Husband: Sylvanus Nutter
Nickname: Vallie Nutter 1
Born: Feb-18-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Died: Oct-29-1924 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4,1,3
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 5,1
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: John B. Nutter (1817 - 1892)
Mother: Mary Hart (1821 - 1892)
Wife: Sarah E. Hart
Married: Oct-20-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7,8
Born: Sep- 6-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,9,6,3
Died: Jan-22-1950 in Sweet Springs, Monroe Co, WV 10,9
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 5,11
Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Resided: 1940 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 12
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: John Garrett Hart (1813 - 1895)
Mother: Melinda Ann Nutter (1828 - 1877)
Notes
M Child 1: Ransford Nutter
Born: May-21-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,3
Died: 1891 3
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 5
M Child 2: Harold Nutter Born: Jan-17-1893 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 14,1 Died: Dec-20-1966 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,16 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,17 Resided: in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 1,18 Resided: 1924 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 19,20 Occupation: oil gauger, Eureka Oil Co 1 Military: U.S. Army, World War I 1 Wife: Ruth M. Stutler b. Feb-16-1894 d. Oct-22-1977 Census name: Rutha M. Stutler Married: Sep-10-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,8,16
F Child 3: Rhoda Gay Nutter Born: May-29-1895 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 22,1,23 Died: Jul-10-1975 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 24,23 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 25 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: formerly in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 19,18,26,8 Husband: Reed Army Zinn b. Sep-15-1894 d. Mar-20-1971 Married: Aug- 6-1922 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,8,16 No children: 16
F Child 4: Lora Hester Nutter Born: Jan- 1-1903 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 27,1 Died: Sep- 8-1970 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 28,8,29 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1 (see note 1) Resided: 1966 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Resided: 1950 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Emitt Richards b. Jul- 3-1906 d. Dec-25-1991 Married: May-11-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,16,8,30
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Name appears in birth record as "Sylvanis." Obituary gives birthdate exactly one month later, Mar 18 1866. BR Bk 1, p. 30. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Sylvanis Nutter, white male, married, farmer, born Mar 8 1866 in W.Va, son of John Nutter & Mary Hart; died Oct 29 1924 at Oxford, age 58y 7m 11d, cause of death stomach trouble, burial at Hart Cemetery. Informant: Harold Nutter, Greenwood W.Va. (Note: This death certificate is on file at the WV Div of Vital Statistics and accessible via the WV Archives website. The corresponding entry on page 117 in the ledger-style death record at the Doddridge County court house gives his name as "------- Nutter" and contains only the following information: White male, farmer; died Oct 29 1924 at Oxford, age 58y 7m 11d, cause of death stomach trouble. Informant: Valla Martin, registrar. (5) Headstone. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 434. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Sylvanus Nutter, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Sarah E. Hart, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 20 1889. (8) Obituary of husband. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Obituary - Hospital, Obituary appearing in the Jan 20 1950 issue of "The West Union Herald" states that she "died Jan 22, at a Sweet Springs, Va. hospital where she had been a patient for several months." The Jan 22 1950 date was confirmed in her death record, which clarified the place of death as Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home in Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia. Her headstone gives only the year of her birth, with the death date left blank. (11) Obituary, Headstone at Hart Cemetery has husband Sylvanus Nutter, with his birth and death dates, and wife Sarah E. Nutter, with only her birth date. Her death record, which shows her residence as Oxford in Doddridge County, states her burial location as Alma Cemetery. Basis for this discrepancy is unknown. (12) Obituary of brother. (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Listed as parents' first child. BR Bk 2, p. 243. (14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Listed as parents' second child. BR Bk 2, p. 246. (15) Obituary - Hospital. (16) Obituary of wife. (17) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (18) Obituary of mother. (19) Obituary of father. (20) Death record of father. (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Listed as parents' third child. BR Bk 2, p. 249. (23) Social Security Death Index. (24) Obituary - Nursing home. (25) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (26) Obituary of sister. (27) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, BR Bk 3, p. 153. (28) Obituary - At home. (29) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 143. (30) William Bernard Wilson, Wilson-Pepper Genealogy 1595-1989 (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD, 1990), p. 44. Event Notes Note (1) Long Run section