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Below is a family biography included in The History of Wayne County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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James A. Nutt is a native of Wayne County, Tenn., born in 1842, son of Maben A. and Rebecca (Montgomery) Nutt. Maben A. was a farmer and shoe-maker and a minister of the gospel of the Old Baptist persuasion. He raised a family of ten children, and in 1869 came to Wayne County, where he accumulated some property and died October 4, 1873. The mother died in 1884. After the father’s death, James lived with and near his mother until her death. He inherited a portion of the old home place, and is the owner of 350 acres of well cultivated land. In 1872 he and Sarah Davasier were united in marriage. She is a daughter of Green and Malinda Davasier, and was born in Tennessee about 1854. David A., Pleasant G., Anna Lee, Maggie, William and an infant daughter (deceased) are the children born to their union. In 1862 Mr. Nutt enlisted in the Confederate service, Capt. Whiteside’s company, and remained in service until Hood’s raid in Tennessee, when he was wounded at Nashville and taken to the hospital, where he remained a short time. He was at Atlanta, Jackson, Missionary Ridge and many other battles, and was always at the post of duty. He is a stanch Democrat in politics.
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This family biography is one of 76 biographies included in The History of Wayne County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Lawrence County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee
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