Elijah Sutherland

Birth 10 Oct 1829 Russell County, Virginia, USA Death 25 Nov 1918 (aged 89) Russell County, Virginia, USA Burial Elijah Sutherland Family Cemetery Russell County, Virginia, USA Memorial ID 48365267 · View Source Elijah Sutherland was born 10 Oct 1823, the son of Daniel Sutherland and Phoebe Fuller. In 1846 he married Mary "Polly" Childress, the daughter of Abraham Childress and Francis Kiser. Mary was born 18 Oct 1822. Elijah and Mary had 10 children: 1) Elihu b: abt. 1848, 2) Martha b: 23 Aug 1849, 3) Rebecca, 4) Elizabeth b: abt. 1852, 5) Cynthia b: abt. 1856, 6) Phoebe b: abt. 1857, 7) Frances b: 25 Feb 1858, 8) Mary, 9 ) Elijah Beauregard b: 12 Feb 1862 and Noah b: 10 Nov 1866. Mary "Polly" Sutherland died 21 Jan 1887 and Elijah 25 Nov 1918.

He was a member of the 7th Confederate Cavalry Battalion, Co. H. He filed for a pension in Russell Co.,VA in 1905, at the age of 77, claiming to have suffered from exposure, measles and mumps during service.