Home was built at 56th Street and Ellis Avenue—the location of the Young Memorial Building today—to care for individuals in Cook County with conditions that were then deemed "incurable," including tuberculosis, rheumatism, paralysis, and locomotor ataxia (known today as tabes dorsalis). The Home accommodated 125 patients, who had access to lawns with shade trees and swinging hammocks, reading rooms, and a parlor on every floor. Patients were provided with wheelchairs, and male patients could go to a smoking room to "indulge to their hearts' content in the use of their favorite brands." The Chicago Home for Incurables included a 68-bed ward dedicated to caring for patients with advanced cases of tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease that typically affects the lungs but can attack any part of the body. Occupying the south wing of the home, the TB ward was established by Otto Young. In the 1920s, University of Chicago researcher Alexander A. Maximow, MD, provided a new understanding of TB when he reproduced the disease in lung tissue isolated from rabbits and traced its progression under the microscope. However, it wasn’t until the 1944 discovery of streptomycin—an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections—that a cure for TB became a reality. Subsequently, sanatoriums became obsolete, as patients with the disease no longer required multiyear periods of hospitalization. http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Chicago_Home_for_Incurables
• Census: 1845, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1850, E Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
• Census: 1860, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1870, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Drafted: 1872, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
• Residence: 1888, Crow Creek, S Dakota
• Census: 1905, Henry County, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Randlett, Comanche, Oklahoma
• Census: 1920, Yonkers, Westchester, New York
• Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Notes:

m2 Lydia KNAPP; divorced per 1930 Census.
After his first wife died, the children were adopted by his father.
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Marriage records gives birth year as 1846.
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Josephus Sutton was the son of a traveling minister and moved around frequently as he was growing up. I haven’t found any land deeds or records that he owned property.
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Josephus enlisted in the Confederate Army at 17 (abt Jan 1862) at Springfield, Missouri. Although he was registered for military service in Iowa (where he lived), he didn’t want to join the Union forces. Instead, he went to Missouri where he could join the Confederate fight.

We don’t have any records of why he joined the Confederacy, but common reasons were fear of the “invading Northern army” and a belief that the demise of slavery meant the end of society. Josephus didn’t own any land and didn’t have any slaves. His experience contributed to the realization that the Confederate cause had become a “rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight.”

He was captured on 12 May 1863 and imprisoned at Port Gibson, Mississippi. On 12 Jun 1863, he was part of a prisoner exchange, and presumably went home shortly after. Prisoners were required to sign a pledge not to serve again for the Confederacy.

He appears in Iowa’s Union conscription records. He appears to have not served further.
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Later in life, Josephus was sent to the Chicago Home for Incurables, where he died. It’s likely he had contracted tuberculosis.

Residence:
From father’s statement

Census:
Lvg w/ son Ellis & family

Census:
Lvg w/ John Aitchison & Estella

Census:
Chicago Home for Incurables

Died:
Chicago Home for Incurables

Josephus married Martha Jane “Jinnie” CRAIG on 14 Feb 1867 in Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa. Martha (daughter of John Stanley CRAIG and Sarah E. TRACY) was born on 11 Jun 1847 in Ohio; died on 15 Jan 1881 in Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Also Known As: Josephine
• Confirmed Ancestor?: Y
• Verified Death: Y
• Verified Marriage: Y
• Parents Verified?: Y
• Historical Notes: CRA/IA 001 - 1850 Census - living with parents and brother James. CRA/IA 002 - 1860 Census - living with parents and sister Lurilla. CRA/IA 003 - 1870 Census - living with husband, mother Sarah, and sister Lorella CRA/IA 004 - 1880 Census - living with husband and children Estella, Lena, and Ellis.
• Cause of Death: Phthisis pulmonalis
• Census: 1850, Vermillion, Ashland, Ohio
• Census: 1856, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1860, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1870, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa

Notes:

Marriage record gives birth year as 1849.

Phthisis Pulmonalis is tuberculosis of the lungs with progressive wasting of the body. Martha Jane was ill for a year before she died.

