He married Mary “Polly” Childress and had 10 children:

1. Elihu Sutherland
2. Mary Jane Taylor Sutherland
3. Elizabeth Sutherland
4. Rebecca Sutherland
5. Cynthia Sutherland
6. Phoebe Sutherland
7. Frances Sutherland
8. Elijah Beauregard Sutherland
9. Mary Sutherland (not our g-grand mother)
10. Noah Sutherland

Also, Elijah’s daughter-in-law celebrated a birth on October 10th,

Winnie Kiser October 10, 1864

Augustus & Cynthia Sutherland Kiser

were married 131 years ago today.

Armalda Vernon Brooks
My great-aunt “Malvie” 128 years ago today