hmtl5 Matilda Sutton b. 1 Nov 1816 Fleming County, Kentucky d. 25 Apr 1878 Rush County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
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Matilda Sutton

Female 1816 - 1878  (61 years)

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  • Name Matilda Sutton 
    • daughter of George Sutton and Margaret Emmons [1]
    Birth 1 Nov 1816  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Apr 1878  Rush County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Manilla Cemetery, Manilla, Rush County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I6454  Hedges
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2026 

    Family John Solomon Riley,   b. 1808, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1860, Francesville, Pulaski County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 21 Oct 1833  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F2842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Nov 1816 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Oct 1833 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • LKH note:
      Matilda married second to James L. Emmons
      [4]
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Matilda Sutton married 2x:


      1) John S. Riley (1809-1860)

      Married 21 Oct 1833 in Fleming Co Kentucky

      The 1850 U.S. Federal Census of Poplar Plains, Fleming Co Kentucky records: John S. Riley, 42; wife, Matilda 36; Children: George 12; Charlotte F. 8; Henry Clay 6; Josephine 3

      The 1860 U.S. Federal Census of Beaver, Pulaski Co, Indiana records: John S. Riley 51; wife, Matilda 43; Children: George E. 23; Sharlott 17; Henry C. 15; Josephine 12; Virginia M. 9; Edwin P. 5; and Kate 2

      2) James J. Emmons - Married 22 Nov 1862, Pulaski Co Indiana [Matilda Sutton Riley remarried to her sister Malinda Sutton's ex-husband James J. Emmons, a large prominent farmer, in 1862. - Fred Pouche]

      The 1870 U.S. Federal Census of Walker, Rush Co, Indiana records: James G. Emmons 60; wife, Matilda 53; Children: [All listed as Emmons on census, but these are Matilda's children with Riley] - Josephine 22; Jennie 19; Edward 16; Kate 12 and Rufus Hedley.

      Note - Rufus "Hedley" is Rufus Headlee, youngest brother of Matilda's son's (Wm H.C.) wife, Malinda Headlee Riley.
      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Ancestry family tree.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S90] Marriage record.

    4. [S82] LKH.


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