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Thomas E. NUTTER

Thomas E. NUTTER

Male 1843 - 1886  (42 years)

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  • Name Thomas E. NUTTER 
    Born 17 Oct 1843  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 21 Dec 1861 to 10 Jun 1865  [2, 3] 
    Cpl, Co M & L, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (guard at bridge, tunnel, blockhouse) 
    • Military records show that Thomas E. Nutter enlisted in Co M, 6th W.Va. Infantry, on 24 Nov 1861 in West Union. His description was given as age 18, born in Doddridge County, height 5'4.5", blue eyes, dark hair, dark complexion, occupation farmer. He mustered in as a Private on 21 Dec 1861 in West Union. Company Muster Roll for May/Jun 1863 shows that he was a Guard at No. 18 N.W.V.R.R. Tunnel and Bridge. In July/Aug and Nov/Dec 1863, he was Guard at No.9 N.W.V.R.R. Blockhouse. Having been promoted to the rank of 8th Corporal, he reenlisted on 28 Dec 1863 as a Veteran Volunteer at Cumberland, Maryland. In Jan/Feb 1864, he was a Guard at No.9 N.W.V.R.R. Blockhouse. He was on furlough in May/Jun 1864, returning to duty on 23 July 1864. He mustered out as a Corporal from Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf, on 1 Dec 1864 at Grafton, and on 26 Dec 1864 was transferred to Co. L, 6th W.Va. Infantry by virtue of Special Order 72 Hdqt. He mustered out of Co L, 6th W.Va. Inf, as a Corporal on 10 Jun 1865 at Wheeling. The wife of Thomas E. Nutter filed for a widow's pension on 7 Oct 1887.
    Died 23 Feb 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Cause: tuberculosis 
    • Although the death record shows death date as Feb 23 1886, a second entry shows it exactly one year earlier, on Feb 23 1885. Death date on headstone is one day earlier, Feb 22 1886. In any event, an entry for him in found in the 1890 Veterans Census of Ritchie County.
    Buried Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Person ID I22949  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2017 

    Father Willis NUTTER,   b. 15 Sep 1815,   d. Jan 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Juliet RICHARDS,   b. CA 1820 
    Family ID F2193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ann ALLENDER,   b. 22 Jul 1850,   d. 25 Feb 1939, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [8] 
    Married 23 Dec 1869  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Children 
    +1. Emma F. NUTTER,   b. 28 Dec 1870, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1953, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +2. Lola G. NUTTER,   b. 14 Jun 1873, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1922, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    +3. Okey Eli NUTTER,   b. 17 Jun 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1968, Wayne Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +4. Elizabeth N. "Bessie" NUTTER,   b. Feb 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age ~ 83 years)
     5. Eva May NUTTER,   b. 9 May 1882,   d. 26 Dec 1974  (Age 92 years)
     6. Thomas M. NUTTER,   b. 30 Sep 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F8596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.
      Don Norman & & Pauline Karabogias, in The Descendants of Christopher Nutter (based on "The Nutter Family" by Barr Wilson), http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/NUTTER/, had birth date Dec 20 1839. But headstone shows it as Oct 17 1843.

    2. [S37] Historical Military Records, (www.fold3.com).

    3. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 216.

    4. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    6. [S5] Headstone.

    7. [S92] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167).

    8. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 236.

    9. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    10. [S770] The Descendants of Christopher Nutter (based on "The Nutter Family" by Barr Wilson), Donald E. Norman & Pauline Karabogias, (http://hackerscreek.com/norman/NUTTER/CHRISTOPHER1.htm).