Tipton-Boone County IN Archives Biographies.....Nutter, John 1817 - 
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Author: Charles Blanchard, Editor (1883)

   JOHN NUTTER, one of the pioneers and prominent men of Windfall, is the oldest
resident of Wild Cat Township. He is a native of Wood County, W. Va., and was
born August 15, 1817. He is the eldest son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Webb) Nutter,
both natives of Harrison County, Va., and of Irish descent. John Nutter was
reared on a farm, and in the fall of 1840 located in Boone County, Ind.;
September 24, 1841, he came to Tipton County and took a claim of 160 acres,
erected a log cabin, and lived a bachelor's life for three years. He was a
successful hunter, and by killing deer and coons he saved $130, with which he
purchased his first piece of land, entering eighty acres in April, 1848. He was
the fifth settler in Wild Cat Township, and was present at the organization of
the township, serving as one of the Judges at the election. He erected the first
hewed-log house, furnished with puncheon floor and clapboard door. He has since
made a good home, and at one time owned 470 acres of land. He has since given to
each of his children a good home, and still owns 250 acres joining Windfall; he
has a fine large brick residence. He has been one of the leading citizens of
Tipton County, where he has been a resident forty-two years. He served as the
first Bailiff of the first grand-jury of Tipton County. He served as County
Commissioner six years, and it was during his official career that the county
jail was erected. He wrote the first petition for a road in Wild Cat Township,
and was appointed Supervisor to cut out the road. Mr. Nutter took out the second
marriage license issued in Tipton County, and was married in July, 1845, to Miss
Martha Pritchard, a native of Johnson County. She died February 5, 1855, leaving
four children, two of whom are living-James W., merchant in Windfall, and
Elizabeth J., milliner and dress-maker in Windfall. Mr. Nutter's second marriage
occurred in 1855, to Miss Amanda McKay, of Howard County. Three children crowned
this union, one of whom is living-Martha A. Mrs. Nutter died in 1863, and he was
last married, January 1, 1866, to Mrs. Nancy (Mitchell) Freeman, of Howard
County. Mr. Nutter is an active worker in the Democratic party, and he and wife
are members of the Baptist Church. He is a stanch supporter of the temperance
movement, and of all public enterprises and benevolent purposes.

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COUNTIES OF HOWARD AND TIPTON, INDIANA.

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL.
ILLUSTRATED.

CHARLES BLANCHARD. EDITOR.
CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO.
1883.


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