Douty
Utter was my greatgrandfather. I have also heard he was a state senator. My sister and cousin have been doing the research on the
Utter family.
The name in our line died with Douty's only son, Leonard, who had 4 daughters. Douty also had 2 daughters, one of which was my grandmother, Alice
Maude Utter, who married
Basil Morgan Thomas. The other daughter was Emma
Utter Norris, who had no children.
Alice
Maude and
Basil Morgan Thomas had 4 sons, one of which was my father, Chester R. Thomas.
I believe
Douty and his wife are buried in the old cemetery on 1st ave. in
Middletown,
Ohio.
Middletown is where I was born. We know
Douty is a decendant of Nicholas
Utter. Jan, my sister, has most of that history. If she has ever been able to confirm
Douty being a state senator, I have not heard about it.
I also hadn't heard he was a
Colonel???? My dad did say he was a mean ole cuss..........and his wife was a sweetheart.
My dad, Chester R. Thomas, died 2 years ago at 93 years of age. His remaining brother, Herbert, died in March 2000 at the age of 97.
If you wish, my sister could probably help you more than I. She lives in Franklin,
Ohio. Let me know. My e-mail is:
jettydav@aol.com June Thomas
Davis