Last Updated: November 29, 2020

John B. & Mary (Dick) Sutphin

 

1. Sutphin, John B.

Parents: Henry "Hollie" & Mary Ann "Polly" (Keith) Sutphin. [Sutphin_HenryHollie_Mary]

1825 Birth: abt 1825 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, Village of Jacksonville, H157: John Sutfin, 25 yo w/m laborer, b. Floyd, $0, John C. Wade HOH.

i1852 Marriage #1: John Sutphin m. Mary Dick 01-15-1852 Floyd Co., VA by Owen Sumner of the Baptist Church. She d/o Abner Dick, dec'd & over & above the age of 21 per oath of John C. Wade.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Wills Ridge PO, H1035:

...... Sutphin, Jno. B. 35 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/80, HOH.

............ Mary 35 yo w/f, b. VA.

...... Dick, Nancy 55 yo w/f, b. VA. (Marys mother & widow of Abner Dick) [dick]

............ Ann 27 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Thomas 35 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ Sarah E. 15 yo w/f, b. VA. 

1863 Death: John B. Sutphin last found in 1860 Floyd Census, enlisted 3/24/1862 at Abington with Co. D. 54th VA. Died at Raleigh NC. on his way home on sick leave, 11/18/1863. (src: Mary Ann Sutphin)

1863 Burial:

...+ Sutphin, Mary

Parents: Abner & Nancy (Burnett) Dick. [Dick_Abner_Nancy]

1827 Birth: 1827 Pittsylvania Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband John B. Sutphin.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley Twp, H35:

...... Sutphin, Mary 45 yo w/f, b. VA housekeeping, HOH.

...... Dick, Nancy 65 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot write. (Mary’s mother & widow of Abner Dick) [Dick_Abner_Nancy]

............ Ann 30 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

............ Sarah 22 yo w/f, b. VA.

i1875 Marriage #2: Mary Sutphin m. 2nd Jacob Manges 09-30-1875 at A. Dickerson's, Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 80 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. Pennsylvania & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o John & Ursula Manges. She 50 yo widowed w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Abner & Sarah Dick.

Jacob Manges, b. abt 1795, d. 1878, John & Ursula (unknown) Manges. [Mangus_Jacob_2wives] He was 1st married to Elizabeth Bower.

i1880 Marriage #3: Mary Mangus m. Thomas L. Nixon 11-04-1880 at Mary Mangus', Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 62 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. Westmoreland Co., England & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Patterson & Elizabeth Nixon. She 55 yo widowed w/f, b. Pittsylvania Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Abner & Nancy Dick.

Thomas L. Nixon, 1818-1900, s/o Pattison & Elizabeth (Pearson) Nixon. [Nixon_Elizabeth_Pattison] Thomas was 1st married to Elizabeth Nixon, reportedly a 1st cousin.

Mary d. after 1900 census where she is noted as:

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13 H91:

…… Nixon, Mary 77 yo widowed w/f farmer, b. May 1823 VA, parents b. VA, 0 ch, owns farm, HOH. (alone)

HOWEVER, there is a headstone in the Red Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA that may be hers, but it clearly had a DOD as 1996 so not sure what to think...

https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2008/30/24294293_120181146724.jpg

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by JohnF)

End John B. & Mary (Dick) Sutphin Family.