Husband: Thomas Emmett Nutter Census name: Emmit Nutter 1
Born: 1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3,4,5 Died: Oct-21-1909 6 Buried: (plot marker T.E.N.) in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 3,7 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Military: Aug-31-1861 - Sep-10-1864 Pvt, Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, and Btry F, 1st W.Va. Lt Artillery (Maulsby's), Civil War 5,2,3 (see note 1) Father: Christopher N. Nutter (1806 - 1883) Mother: Sarah Ann Swisher (1817 - 1894)
Wife: Margaret Clarissa Lowther 2 Married: Nov-15-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: 1840 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 3,2,4 Died: 1905 3,2,9 Buried: (unmarked) in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 3,2 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Archibald Lowther (1811 - 1874) Mother: Charlotta Willard (1813 - 1895)
F Child 1: Mollie Belle Nutter 2 Also known as: Mary Belle Nutter Born: Oct- 8-1865 at Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 10,11 Died: Jan-18-1937 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 10 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Ulysses Grant Zinn b. Oct- 2-1866 d. Jun- 2-1949 Also known as: U. Grant Zinn 12,13,14 Married: Dec-25-1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Lula A. Nutter 2
Census name: Lulu A. Nutter 15
Born: ca 1868 15
Died: Aug-29-1884 16,3
Buried: in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 17,3,2
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 3: Clarence Archibald Nutter 2 Born: May-18-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 18 Died: Apr-28-1956 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18 Resided: from 1904 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2,18 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: B & O Railroad (40 yrs) 18 Wife: Laura Kinney b. Feb-21-1880 d. Sep-23-1954 Married: Oct-14-1905
F Child 4: Aura Winifred Nutter 2 Also known as: Ara Nutter 20 Born: Jun- 3-1874 at Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 21,11,22 Died: Oct-20-1958 22 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: 1945 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 23 Resided: 1935 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 20 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: James William DeBrular b. Apr- 7-1873 d. Dec-26-1945 Also known as: William DeBrular 24 Married: Mar-12-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 5: Frankie Byrd Nutter 2 Also known as: Byrd Nutter 2 Born: ca 1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 4,15 Resided: 1935 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 20 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Elbert E. Hall b. ca 1870 Married: Jan- 8-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 4
M Child 6: Lorenzo Dow Nutter 2 Also known as: L. Dow Nutter 2 Born: Jul-15-1880 in West Virginia 25 Died: Mar- 4-1953 in Alameda Co, CA 25 Resided: in Texas 2
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 244. (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (5) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (6) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (7) Cemetery marker. (8) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Thomas E. Nutter, 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Christopher N & Sarah; and Margaret C. Lowther, 24, b. Lewis Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Archabald & Charlotta. Married Nov 15 1864 in Ritchie County. (Note: Minnie Kendall Lowther's "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 244, incorrectly reports marriage date as Nov 16 1864. MR p. 11. (9) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 227. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (12) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 239. (13) Death record of wife. (14) Death record of son. (15) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (16) Headstone. (17) Headstone, "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 587, incorrectly reports Lula A. Nutter as the daughter of C. N. Nutter. But the headstone clearly reads "Lula A, dau of T. E. & M. C. Nutter, died Aug 29 1884." Age at death is no longer readable. Minnie Kendall Lowther's "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 244, reports that Lulu (sic) "died just as she neared the nuptial alter (sic)." (18) Obituary. (19) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. (20) Obituary of brother. (21) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (22) Headstone (year only) (23) Death record of husband. (24) Marriage record of daughter. (25) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. Event Notes Note (1) Military records show that Thomas Emmett Nutter, age 20, enlisted in Co E, 6th W.Va. Infantry, on 18 Aug 1861 at Harrisville, Ritchie County. He was described as 5"10', yellow eyes, fair hair, fair complexion, farmer, born in Harrison County. He mustered in as a Private on 31 Aug 1861 at Webb's Mill, Ritchie County. In Mar/Apr 1862, he was on detached guard duty at Burnt Bridge, near Toll Gate. In May 1862, he was sick at the hospital in West Union. On 23 July 1862, he transferred to Capt. Maulsby's Battery at Central Station. (NOTE: This Company was detached as Battery F, 1st Regiment W.Va. Light Artillery per Special Order 148 War Department, A.G.O., officially dated 31 Mar 1863. It was commonly referred to as Capt. Maulsby’s Battery.) Company Muster Rolls show that in Mar/Apr 1863, he was sick at Martinsburg, Va., and in Oct/Nov 1863 he was on teamster duty. He mustered out a Private, Battery F, 1st Regiment W.Va. Light Artillery, on 10 Sept 1864 in Wheeling. The Civil War Pension Index shows that Thomas Emmett Nutter died on 21 Oct 1909.