CASSINGHAMS in America

Ray Sutton is the son of Eva Arvilla Foster and John Albert Sutton. He was born 24 Apr 1895 in Buckingham, Kankakee, Illinois and died 1 Aug 1980 at age 85 in Coal City, Grundy, Illinois. He was buried 5 Aug 1980 at Ward Cemetery, Grundy County, Illinois.

On 3 Jun 1920, he married Winniferd Ida Southcombe in Morris, Grundy, Illinois. Ida, as she was known, is the daughter of William A. Southcombe and Margaret Fox. She was born 5 Sep 1900 in Plattville, Kendall, Illinois. She died 8 Jul 1983 at age 82 in Orlando, Orange, Florida. She was buried 11 Jul 1983 at Ward Cemetery, Grundy County, Illlinois.

Children of Ray Sutton and Winniferd Ida Southcombe:

  1. William Sutton was born in 1921.
  2. Mary Sutton was born in 1924. She married Lee Provance.
  3. Robert Sutton was born in 1925.
  4. Edwin Sutton was born 4 Oct 1931 in Mazon, Grundy, Illinois and died 21 Sep 1951 at age 19 in Paris, Edgar, Illinois.
  5. Jennie May Sutton was born in 1938. She married Richard Potts.

Notes

Both Ray's and Ida's obituaries say they have 15 grandchildren (and 24 great-grandchildren). We don't have the names of any of them.

Sources

Ray: Birth, Death and Burial from his own obituary.
Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 343-32-0744).

Ida: Birth, Death and Burial from her own obituary.
Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 348-50-8766).

Edwin: Birth, Death and Burial from his own obituary.

Census Listings

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Last Updated: Sunday, April 07, 2002.