Brief Life History of William Thomas
When William Thomas McNutt was born on 18 October 1847, in Sevier, Tennessee, United States, his father, Major John Singleton McNutt, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Brabson, was 21. He married Mary Margaret Hudson on 17 October 1871, in Sharon District, Bland, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Sharon District, Bland, Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 25 February 1908, in Bland, Virginia, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ceres, Bland, Virginia, United States.
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- William Mc Nutt in household of John S Mc Nutt, "United States Census, 1860"
- W. T. McNutt, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Wm T. McNutt, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864 · Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery is a military cemetery. It was originally a plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. This is the location of Robert E. Lee, 16,000 Civil War soldiers, William Howard Taft, John, Jackie, Robert, and Edward Kennedy. The tomb of the unknown soldier is also located here it was dedicated on November 11, 1921. It contains the remains of those soldiers unknown from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
Name Meaning
Irish (especially Ulster):
Anglicized form of a rare Gaelic name, Mac Nuadhat, a patronymic from the personal name Nuadha, the name of an ancient Celtic god of water.
(originally Scottish) shortened variant of McNaughton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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