Absalom Absalom Chronology by William Faulkner Lyrics
1807 Thomas Sutpen born in West Virginia mountains. Poor whites of Scottish-English stock. Large family.
1817 Sutpen family moved down into Tidewater Virginia, Sutpen ten years old.
1818 Ellen Coldfield born in Tennessee.
1820 Sutpen ran away from home. Fourteen years old.
1827 Sutpen married first wife in Haiti.
1828 Goodhue Coldfield moved to Yoknapatawpha County (Jefferson) Mississippi: mother, sister, wife and daughter Ellen.
1829 Charles Bon born, Haiti.
1831 Sutpen learns his wife has negro blood, repudiates her and child.
1833 Sutpen appears in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, takes up land, builds his house.
1834 Clytemnestra (Clytie) born to slave woman.
1838 Sutpen married Ellen Coldfield.
1839 Henry Sutpen born, Sutpen’s Hundred.
1841 Judith Sutpen born.
1845 Rosa Coldfield born.
1850 Wash Jones moves into abandoned fishing camp on Sutpen’s plantation, with his daughter.
1853 Milly Jones born to Wash Jones’ daughter.
1859 Henry Sutpen and Charles Bon meet at University of Mississippi. Judith and Charles meet that Xmas. Charles Etienne St. Velery Bon born, New Orleans.
1860 Xmas, Sutpen forbids marriage between Judith and Bon. Henry repudiates his birthright, departs with Bon.
1861 Sutpen, Henry, and Bon depart for war.
1862 Ellen Coldfield dies.
1864 Goodhue Coldfield dies.
1865 Henry kills Bon at gates. Rosa Coldfield moves out to Sutpen’s Hundred.
1866 Sutpen becomes engaged to Rosa Coldfield, insults her. She returns to Jefferson.
1867 Sutpen takes up with Milly Jones.
1869 Milly’s child is born. Wash Jones kills Sutpen.
1870 Charles E. St. V. Bon appears at Sutpen’s Hundred.
1871 Clytie fetches Charles E. St. V. Bon to Sutpen’s Hundred to live.
1881 Charles E. St. V. Bon returns with negro wife.
1882 Jim Bond born.
1884 Judith and Charles E. St. V. Bon die of smallpox.
1910
September Rosa Coldfield and Quentin find Henry Sutpen hidden in the house.
December Rosa Coldfield goes out to fetch Henry to town, Clytie sets fire to the house.
1817 Sutpen family moved down into Tidewater Virginia, Sutpen ten years old.
1818 Ellen Coldfield born in Tennessee.
1820 Sutpen ran away from home. Fourteen years old.
1827 Sutpen married first wife in Haiti.
1828 Goodhue Coldfield moved to Yoknapatawpha County (Jefferson) Mississippi: mother, sister, wife and daughter Ellen.
1829 Charles Bon born, Haiti.
1831 Sutpen learns his wife has negro blood, repudiates her and child.
1833 Sutpen appears in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, takes up land, builds his house.
1834 Clytemnestra (Clytie) born to slave woman.
1838 Sutpen married Ellen Coldfield.
1839 Henry Sutpen born, Sutpen’s Hundred.
1841 Judith Sutpen born.
1845 Rosa Coldfield born.
1850 Wash Jones moves into abandoned fishing camp on Sutpen’s plantation, with his daughter.
1853 Milly Jones born to Wash Jones’ daughter.
1859 Henry Sutpen and Charles Bon meet at University of Mississippi. Judith and Charles meet that Xmas. Charles Etienne St. Velery Bon born, New Orleans.
1860 Xmas, Sutpen forbids marriage between Judith and Bon. Henry repudiates his birthright, departs with Bon.
1861 Sutpen, Henry, and Bon depart for war.
1862 Ellen Coldfield dies.
1864 Goodhue Coldfield dies.
1865 Henry kills Bon at gates. Rosa Coldfield moves out to Sutpen’s Hundred.
1866 Sutpen becomes engaged to Rosa Coldfield, insults her. She returns to Jefferson.
1867 Sutpen takes up with Milly Jones.
1869 Milly’s child is born. Wash Jones kills Sutpen.
1870 Charles E. St. V. Bon appears at Sutpen’s Hundred.
1871 Clytie fetches Charles E. St. V. Bon to Sutpen’s Hundred to live.
1881 Charles E. St. V. Bon returns with negro wife.
1882 Jim Bond born.
1884 Judith and Charles E. St. V. Bon die of smallpox.
1910
September Rosa Coldfield and Quentin find Henry Sutpen hidden in the house.
December Rosa Coldfield goes out to fetch Henry to town, Clytie sets fire to the house.