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Benjamin Granville NUTTER

Benjamin Granville NUTTER

Male 1899 - 1971  (71 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Granville NUTTER  [1]
    Birth 9 Dec 1899  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1920  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    Eureka Pipeline Co. 
    Census 1930  Licking Twp, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [5] 
    pumper in oil field 
    Residence 1935  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1940  Prenter, Boone Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [6] 
    roustabout for gas company 
    Physical Description 1942  [3] 
    5'10", 175 lbs, blue eyes, blonde hair, light complexion 
    Occupation Consolidated Gas Supply Corp (39 yrs)  [1] 
    Occupation 1942  [3] 
    Hope Natural Gas Co. 
    Residence Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Residence 1942  Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1950, 1958  Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Death 2 Feb 1971  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10] 
    • A resident of Pennsboro, he "was pronounced dead on arrival at a Clarksburg hospital early Tuesday morning, following a seizure in his home." But a shorter death notice states that he died in Clarksburg.
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I20102  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2023

    Father Thomas Boyd NUTTER,   b. 21 May 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1938, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Mother Mary Frances FLEMING,   b. 20 Jul 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1950, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F1053  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Verl Olive COPLIN,   b. 22 Mar 1904, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1958, Welch, McDowell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Marriage 23 Sep 1923  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12, 13] 
    Children 
    >1. Benjamin Eugene "Gene" NUTTER,   b. 4 Sep 1924, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 2000, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +2. Thomas Edward NUTTER,   b. 7 Apr 1927, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 2007 (Age 80 years)
     3. Robert Allen NUTTER,   b. 24 Sep 1932, Hanover, Licking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 2009, Okeechobee, Okeechobee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F9205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bessie Egan "Bess" ALLEN,   b. 11 Jun 1906, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1982 (Age 75 years)  [14]
    Marriage 1959  McDowell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Family ID F9911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2080] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    5. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    6. [S78] 1940 Census, Boone County, WV.

    7. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    8. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    9. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    10. [S14] Obituary.
      Location not clear. A resident of Pennsboro, he "was pronounced dead on arrival at a Clarksburg hospital early Tuesday morning, following a seizure in his home."

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

    12. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    13. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    14. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    15. [S2324] McDowell County Marriage Records, Welch, WV.