Joseph Nutt b. 11 Dec 1818 Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States d. 28 Jun 1903 Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Joseph Nutt
Born	11 Dec 1818	Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [1, 2]
	Mentioned in the will of Aaron Nutt as son Joseph Nutt.
Gender	Male
Beneficiary	9 Oct 1841 [3]
	in the will of his father, Aaron Nutt
Executor	9 Oct 1841 [3]
	Joseph and John Nutt were named as executors in the will of their father, Aaron Nutt
Census	1850	Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [4]
	as Joseph Nutt, carpenter, in the household of Martha Nutt
Census	1860	New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [5]
	as Joseph Nutt, clerk, head of household
Census	1870	Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [6]
	as Joseph Nutt, farmer, head of household
Occupation	1870	Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [6, 7]
	Farmer
History / Bio	1882 [8]
	The History of Montgomery County, Ohio (Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882), p270
	p270 —Joseph Nutt, farmer, P. O. Centerville. The eldest of the two children (Joseph and John) of Aaron and Martha Nutt, was born in Centerville, Ohio, December 11, 1818. Parents both natives of New Jersey; his father was the son of Levi Nutt, and he the son of Adam Nutt, a native of Wales, who landed in New Jersey early in the last century. Aaron, on his mother's side, was the grandson of Barzilla Ivens, a noted merchant of his day; he was also a noted man for the size of his family; he was married three times and was the father of twenty-one children who were all able at one and the same time to set at the table and help themselves to a square meal. Joseph's mother was the daughter of Isaac and Hannah Pedrick, of Pedricktown, N. J.; she emigrated with them to Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, in 1806, remaining there a brief period; her father purchased a farm near the present village of Clio, Greene County, Ohio, and removed to it. The family were all worthy members of the Society of Orthodox Friends. The subject of this sketch can't quite claim to be anything more than the son of pioneers (for date of father's arrival see brother's biography); never had any land to clear or brush to pick; never assisted in building the pioneer cabin with its cat and clay chimney, clapboard-roof held on with weight poles, or in laying down the solid puncheon floor; or in erecting the sweep at the well for the "old oaken bucket;" but have worn buckskin pantaloons, leather-crown hat and thread shirt-buttons. His father (Aaron) was a tailor by trade, and was an experienced hand in manufacturing buckskin into wearing apparel. The last pair of buckskin pants he made was in the summer he was eighty-one years of age. Mr. N. V. Maxwell, one of our present worthy citizens, was then carrying on tailoring, and took in the job conditionally, viz., if he could get "Uncle Aaron" Nutt (by which familiar title he was well known) to make them he would do so, as for himself he frankly admitted he could not make them; they were made and all parties satisfied with the job. Mr. Maxwell, to this day, takes delight in referring to that job, and saying "Uncle Aaron" was the oldest journeyman he ever employed. He was also a good hand with a sickle in a harvest field; the summer he was eighty years old, he lead the reapers once through in his son Aaron's wheat field. He was also an excellent auctioneer, if not the first, he certainly was among the first; had quite a patronage in Montgomery, Warren and Greene Counties. Before the subject of this sketch was large enough to put a collar on the horse, he commenced driving the cart and doing small jobs about town and working on the small farm. When in his twelfth year, he