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- Bio for their son, Charles.
Also contains info about Charles Offutt Sr. & Alissa Jarvis.
HON. CHARLES OFFUTT, lawyer; P.O. Paris; was born Oct. 6, 1856, in Scott County, this State; eldest son of C. L. Offutt and Agnes Jarvis. The subject of these lines was raised to agricultural pursuits, but his tastes not leading in that direction, he received a good education, graduating at Georgetown College in 1876, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The year previous to his graduation he began the study of law, graduating in 1877, and immediately began the practice of his profession, locating in Paris. March 36, 1881, he received the nomination as representative of Bourbon County, and was elected August, the same year, and is the youngest man ever elected to the office in the county. He has a good practice, and has before him a bright and promising future. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M., Paris, Lodge, R. A. Chapter, and Webb Commandery, of Lexington, Ky. C. L. Offutt, the father of our subject, was born in Harrison County, this State, in 1830; son of N. E. Offutt and Rebecca Sutfin; the former was born in Maryland Nov. 9, 1803; son of Archibald and Jane Offutt, both natives of Maryland. The Offutt famly are of Welch descent, and came to the United States about the middle of the eighteenth century. Agnes Jarvis was born in Scott County; daughter of Lewis .Jarvis, who commanded a company in the war of 1812; his wife was Alissa Baldwin, both natives of Kentucky, The grandmother of our subject, Rebecca Sutfin, was a daughter of Lou and Salbe (Hamilton) Sutfin, natives of Kentucky. Archibald Offutt came to Scott County, Ky., with his family, in 1812; there were nine children, all of whom came to the years of maturity; their names were: Nathaniel E., Sabert, Lewis, Lemuel, .lane, Clarissa, Louisa A., Polly and Mrs. Thompson. To Nathaniel Offutt and wife were born ten children; five of the number came to manhood and womanhood, viz: Richard H., William, C. L., Albert M. and Lou Ann. C. L., the father of our subject, was raised to farming, and has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits in Scott County, where he now resides; in 1854, he was married, and buried his wife 1870, who bore him four children, viz: Charles, John L., Willie, now the wife of John Wilmot, of Clark County, this State; Albert L. is the youngest child.
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas counties, Kentucky. by William Henry Perrin. 1892. page 484.
https://archive.org/details/cu31924081311676/page/452/mode/2up?q=jarvis
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