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Samuel Butcher 1811–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 SEP 1811

Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 27 JAN 1884

Death Location: Slate District, Wood, West Virginia, United States

Father: Peyton Butcher

Mother: Elizabeth Renick

Spouse(s): Jane Melrose

Children(s): Eleanor Butcher, Mary Butcher, Mehitable Butcher

Samuel Butcher was born in 1811 in Pendleton, West Virginia, United States, the child of Peyton Butcher And Elizabeth Renick. In 1850, Samuel Butcher resided in Wood county, Wood, Virginia. In 1860, Samuel Butcher resided in Wood, Virginia, United States. Samuel Butcher married Jane Melrose, and had children including Eleanor Elenor Butcher, Mary Elizabeth Butcher, Mehitable Butcher. Samuel Butcher passed away in 1884 in Slate District, Wood, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Butcher was born in 1811 in Pendleton, West Virginia, United States, the child of Peyton Butcher And Elizabeth Renick.
  • In 1850, Samuel Butcher resided in Wood county, Wood, Virginia.
  • In 1860, Samuel Butcher resided in Wood, Virginia, United States.
  • Samuel Butcher married Jane Melrose, and had children including Eleanor Elenor Butcher, Mary Elizabeth Butcher, Mehitable Butcher.
  • Samuel Butcher passed away in 1884 in Slate District, Wood, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peyton Butcher
1786–1853
Birth Location: Bloomfield, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Renick
1791–1850
Birth Location: Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Melrose
1814–1888
Birth Location: Wood, West Virginia, United States
JM

Children(s)

Eleanor Butcher
1837–1879
Birth Location: Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Mary Butcher
1845–1890
Birth Location: Wood Co, , Virginia, USA
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Mehitable Butcher
1836–1872
Birth Location: , Wood, West Virginia, USA
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Samuel Butcher's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Butcher
1811–1884
Birth Place: Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Peyton Butcher
1786–1853
Bloomfield, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Renick
1791–1850
Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lieut (Samuel) Butcher
1756–1847
Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America
Hannah Drake
1761–1844
Bloomfield, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
George Rennix
1768–1821
, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
Judith (M.) Westfall
1770–1821
, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Butcher
1731–1778
Susanna Lewis
1730–1801
Thomas Drake
1728–1811
Eurah Humphrey
1739–1817
George Renick
1736–1778
Mary Welton
1736–1836
William Westfall
1735–1810
Elizabeth Thorne
1739–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Butcher
1707–1778
Hannah Bisby
1707–
Abraham Lewis
1685–1768
Mary Morgan
1687–1764
George Drake
1709–1776
Maria Clawson
1688–1762
John Humphrey
1714–1774
Hannah Yarbrough
1715–1779
Thomas Renick
1708–1751
Sarah Renick
1682–1747
John Welton
1712–1767
Anne Scott
1714–1757
Johannes Westfall
1711–1777
Appolonia Kortregt
1706–1756
Peter Thorne
1718–1798

Samuel Butcher's Descendants

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Samuel Butcher (11 SEP 1811–27 JAN 1884) m. Jane Melrose (26 NOV 1814–2 SEP 1888)
  1. 1. Eleanor ((Elenor)) Butcher 1837–1879 m. Thomas J.Taylor 1830–1894
    1. 1. Samuel (Peyton Burrell) Taylor 1855–1941 m. Julia (A.) Edwards 1861–1932
      1. 1. Charles (R.) Taylor 1880–1882
      2. 2. Harry (W.) Taylor 1890–1893
    2. 2. Charles (Robert) Taylor 1858–1905 m. Matilda (Caroline "Carrie") Graham 1863–1946
    3. 3. Mary (Mehitable) Taylor 1861–1861
    4. 4. Green Taylor 1855–1900 m. Lucy (Jane) Rider 1862–1910
      1. 1. Robert (B) Taylor 1890–1968
      2. 2. Lena (Florence) Taylor 1892–1963 m. Mcginnis (Glen) Munsey 1873–1955
        1. 1. Mcginnis (Glen) Munsey 1913–1995
        2. 2. Cline (Richard) Munsey 1919–1995
        3. 3. William (Ira) Munsey 1916–1983
        4. 4. Ray (Ashley) Munsey 1921–1986
        5. 5. Doris Munsey 1923–2014
      3. 3. Nancy (Lelia) Taylor 1875–1970 m. Joseph (Edward) Warner 1870–1941
        1. 1. Margaret Grubb 1908–1979
        2. 2. Clara (Lou) Maxey 1912–1982
        3. 3. Helen Warner 1910–1987
      4. 4. Walter (Howe) Taylor 1894–1980 m. Reania (Frances) Taylor 1915–1991
        1. 1. George Taylor 1918– m. Maudie (Mae) Wright 1908–
        2. 2. Evelyn (Earlene "Susie") Taylor 1939–2009 m. John (Henry) Taylor 1927–2002
        3. 3. Roger (Lee) Taylor 1941–2009
        4. 4. Margret Taylor 1920–
      5. 5. Brown (E) Rider 1881–1936
      6. 6. John Taylor 1873–
      7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Taylor 1896–1940 m. Benjamin (F) McDonald 1895–1973
        1. 1. Mary (Phylis) McDonald 1933–1988 m. Lawton (B Quinn) Junior 1928–2003
        2. 2. Wanita Mcdonald 1915–1976 m. Stanley (Orville) Tooley 1906–1976 m. Lloyd (Marion Figgins) Bud 1924–2007 m. Bernard (Gordon) Lyons 1908–1994
        3. 3. Minie (Florence) Bedwell 1920–1999 m. Gene (Allen) Hammack 1918–1998
        4. 4. William (Warren Bedwell Mc) Donald 1921–1972 m. Miriam Maynard 1936–2008 m. Jill (Irene) Tesso 1928–1995
        5. 5. Jackie (Mahood Mc) Donald 1923–2006 m. Virginia (Mae) Tesso 1924–2012
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Butcher 1845–1890 m. Valentine (Washington) McDonald 1842–1910
    1. 1. Arthur McDonald 1883–1954 m. Cora (E) Mcdonald 1884–
    2. 2. James (Willie) McDonald 1867–1938 m. Annis (Ellen 'Annie' "McDonald") Craakal 1874–1953
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) McDonald 1864–1923 m. Samuel Rreeder 1866–1959
    4. 4. Minnie (Mae) Mcdonald 1887–1976 m. John (E) Kesterson 1882–
    5. 5. John (Harrison) McDonald 1871–1950
    6. 6. SAMUEL (SANFORD) McDONALD 1881–1963 m. Julia (Naomi) Melton 1889–1980
    7. 7. Henry (Monroe) McDonald 1874–1949 m. Annie (Edna) Johnson 1879–1913
    8. 8. Clara (Belle) McDonald 1885–1909 m. Charles (Wesley) Anderson 1887–1965
    9. 9. Dora (Jane) McDonald 1877–1959
    10. 10. Albert (Scott) McDonald 1866–1920
    11. 11. Lillie (Dale) McDonald 1869–1870
    12. 12. THEODORE (MADISON) McDONALD 1876–1876
  3. 3. Mehitable Butcher 1836–1872 m. James (P.) Ball 1830–1904

