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Edward James Butler 1865–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1865

Birth Location: Fayette County, IA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1940

Death Location: Fayette County, IA

Father: James Butler

Mother: Harriet Eastman

Spouse(s): Ida Covey

Children(s): Lyle Butler, Ernest Butler, Lyle Butler

Edward James Butler was born in 1865 in Fayette County, IA, the child of James W Mary Renvilles Bro Butler And Harriet G Eastman. Edward James Butler married Ida Mae Covey, and had children including Ernest Marion Butler, Lyle Edward Butler. Edward James Butler passed away in 1940 in Fayette County, IA.

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Biography

  • Edward James Butler was born in 1865 in Fayette County, IA, the child of James W Mary Renvilles Bro Butler And Harriet G Eastman.
  • Edward James Butler married Ida Mae Covey, and had children including Ernest Marion Butler, Lyle Edward Butler.
  • Edward James Butler passed away in 1940 in Fayette County, IA.

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Edward Butler's Ancestors

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Edward Butler
1865–1940
Birth Place: Fayette County, IA
Parents
James W Mary Renvilles bro Butler
1824–1870
Clinton County, New York, USA
Harriet (G) Eastman
1823–1904
Sherbrook, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
James (*) BUTLER
1785–1847
North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont
Lydia Weaver
1788–1832
Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Butler
1759–1831
Persis Hutchins
1760–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin RWS.
1727–1800
Susanna (Dms)
1734–1763
Captain HUTCHINS
1722–1811
Mary Hutchins
1727–1798

Edward Butler's Descendants

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Edward (James) Butler (1 Apr 1865–14 Oct 1940) m. Ida (Mae) Covey (17 Sep 1869–10 Jan 1939)
  1. 1. Lyle (Edward) Butler 1900–1957
  2. 2. Ernest (Marion) Butler 1902–1968
  3. 3. Lyle (Edward) Butler 1900–1957 m. Mathilda (Theresa) Whitzany 1899–1984 m. Marie (Catherine) Scherer 1900–1978
    1. 1. Rudolph (Lawrence Butler) Sr 1930–2014
    2. 2. Richard (John) Butler 1936–2010

Edward Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1865
1 Apr 1865
Birth of Edward James Butler in Fayette County, IA
Fayette County, IA
1940
14 Oct 1940
Age 75
Death of Edward James Butler in Fayette County, IA
Fayette County, IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1865
    Event Place: Fayette County, IA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Fayette County, IA

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