Family research bio by Marilyn (Nutter) Pederson.
Martha "Mattie" Leigh.6, (Albert Gallatin Leigh.5, Emanuel Jones Leigh.4, John Leigh.3, Zachariah Leigh.2, John Leigh.1) born: 16 August 1846, Carlinville, Macoupin County Illinois, died: 3 February 1924, St. Louis City, St. Louis Missouri, buried: 5 February 1924, Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, St. Louis County Missouri, daughter of; Albert Gallatin Leigh and Mary Brooks, married: 23 February 1865, Macoupin County Illinois, Harrison I. Nutter, born: 4 March 1841, Perry, Pike County Illinois, died: 15 July 1920, St. Louis City, St. Louis Missouri, buried: Memorial Park cemetery, Jennings, St. Louis County Missouri, Children: Luella Martha Nutter, Emma Ethel (Nutter) Hamilton (Mrs. Theodore Thomas Hamilton), Albert Clarence Nutter, Harrison Edward Nutter, Warren Hayes Nutter, Leila Adele (Nutter) Anderson (Mrs. Julius Tolman Anderson), Arthur Nutter, Walter Earl Nutter, Viola Sylvia (Nutter) Watkins (Mrs. McLean Lawson Watkins, Victor Hubert Nutter.

Source; St. Louis Globe Democrat 4th.February 1924,NUTTER:
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday February 3rd. 1924, at 10:45 AM., Mrs. Martha Nutter beloved Mother of Mrs. Emma Hamilton, Albert and Warren Nutter and Mrs. Lelia Anderson, Walter E. and Victor Nutter, remains in state at residence, 2149 South Jefferson Ave. funeral from Compton Hill Congregational Church on Tuesday February 5th. at 2 PM. to Memorial Park Cemetery. (Alton paper please copy)

Source; Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois, Monday 4th. February 1924, Death of Mrs. Harrison I. Nutter,

Widow of Harrison I. Nutter, died yesterday morning in St. Louis, at 2149 South Jefferson Ave., from old age, she had been sick about three weeks and her death was expected. Mrs Nutter was a resident of Alton for many years and is remembered by many of her Alton friends, she was born in Carlinville, August 10th. 1846, the family lived at Brighton for a while and Mr. Nutter conducted a Flour Mill there, but came here after the Mill was destroyed by fire. For years the family lived on Ridge Street in Alton and the couple reared their children here. About five years ago they moved to St. Louis and there Mr. Nutter died, Mrs. Nutter continued to make her home there until the time of her death. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Leila Anderson of Woodriver, and Mrs. Emma Hamilton of St. Louis, and four sons, Albert of Alton, Warren of Chicago, Walter "Earl" of Greenville, and Victor of Peoria, the funeral will be held from the Compton Hill Congregational Church at 2 O'clock tomorrow afternoon and burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Source; The Greenville Advocate, Thursday Evening February 7, 1924, Mother of W. E. Nutter, Dies in St Louis Sunday

Mrs. Harrison Nutter, formerly of Alton, Mother of W. E. Nutter of this city, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. T. Hamilton, in St. Louis last Sunday, of diseases incident with old age, the funeral services were held at the Compton Hill Congregational Church at Lafayette and Compton Avenue St. Louis, Tuesday afternoon, her maiden name was MARTHA LEIGH, she was born in Carlinville in 1846, at the age of 18, she married Harrison Nutter who died three years ago, of the ten children, six survive, Mrs. Hamilton of St.Louis, Mrs. J. T. Anderson of Wood river, and four sons Albert of Alton, Warren of Chicago, Victor of Peoria and W. E. Nutter of this City, Mr. and Mrs. Nutter attended the funeral Tuesday afternoon.