Samuel Butcher's Timeline

6 Records

1811
11 SEP 1811
Birth of Samuel Butcher in Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 39
Samuel Butcher resided here in Wood county, Wood, Virginia
Wood county, Wood, Virginia
1860
1860
Age 49
Samuel Butcher resided here in Wood, Virginia, United States
Wood, Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 69
Samuel Butcher resided here in Slate, Wood, West Virginia, United States
Slate, Wood, West Virginia, United States
1884
1884
Age 73
Burial of Samuel Butcher in Unknown
Unknown
1884
27 JAN 1884
Age 73
Death of Samuel Butcher in Slate District, Wood, West Virginia, United States
Slate District, Wood, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1811
    Event Place: Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Samuel Butcher, 1884; Burial, ,, unknown; citing record ID 40736858, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 03 July 2016, 20:35), entry for Samuel Butcher(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHKZ-QCZ
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 July 2017), Samuel Butcher, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 172, sheet 488C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Samuel Butcher, 1884; Burial, ,, unknown; citing record ID 40736858, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 April 2016), Samuel Butcher, Wood county, Wood, Virginia, United States; citing family 807, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Was
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 July 2017), Samuel Butcher, Slate, Wood, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 172, sheet 488C, NARA micr
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, FHL 929.273 A1 #1130
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 April 2016), Samuel Butcher, Wood county, Wood, Virginia, United States; citing family 807, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Was
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 January 2020, 01:48), entry for Samuel Butcher(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHKZ-QCZ
    [12] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wood, Virginia; Roll: M653_1384; Page: 431; Image: 437; Family History Library Film: 805384
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, FHL 929.273 A1 #1130
    [15] Details: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Citation Text: Legacy NFS Sou
    [16] Details: FHL 929.273 A1 #1130 Citation Text: Research Data On The Butcher Family In America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wood county, Wood, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 January 2020, 01:48), entry for Samuel Butcher(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHKZ-QCZ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, FHL 929.273 A1 #1130
    [4] Details: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Citation Text: Legacy NFS Sou
    [5] Details: FHL 929.273 A1 #1130 Citation Text: Research Data On The Butcher Family In America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Unknown
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 03 July 2016, 20:35), entry for Samuel Butcher(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHKZ-QCZ
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, FHL 929.273 A1 #1130
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 January 2020, 01:48), entry for Samuel Butcher(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHKZ-QCZ
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, FHL 929.273 A1 #1130
    [8] Details: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Citation Text: Legacy NFS Sou
    [9] Details: FHL 929.273 A1 #1130 Citation Text: Research Data On The Butcher Family In America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1884
    Event Place: Slate District, Wood, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Samuel Butcher, 1884; Burial, ,, unknown; citing record ID 40736858, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 03 July 2016, 20:35), entry for Samuel Butcher(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHKZ-QCZ
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Samuel Butcher, 1884; Burial, ,, unknown; citing record ID 40736858, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, FHL 929.273 A1 #1130
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 January 2020, 01:48), entry for Samuel Butcher(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHKZ-QCZ
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, FHL 929.273 A1 #1130
    [10] Details: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Citation Text: Legacy NFS Sou
    [11] Details: FHL 929.273 A1 #1130 Citation Text: Research Data On The Butcher Family In America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wood, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wood, Virginia; Roll: M653_1384; Page: 431; Image: 437; Family History Library Film: 805384

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Slate, Wood, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 January 2020, 01:48), entry for Samuel Butcher(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHKZ-QCZ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, FHL 929.273 A1 #1130
    [4] Details: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Citation Text: Legacy NFS Sou
    [5] Details: FHL 929.273 A1 #1130 Citation Text: Research Data On The Butcher Family In America
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