hauled in the cart all the stone making a complete pavement from the schoolhouse, one-fourth mile north of town, to the Baptist Church on the west side of town. His father and Joseph Beck laid the walk, which did good service many years. For its protection, the Town Council made it a finable offence to ride or drive on it. So carefully was it guarded that the school teacher has been known to leave his school on seeing a traveler on the walk, and hurry up to town and have a warrant in the hands of the Marshal by the time the offending party would reach the village. The 28th of April, 1834, he went as an apprentice to the chair-making; served three years faithfully; made the trade his principal business up to the spring of 1844; then went to New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio, and sold goods for Israel Harris, Jr., and Samuel Lemar, nearly six years. In January, 1850, went into the employ of John Grant, Esq., the principal merchant then in New Burlington; remained with them until April, 1857. Mr. Nutt was married, January 29, 1856, to Miss E. A. Weaver, of New Burlington. May, 1857, moved to Chicago; remained there until August, 1858, returning to New Burlington, and remained there until the spring of 1861; then removed to Centerville on the old homestead, where he now lives, becoming the owner thereof by half purchase and half legacy, and one of the few men in the township owning the land originally purchase by the father from John C. Symmes, but the deed was made by James Madison, President of the United States. There are other tracts in the township deeded by the President to the heads of some of the families now living thereon, but they are mostly second-hand purchases. —When Aaron Nutt with other men were in consultation with Judge Symmes, organizing a pioneer company, one of them said to the Judge, "You will not take that man, will you?" pointing to Aaron Nutt. "Why not?" said the Judge. "Why," said the man, "he is a Quaker, and will not fight the Indians." "Just the man I want," said the Judge; "I want a peaceable colony." Aaron Nutt was never a member of any religious society, but his religious sentiments were in full accord with the Orthodox Friends, wore the garb and used the plain language of that society. The following incident shows the respect the Indians have for the name of William Penn. Sometime after Aaron Nutt had settled here and Dayton something of a place, he was going up there one morning, when he met a company of Indians. After passing them, he found a sack of roots and herbs in the road and readily concluded it belonged to the Indians just passed. So he would carry the sack into town and leave it at the store of H. G. Phillips, who told him he knew the Indians, they had been in the store that morning, and on their next visit he would hand over the sack, and did so, saying to the Indian that—"It was a William Penn man that had found it." "Ugh," said the Indian, "he good man; he good man." The subject of this sketch (Joseph) is now the oldest native born citizen on the town plat; never loaded a gun, pistol or firearm of any description, have pulled the trigger a few times making one shot that would be creditable to any sportsman. Mr. Nutt is the father of five children, as follows: Anna, Laura, Samuel, Weaver, William Pedrick, Clarence Emory Nutt, of whom only two are living, viz., Samuel W. and Clarence E.
Census	1900	Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [9]
	as Joseph Nutt, landlord, head of household
Buried	Jun 1903	Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [10, 11]
	Address: Centerville Cemetery
Died	28 Jun 1903	Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [12]
	Cause: of complications of the stomach
Person ID	I676	TangledRoots
Last Modified	22 Oct 2021

