With a gentle smile, Carroll Tutt acknowledged that, yes, indeed, he will mark his 101st birthday on Thursday, October 31st.
He was born in Ellsborough Township, Murray County, MN. The son of John and Christine Tutt, Carroll was one of seven children. His siblings were Art, Earl, John, Fred, Mary and Irene.
Carroll attended Country School District 102 where his mother was the teacher. “I went until I graduated from high school. I passed my Minnesota examination and got my diploma from Murray County. I went on to train so that I could perform teachers duties, but I never did teach,” Carroll said. “My dad needed me on the farm. I wasn’t drafted, either, because dad was elderly and the draft board chose to let me remain at home to help with the farm work.”
Some of the duties on the farm that Carroll had performed as a young boy were those of herding and chasing cows. “Doing that and helping with chores always kept one busy,” Carroll recalled.
At the age of twenty-eight years, Carroll married Florence. Their wedding took place at the Ellsborough Township Church on August 2, 1947. “We were both from Ellsborough Township. We went together for a long time before we married,” Florence stated.
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