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• Occupation: farmer
• Religion: Lutheran
• DNA Fact: confirmed by triangulation
• Immigrant?: Y
• Confirmed Ancestor?: Y
• Verified Birth: Y
• Verified Death: Y
• Verified Marriage: Y
• Parents Verified?: Y
• Historical Notes: ENG/IA 001 - 1930 Census; 95 years old, born Norway, immigrated in 1890; living with grandson Belvin Petersen. Address: 1226 7th St, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa. REV/No 001 - Birth and baptism record
• Cause of Death: Influenza, senility
• Baptism: 31 Mar 1834, Ringebu, Oppland, Norway
• Migration: 6 May 1890, “Polynesian”
• Census: 1900, Emmet, Emmet, Iowa

Notes:

In Norway, in the 1800’s, men who worked for rich farmers were called ‘husmann’. Wages were small. They were given a small piece of land, where they could plant potatoes and a few vegetables. They could only work on their own land at night, after their 10-12 hour days working for the big farmers.

Hans became tired of seeing his father, Engebret, toil like this to make a living for his family.

At 18 (1852), Hans left home on foot, walking north over Dovrefjellet (a mountain range in Norway). He would stop and work at different places. In 1854, he arrived in Grong in North Trondelag (north of Trondheim), where he found employment at the Lutheran Church farm. Apparently, in those days some big farms belonged to the Stave Churches.

On this particular farm, there was a maid working who had come from Meselt, Storelvdal in Osterdal. She was Sigrid (Siri) Halvorson. Hans and Siri fell in love and got married. They moved around, living in many places in the North Trondelag area. They heard of the big timber logging in Vefsen, Nordland and moved there. They lived on a small farm named Bjorkjonnlid, until they immigrated to America with some of their children. They settled in Estherville, Iowa in 1891. Hans was 57 years old, but he continued farming and working on the railroad. Both lived a long and fruitful life.
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Hans owned Flåttådalen in Namsskogan, which he bought for 400 Spd. and sold it in 1868 for 250 Spd. The family then moved to Bjortjønnlia, where they lived until 1890 when they emigrated to America.

Speciedaler (Spd.) was used as the main currency in Norway between 1816 and 1872. One Speciedaler could be divided in to 5 ort (mark) or in to 120 Skilling. The abbreviation for Speciedaler is Spd.
Between 1872 and 1874 the currency was changed from Speciedaler to Kroner. 1 Speciedaler was made equal to 4 Kroner. 1 Krone is divided into 100 øre. The abbreviation used for Kroner is Kr. or NOK.
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Revlingen was the name of the farm where they were born, in Fåvang in Oppland County.
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Passenger list of the “Polynesian”, Liverpool, England (24 Apr 1890) to Quebec, Canada (5 May 1890), final destination Estherville, Iowa.
Hans Ravling
Sigrid
Christina
Olga
Ingvald

Migration:
Liverpool to Quebec

Hans married Sigrid “Siri” HALVORSDATTER on 6 Jul 1855 in Tronss Church, Grong, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Sigrid (daughter of Halvor KNUDSEN MESSELT and Berthe “Sarah” NILSDATTER MESSELT) was born on 14 Dec 1833 in Messelt, Åmot, Hedmark, Norway; died on 11 Jan 1929 in Estherville, Emmet, Iowa; was buried in Norwegian Cemetery, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Also Known As: HALVOSON, Sarah HANSON
• DNA Fact: confirmed by triangulation
• Immigrant?: Y
• Confirmed Ancestor?: Y
• Verified Birth: Y
• Verified Death: Y
• Verified Marriage: Y
• Parents Verified?: Y
• Historical Notes: MES/IA 001 - obituary MES/No 001 - Note; confirms dates MES/No 002 - birth record
• Obituary: PIONEER LADY OF NINETY FIVE PASSED AWAY HERE SATURDAY Obituary of Mrs. Hans Ingebretson Sigri Halvorsdatter Messelt was born in Osterdalen, Norway, in 1833. There she was baptized and confirmed and grew to womanhood. July 6th, 1855, she was united in marriage to Hans Ingebretson, by Rev. Rambeck in Tronss church. This union was blessed with thirteen children, five of whom have preceded their mother in death. after 10 years residence at Overhalla she removed with her husband to Vefsen where they lived until in 1890 when they emigrated to America. They settled in Estherville where they have made their home since with the exception of two years when they farmed in Wilkins Co., Minn. Mrs. Ingebretson became a member of the Estherville [Norwegian] Lutheran church in 1899 and has been a member since. It was her prayer as well as that of her husband that she might go first. This, their prayer was answered and after a few weeks illness she fell asleep in Jesus January 11th, [1929] at the age of 95 years and 3 months. She is survived by her aged husband and 7 children, two of them residing in Norway. Those in this country are: Mrs. Ben Peterson, Mrs. Olaf Skog and Mrs. E. C. Sutton of Estherville; Mrs. A. J. Anders/o Petersburg, Minn., and Mrs. B. C. Borres/o St. Paul, Minn. There are also 49 grandchildren, also 15 great grandchildren in this country. Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; January 16, 1929.,
• Baptism: 17 Dec 1833, Åmot Kirke, Hedmark, Norway
• Migration: 1890, Helle, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
• Census: 1900, Emmet, Emmet, Iowa

Notes:

Had 13 children. 5 died young.