Father	Aaron Nutt, b. 17 Jul 1758, Monmouth County, New Jersey, British Colonial America , d. 2 Jun 1842, Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years)
Mother	Martha Pedrick, b. 21 Aug 1780, Pedricktown, Salem County, New Jersey, United States , d. 20 Mar 1856, Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 75 years)
Married	13 Jan 1818	Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F409	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Amanda Weaver, b. Oct 1838, New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States , d. 12 Jun 1927, Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 88 years)

Married 29 Jan 1856 [13, 14]

Children

	1. Anna Laura Nutt, b. 14 Oct 1856, d. 17 Aug 1858 (Age 1 years)
	2. Laura Nutt, b. 14 May 1859, Ohio, United States , d. 20 Oct 1877 (Age 18 years)
	3. Samuel Weaver Nutt, b. 18 Apr 1861, Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States , d. 31 Oct 1945, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 84 years)
	4. William Pedrick Nutt, b. 16 Dec 1865, Ohio, United States , d. 19 Apr 1875 (Age 9 years)
	5. Clarence Emory Nutt, b. 14 Feb 1872, Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States , d. 3 Mar 1945, Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 73 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F419 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

...As a very young boy Joseph Nutt commenced driving a cart and doing small jobs about the town and working on the small farm. When in his twelth year, he hauled in the cart all the stone for making a complete pavement from the schoolhouse, one-fourth mile north of town, to the Baptist Church on the west side of town. His father and Joseph Beck laid the walk, which did good for many years. For its protection, the Town Council made it a finable offence to ride or drive on it. So carefully was it guarded that the school teacher had been known to leave school on seeing a traveler on the walk and hurry up to town and have a warrant in the hands of the Marshal by the time the offending party would reach the village.
...On the 28th of April, 1824 he went, as an apprentice, into the chair-making business. He served three years faithfully and made the trade his principal business up to the spring of 1844 when he went to New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio and sold goods for Israel Harris, Jr., and Samuel Lemar, for nearly six years. In January 1850 he joined the employ of John Grant, Esq., the principal merchant in New Burlington and remained with him until April, 1857. On 29 January, 1856 Joseph married Miss Elizabeth Amanda Weaver of New Burlington, New Jersey. In May of 1857 they went to Chicago, Illinois where they remained until August of 1858 when they returned to New Burlington.
...In the spring of 1861 they went to Centerville, Ohio and settled on the old homestead, becoming the owner thereof half by purchase and half by legacy. He was one of the few men in town to own land originally purchased by his father from John Cleves Symmes (father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison) The deed was made by James Madison, President of the United States.
...Joseph was the oldest native-born citizen on the town plat. He never loaded a gun, pistol or firearm of any description, he did pull the trigger a few times making one shot that would be creditable to any sportsman. (Source: Compiled by Irene L. Shrope, Nutt Family of Ohio and New Jersey, Revised and Up-Dated 1993 (Vandalia, Ohio: Authorized Distributor Donald A. Nutt, 1992), pg. 197.)

...Joseph Nutt was living in Centerville, Ohio in 1900. From the newspaper "Bellbrook Moon" dated 01 july, 1903:
Joseph Nutt, one of Centerville's wealthiest and most respected citizens died last Sunday morning. Buried Tuesday afternoon Mr. Nutt was not only loved in the community in which he lived but made warm friends with all he met. The community loses one of it's best citizens. (Source: Compiled by Irene L. Shrope, Nutt Family of Ohio and New Jersey, Revised and Up-Dated 1993 (Vandalia, Ohio: Authorized Distributor Donald A. Nutt, 1992), pg. 195)

Sources

[S2037] Book: The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Part I, pg. 362, 363, 364.
[S473] Book: Nutt Family of Ohio and New Jersey, pg. 195.
Joseph Nutt born Friday 11 December, 1818 at Centerville, Ohio
[S1652] Ohio: Montgomery County, Probate Records (Wright State), vD; p32-35; Will of Aaron Nutt; Film #1030869.
Montgomery County, Ohio
Aaron Nutt, Sr.
Will dated 9 October 1841
Will recorded 23 August 1842
p32-35
Mentioned in the will - wife Martha, sons Joseph and John Nutt, daughter Bathsha Harlan
Executors: Joseph and John Nutt
Witnesses: Andrew B. Price and David Thatcher
Montgomery County, Ohio Book D, p32-35Montgomery County, Ohio Book D, p32-35
[S1298] 1850 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, p41A Washington Township.
DW 269-269
...line 8 John Benham, age 38, male, chair maker, born Ohio
...line 9 Albina Benham, age 37, female, born Ohio
...line 10 Agusta Benham, age 12, female, born Ohio
...line 11 Andrew Benham, age 11, male, born Ohio
...line 12 Joseph Benham, age 10, male, born Ohio
...line 13 Harriet Benham, age 5, female, born Ohio
...line 14 Elizabeth Benham, age 3, female, born Ohio

DW 295-295
...line 33 Samuel Robbins, age 53, male, blacksmith, born New Jersey
...line 34 Mary Robbins, age 46, female, born New Jersey
...line 36 Benjamin Robbins, age 16 male, born Ohio
...line 37 Louisa Robbins, age 14, female, born Ohio
...line 38 Samuel Robbins, age 10, male, born Ohio
...line 39 Aaron Robbins, age 7, male, born Ohio
...line 40 Nathaniel Robbins, age 4, male, born Ohio

