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Below is a family biography included in The History of Giles County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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GEORGE E. SUTTLE, a native of Giles County, and a successful farmer and stock-raiser, was born December 29, 1829, and is the son of Richard C. and Harriet A. Suttle, natives of Virginia, who were married in East Tennessee about 1826, and settled in Giles County in 1837. They had an interesting family of ten children, named Mary E.. George E., Saraphana, Lucius D., Willimina, Matherine, Leroy W., Delphina, William D. and an infant daughter that died in 1857. The mother of these children is still living. Our subject is of Scotch-Irish descent. He received the rudiments of his education in the common schools, and then finished at the Murfreesboro University in 1853. September 17, 1861, he was married to Theodosia O. Green, who was born April 11, 1842, and who is the daughter of Alfred B. and Sarah O. Green, natives of Tennessee. By this union our subject became the father of seven children—two daughters and five sons: Lizzie L., William D., Harry H., Claud, two infants, boy and girl (twins) and James P. Claud died July 16, 1874, and the twins died in 1877. In 1869 he settled on the farm where he now lives, which consists of 443 acres of valuable land five miles east of Pulaski on the old Elkton road. He is regarded as a No. 1 farmer and an excellent citizen. He also owns some valuable city property on East Hill in Pulaski. Mr. Suttle is a Democrat, and he and children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mrs. Suttle is a member of the Presbyterian Church, at Pulaski. The Suttle family is very old and highly respected.
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This family biography is one of 95 biographies included in The History of Giles County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Giles County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee
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