Nutt, Albert J.

NUTT, THOMPSON, BOAT

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Date: 8/13/2009 at 13:37:07

Albert J. Nutt

This honored agriculturist is a resident of Richland Township, Jasper County, where he resides on a well-regulated farm. He is a native of Delaware County, Ohio, the date of his birth being February 5, 1855. His father, Walker L., came to Iowa in l856, settling in Marion County, on one hundred and twenty acres of wild land. He died on this place when fifty-seven years old. His father was a native of Scotland. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Mary Thompson and is a native of New Jersey; she lives in this county with her son, Warren C.

Receiving but a meager education in the district schools, our subject was early compelled to assist on the farm. When old enough to start out on his own account, he located on a farm in Marion County, but in the spring of 1881 removed to this county, locating in Palo Alto Township on a rented farm. Four years later he was enabled to buy his present property, which consisted of eighty acres, but not being satisfied with that small amount bought as he could afford, and now has in his possession two hundred acres of as fine land as is to be found in the county. Timber is in abundance on the place, and he is engaged in mixed farming, being very prosperous in every way.

The marriage of Albert Nutt and Anna Doyle was blessed by the birth of one child, Joseph W. This wife died when only twenty-one years old. Two years later our subject was married to Mary E. Boat, a native of Illinois, and a daughter of Ira and Margaret Boat, natives of Holland and Pennsylvania respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Boat still live in this county on a farm.

In politics our subject is a stanch Republican. Three years ago be was elected to the office of Trustee of his township, and has filled other positions. He and his good wife are members and liberal supporters of the Methodist. Episcopal Church. The Masonic order claims him as one of its members, ho belonging to Lebanon Lodge No. 227 at Lynnville. He is an intelligent and kindly Christian man and has won many warm friends. Portrait and Biographical Record, Jasper, Marshall and Grundy Counties, IA Page 221.