Mary Brandon Withers1

b. 17 September 1879, d. 23 July 1969
FatherMartin Luther Withers2,1 b. 30 Jan 1850, d. 23 Feb 1917
MotherSophia Annie Teeter1,2 b. 15 Nov 1857, d. 2 Jan 1896
Birth17 Sep 1879 Mary Brandon Withers was born on 17 Sep 1879 in Wallace, Washington County, Virginia, although the 1900 census uses May 1879.3,2,4 
Marriage22 Dec 1897 She married Thoughtless Nuttall, son of John Price Nuttall, on 22 Dec 1897 in Washington County.5 
  Family tradition states that Thoughtless and Mary met when he came to Virginia from Henry County, Kentucky to deliver horses to Mary's father. Dr. Withers did not approve of the match and is said to have ended contact with his daughter after she married.6 
  Following their marriage Thoughtless and Mary settled in Kentucky where Thoughtless raised horses and grew tobacco.7 
Cens-19009 Jun 1900  In 1900 they were enumerated in Shelby County [just south of Henry County]. Mary stated that she was the mother of 2 children and that only 1 child was living. Enumerated in the home with Thoughtless and Mary was Brandon, age 2 (b. Sept. 1897) and Olive, b. Feb. 1900.4 
  The data recorded for this family on the 1900 census is not consistent with other records. Mary's date of birth was listed as May 1879 (other records use Sept. 1879). Son Brandon's birth was recorded as Sept. 1897 (age 2) whereas his age on later census records is consistent with an 1898 year of birth. And Mary was recorded as the mother of 2 children, only 1 of whom was living, yet 2 are listed on the census (Brandon and Mary) and both are established as her children by other records. Also Mary's place of birth, and that of her parents, was listed as Kentucky. Mary, as well as her parents, were born in Virginia. 
Cens-19105 May 1910  In 1910 Thoughtless and Mary were recorded in neighboring Henry County. This census listed Mary as the mother of 6 children, 5 of whom were living. The household included son Brandon, daughter Olive, son John, and daughters Margaret and Ruth.8 
Cens-19205 Jan 1920  In 1920 they were formally recorded back in Shelby County, residing on the Shelbyville and Eminence Pike.9 
Cens-19304 Apr 1930  There they were again recorded in 1930 by Brandon Nuttall [their son], who served as the enumerator for the district that year. Thoughtless was 56 years old; he had married at age 24. Mary was 49 and had married at 18. The record states that they lived on State Highway #55 [appears to be "new" name for old Shelbyville-Eminence Pike], where Thoughtless owned his own farm. He also owned a radio, one of the questions unique to that years census (many of his neighbors did not). The couple's son John lived at home and worked on the farm as well - he was 28. Daughter Ruth (22, single) was also listed. Son Brandon, his wife and 2 children were recorded in the adjacent residence. Daughter Olive and her family were also close by.10 
Death23 Jul 1969 Mary died on 23 Jul 1969 in Henry County, Kentucky, at age 89.3 
Burial She was buried at Eminence Cemetery in Eminence, Henry County, Kentucky.3 
Mary and Thoughtless's headstone.

