NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11175 ADAIR CO – THE TUTT FAMILY – Tutt, Hicks, Hobson, Mercer, Euing, Johnson, Caldwell, Caldwell, Tresenriter #11175: Kentucky Genealogy and Biography, Volume V, Battle-Perrin-Kniffin, 4th ed. Adair Co. THE TUTT FAMILY. Thomas H. Tutt was born in Scottsville, Allen Co., Ky., April 8, 1825, and is the eldest of six children, only three of whom are now living, born to Richard and Sallie (Hicks) Tutt, the former a native of Culpeper County, Ky., and the latter of Green County, Ky.; and both of English descent. Richard Tutt was born in 1801, and when only five or six years old was taken byk his parents to Nelson County, Ky., and was left an orphan soon after coming to this State. When about fifteen or sixteen years old he went to Greensburg, Green County, where he learned the saddler’s trade with William Hobson, serving an apprenticeship of three years. He married after completing his apprenticeship, and soon afterward removed to Scottsville, where he followed his trade for about eight or ten years. He then moved to Adair County, where he was mainly engaged in farming, but in connection therewith also followed his trade to some extent until 1858, when he removed to Johnson County, Mo. During the war he returned to Kentucky, remaining until the fall of 1869, when he removed to Grayson County, Tex., where he died February 17, 1870. He was a life-long member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His father, Thomas Tutt, was a native of Virginia, and served as a captain in the Virginia militia in the Revolutionary war. Sallie L. (Hicks) Tutt was born April 6, 1802, and died September 21, 18785, also a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her father, Thomas Hicks, was also a native of Virginia, and one of the early pioneers of Green County, Ky. Thomas H. Tutt at the age of nineteen commenced to learn the blacksmith’s trade at Danville, Ky., where he remained two years. In 1851 he moved to Milltown, same county, where he has since resided, and where he followed his trade for some thirty years. He also owns a good farm near the village and is exclusively engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was married January 11, 1846, to Miss Susan A. Mercer, a native of Adair County, born February 28, 1823. She is a daughter of Peter and Catherine (Euing) Mercer, natives of Culpeper County, Va., and Adair County, Ky. To Mr. and Mrs. Tutt have been born three children: James R., April 12, 1847; Sarah C., April 7, 1819 (now the wife of W. E. Johnson), and Nathaniel M., born August 27, 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Tutt were formerly members of the Christian Church. He is a Democrat, politically, and a member of the Masonic fraternity. James R. Tutt at the age of fifteen commenced to learn the blacksmith’s trade with his father, and followed the same for some fifteen years, the last five on his own account. He was then employed as a salesman in a general store at Knob Lick, Metcalfe County, for about one year, and in a store at Milltown, Adair County, for another year. He then conducted a grocery store at the same place on his own account for one year, but for the last six years has been engaged in general merchandising at Milltown, where he is doing a thriving business. He carried a well selected stock of about $5,000, his annual sales amounting to from $10,000 to $15,000, and he also owns a valuable farm near his home; for the past fifteen years he has been postmaster at Milltown. He married, September 25, 1881, Miss Hettie P. Caldwell, a native of Adair County, born February 23, 1859. She was a daughter of Jerry D. and Jennie M. (Tresenriter) Caldwell, both natives of Adair County, and of English and Scotch descent, respectively. To Mr. and Mrs. James R. Tutt was born one daughter, Hettie P., July 5, 1882. Mrs. Tutt died October 30 of the same year, a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Tutt belongs to no church, but is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and has held numerous official positions in his lodge of the State several times. In politics he is a Democrat. Nathaniel M. Tutt received an excellent English and scientific education at the common schools and Columbia Christian College, and after leaving the latter, taught in the common schools of the county for some four years. In April, 1881, he opened a grocery store at Milltown, to which he soon afterward added drugs, and has since been doing a flourishing business. He carries a well selected stock in his line, valued at about $1,200 or $1,500, his annual sales amounting to some $5,000. For the last four years he has held a commission as notary public, and for two years prior to that was deputy county clerk. Although a young man, Mr. Tutt is a party leader in his part of the county, and in 1886 was nominated by the Democratic convention for circuit court clerk and was elected. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH Archives:http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kyresearch