sitton, john
1828-01-19 – 1899-01-05
- Name variants
- John Sitton; John Sitton (FG memorial 17361085); John Sitton (son); John Sitton - Father (cert of Aileen May Sitton); John Sitton - Father (cert of Alice Weber); John Sitton - Father (cert of Ella V. McKinney); John Sitton - Informant (cert of Aileen May Sitton); John Sitton - Spouse (cert of Sarah Sitton); Sitton, John
- Record count
- 24
- Sources
- court_cases,death_certs,fg_cemetery_sweep,life_events,name_index_curated,obits_seed,v2_names,wills
- Places seen
- (?) / Tenn; Dexter; Dexter, Missouri; Stoddard Co. / Missouri; Stoddard County; Stoddard County Democrat; Stoddard County MO; dexter-cemetery
- First event date
- 11 Mar 1876
- Last event date
- 6 Sep 1877
Timeline — 13 events
- 1880-10-09 Stoddard County. Probate Docket, Stoddard County October Term 1880: John Sitton, guardian of the estate of G & W Miller; First annual settlement (minors) on Oct 28, 1880 Co-mentioned: G & W Miller. Quote: "Estate of G & W Miller, John Sitton, guardian. First annual settlement (minors)."
- 1881-01-01 Named as guardian of G. & W. Miller in Stoddard County probate docket, Jan term 1881 (Third annual settlement) Co-mentioned: G. & W. Miller. Quote: "Guardianship of G. & W. Miller, John Sitton, guardian. Third annual settlement."
- 1884-09-13 Dexter. John Sitton, of near Dexter, is a relative of Judge J. J. Sitton Co-mentioned: J. J. Sitton. Quote: "He is a relative to John Sitton, one of Stoddard's reliable citizens."
- 1885-02-21 Dexter. John Sitton, of Dexter (father-in-law of merchants J. N. Miller and F. M. Ladd), old citizen and successful farmer, subscribed to the Vindicator; says wheat crop seriously damaged by freezes and thaws Co-mentioned: J. N. Miller. Quote: "John Sitton, of Dexter, (father-in-law of two of Dexter…
- 1885-02-21 Dexter. John Sitton (Dexter) among new Vindicator subscribers (all unsolicited) Quote: "Within the last few days the following named new subscribers have been added to our lists"
- 1888-12-15 Stoddard County MO. will of John Sitton, Stoddard County MO; will dated 1888-12-15; recorded/proved 1899-02-07 Quote: "this Dec 15th 1888"
- 1899-01-05 Age 70 years 11 months 17 days. Buried in the Dexter Cemetery Ruling Elder; died of pneumonia.
- 1899-01-05 Dexter. death: John Sitton, Ruling Elder, died Jan 5, 1899 aged 70 years 11 months 17 days, of pneumonia; buried in the Dexter Cemetery (SCD p.1) Quote: "John Sitton died on the 5th, inst., aged 70 years, 11 months and 17 days, of pneumonia."
- 1899-02-07 Stoddard County MO. will of John Sitton, Stoddard County MO; will dated 1888-12-15; recorded/proved 1899-02-07 Quote: "recorded February 7, 1899"
- 1925-08-14 Dexter. Reported in his wife's obituary as having preceded her 'to the realms of the immortal 26 years ago' (circa 1899); husband of Mrs. Sarah Sitton Co-mentioned: Mrs. Sarah Sitton. Quote: "preceded her to the realms of the immortal 26 years ago"
- 1928-07-13 Pleasant Valley. John Sitton and wife of Detroit are visiting the family of his mother Mrs. Turner Duncan; Mrs. Sitton was formerly Hazel Brown of Parma, daughter of Chas. Brown, a business man Co-mentioned: Hazel Brown Sitton. Quote: ""John Sitton and wife of Detroit are visiting""
- 1930-03-14 Dexter. The Sitton Homestead, one mile north of Dexter, one of the oldest houses in Stoddard county and settled by John Sitton over seventy-five years ago, was destroyed by fire Tuesday Quote: "How dear to our hearts are the scenes of our childhood."
- (undated) Dexter. The Presbyterians organized the 'Mount Union' church in John Sitton's workshop on the Bloomfield road in 1857 (reorganized 1870; new building 1891; new $35,000 church building just entered). His home, built about 1869, was still standing and was one of the pre-1869 homes on the Cape road Quo…
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