Brief Life History of Lester Orval
When Lester Orval Sutton was born on 24 February 1911, in Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Edward Sutton, was 21 and his mother, Maggie Ellen Easterly, was 19. He lived in Edwards Township, Clark, Kansas, United States in 1920 and Yampa, Routt, Colorado, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 16 May 1988, in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Orval L Sutton in household of Thomas E Sutton, "United States Census, 1920"
- Orval L Sutton, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Lester Sutton, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1914 · The Ludlow Massacre
On April 20, 1914, the Colorado national Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards, attacked striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado, killing 25 people, including miners, women, and children.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
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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