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Donald Edwin MCNUTT

Donald Edwin MCNUTT

Male 1898 - 1978  (80 years)


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  • Name Donald Edwin MCNUTT
    Birth 20 May 1898  Kenton (now Canton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birthplace given in marriage record as Lewis County, but birth record and obituary state Kenton, Doddridge County.
    Gender Male
    Military Medical Corpsman, US Navy, World War I  [1] 
    Census 1940, 402 CHURCH ST  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 407 CHURCH ST  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1928  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation From 1929 to 1974  [1] 
    department store manager/owner/proprietor 
    • Donald E. McNutt managed the O. J. Morrison store from Jan 1929 to Jan 1953, when he pruchased the business and changed its name to Don E. McNutt's. He operated the store for the next 21 years, until selling the business in 1974. The following news article appeared on the front page of the West Union Herald on Feb 7 1929:

      NEW MANAGER AT MORRISONS STORES
      Mr. D. E. McNutt, who has been connected with the O. J. Morrison Store of Clarksburg for some time, has been made manager of the West Union store of the Morrison Stores Company. Mr. McNutt has taken the position formerly held by E. W. Randolph, who has moved to Grafton, where he will enter in business.
    Occupation 1930, 1940  [4, 5] 
    manager of department store 
    Residence 415 CHURCH STREET  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 19 Jul 1978  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I102624  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2015

    Father William H. MCNUTT,   b. Feb 1871, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957 (Age ~ 85 years)
    Mother Emma Elizabeth SMITH,   b. 14 Mar 1875, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1954, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F42752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Grace LAWSON,   b. 22 Sep 1898, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1991 (Age 92 years)
    Marriage 26 Jul 1928  Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Marcia Jeanne MCNUTT,   b. 18 Apr 1937, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F42751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Ira E Smith home, purchased by Don McNutt in 1945    		Ira E Smith home, purchased by Don McNutt in 1945

    Documents
    102624_MCNUTT_DonaldEdwin_1898-1978_Obit.jpg    		102624_MCNUTT_DonaldEdwin_1898-1978_Obit.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.

    4. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S2635] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    6. [S1681] Obituary - United Hospital Center.

    7. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).