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John Henry Butler 1853 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1853

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 24 April 1937

Death Location: Pleasants, West Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Butler

Mother: Emaline Murphy

Spouse(s): Pleasie Cox

Children(s):

John Henry Butler was born in 1853 in Ohio, the child of Joseph Ellsworth Butler and Emaline Murphy. In 1880, John Henry Butler resided in Union, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA. In 1900, John Henry Butler resided in Lafayette, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA. John Henry Butler married Pleasie Cox. John Henry Butler passed away in 1937 in Pleasants, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Henry Butler was born in 1853 in Ohio, the child of Joseph Ellsworth Butler and Emaline Murphy.
  • In 1880, John Henry Butler resided in Union, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, John Henry Butler resided in Lafayette, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Henry Butler married Pleasie Cox.
  • John Henry Butler passed away in 1937 in Pleasants, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Butler
1828 – 1922
Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Emaline Murphy
1834 – 1899
Birth Location: Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Pleasie Cox
1883 – 1967
Birth Location: Pleasants, Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

John Butler's Ancestors

Self
John Butler
1853 – 1937
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Joseph Ellsworth Butler
1828 – 1922
Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Emaline Murphy
1834 – 1899
Ohio
Grandparents
Benjamin Butler
1800 – 1860
Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Ruth Beegle
1811 – 1870
Greene, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Isaac Murphy
1811 –
Virginia
Lavina ("Laura") Clark
1814 – 1893
Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Butler
1750 – 1808
Sarah Davis
1755 – 1825
David Beegle
1780 – 1840
Catherine Ellen
1787 –
Susan Clark
1790 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Butler's Timeline

7 Records

1853
12 February 1853
Birth of John Henry Butler in Ohio
Ohio
1880
1880
Age 27
John Henry Butler resided here in Union, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
Union, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 47
John Henry Butler resided here in Lafayette, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
Lafayette, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 57
John Henry Butler resided here in McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 67
John Henry Butler resided here in McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 77
John Henry Butler resided here in McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
1937
24 April 1937
Age 84
Death of John Henry Butler in Pleasants, West Virginia, United States
Pleasants, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1853
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lafayette, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1937
    Event Place: Pleasants, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arvilla, Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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