NUTTING, William P. (1847-1933)

NUTTING

Posted By: Ann Bowler (email)
Date: 11/1/2011 at 15:52:03

William Porter Nutting
born 4 Aug 1847 in Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts
died 16 Apr 1933 in Milo, Warren County, Iowa
“Indianola Tribune” Indianola, Iowa Tuesday April 18, 1933 Page 1
“W P NUTTING, 85, PASSES AWAY AT HIS MILO HOME”

“W. P. Nutting, 85 died at his home in Milo Sunday afternoon and the funeral services are being held this afternoon at the Methodist church at Milo at 2 o’clock. Mr. Nutting had lived in Warren county, nearly fifty-four years. He had been bed fast for the last four months. Besides his wife he leaves six children, H. W. Nutting, Nellie A. McNeer, E. Ray Nutting, Mrs. Myrtle Smith, John G. Nutting, and Miss Mary L. Nutting. Those from Indianola who attended the services were Fred Nutting, Miss Mary Nutting, Mrs. J. L. Poline, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Boyd, and Mr. And Mrs. Howard Nutting.”

“The Indianola Tribune”, Indianola, Iowa Tuesday April 25, 1933 Page 2.
“William P. Nutting”

“William Porter Nutting was born in Leverett, Franklin county, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1847, and died at his home in Milo, Iowa, on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1933, at the age of 85 years, 8 months, and 12 days. At the age of six years he and his parents, David H. and Mary M. Nutting and one brother Frank, left their home in Massachusetts and came to Cincinnati, Ohio, where they spent one year. From there they came to Lexington, Mo., where they also spent one year. Then they came overland in a covered wagon with two yokes of oxen to Warren county, Iowa, where he spent the remainder of his life. He attended Simpson college in the original building known as the “Blue Bird” and following this spent several years teaching in the schools of the county.
On July 9, 1873, he was united in marriage to Catherine McLennan of Lacona, Iowa, and to this union were born eight children, six of whom, Herbert W., Nellie A., D. Ray, John G., Mytle M., and Mary L., survive, the Rev. Anzel E. and an infant son having preceded him in death. In the fall of 1875 he and his wife located on a farm south of Milo where they lived for nearly forty years, until the time when they retired from the farm and came to Milo in 1915. In early manhood he united with the Presbyterian church in Indianola. Soon after his marriage he united with the United Persbyterian church of Lacona where his wife already held her membership. Later they became charter members of the United Presbyterian church of Milo and also charter members of the Presbyterian church of Milo. Mr. Nutting served as an elder in each of these Milo churches and taught a Sunday school class over a period of almost fifty years. After the Presbyterian church disbanded he enjoyed the fellowship of the Methodist Episcopal church of Milo where he took an active part in the work as long as his health permitted. Mr. Nutting was a man greatly loved and respected by all who knew him and was held in high esteem for his consistent Christian life. He is survived by his wife, six children, one sister, sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.”

From "Starting Life in Warren County," article in the Iowa Journal of History and Politics, vol.39, 1941, p.180 - introduction to the article:
William Porter Nutting was born in Leverett, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1847, and died in Milo, Iowa, on April 16, 1933. When he was six years old his father and step-mother, David Hervey Nutting and Mary M. Nutting, brought him and his brother, Frank, to Cincinnati, Ohio. A year later they moved on to Lexington, Missouri, and the following year came to Warren County, Iowa, in a covered wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen. William attended Simpson College in Indianola in the original building known as the "Blue Bird" and the spent several years teaching in the schools of Warren County. On July 9, 1873, he married Catherine McLennan of Lacona and of this marriage were born eight children: Herbert W., Ansel E., Nellie A., D. Ray, John G., Myrtle M., Mary L., and another son who died in infancy.
In 1875 the Nuttings located on a farm south of Milo where they lived until 1915 when they retired from the farm and moved to Milo. Mr. Nutting untied with the Presbyterian Church at Indianola in early manhood and later was a member of the United Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church of Milo, where he served as elder and taught a Sunday School class for almost fifty years. After the Presbyterian Church disbanded he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Milo.