Theresa Virginia Sutton

Brief Life History of Theresa Virginia

When Theresa Virginia Sutton was born on 18 January 1846, in Hopwood, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Andrew Jackson Sutton, was 24 and her mother, Hannah Hopwood, was 21. She married James White about 1867, in Missouri, United States. She lived in Asotin, Washington, United States for about 10 years and Peola, Garfield, Washington, United States in 1927. She died on 3 September 1927, in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Peola Pioneer Cemetery, Peola, Garfield, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Blair Dick
1844–1927
Theresa Virginia Sutton
1846–1927
Marriage: 1872
Baby Boy Dick
1874–1874
Baby Boy Dick
1876–1876
Jay Dick
1878–1878
Albert Dick
1880–1962
Dick
1880–1880
Hannah Isabelle Dick
1882–1967
Effie Nina Dick
1884–1970
Olive Dick
1888–1938

Sources (16)

  • T Sutton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Theresa Sutton, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Theresa Sutton Sutton, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

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World Events (8)

1861

Historical Boundaries 1861: Nez Perce, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Nez Perce, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Nez Perce, Idaho, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places called Sutton, named with Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The English surname is also common in Ireland (Wexford, Kildare), where it has been established since the 13th century and Gaelicized as de Sutún.

Jewish (from the former Ottoman Empire, including Syria): unexplained.

English: topographic name from Middle English (bi) suthentune ‘(at the place to the) south of the village’.

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

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