Leslie Royal Sutton
1926–1950 (Age 24)
Wilcox, Georgia, United States
The Life of Leslie Royal
When Leslie Royal Sutton was born on 19 July 1926, in Wilcox, Georgia, United States, his father, Baxter Sutton, was 45 and his mother, Willie Gertrude Harris, was 42. He registered for military service in 1946. He died on 2 November 1950, in Korea, at the age of 24, and was buried in Rochelle, Wilcox, Georgia, United States.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Baxter Sutton
1881–1939
Willie Gertrude Harris
1883–1970
Henry Baxter Sutton
1911–1988
Lonnie Clyde Sutton
1912–1936
Thomas Cole Sutton
1914–1988
Georgia Elizabeth Sutton
1916–1998
Jeannette Sutton
1918–2005
William Harris Sutton
1921–2012
Walter Carl Sutton
1923–1986
Martha Cornelia Sutton
1923–1998
Leslie Royal Sutton
1926–1950
Parents & Siblings
- Baxter Sutton
1881–1939Male
1883–1970Female
siblings
(9)
- Henry Baxter Sutton
1911–1988Male
- Lonnie Clyde Sutton
1912–1936Male
1914–1988Male
1916–1998Female
1918–2005Female
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World Events (8)
1927
Age 1
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929
Age 3
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 9
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the extremely numerous places called Sutton, from Old English sūð ‘south’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Leroy Sutton in household of Baxter Sutton, "United States Census, 1930"
Leslie Royal Sutton, "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"- Leslie R Sutton, "United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957"
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