Jones County, Iowa Obituaries James Elijah Hutton James Elijah Hutton was born near Monticello, Jones county, Iowa, May 18, 1862. He was a son of William Washington Hutton and Martha Jane Ennis Hutton. The Hutton family, who were of Scotch descent, and the Ennis family of Irish descent, moved from Ohio and Pennsylvania in a very early day. James E. Hutton and Martha Jane Ennis both removed to Iowa at this time with their parents. When Mr. Hutton was 17 years of age, he moved from Iowa with his sister, Almira Hutton Newman to Sullivan county, Missouri. Here he spent two years. He then moved to Decatur county, Iowa, where he lived for two more years among the Mormons. He helped in the hauling of the rocks for the construction of the Mormon temple. Mr. Hutton then moved to Bennet, Nebraska where he met Margaret Anna Livingston whom he had known in early childhood. On November 5, 1885, they were united in marriage at Lincoln, Nebraska. To this union were born three children, Elmer of Pueblo, Colorado; Mrs. Beulah Montgomery of Howard, and Daniel Harrison or "Harry" Hutton, who passed away in 1921. Mrs. Hutton preceded him in death August 14, 1939. Mr. and Mrs Hutton came to Kansas soon after their marriage and Mr. Hutton was employed in railroad construction, after which he went to work in the coal fields near Frontenac, Kansas. After five years in the coal mining inductry he moved to a farm in the Frontenac community. He farmed in southeastern Kansas until 1896, when the family moved to Elk county and purchased a farm near Moline. In 1910 Mr Hutton again went to the state of Nebraska where he worked on a 1000 acre stock ranch near Atkinson. In 1917 he returned to his farm in Elk county. The Huttons moved to Howard, Kansas, February 28, 1935. Mr. Hutton was received into the Howard Methodist church by Dr. T. R. Heath through confession of faith and baptism December 21, 1941. Being unable to come to the church he was baptized and received the vows in his home. He was also a member of the Grange lodge. Mr. Hutton was honest in his business dealings, clean in his habits of speech and expressed his faith in God and Christ long before he made his decision to unite with the church. Mr. Hutton was very fond of playing games and enjoyed so much having his close friends and neighbors come and play croquet with him. He is survived by two brothers, Chas. D. Hutton of Gentry, Arkansas and LeRoy W. of Bennet, Nebraska; by a son, Elmer Hutton of Pueblo, Colorado, and the daughter, Mrs. Beulah Montgomery, of the home. He is also survived by four grandchildren, two great grandchildren, a number of nieces and nephews and many friends. He departed this life Wednesday, March 31, 1948, at the age of 85 years, 10 months, and 13 days. Funeral services were held at the Moon Chapel in Howard at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 3rd, conducted by Rev. P.L. Mitchell, pastor of the Howard Methodist church. The pall bearers were Walter Stgreet, Frank Street, Dan Street, Fred Street, Jess Sallee and Carl Sallee. Burial was in Green Lawn cemetery at Grenola, Kansas. [Taken from the Howard Courant-Citizen, April 8, 1948 - Submitted by L. Morgan] BACK ©2007 Genealogy Trails