James Monroe Nutt
James Monroe Nutt, is the eighth child and third son of his parents, James and Rachel (Cartmill) Nutt, of Virginia, in which state James was born January 1, 1821. His grandparents, John and Elizabeth (Houston) Nutt, came with their family and settled on the lands now occupied by Cornelius Leavell, in the year 1800. The parents and grandparents of our subject, died in the same place. The children of Rachel and James Nutt, were John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Catherine, Nancy, William, Rebecca, James M., Anna J., Lucinda, George, Matilda and Madison.
Our subject was married, to Mildred Cline, in the year 1842. Mrs. Nutt is the daughter of Henry and Catherine (Ramsey) Cline, of this county, and was born in 1823. They have had eight children born to them: Joanna, Lafayette, Angeline, Cornelius, James Mack, Serepta, Irvin W. and Elvina. Serepta and Irvin are deceased.
Joanna, married Phillip Sockman; Lafayette, married Frances Callender; Angeline, married Allen Keller; Cornelius, married Mary Holby; James M. married Sarah Haggart; Elvina, married Samuel Holby.
Mr. Nutt began for himself on a capital of eighty dollars, bought some stock, and by successive years of hard labor and careful investment, has obtained a comfortable home near Waterloo. His son, Lafayette, did honorable service as a soldier in the late war. Mr. Nutt was educated very sparingly in the schools of the early time; but to this meagre store of knowledge, has added much by observation, reading, and contact with the world.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County