Genealogy for
Shadrick 'Shade' Sutton
| About Shadrick 'Shade' Sutton |
 Shadrick 'Shade' Sutton 1805 - 1875
| Shadrick 'Shade' Sutton was born about 1805 somewhere in North Carolina and died about 1875 somewhere in Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 70 years old.
His father was Solomon Sutton. He had brothers Jacob & Theophilus. Shade married Elizabeth Cowan. They moved to Texas in the 1870's. | 
 | Census | 1/1/1830 | FL (Jackson County) | 25 yrs old | Florida Territory----Shaddirick Sutton - free white persons: males two (20-25), one (25-30) and females one (under 5), one (20-25), three(25-30)
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1830: Jackson County was formed in 1822 from Escambia County. Webbville, it's largest community, was started in the early 1820s and is declared the county seat. Marianna was founded in 1827 along the Chipola River and quickly begins to grow. An excerpt from an Aug. 5, 1828 letter says in the Chipola River area “lands have risen at least 300 percent in price, and are daily advancing – the tide of emigration is flowing in most rapidly, and the country still proves uninterruptedly healthy." Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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 | Land Deed | 7/28/1838 | FL (Calhoun County) | 33 yrs old | | Shadrack Sutton , Calhoun Co. FL -sale of public land 7/28/1838 – acres 157.42 , doc # 6220 |
 | Census | 1/1/1840 | St. Joseph FL (Calhoun County) | 35 yrs old | Florida Territory ----Shedrick Sutton - free white persons: Males: one under 5 years old, one between 5-10, one between 15-20, three between 20-25. Females: one under 5, one between 20-25, and three between 25-30.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1840: Calhoun County was created in 1838. It was named for John C. Calhoun, a member of the U.S. Senate from South Carolina and the 7th vice president. Land has previously belonged to Washington and Jackson Counties. | |
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 | Land Deed | 10/10/1840 | FL (Calhoun County) | 35 yrs old | | Shadrach Sutton - 10 Oct 1840 - record# FL0150__.436, Acres: 40, doc. 7090, sec. 33, 1-N, 8-W, meridian- Tallahassee, County - Calhoun. Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566). |
 | Land Deed | 7/10/1844 | FL (Calhoun County) | 39 yrs old | | Shadrach Sutton - 7/10/1844 - record# FL0180__.296 , doc. 8353 , sec. 4, 1-S, 8-W, meridian- Tallahassee, County - Calhoun. Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566). |
 | Census | 11/6/1850 | 5th div. FL (Calhoun County) | 45 yrs old | #105, Shadrack Sutton (age45), Josiah Kelly (age30) , estate value $10000, both born in NC.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1850: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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 | Other | 1/1/1854 | Abe Springs FL (Calhoun County) | 49 yrs old | | $50 owned to Shadrick Sutton
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 | Land Deed | 6/16/1856 | FL (Calhoun County) | 51 yrs old | | Shadrach Sutton - 16 Jun 1856 - record# FL0240__.154 , Acres: 80, doc. 12335 , sec. 31, 1-N, 8-W, meridian- Tallahassee, County - Calhoun & sec. 6, 1-N, 8-W, meridian- Tallahassee, County - Calhoun Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566 |
 | Census | 7/23/1860 | FL (Calhoun County) | 55 yrs old | dweling#119, family# 120 Shade Sutton (age 55)
Elizabeth ( 26) He was born in NC and is a farmer. She was born in GA and keeps house. 
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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 | Census | 6/20/1870 | FL (Calhoun County) | 65 yrs old | dweling#18 ,family# 14: Shade Sutton (age 65)NC ,
Elizabeth (35)GA. He is a farmer & she keeps house.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1870: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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 | Other | 1/29/1872 | Abe Springs Bluff FL (Calhoun County) | 67 yrs old | | Civil Action filed on Jan. 29,1872 against Alfred Bailey by S. Sutton for the sum of $26.00.
They came before the court again on Feb. 12, 1872 – Alfred Bailey protested charges of owing $26.00 to S. Sutton.
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Shadrick 'Shade', his family, and friends. For example, Shadrick 'Shade' is 1 years old when Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread.
| Age | Date | Event |
| 5 |
1810 |
Western Florida, from the Pearl River to the Mississippi, is annexed by the US from Spain. |
| 8 |
1813 |
During 1813-14, over 2,000 Muskogee-speaking Creeks move to Florida in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War). Most come from AL and GA. |
| 13 |
1818 |
First Seminole Indian War takes place when Andrew Jackson brings his troops into northern Florida. |
| 16 |
1821 |
Spain formally cedes Florida to the United States in 1821, according to terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty. Spanish colonists as well as settlers from the newly formed United States begin to pour into the new territory. Prior to this change, Florida was a wilderness sparsely dotted with settlements of native Indians, escaped/freed slaves and Spaniards. |
| 17 |
1822 |
Florida Territory is purchased |
| 18 |
1823 |
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula. |
| 19 |
1824 |
Tallahassee is established at the capital of Florida because it is half-way between the two government centers in St. Augustine and Pensacola. The Legislative Council meets in November in a log house erected in the vicinity of today's capitol. |
| 30 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
| 32 |
1837 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In October, Chief Osceola of the Seminole Indians is captured when he arrives for supposed truce negotiations at Fort Payton. He is imprisoned at St. Augustine, FL where he refuses to eat and attempts to escape several times. In December he is moved to a prison in SC where he dies on January 20, 1838. At the time of his death, Osceola was the most famous American Indian. |
| 37 |
1842 |
Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years. |
| 37 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 40 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 45 |
1850 |
Florida's total population has grown to 87,445. This includes about 39,000 slaves and 1,000 free blacks. Indians were not counted. |
| 50 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 56 |
1861 |
No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later. |
| 59 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 60 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 60 |
1865 |
May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east. |
| 65 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| Age | Date | Event |
| 2 |
1807 |
The first steamboat was invented by Fulton |
| 9 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
| 25 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 34 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 39 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 48 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 51 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 54 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 60 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 64 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| Age | Date | Event |
| 6 |
1811 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. |
| 7 |
1812 |
NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. |
| 23 |
1828 |
God is discovered in Georgia. |
| 29 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 56 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 57 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| Age | Date | Event |
| 25 |
1830 |
The U.S. Government begins forcing Cherokee Indians from their homes in what becomes known as the Trail of Tears. Many Cherokee hide in the mountains of North Carolina and surrounding states. |
| Age | Date | Event |
| 1 |
1806 |
Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. |
| 6 |
1811 |
By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. |
| 15 |
1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
| 25 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 30 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 32 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 35 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 37 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 50 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 55 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 57 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 58 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 60 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 63 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 70 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| Age | Date | Event |
| 28 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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