Lake-Rush County IN Archives Biographies.....Sutton, Festus P. 1846 - 
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Author: T. H. Ball (1904)

FESTUS P. SUTTON.

    Festus P. Sutton is a prominent and well known agriculturist in West Creek
township, where he has a nice homestead of one hundred and twenty acres. He is
the oldest child of one of the most prominent and worthy families in the western
portion of Lake county, a family which has always been recognized for its
integrity and the personal excellence of its individual members. The Suttons are
of English origin, and those of the name have the advantage of a well knit and
wholesome ancestry, with reputation throughout for substantiality and solidity.

    Mr. Sutton was born in Rush county, Indiana, October 9, 1846. There were
eight children in the family, four sons and four daughters, seven of whom are
living, and more detailed mention is made of them in the history of Mr. Otto
Sutton to be found elsewhere in this volume. The parents were Gabriel F. and
Almeda (Hall) Sutton. The father was a man who stood four-square to the world,
and is one of the most worthy characters that figure in the history of Lake
county. He was an exemplary citizen, and set a good example to his children and
family, who in turn have honored him. He began life as a poor man in Rush county
of this state, and when he died a few years ago in Lake county he was reckoned
as a man of affluence, and left a fine property to his children, besides the
rich heritage of his own name. He was a lover of relics and antiquities, and had
in his possession many articles and papers connected with the earlier history of
the Sutton family. His aged widow is still living a contented and peaceful life
on the old homestead not far from her children.

    Mr. Festus Sutton was reared in his native county of Rush until he was about
fifteen or sixteen years old, and since then he has been a resident of Lake
county. He had already gained most of his education before coming to Lake
county, but also here continued his schooling for a time in the public
institutions of learning of the county. Self-application has been the ground for
most of his success in life, and in his life work of farming he has made a very
creditable success. He has also been engaged for the past thirty years in
grain-threshing in northwest Indiana, and is one of the best known men in this
part of the state in this line of industry.

    Mr. Sutton lived at home with his parents until he was over forty years old.
On June 20, 1889, he was united in marriage with Miss Altie L. Cover, and since
then they have resided on their pleasant and profitable homestead in West Creek
township. Mrs. Sutton was born in Belmont county, Ohio, June 28, 1868, being a
daughter of George N. and Harriett (Jarvis) Cover. When she was four years old
she came to Jasper county, Indiana, where she was reared and received her
education in the public schools. She is very fond of good literature as of all
other things that enhance the beauty, comfort and pleasure of home. Mr. and Mrs.
Sutton have one daughter, Altie Almeda.

    Mrs. Sutton's father still lives in Jasper county, where he is a well known
farmer. She was one of eleven children, five sons and six daughters, and in this
family there were four pairs of twins. Ten of these children are living, and
Mrs. Sutton is the only one in Lake county; two are residents of Oklahoma, and
the rest of Jasper county. The following is the obituary of Mrs. Sutton's mother:

    Harriett (Jarvis) Cover was born in Noble county, Ohio, June 25, 1839; died
at her home in Union township, Jasper county, Indiana, January 10, 1890, aged
fifty years, six months, and sixteen days. Moved with her parents when three
years old, to Belmont county, Ohio, and was there married to George N. Cover,
December 15, 1859. She was the mother of eleven children, six girls and five
boys, all of whom survive her. Among these eleven children are four pairs of
twins. She was a teacher in the public schools for eleven terms, and a teacher
and worker in the Sunday schools for many years. She joined the Christian church
in 1853 and was a faithful and zealous member until the end. Her husband and all
her children were present at the funeral, and also Mrs. Sarah E. Johnson, a
sister, from Belmont county, Ohio. The funeral was held Sunday, January 12, and
was conducted by Elder E. D. Pierson. The interment was in Prater graveyard.

    The sorrowing husband and children desire to express, through these
columns, their sincere thanks to the many friends for aid and sympathy in
their affliction.

    "A precious one from us has gone,
       A voice we loved is stilled;
     A place is vacant in our home,
       Which never can be filled.
     God in His wisdom has recalled
       The boon His love had given;
     And though the body moulders here,
       The soul is safe in heaven."

    Mr. Sutton cast his first vote for General Grant, and as far as consistent
with his personal activity has never failed to support with enthusiasm the
principles of the Grand Old Party. He has been selected as a delegate to the
district and county conventions at various times. Fraternally he is 'a member of
the Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. 300, at Lowell, and Mrs. Sutton is a charter
member of the Rathbone Sisters at the same place. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton are both
adherents of the Christian church, and contribute according to their means to
the benevolences.


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ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF
Genealogy and Biography
OF
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA,
WITH A COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY 
1834—1904

A Record of the Achievements of Its People in the Making of a Commonwealth and
the Founding of a Nation.

REV. T. H. BALL
OF CROWN POINT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO   NEW YORK
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904


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