Monday, January 24, 2011

Orville Sutton

Orville Sutton was the 4th child of Rowell and Emma Jane.  He was born 17 May 1884 in Steuben County, Indiana.

He married Dorthea Bloom in 1901

Their Children:
Opal 1902-1989
Ford 1904-1975
Lela M 1906-1985
Dorothy 1908-1996
Roswell 1914-1934
Francis 1919-1980
Orville Jr 1926-1934

He was a farmer with residences in:

Pleasant Township 1910 Census
Jamestown Township 1920, 1930 Census

Fort Wayne Daily News March 16, 1908




He Died 4 Feb 1932 and Dora in 1966

Lela Dora Sutton

Lela was born March 7, 1882 and was the only daughter of Roswell and Emma Jane.

She married Clarence Hansleman Oct 30, 1907.

Children of Lela and Clarence:
Russell Clarence 3 Oct 1908-1983
Helen Ruth 1 Aug 1911-Aug 2003
Thomas Morton 1922-17 Feb 2010 Served as Sheriff of Steuben County 1959-1966

Her home was next to her brother Delevan in Ostego Township according to 1920 Census.


Here are both Lela Dora Sutton Hanselman and her sister-in-law Cora L Swift Sutton

She died Nov 20, 1960 and is buried at Circle Hill Cemetery Angola Indiana

"History of Northeast Indiana, LaGrange, Steuben, Noble and DeKalb Counties" published in 1920. 
Volume II p. 134
  "CLARENCE HANSELMAN. A farm in Ostego Township that has been improved by two generations of the well-known Hanselman family is in section 5, comprising 140 acres, and now owned and cultivated by Clarence Hanselman. Mr. Hanselman is one of the most successful representatives of his family and has proved his worth both as a practical farmer and as a public-spirited citizen..
  He was born on the homestead where he still lives, October 19, 1875, a son of John Quincy and Margaret (Kankamp) Hanselman and a grandson of Aaron Hanselman.  A more detailed record of this family will be found on other pagers of this publications. Clarence Hanselman grew up on the home farm.. After acquiring a public school education he took up farming as his serious career, and in course of years acquired the old homestead of 140 acres. He has remodeled the barn, and installed many other improvements, including a furnace in his home. He is a breeder of pure bred Shorthorn cattle and also keeps the best grades of Duroc Jersey hogs. Politically Mr. Hanselman is a republican.
  October 30, 1907, he married Miss Lela Dora Sutton, member of an old and prominent family of Steuben County. She was born in Scott Township, March 7, 1882, a daughter of Roswell and Emma J. (Waller) Sutton. Her parents were both natives of Steuben County, her father born April 27, 1852, and her mother on January 1, 1859. Roswell Sutton was a son of Roswell & Nancy (McMinn) Sutton, both pioneers of Northeast Indiana. Roswell, Sr., was the first, or one of the first teachers in Steuben County. Emma J. (Waller) Sutton, who died March 3, 1912, was a daughter of Jacob and Rhoda (Trobridge) Waller, likewise pioneers of Steuben County. Mrs. Hanselman's father is still living in Scott Township. He had four children, named, Delevan, Robert, Lela Dora and Orville. Mr. and Mrs. Hanselman have a son and daughter, Russell Clarence, born October 3, 1908, and Helen Ruth, born August 1, 1911."