Benjamin Franklin Sutton, Jr

1933 - 1996  (63 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

 Set As Default Person    

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Sutton
  Suffix	Jr
  Gender	Male
  Birth	24 May 1933	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [1, 2]
  Cert No: 1933-MN-35078
  Census	13 Apr 1940	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Census	8 Apr 1950	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [4]
  Military	24 May 1950	Minnesota, United States   [5, 6]
  Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 24 May 1950; Discharge Date: 2 Feb 1954
  Military	3 Feb 1954	Minnesota, United States   [5, 6]
  Enlistment Branch 1: ARMY; Enlistment Date 1: 3 Feb 1954; Discharge Date 1: 21 Mar 1956
  Death	15 Oct 1996	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States   [1, 5, 7, 8]
  Obituary	13 Dec 1996	Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States   [8, 9]
  Burial	Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley, Lyon, Nevada, United States   [6, 10, 11]
  Plot: Sec 1A, Site 643
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Benjamin Franklin Sutton, Jr           b. 24 May 1933, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States           d. 15 Oct 1996, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States  (Age 63 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Kathleen Marie Sutton           b. 4 Jan 1942, McGregor, Aitkin, Minnesota, United States           d. 4 Dec 2000, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States  (Age 58 years)
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Darwin Otto Bundrock and Lilith Corinne Mcdonald)
  1. Living
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Leslie Mather Robinson and Lilith Corinne Mcdonald)
  1. Living   2. Dorothy Mae Robinson           b. 9 Mar 1929, Valley, Montana, United States           d. 4 Oct 2007, Park Rapids, Hubbard, Minnesota, United States  (Age 78 years)   3. Leslie Carlyle Robinson           b. 27 Oct 1930, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States           d. 15 Jun 2012, Tennessee, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Person ID	I1495	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Sutton, Sr           b. 5 Oct 1910, Missouri, United States           d. 27 Dec 1978, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lilith Corinne Mcdonald           b. 16 Jun 1909, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States           d. 17 Jan 1971, Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Nov 1935	Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [12]
  Cert No: 3890009
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 1 month - She : 26 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bonnie Beth Breit           b. 31 Dec 1941, Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, United States           d. 2 Dec 2010, Raymore, Cass, Missouri, United States (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1960	Clark, Nevada, United States   [13, 14]
  Book: 99, Instrument No: 160228
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years - She : 18 years and 5 months.
  Divorce	Jun 1967	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States   [15]
  Case No: 710109; File No: 045837
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 May 1933 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Census - 13 Apr 1940 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Census - 8 Apr 1950 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Military - Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 24 May 1950; Discharge Date: 2 Feb 1954 - 24 May 1950 - Minnesota, United States Military - Enlistment Branch 1: ARMY; Enlistment Date 1: 3 Feb 1954; Discharge Date 1: 21 Mar 1956 - 3 Feb 1954 - Minnesota, United States Marriage - 7 May 1960 - Clark, Nevada, United States Divorce - Jun 1967 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Death - 15 Oct 1996 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Obituary - 13 Dec 1996 - Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States Burial - - Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley, Lyon, Nevada, United States
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Reference

  "Benjamin Franklin Sutton, Jr". Coon White Family History. https://www.cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I1495&tree=cw (accessed April 16, 2026).

  
  

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