Jul-28-2018
Husband: Christopher N. Nutter
Born: 1806 in Kentucky 1,2,3 Died: Nov-18-1883 2 Buried: in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Occupation: farmer, miller 4,5 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 6 Father: Thomas Christopher Nutter (1787 - ) Mother: Lois Parks
Wife: Sarah Ann Swisher 7,8,9 Married: 1839 1
Born: 1817 1,2 Died: 1894 2 Buried: in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Isaac Swisher (1793 - 1854) Mother: Mariah Jett (1797 - 1863) Notes
F Child 1: Olive Nutter Born: 1840 1,4 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
M Child 2: Thomas Emmett Nutter Census name: Emmit Nutter 4 Born: 1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,10,11 Died: Oct-21-1909 12 Buried: (plot marker T.E.N.) in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 2,13 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 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 11,1,2 (see note 1) Wife: Margaret Clarissa Lowther b. 1840 d. 1905 Married: Nov-15-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Mary Ann Nutter Born: Aug-23-1846 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 15,16,17 Died: Mar- -1939 18 (see note 2) Buried: in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, Marion Co, KS 17 Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Alexander S. Lowther b. Jun- 1-1842 d. Jun- 4-1917 Census name: A. S. Lowther Married: Nov- 2-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Frances E. Nutter Born: ca 1848 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16,19,5,4 Died: Apr-26-1870 18 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 20 (see note 3) Resided: 1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: George W. Brown b. ca 1838 Also known as: G. Whit Brown 1 Married: Sep-12-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
M Child 5: Charles William Nutter Born: Jun-20-1856 at Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 21,22 Died: Jun- 8-1931 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21,22 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21,18 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 21,23 Wife: Cordelia Alice Hall b. Jun-28-1858 d. Nov-24-1938 Also known as: Alice C. Hall 24,9 Married: May-29-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 244. (2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (3) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (4) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (5) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (6) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Death record of son. (10) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (11) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (12) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (13) Cemetery marker. (14) 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. (15) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 235. (16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (17) Findagrave.com. (18) Headstone. (19) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (20) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, There are two entries for this person. (1) On p. 587, for the Lowther (Waltnut Grove) Cemetery in Holbrook: Frances Nutter Brown, no dates, unmarked, dau of C. N. & Sara Nutter. (2) On p. 486, for the Auburn Community Cemetery: Frances Brown, d. Apr 26 1870, age 22 yrs, wife of George W. Brown. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (22) Headstone (year only) (23) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (24) Death record of husband. 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. Note (2) "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 235, reports death date as 1937. But headstone reads March 1939. Note (3) No dates; unmarked grave.Name Index