DW 296-296
...line 40 Martha Nutt, age 60, female, born New Jersey
...line 41 Joseph Nutt, age 30, male, carpenter, born Ohio
...line 42 John Nutt, age 26, male, carpenter, born Ohio
Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio p41A
[S1304] 1860 Federal Census: Ohio, Clinton County, New Burlington, Chester Township, p159.
DW 1137-1137
...line 36 - Joseph Nutt, age 42 male white, clerk, born Ohio
...line 37 - Elizabeth A. Nutt, age 21 female white, born Ohio
...line 38 - Laura Nutt, age 1 female white, born Ohio
New Burlington, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio p159
[S1294] 1870 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, Washington Township, pg. 793B.
DW 151-152
...line 1 - Mary Benham, age 49, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio (continued from previoius page)
...line 2 - Anna Benham, age 16, female, white, helps mother, born Ohio
...line 3 - Joseph Benham, age 12, male, white, attending school, born Ohio

DW 157-158
...line 30 - Joseph Nutt, age 51, male, white, farmer, born Ohio
...line 31 - Elizabeth Nutt, age 30, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio
...line 32 - Laura Nutt, age 11, female, white, attending school, born Ohio
...line 33 - Samuel Nutt, age 9, male, white, attending school, born Ohio
...line 34 - William Nutt, age 4, male, white, born Ohio

DW 158-169
...line 35 - Aaron Benham, age 56, male, white, Jour Carpenter, born Ohio
...line 36 - Sarah Benham, age 38, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio
...line 37 - George Benham, age 10, male, white, attending school, born Ohio
...line 38 - Charles Benham, age 5, male, white, attending school, born Ohio
...line 39 - Lewis Benham, age 2, male, white, born Ohio
Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio p793B
[S2037] Book: The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Washington Township, Biographical Sketches, pg. 270.
[S2037] Book: The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, p270 Joseph Nutt.
Joseph Nutt, farmer, p. O. Centerville. The eldest of the two children (Joseph and John) of Aaron and Martha Nutt, was born in Centerville, Ohio, December 11, 1818.
Joseph Nutt
p270Joseph Nutt
p271
[S146] 1900 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, Centerville, Washington Township, pg. 2B.
DW 49-53
...line 93 - Joseph Nutt, head, white, male, born Dec 1818, age 81, married 44 yrs., born Ohio, father born New Jersey, mother born New Jersey, landlord
...line 94 - Elizabeth A. Nutt, wife, white, female, Oct 1858, age 61, married 44 yrs, children 5 born, 2 living, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Ohio
...line 95 - Samuel W. Nutt, son, white, married, Apr 1861, age 39, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, shoe salesman
Centerville, Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio p
[S473] Book: Nutt Family of Ohio and New Jersey, pg. 195.
Buried in the Washington Cemetery In Row 6, Plot 8 at Centerville, Ohio
[S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 91415778 Joseph Nutt.
Joseph Nutt
BIRTH 11 Dec 1818
DEATH 1903
BURIAL Centerville Cemetery Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
PLOT sec 1 row 6 plot 8
MEMORIAL ID 91415778
Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio
Joseph Nutt 1818-1903
[S523] Ohio: Montgomery County, Probate Court, Death records, v. 5-6 1901-1909, v5, p184, #17 Joseph Nutt.
Joseph Nutt, male, Died 1903 June 28, married, Age: 85y, Place of Death: Washington, Place of Birth: O., farmer, white, Cause of Death: Com. of. Stom., Place of Residence: Washington
Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
28 June 1903
[S2037] Book: The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Washington Township, Biographical Sketches, pg. 270, 271,.
[S773] Ohio: County Marriages 1789-2013, v1, p179 Joseph Nutt and Elizabeth Amanda Weaver.
State of Ohio, Clinton County
Joseph Nutt and Elizabeth Amanda Weaver, both of lawful age, married 29 January 1856 by Michael Marley, Minister of the M.E. Church
Clinton County, Ohio
29 January 1856