TENTH GENERATION

147. Francis Marion SUTTON was born on 23 Apr 1858 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR.⁽³³⁾ He died on 6 Feb 1931 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR.⁽³³⁾⁽³⁵⁾ Marion's obituary appeared in the Feb. 12, 1931 Pocahontas Star Herald.

Uncle Marion Sutton, pioneer citizen of Randolph county, died last Friday, Feb. 6, at th home of his son, Vass Sutton, near town, following an illness of about eight days with pneumonia. All his children were present at his passing.

Uncle Marion was known as a constructive citizen, having devoted much of his time during his long and useful life to community and church work.

He was married to Martha Ann BATES (daughter of Williston BATES and Nancy Tennessee NOBLIN) on 25 May 1879 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR. Martha Ann BATES was born on 7 Nov 1862 in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas. She was born on 7 Nov 1862 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR. She died on 12 Jun 1918 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR.⁽³⁵⁾ She died on 18 Jul 1918 in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas. Ann's daughter, Nancy Ann Million, died 1 Feb 1901, just four days after giving birth to her daughter, Nancy Ethel. Ann was nursing her own daughter, Essie, at the same time. After Nancy died, Ann took Ethel in and nursed her granddaugher at the same time that she was nursing her daughter, Essie.

The 1910 Randolph County Census lists in the household of Marion and Ann Sutton six of their own chidren, including Essie, age 9, and Ethel Million, granddaughter, age 9. Francis Marion SUTTON and Martha Ann BATES had the following children:

+430 i. Nancy Ann SUTTON.
431 ii. Chloe Elizabeth SUTTON was born on 12 Jun 1882 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR.⁽⁵²⁾ She died on 13 Jun 1945 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR.
432 iii. Malinda Emmaline SUTTON was born on 10 Sep 1885 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR.⁽⁵²⁾ She died on 16 Oct 1974 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR.
+433 iv. James Osby SUTTON.
+434 v. Edgar Edward SUTTON.
435 vi. Irvin SUTTON was born on 15 Jan 1898. He was born on 15 Jan 1898 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR.⁽⁵²⁾ He died on 6 Sep 1930. He died on 6 Sep 1930 in Randolph Co, AR. Irvin and Verthie are both buried in Reno, AR.
+436 vii. Essie Ann SUTTON.
437 viii. Abraham (Ham) SUTTON was born on 15 Aug 1903 in Randolph Co, AR.⁽⁵²⁾ He died on 21 Apr 1974 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR. Both Ham and Phyllis were midgets. They had no children.

Ham is buried at Sutton Cemetery, Pocahontas, AR.
+438 ix. Vaston Marion SUTTON.

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