John Jay Sutphin

Brief Life History of John Jay

When John Jay Sutphin was born on 29 September 1885, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, his father, Benjamin Elliott Sutphin, was 32 and his mother, Anothy Obediance Frances Prather, was 37. He married Louisa E. Kemp on 4 February 1909, in Carroll, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Blacksburg District, Montgomery, Virginia, United States in 1940 and Bellefonte, Nottoway, Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 10 April 1956, in Blackstone, Nottoway, Virginia, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Grace Cemetery, Wilsons, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Jay Sutphin
1885–1956
Louisa E. Kemp
1892–1984
Marriage: 4 February 1909
Shannon Montgomery Sutphin
1910–1985
Norvell Christine Sutphin
1914–1997

Sources (31)

  • John J Sutphin, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • John S Sutjohin, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • John J. Satphin, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Name change

Blacks and Whites was renamed Blackstone in 1886.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Van Zutphen: habitational name for someone from Zutphen in the province of Gelderland. Compare Sutfin and Sutphen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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