Writtie "Ritta" Mathes^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1873 - 1929  (56 years)

• Name	Writtie "Ritta" Mathes
  Born	1873	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 May 1929	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  	Cause: Heart Failure
  Buried	25 May 1929	Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I147533	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 May 2015

  
  

  Father	James Mathes,   b. 1825, Tennessee
  Mother	Mary Eleanor Vira Ball,   b. Abt 1840, Tennessee
  Family ID	F107608	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James "Jim" Sutton,   b. Oct 1859, Tennessee ,   d. 1935  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Children	+ 1. Josie Alice Sutton,   b. 18 Feb 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Dec 1977  (Age 98 years) + 2. Willis Sutton,   b. 27 Jun 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jun 1984  (Age 96 years)   3. Mollie F. Sutton,   b. Jun 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 1930  (Age ~ 36 years)   4. Johnnie Rogers Sutton,   b. 11 May 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jan 1953  (Age 57 years) + 5. Ella Mae Sutton,   b. 27 Jul 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Jan 1971  (Age 70 years)   6. Bertha E. Sutton,   b. Abt 1904, Tennessee + 7. Bruce Montgomery Sutton,   b. 30 Apr 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Oct 1969, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F55022	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1873 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Heart Failure - 23 May 1929 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 25 May 1929 - Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Buford Watson submission Top row: Molly Sutton, Willis Sutton, bottom row: Elle Sutton and Writtie Mathes.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Jan 1971. Ella Me McCarter obituary [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 261. [S84] E-Mail, Buford Watson [iam-dave@hotmail.com], 8 Apr 2010. [S101] 1880 Census, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee, 312A. James Mathes obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name Rittie Sutton Titles Residence Civil District 17, Sevier, Tennessee Birth Date May 1875 Birthplace Tennessee Relationship to Head-of-Household Wife Spouse Name James Sutton Spouse Titles Spouse Birth Place Tennessee Father Name Father Titles Father Birthplace Tennessee Mother Name Mother Titles Mother Birthplace Tennessee Race or Color (expanded) White Head-of-household Name James Sutton Gender Female Marital Status Married Years Married 12 Estimated Marriage Year 1888 Mother How Many Children 6 Number Living Children 4 Immigration Year Enumeration District 0151 Sheet Number and Letter 10A Household ID 169 Reference Number 7 GSU Film Number 1241596 Image Number 00283 Household Gender Age Spouse James Sutton M Rittie Sutton F Child Josie A Sutton F Child Mollie Sutton F Child Willis Sutton M Child John R Sutton M [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Writtie C Sutton Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1863 Age: 57 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00553 Sheet Number: 6 Household Gender Age Spouse James Sutton M 56y Writtie C Sutton F 57y Child Rogers Sutton M 18y Child Bertha E Sutton F 16y Child Bruce M Sutton M 15y [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Writtie Sutton Event Type: Death Event Date: 23 May 1929 Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Race: White Age: 68 Birth Year (Estimated): 1861 Birthplace: Sevier, Tenn Father's Name: James Mathes Father's Birthplace: Tenn Mother's Name: Vira Ball Occupation: Housewife Cemetery: Gum Gap Cemetery Burial Date: 25 May 1929 "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12378-115017-87?cc=1417505 : accessed 26 May 2015), 004183618 > image 1261 of 2521; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 527.