Other Events:

• Clergy: Y
• Occupation: Minister, farmer
• Religion: Baptist
• Cause of Death: Apoplexy [stroke]
• Census: 1850, E Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
• Census: 1860, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1885, Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa

Notes:

Mt Moriah Baptist Church has records of Milton. Discrepancy on birth date - obit in Baptists records says b. Jul 30 1814 -- tombstone says 1 Aug 1814.
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Some genealogists list his first wife as Mary Taylor, but this is not proven. Need to see the church records.
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He was a member of the Baptist Church about 1830 in Great Bethel Baptist Church, Uniontown, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania. He joined the church at the age of 16 and was licensed to preach on 6 Jul 1833, at the age of 19. He was ordained on 4 May 1834 in Great Bethel Baptist Church, Uniontown, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania.
He served the church once a month, along with the Rev. Seymour, beginning 24 Jun 1837, then for one year beginning 24 Apr 1842 he was Pastor of the church.
He was a patron of the Baptist Home Mission in 1854 in Mount Zion field (now Bonaparte Baptist Church), Bonaparte, Van Buren Co, Iowa.
He was a preacher in 1858 in Mount Pleasant, Henry Co, Iowa.
He was a minister in 1859 in Mount Zion field (now Bonaparte Baptist Church), Bonaparte, Van Buren Co, Iowa.
He was Chaplain of the Iowa Hospital for the Insane from 1870 to 1883.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt Pleasant was established in 1869, with Rev. Enoch Smith, twenty members, and with Rev. Dr. Estep as pastor. Immediately succeeding Rev. Estep came William Shadrack. The successive pastors after Rev. Shadrack were James Estep, Rev. Rockefeller, Isaac Wynn, Simon Sigfried, Milton Sutton, John Parker, W. A. Caldwell, T. R. Taylor, WI. W. Hickman, B. F. Woodburn, G. A. Ames, Leroy Stephens. They built their first house of worship in 1830, and a new one on Main street in 1868, which is still in use by them. (History of Westmoreland County, Volume 1, Chapter 37)
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ELIZABETH BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED 1842
The Baptist church at Elizabeth was organized with sixty-eight charter members, September 17, 1842. Prior to that date, the Baptist church at Salem had assisted in organizing the Baptist work in Elizabeth by sending their pastor, Rev. James Estep, to preach — as early as 1837. Taking part in the organization services were Rev. James Estep, Rev. Samuel Williams and Rev. William Penny.
The first meeting house was a frame structure, erected in 1833, and located in the lower end of the village. In 1863 the congregation purchased a house of worship from the Cumberland Presbyterians. The Elizabeth church was a member of the Pittsburgh Association from 1842 until 1853, at which time it became affiliated with the Monongahela Baptist Association. In 1859 the church severed its connection with the Monongahela Association and did not again affiliate itself with any Baptist Association until 1864, when it came back into the fellowship of the Pittsburgh Association. The church suffered greatly during the War Between the States. The present membership is 348.
The following ministers have served the church:
Rev. James Estep (1842), Rev. Isaac Wynn (1843-1844), Rev. Milton Sutton (1844-1847), Rev. J. K. Hornish (1847-1849), Rev. S. W. Fojambe (1850-1861), Rev. R. Sutton (1861-1863), Rev. William Whitehead (1863-1867), Rev. J. K. Cramer (1867-1878), Rev. John Burke (1879-1881), Rev. J. W. Scott (1883-1884), Rev. I. C. Tuttle (1885-1886), Rev. A. B. Whitney (1887-1889), Rev. J. K. Cramer (second pastorate 1889-1896), Rev. Charles B. Smith (1896-1897), Rev. W. J. Coulston (1898-1900), Rev. Clement Hall (1900-1902), Rev. Z. Clark Marten (1902-1906), Rev. J. W. Hays (1907-1909), Rev. John A. Erbe (1909-1914), Rev. D. M. Lenox (1914-1920), Rev. Eugene Neubauer (1921-1924), Rev. Edwin O. Colbeck (1925-1927), Rev. Arthur Brubaker (1927-1936), Rev. M. G. Dickinson (1936- ). (History of the Churches of the Pittsburgh Baptist Association by William Russell Pankey, Pub May, 1939)
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Milton’s death was sudden and unexpected.

