He was known as Fayette, with various spellings of the name found in census records. His lineage is unknown as no record has been found to connect him with other Sutherland families in Tennessee or North Carolina. His place of birth in Census records is inconsistent, as is his age. His death record lists his birth place as Cocke County, Tennessee. He died before most of his grandchildren were born. And no stories about his life were passed on to future generations.
SURNAME:
There is no common spelling of the surname for this family. It is spelled Southerland & Sutherland in Census records, often changing with the next census to the opposite of what was recorded previously. To complicate the matter, the sons of Lafayette used both spellings during their lifetimes; one son would spell it one way while another spelled it the other. Then later they would change to the opposite spelling. To further complicate matters, all the sons except Vannie, used the "SUTHERLAND" spelling on their tombstones, while all the daughters have "SOUTHERLAND."
SURNAME:
There is no common spelling of the surname for this family. It is spelled Southerland & Sutherland in Census records, often changing with the next census to the opposite of what was recorded previously. To complicate the matter, the sons of Lafayette used both spellings during their lifetimes; one son would spell it one way while another spelled it the other. Then later they would change to the opposite spelling. To further complicate matters, all the sons except Vannie, used the "SUTHERLAND" spelling on their tombstones, while all the daughters have "SOUTHERLAND."
He was known as Fayette, with various spellings of the name found in census records. His lineage is unknown as no record has been found to connect him with other Sutherland families in Tennessee or North Carolina. His place of birth in Census records is inconsistent, as is his age. His death record lists his birth place as Cocke County, Tennessee. He died before most of his grandchildren were born. And no stories about his life were passed on to future generations.
SURNAME:
There is no common spelling of the surname for this family. It is spelled Southerland & Sutherland in Census records, often changing with the next census to the opposite of what was recorded previously. To complicate the matter, the sons of Lafayette used both spellings during their lifetimes; one son would spell it one way while another spelled it the other. Then later they would change to the opposite spelling. To further complicate matters, all the sons except Vannie, used the "SUTHERLAND" spelling on their tombstones, while all the daughters have "SOUTHERLAND."
SURNAME:
There is no common spelling of the surname for this family. It is spelled Southerland & Sutherland in Census records, often changing with the next census to the opposite of what was recorded previously. To complicate the matter, the sons of Lafayette used both spellings during their lifetimes; one son would spell it one way while another spelled it the other. Then later they would change to the opposite spelling. To further complicate matters, all the sons except Vannie, used the "SUTHERLAND" spelling on their tombstones, while all the daughters have "SOUTHERLAND."
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