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- 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.
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