History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 798. [Nicholas County] [Upper Blue Licks Precinct] T. M. TOUT, farmer, P. O. Davidson, born in Hendricks County, Ind., Dec. 4, 1833. His great-grandfather was an Irishman, and marrying an English lady, they came to Kentucky and settled in Fleming County, and was a soldier of the war of 1812. His son, Abram Tout, was also in that war. Basil Tout was a bricklayer and farmer, moved to Indiana in 1833, and died in that State about 1854. Andrew Tout, father of our subject, was born in Fleming County, married Rebecca Powell; sold out in 1833 and moved to Indiana. Taught school for several years; served for several years as Constable, and afterward elected Sheriff of Hendricks County. He also served as Assessor of same county from 1854 till [sic] the war; elected Captain of a Militia Company and died in Indiana, 1880, aged seventy. T. M. Tout was raised in Indiana as a farmer, also learning the trade of engineer and surveyor. He came to Kentucky in 1858 and ran a sawmill in Fleming County. Came to the Upper Blue Licks in 1858, and in Sept. 1859, married Martha Ann, daughter of Elijah Colliver of Montgomery County. Has nine children, all of whom are living; named respectfully, Nannie R., John T., Andrew E., Sarah E., George, Hattie L., Mary A., Fannie R. and Willie A. He had four brothers in the late war, three of whom were in the Union army and one, John L., in the Southern army under Humphrey Marshall. Mr. Tout has been a member of Fitchmonger (Masonic) Lodge for nine years. Both himself and wife are members of the Christian Church at Mt. Zion. Politically he is a Democrat. Tout Powell Colliver = Fleming-KY Hendricks-IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/nicholas/tout.tm.txt