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George Edward Butcher 1926 – 2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1926

Birth Location: Murphysboro

Death Date: 2 Oct 2010

Death Location: Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Butcher

Mother: Ida Jarrett

Spouse(s): Martha Butcher, Melba Russel

Children(s): Mary Butcher, Donald Butcher, Janet Butcher, Glenna Moutria, Georgia Butcher, Gerald Butcher, Leonard Kiefer, Michael Kiefer, Elizabeth Cornett, Alice Westerman, Barbara Seyferth

In 1926, George Edward Butcher entered the world in Murphysboro, born to Thomas Luther Butcher and Ida May Jarrett. George Edward Butcher married Martha Jeanette Butcher, Melba Doris Russel, and had children including Mary Jean Butcher, Donald Ray Butcher, Janet Deneice Butcher, Glenna Lucille Moutria, Georgia Lee Butcher, Gerald Butcher, Leonard Kiefer, Michael Kiefer, Elizabeth Cornett, Alice Westerman, Barbara Seyferth. George Edward Butcher passed away in 2010 in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1926, George Edward Butcher entered the world in Murphysboro, born to Thomas Luther Butcher and Ida May Jarrett.
  • George Edward Butcher married Martha Jeanette Butcher, Melba Doris Russel, and had children including Mary Jean Butcher, Donald Ray Butcher, Janet Deneice Butcher, Glenna Lucille Moutria, Georgia Lee Butcher, Gerald Butcher, Leonard Kiefer, Michael Kiefer, Elizabeth Cornett, Alice Westerman, Barbara Seyferth.
  • George Edward Butcher passed away in 2010 in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Butcher's Ancestors

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George Butcher
1926 – 2010
Birth Place: Murphysboro
Parents
Thomas Luther Butcher
1880 – 1965
Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America
Ida (May) Jarrett
1890 – 1975
Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
George (Washington) Butcher
1837 – 1893
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America
Sarah (Ann) Ripley
1847 – 1936
Levan, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Charles (Grafton) Jarrett
1836 – 1909
Tennessee, United States
Christina (J) Cluster
1855 – 1921
Jackson Co , Illinois
Great-Grandparents
John Butcher
1796 – 1879
Huldah Morgan
1798 – 1877
Hillery Ripley
1820 – 1883
Mary Baker
1826 – 1909
Joseph Jarrett
1810 – 1872
Leanna Garrett
1805 – 1876
Samuel Cluster
1813 – 1864
Sarah Crawford
1816 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gasper Butcher
1765 – 1815
Catherine (Butcher)
1761 – 1823
Benjamin Ripley
1788 – 1839
Susannah Pyre
1784 – 1856
James Young
1775 – 1856
Mary Cluster
1792 – 1865

George Butcher's Descendants

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George (Edward) Butcher (28 Feb 1926 – 2 Oct 2010) m. Martha (Jeanette) Butcher (13 April 1927 – 18 December 1957) m. Melba (Doris) Russel (4 Oct 1926 – 10 Jun 2018)
  1. 1. Mary (Jean) Butcher (9 December 1944 – 18 December 1957)
  2. 2. Donald (Ray) Butcher (26 June 1952 – 18 December 1957)
  3. 3. Janet (Deneice) Butcher (25 January 1954 – 18 December 1957)
  4. 4. Glenna (Lucille) Moutria (6 February 1955 – 21 January 2007)
  5. 5. Georgia (Lee) Butcher (19 Apr 1962 – ) m. Edmond (Clint) Mileur (10 Aug 1957 – )
    1. 1. Michele Butcher (6 Sep 1980 – )
  6. 6. Gerald Butcher
  7. 7. Leonard Kiefer
  8. 8. Michael Kiefer
  9. 9. Elizabeth Cornett
  10. 10. Alice Westerman
  11. 11. Barbara Seyferth

George Butcher's Timeline

2 Records

1926
28 Feb 1926
Birth of George Edward Butcher in Murphysboro
Murphysboro
2010
2 Oct 2010
Age 84
Death of George Edward Butcher in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America
Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1926
    Event Place: Murphysboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Murphysboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 2010
    Event Place: Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murphysboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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