Milton Ellis Sutton written Jan 30, 1888

The following brief sketch of the life & labor of the author is written for the satisfaction of relatives & friends, when he is no more on this earth.

I was born in Knox County Ohio July 30th 1814, being the third son of Reuben & Jane Sutton. I was brought up in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, my parents moving to that state in my early infancy. I was connected & United with the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in said county at the age of 16. And at an early period my mind was seriously exercised upon the safe & just preaching and command exhorting & talking to the people at prayer. At the same time I commenced going to school at what was known as "Valley Academy" a good grammar school in said county.

On leaving this school I went to read & study for the ministry with the Rev Wm Brownfield Pastor of the Simontown Baptist of which I became a member by letter & of which I was regularly licensed to preach. In this capacity I visited & addressed the people in different communities until my ordination was called for, which took place in Simontown in the winter of 1834. Rev Wm Brownfield, James Troy & Barnet Whitlatch constituted the council.

In June of the same year I was married to Miss Mary Wynn of the same state. For a number of years following I travelled much & I preached in many places in the counties of Fayette, Green, Allegany, Westmoreland, & Somerset in same state and more or less in other adjoining states in moving charge of sometimes two and sometimes four churches to whom I ministered on one or two Sabbaths each month. Once a month served being the general rule.

A few of my children died in infancy. The other 4 still living are Eliza A Burger of Oakland, James E Sutton of Canton Ill, Josephus Sutton, Crow Creek, Dakota, and Mary B Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

Milton married Mary “Polly” WYNN in Jun 1834 in Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania. Mary (daughter of Rev Isaac WYNN and Dorcas NIXON) was born on 15 Feb 1815 in Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Aug 1877 in Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Cause of Death: Typhoid fever
• Census: 1850, E Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Husband and wife are Half 3C1R.

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Questions: Why did he die young? Where are his birth and death records? No birth records of children. No probate records. Was he in the Civil War?
• Census: 1850, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1856, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1860, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa

Notes:

Census:
real estate valued at $500

Census:
lvg w/ wife & MJ (9), G (2)

Census:
real estate valued at $400

John married Sarah E. TRACY on 21 May 1846 in Belmont County, Ohio. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin TRACY and Nancy Ann NICHOLS) was born about 1817 in Virginia; died after 1885; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married Name: SCHOLES
• Census: 1850, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1856, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1860, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1870, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa
• Census: 1885, Whitebreast, Lucas, Iowa

Notes:

This is not Sarah Ann Clark or Sarah Jane Clark married to John S. Craig of Augusta, ME.

Census:
Lived next to brother

Census:
Living with her daughter’s family

Census:
widowed

Other Events:

• Occupation: Husmann on a farm Opsal (Revlingen) Fåvang in Ringebu, Gudbrandsdal, Norway
• DNA Fact: confirmed by triangulation
• Historical Notes: REV/No 002 - Baptism record
• Baptism: 3 May 1795, Revling, Fåvang, Oppland, Norway

Engebret married Randine Karen JOHANNESDATTER on 27 May 1819 in Ringebu, Oppland, Norway. Randine (daughter of Johannes GULBRANDSEN GRANLIEN and Goro HALDORSDATTER BAKKE) was born in 1793 in Ringebu, Oppland, Norway; died in ? in Norway; was buried in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• DNA Fact: confirmed by triangulation
• Baptism: 15 Sep 1793, Ringebu, Oppland, Norway

Other Events:

• Also Known As: KNUTSON
• Confirmed Ancestor?: Y
• Baptism: 22 Nov 1807, Stor-Elvdal, Hedmark, Norway

Halvor married Berthe “Sarah” NILSDATTER MESSELT on 21 Oct 1831 in Åmot, Hedmark, Norway. Berthe (daughter of Niels KNUDSEN and Anne Cathrine JORGENSDATTER) was born in 1808 in Stor-Elvdal, Hedmark, Norway; died in ? in Norway; was buried in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• DNA Fact: confirmed by triangulation
• Parents Unproven: Y

Notes:

d/o Niels KNUDSEN
There is a record for Birthe NIELSDATTER, d/o Anne Catherine JORGENSDATTER baptized in Denmark.