Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameCapt. Adam Clarke Nutt 
Birth8 Jan 1839, Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Census5 Jul 1860, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#1109, pg 190
Death24 Dec 1882, Uniontown, Fayette Co, PA
BurialOak Grove Cem, South Union Twp, Fayette Co, PA
OccupationSchool Teacher
FatherJoseph B. Nutt (1793-1851)
MotherNancy Ann Randolf (1802-1868)
Misc. Notes
He was apparently not named for his uncle, but rather for Adam Clarke, a Methodist clergyman know as “the great commentator”, apparently admired by his parents.
Capt. A. C. Nutt, was born Adam Clarke Nutt, and was born in Pennsylvania as were his parents before him, Joseph Nutt and his wife, Nancy Ann Randolph. Adam's grandfather was of Quaker heritage and relocated from New Jersey to Pennsylvania several years after the end of the Revolutionary War.
Listed as a School Teacher in 1860 census with his wife and a son Thomas L. Nutt (1), who is not listed later and must have died as an infant. Also listed is Mary Nutt (26), probably a sister. He was an 1861 graduate of Allegheny College in Meadville, PA and from 1861 until Dec 1865 he served in the Union Army, rising from private to captain.
This Adam Clark Nutt was murdered by a man called Dukes. Dukes was then acquitted.
Adam’s son James Nutt then murdered Dukes. James Nutt was also acquitted.
Big trial Uniontown PA and also Pittsburg, Allegheny Co, PA.
Adam was reported to have been a graduate of Allegheny College and was a lover of the classics, and a talented literary writer. He was a Civil War veteran and by 1880, was a bank treasurer in Uniontown and later was a cashier for the State Treasury. He was an officer of many organizations in Uniontown through the years of his adult life. He was married to Charlotte Frances Wells and they were the parents of a large family before his untimely death at the hand of another prominent citizen of Uniontown. The children of Adam and Charlotte Nutt were---
Elizabeth (1860-1936)
James W. (1862-1915)
Anna Eliza (1867-1884)
Joseph Randolf (1869-1945)
Walter Raleigh (1871-1958)
Louisa Matilda (1873-1943)
Sarah Jane (1875-1942)
William Francis (1877-1927)
Mary Eleanor (1880-1909)
According to 1895 newspaper articles, Capt. Nutt's widow Charlotte moved to Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1892 with several of her children. The research of others indicates that Charlotte died in Pennsylvania in 1908 while visiting a sister, and that Charlotte was buried in Cleveland, Ohio where she had been living at the time of her death.
The Adam Clarke Nutt mansion still stands in Uniontown and was built in about 1880.
Capt. A. C. Nutt, was born Adam Clarke Nutt, and was born in Pennsylvania as were his parents before him, Joseph Nutt and his wife, Nancy Ann Randolph. Adam's grandfather was of Quaker heritage and relocated from New Jersey to Pennsylvania several years after the end of the Revolutionary War.
Listed as a School Teacher in 1860 census with his wife and a son Thomas L. Nutt (1), who is not listed later and must have died as an infant. Also listed is Mary Nutt (26), probably a sister. He was an 1861 graduate of Allegheny College in Meadville, PA and from 1861 until Dec 1865 he served in the Union Army, rising from private to captain.
This Adam Clark Nutt was murdered by a man called Dukes. Dukes was then acquitted.
Adam’s son James Nutt then murdered Dukes. James Nutt was also acquitted.
Big trial Uniontown PA and also Pittsburg, Allegheny Co, PA.
Adam was reported to have been a graduate of Allegheny College and was a lover of the classics, and a talented literary writer. He was a Civil War veteran and by 1880, was a bank treasurer in Uniontown and later was a cashier for the State Treasury. He was an officer of many organizations in Uniontown through the years of his adult life. He was married to Charlotte Frances Wells and they were the parents of a large family before his untimely death at the hand of another prominent citizen of Uniontown. The children of Adam and Charlotte Nutt were---
Elizabeth (1860-1936)
James W. (1862-1915)
Anna Eliza (1867-1884)
Joseph Randolf (1869-1945)
Walter Raleigh (1871-1958)
Louisa Matilda (1873-1943)
Sarah Jane (1875-1942)
William Francis (1877-1927)
Mary Eleanor (1880-1909)
According to 1895 newspaper articles, Capt. Nutt's widow Charlotte moved to Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1892 with several of her children. The research of others indicates that Charlotte died in Pennsylvania in 1908 while visiting a sister, and that Charlotte was buried in Cleveland, Ohio where she had been living at the time of her death.
The Adam Clarke Nutt mansion still stands in Uniontown and was built in about 1880.
Spouses
Birth3 May 1842, Fayette Co, PA
Death15 Jan 1908, Washington, Washington Co, PA
BurialLake View Cem, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH
MemoSection 19 Lot 133-0
FatherJoseph B. Wells (1803-1877)
MotherAnna Shaw (1808-1893)
Misc. Notes
Married name was Nutt in her father’s will.
After the death of her husband, she moved to Ohio and is listed in Akron, OH in 1900, with daughters Louisa, Sarah and Mary living with her.
(from her obit) She died of pneumonia after a brief illness, at the home of her sister in Washington, PA (Sarah Jane?). The funeral and internment in Cleveland but no cemetery listed. At the time of her death, her son Wm and his wife were out of town at the funeral of his wife’s mom.
After the death of her husband, she moved to Ohio and is listed in Akron, OH in 1900, with daughters Louisa, Sarah and Mary living with her.
(from her obit) She died of pneumonia after a brief illness, at the home of her sister in Washington, PA (Sarah Jane?). The funeral and internment in Cleveland but no cemetery listed. At the time of her death, her son Wm and his wife were out of town at the funeral of his wife’s mom.
Marriage10 Nov 1859, Fayette Co, PA
ChildrenThomas L. (Died as Infant) (1859-)
Elizabeth (1860-1936)
James W. (1862-1915)
Anna Eliza (1867-1884)
Joseph Randolf (1869-1945)
Walter Raleigh (1871-1958)
Louise Matilda (1873-1943)
Sarah Jane (1875-1942)
William Francis (1877-1927)
Eleanor Mary (1880-1909)