Family

Thoughtless Nuttall b. 25 Aug 1873, d. 13 Apr 1937
Children
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited28 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S1198] Virgil Lewis, "Residents of Washington County," in Virginia and Virginians, p. 763.
  2. [S165] Martin L. Withers household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson District, ED 96, page 119A (stamped), dwelling 77, family 84, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 13 of 49. The census enumerates: Martin L. Withers, 30, marr, doctor; Annie S, 21, wife, under heading of ill or afflicted is written: phthisis; Mary E., dau, 8 mos old, b. Sept.; Frances J. Teeter, 45, widowed, mother-in-law; Lavinia Bradley, 22, boarder, school teacher; Fanny Bradley, 12, boarder; Elihu Williams, 18, servant; all b. VA.
  3. [S1662] Brandon Nuttall, "Nuttall Family of Kentucky," e-mail to D. Powell, 6 Jan. 2007. Brandon attached a photo of Thoughtless and Mary's headstone at Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, KY.
  4. [S1351] Thaughtless Nuttall household, 1900 U.S. cens., Shelby Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., Marshalls Precinct, ED 78, sheet 8A (p. 109 stamped), dwelling 141, family 145, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2005, image 1 of 18. Enumeration includes: Thaughtless Nuttall, 27, b. Aug. 1872 KY, marr 2 yrs, parents b. KY, share farmer; Mary, wife, 21, marr 2 yrs, b. May 1879, mother of 2 children, 1 living, b. KY, parents b. KY; Brandon, son, 2, b. Sept. 1897, b. KY, parents b. KY; Olive, dau, 3/12; b. Feb. 1900 KY, parents b. KY.
  5. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 83. Abstract reads: Thaughtless Nuttall, 25, b. Henry Co., KY, living in Eminence KY, s/o John P. & Margaret A. Nuttall, farmer AND Mary B. Withers, 18, d/o Dr. M.L. & Anna Withers; marr 22 Dec. 1897.
  6. [S1617] Amy Bazar, "Descendants of Dr. Martin Luther Withers", report dated 20 Nov. 2006. Amy cites family data collected by she and her mother (a great niece of Mary Withers and Thaughtless Nuttall). This anecdote is credited to Brandon C. Nuttall, Mary and Thaughtless' great-grandson.
  7. [S1662] Brandon Nuttall, "Nuttall Family of KY," e-mail to D. Powell, 21 Jan. 2006.
  8. [S1352] T.A. Nuttall household, 1910 U.S. cens., Henry Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., New Castle and Sulfur District, ED 64, sheet 11A, dwelling 185, family 234, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2005, image 15 of 16. Enumeration includes: T.A. Nuttall, 35, marr #1, marr 11 yrs, b. KY, parents b. KY, farmer; Mary, wife, 29, marr #1, marr 11 yrs, mother of 6 children, 5 living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Brandon, son, 11 ("0" written over first "1" in 11); Olive, dau, 9; John W., son, 8; Margrett, dau, 6; Ruth, dau, 2; all children b. KY, all parents listed as b. VA; Charlie Darte, boarder, Black, 24, b. KY, farm laborer.
  9. [S1353] T. Nuttall household, 1920 U.S. cens., Shelby Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., Marshalls Precinct, ED 132, sheet 2A (p. 71 stamped), dwelling 33, family 36, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2005, image 3 of 15. Enumeration includes: T. Nuttall, 45, owns home, mortgaged, b. KY, parents b. KY, farmer; Mary W., wife, 39, b. VA, parents b. VA; Olive, dau, 18; John W., son, 17; Margaret, dau, 15; Ruth, dau, 11; all children b. KY, father: b. KY, mother: b. VA; resid on Shelbyville and Eminence Pike.
  10. [S1618] Thaughtless Nuttell household, 1930 U.S. cens., Shelby Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., North Shelbyville District 2, ED 106-7, sheet 2A (p. 45 stamped), dwelling 32, family 33, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2006, image 3 of 28. Enumeration includes: Thaughtless Nuttell, 56, marr at 24, b. KY, parents b. KY, owns farm, owns radio; Mary W., wife, 49, marr at 18, b. VA, parents b. VA; John W., son, 28, farmer; Ruth S., dau, 22; both children b. KY, father b. KY, mother b. VA; residing on State Highway #55.
  11. [S1916] "Kentucky Death Records 1852-1953", subscription database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : entry for Edwin Brandon Nuttall, 15 Jul 1932, death certificate 17739).
  12. [S1617] Amy Bazar, "Descendants of Dr. Martin Luther Withers", report dated 20 Nov. 2006. Amy cites family data collected by she and her mother (a great niece of Mary Withers and Thaughtless Nuttall).