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James Floyd Sutherland Sr.

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Birth	:	28 Jun 1909 Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	16 Mar 1989 Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Danville City, USA
Coordinate	:	36.5760994, -79.3908005
Plot	:	Section 6, Lot 376, Grave 8
Description	:	He was known as "Floyd" by family and friends. IMPORTANT NOTES ON SURNAME: Southerland / Sutherland = In writing the surname, Floyd dropped the "O" from the original spelling. His siblings retained the "O". Floyd's son Willie however was forced to put the "O" back in due to an error in paperwork by the US Army. Some of Floyd's uncles and cousins also dropped the "O" while others retained it. NOTE ON BIRTHDATE: His birth date was always in question. He had to apply for a delayed birth certificate for which... Read More	He was known as "Floyd" by family and friends. IMPORTANT NOTES ON SURNAME: Southerland / Sutherland = In writing the surname, Floyd dropped the "O" from the original spelling. His siblings retained the "O". Floyd's son Willie however was forced to put the "O" back in due to an error in paperwork by the US Army. Some of Floyd's uncles and cousins also dropped the "O" while others retained it. NOTE ON BIRTHDATE: His birth date was always in question. He had to apply for a delayed birth certificate for which his aunt, Cordie Blackwell, gave an affidavit stating that he was born July 3, 1909 and that she was the midwife. However when the birth certiciate was obtained from the State of Tennesse, it had the date of June 28, 1909. Floyd always privately celebrated his birth on July 3 (although some of his children would observe the June date). Born in a Tennessee log cabin, he traveled with his parents to Missouri by covered wagon when still a newborn infant. He was enumerated in the 1910 Green County, Missouri census as being 9 months old. They later returned to Tennessee by the same method sometime after 1920. He began attending school while in Missouri. Due to his parents health, which forced them to return to Tennessee, Floyd had to drop out of school after only attaining a fifth grade education. It became necessary for him to help support the family at a young age. Having been raised mostly in the mountains of Tennessee, his extended family had a talent for "mountain hillbilly" music and could play various instruments. Floyd learned to play the banjo but sometime in young adulthood gave up the instrument. His banjo got damaged and he never had it repaired or played the instrument afterwards. It is said by his children that he was very talented. Floyd came with his parents to Wayne County, Indiana, in his early manhood, where he worked on a farm near Jacksonburg. While thus engaged he met his future wife, Mattie, who lived nearby. However the two were not total strangers since their families knew each other in Tennessee. In October 1935, the two would elope by traveling to Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana, where they were married by a Justice of the Peace. In 1940, Floyd moved his family to a small house on South Green Street in Greens Fork, Wayne County, Indiana. At this time he was employed by the Wayne Works, a school bus factory in Richmond, IN. During this period of uncertainty due to pre-World War 2 events, many men were required to register for the draft. A year later many would see active military duty as the United States was drawn into the war. For reasons, unknown, Floyd was deemed unfit for military duty which upset him terribly . He however served his country in a civilian post as the Air Raid Warden for the town of Greens Fork. Each evening it was his duty to ensure the citizens of the community had their darkened shades and curtains drawn before dusk. After dark Floyd would go around the town inspecting each home making sure no lights shown through doors or windows. Any stray lights would be a signal to any potential overhead enemy aircraft that there might be a community below thus making the whole town a target for bombing during an air raid. Sometime during the war years, the growing family moved to a farm near Greens Fork. For about 18 years, Floyd farmed and lived on the Chauncey Cranor farm southwest of Greens Fork, Indiana, on the Sugar Grove Road. The farm house was located down a long lane and the back field bordered the Greens Fork River. In about 1958 he purchased a 10 acre farm on Jones Road, east of Hagerstown, Indiana. He remodeled the house adding on a few rooms and installing indoor plumbing. This was to be his home for the remainder of his life. He was retired from Walnut Level Elevator, east of Hagerstown, Indiana, on the Jacksonburg Road, (south of State Route 38 and at the railroad). Floyd had a least 2 serious accidents while employed here. It was only by God's grace that he survived his severe injuries. Years later, after coming to know the Lord, he would testify in church to the healing touch of God, giving thanks to God for sparing his life and for saving his soul. A farmer most of his life, he was known for his "green thumb", and always had a large, well-kept vegetable garden after retirement. The produce he shared with his family and neighbors. Surplus produce was also bagged and taken to his sister, Ruby Engle, who sold it at the Sunoco Service Station in Richmond, Indiana, of which she was the owner. A few times a locally owned grocery sold his surplus corn and green beans. He also picked berries that grew wild on the farm and harvested hickory nuts and walnuts from trees on the farm. Many a winter day was spent in the kitchen where he would cracked open the nuts on an "anvil" with a hammer. Woe to the person who carelessly entered the kitchen without shoes as they might surprisingly discover a stray nut shell with their bare feet. He was a member of Greens Fork Church of the Nazarene, Greens Fork, Indiana, where he served as a Trustee and usher. After his conversion experience in the early 1970's, his life changed completely. He no longer drank, smoked or cursed. Jesus removed these old sinful habits completely from his life. Before his conversion experience, Floyd had a temper and could become mean. But he was also known to have a gentle side. After receiving Christ Jesus as his Savior, Floyd totally changed. Although impatient at times, he was always a loving, gentle and kind man. He knew no stranger and was a friend to all. Floyd loved to read the Holy Bible and would read it many times throughout the day. He also enjoyed worshiping his Lord and Savior, attending church, revivals or camp meetings whenever the doors were open. Every year in the month of August, he would take his camping trailer to Camby, Indiana, (west edge of Indianapolis) for the Indianapolis District Church of the Nazarene, Camp Meeting and District Assembly. In those days the camp meetings were two weeks with the church assembly held during the days on one of those weeks. Floyd sometimes took the trailer out there and then returned home during the week in order to tend his garden. His wife was usually a delegate to the Assembly; a few of the other women delegates from the church would sometimes stay with her in the trailer. Floyd's pickup truck had a "cap" on the bed for which he constructed benches that could be made into a bed. Floyd would sometimes come back out to Indianapolis for a few of the services and stay in the cap-camper. This also provided extra space whenever Floyd would his two sons in Maryland and Florida. He and Mattie often used their vehicle as a "bus" to transport children and families to various church events, camp meetings, revivals and district church events. Children: 1. Shirley 2. Pauline ("Polly") 3. James ("Jimmy") 4. Virginia 5. Willie 6. Carolyn 7. Jerry

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Where is James Floyd Sutherland Sr.'s memorial?
James Floyd Sutherland Sr.'s memorial is located at: Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Danville City, USA.
When did James Floyd Sutherland Sr. death?
James Floyd Sutherland Sr. death on 16 Mar 1989 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James Floyd Sutherland Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 36.5760994
Longitude: -79.3908005

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mattie Will Rich Sutherland

(1912 - 1995)

Siblings

Children

Pauline Marie “Polly” Sutherland Conyers

(1938 - 2022)

James Floyd “Jimmy” Sutherland Jr.

(1940 - 2020)

Virginia Lynne Sutherland Short

(1941 - unknow)

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Coordinate: 36.5760994, -79.3908005

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