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Birth Name: Donald Howard Sutton
Date of Birth: April 2, 1945
Place of Birth: Clio, Alabama, U.S.
Date of Death: January 19, 2011
Place of Death: Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish
Don Sutton was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Oakland Athletics, and the California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Dodger in 1998.
Don was the son of Lillian Sevester and Charles Howard “Charlie” Sutton. His family were sharecroppers, and later moved to Molino, Florida. He was married to Mary, until his death. He had two children with his first wife Patti; and a daughter with Mary. His son with Patti, Daron, was a broadcaster.
Don’s paternal grandfather was Ezra Sutton (the son of Charles McDonald Sutton and Callie Phillips). Charles was born in Alabama, the son of William S. Sutton and Temperance Ellen Gulledge. Callie was born in Alabama, the daughter of Benjamin Hayward Philips and Mary Jane Casey.
Don’s paternal grandmother was Mattie Portwood (the daughter of Elisha Columbus Portwood and Rebecca Elizabeth Trant). Elisha was born in Pike County, Alabama, the son of Howard Columbus Portwood and Elizabeth Durden. Rebecca was also born in Alabama, the daughter of William Willis Trant and Frances Johnson.
Don’s maternal grandfather was Huey Lloyd McKnight (the son of Samuel Oliver McKnight and Mary Etta Baker). Huey was born in Barbour County, Alabama. Samuel was born in Alabama, the son of Robert Samuel McKnight and Nancy Kirkland.
Don’s maternal grandmother was named Leta Mae Wilkinson.
Source: Genealogy of Don Sutton – https://www.findagrave.com