Elizabeth Butcher

Elizabeth Bush Butcher BIRTH 1756 West Virginia, USA DEATH 1839 (aged 82–83) Lewis County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Butcher Cemetery Turnertown, Lewis County, West Virginia,

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Elizabeth,d/o George Adam & Anna D. (Katterman)Bush.w/o Paulser Butcher.

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Spouse:

 Paulser Butcher (1748 - 1829)

Children:

 George Jefferson Butcher (1775 - 1867)*

 John Anderson Butcher (1783 - 1868)*

 Jasper Butcher (1785 - 1872)*

 Valentine Jefferson Butcher (1788 - 1863)*

 Solomon Butcher (1790 - 1879)*

 Henry Butcher (1793 - 1866)*

 Jacob Butcher (1796 - 1877)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Butcher Cemetery Turnertown Lewis County West Virginia, USA

Created by: Andrew Butcher Jr. Record added: Nov 15, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12349684

Elizabeth Bush's petition for compensation for services rendered by her husband during the time he spent as one of the Indian Spies

"Lewis County Petition of 17 December 1834. To the Honorable the General Assembly of Virginia. Your petitioner humbly sheweth to your Honorable Bodies that in the year her husband Paulser Butcher was a private soldier in a Company of Rangers and Spies under the command of Captain James Booth that in consequence of Captain Booth's untimely Death, her husband Paulser Butcher did not in his lifetime ever receive his wages for said Services, nor has your petitioner every received any kind of compensation for said service of her Late Husband, Your petitioner was ignorant of the mode by which to obtain Compensation until very lately. She has heard that your Honorable Body passed a law at the last Session making provision for David Sleeth and others imbracing the widdow of Thomas Cunningham, Your petitioner knowing that her late husband did serve his country in that Expedition for which Sleeth & others have received renumeration; as faithfully as any soldier of his day, which service your petitioner believes was thirteeen months. Your petitioner Being now very old and infirm and dependant upon her Children for maintinance humbly pray your Honorable Body that a law may pass allowing your Humble petitioner the amount which was allowed other persons for the like service. And your petitioner will every Pray.        her  1 Dec 1834               Elizabeth X Butcher"        mark

On the outside was the following:  "F.L. Prentis of Wood - Petition of Elizabeth Bucher of Lewis County, praying for compensation for services rendered by her late husband Palser Butcher for 13 months as an Indian Spie for which he never re'cd pay during his life time. 17th Dec 1834.   ref'd to Cms    19th Dec - -  Reasonable Bill.

Elizabeth received widow's pension, $104.00 from her husband's Revolutionary War Service. Elizabeth is buried in the Butcher Cemetery in Turnertown, near Weston, Lewis, WV, beside her husband, and surrounded by other family members.