Doddridge County Roots


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Addison NUTTER

Addison NUTTER

Male 1842 - 1913  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name Addison NUTTER
    Birth Feb 1842  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date on headstone is Feb 3 1834, but 1900 Census states Feb 1842, age 58. Age in other Census records is consistent with this. Death record shows death date as Oct 15 1913, but obituary and headstone state Oct 15 1914.
    Gender Male
    Military Btry A, 1st W.Va. Artillery, Civil War  [3] 
    Census 1850, 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 15 Oct 1913  Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Burial Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Person ID I28673  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2014

    Father Thomas NUTTER,   b. CA 1809
    Mother Lucinda NUTTER,   b. CA 1814
    Family ID F13089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Susan SMALL,   b. 3 May 1852, Nelson Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1937, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [9, 10]
    Marriage 25 Jun 1868  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Notes 
    • Obituary, printed in "The Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 22 1914, in its entirey:
      Death Claims Aged Veteran
      Addison Nutter died at his home on Waldo Run of Buckeye, Thursday, Oct. 15, 1914, at 7 o'clock a.m., aged 76 years. A year or so ago, Mr. Nutter suffered a stroke of paralysis from which he never fully recovered.
      June 18, 1868, he was united in marriage to Mary S. Small, and to this union nine children were born, six of whom survive, and who with the companion and mother mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father. The sons are Walter Nutter of Morgansville and John Nutter of Central; the daughters are Mrs. Mary A. Lipscomb of Morgansville, Mrs. Flora Jacobs of Wolf Summit, Mrs. Luzada Lipscomb of Central, and Miss Elvira at home. Besides these of the immediate family, the deceased is survived by two brothers, Nelson Nutter of Long Run and Sanford Nutter Clarksburg.
      During the Civil War, Mr. Nutter served the Union as a member of Battery A, of the First West Virginia artillery, and at the close of the war received an honorable discharge.
      The funeral services were conducted at the home at one o'clock p.m., Friday, Oct 16, by Rev. S. A. Jesse. The interment was at Victory cemetery at 3 o'clock, A. J. Osborne, funeral director in charge.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 30 1880:
      Addison Nutter, 47, farm laborer; wife Mary S, 25, medical condition rheumatism; son William Nutter, 9; dau Flora B, 8; dau Martha E, 6; son James A, 4; son John V, 2.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 23 1900:
      Addison Nutter, 58, b. Feb 1842 in West Virginia, married 20 yrs; wife Mary S., 41, b. Feb 1859 in Virginia, married 20 yrs, mother of 9 children, 6 still living; son Thomas W., 26, b. Apr 1874; dau Flora D., 23, b. Jan 1877; dau Lusada, 11, b. Dec 1888; dau Elva J., 6, b. Apr 1894; boarder John T. Small, 40, b. Mar 1860 in Virginia.
      (NOTE: Length of marriage appears to be incorrect. They were married on June 25 1868. Ages and birth dates of children are also inconsistent with other records.)

      1910 Census, Doddridge County WV (Central District), enumerated on May 4 1910:
      Addison Nutter, 70, born in West Virginia, married 30 yrs; wife Susan M., 49, born in Virginia, married 30 yrs, mother of 8 children, 6 still living; son William W. Nutter, 29, single; dau Elva Gains, 16, married 9 months.
    Children 
     1. Thomas Walter NUTTER,   b. 3 Apr 1867   d. 6 Apr 1946, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    >2. Flora NUTTER,   b. CA 1872, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. John Nelson NUTTER,   b. 16 Jul 1878, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1956, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +4. Mary Ann "Annie" NUTTER,   b. Dec 1881, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. William W. NUTTER,   b. CA 1881
    +6. Lusada "Sadie" NUTTER,   b. Dec 1888   d. 31 May 1928, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years)
    >7. Elva Jane NUTTER,   b. Apr 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1982 (Age ~ 87 years)
    Documents
    1900 Census, Doddridge Co WV, Grant District
    1900 Census, Doddridge Co WV, Grant District
    1910 Census, Doddridge County WV, Central District
    1910 Census, Doddridge County WV, Central District
    Family ID F10892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 10/22/1914.

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    6. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 117 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045530&Type=Death.

    7. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1604] Death record of son.

    10. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    11. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 53 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=253684&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Addison Nutter, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, farmer, son of Thomas & Cynda Nutter; and Mary Susan Small, 18, b. Nelson Co VA, res. Clarksburg, dau of William P. & Martha Small. Married Jun 20 1868 in Harrison County. (Wes Cochran's "Harrison County Marriages" reports marriage date as Jun 25 1868, but marriage record shows it as Jun 20 1868. Husband's obituary also incorrectly reports marriage date as Jun 18 1868.)