John R. Sutton

John was born Aug 1871 and died 15 Apr 1936 in Butler. De Kalb County.

He married Lilia (Lela) D. Oberlin in 1904.  They had one son Harley Arthur Sutton born 1908 and passed in 1932.

John had a number of occupations.  In 1910 census it states he was a druggist and the retail store.  In 1920 he worked for Tank Pump Co and in 1930 census he worked at the railroad.

In HIstory of Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana I find this reference:
In the early 1930s, Butler went back to a town government due to a change in Indiana Law. For the next twenty years, it was again governed by trustees.

During this time, going to the barbershop was a time to "catch-up" on what was happening around town. Mark Harrigan, Bill Holtzberg , Joe (Toad) Latson, and Frank and John Sutton were all popular barbers. Hair cuts cost 15 cents and customers had their own shaving mugs personalized with their names hung on a special rack on the wall.

This is the only John I can find in 1930s living in Butler, so I assume it is him.  Plus John had a brother named Frank.  

John and Harley are buried at Butler Cemetery.