John Silas Butler

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/t/Pamela-Butler/GENE... John Silas Butler was the son of Elijah K. Butler (1798-1872) who was born in Virginia and died in Missouri; and Catherine (Allison) Butler (1802-1884) who was born in Virginia and died in Montgomery County, Kentucky.

John had the following known siblings:

Susan Butler Mary Catherine Butler 1826 – Edmund Butler 1828 – John S. Butler 1833 – 1912 John Silas Butler 1833 – 1912 Jane Butler 1838 – Thomas Butler 1840 – Elijah Butler 1842 – Martha V. Butler 1842 – James Waller Butler 1845 –

John first married Elizabeth Ratliff (1838-1878) in about 1858 and they had the following known children:

Mary Alice Butler 1859 – Idress A. Butler 1860 – 1908 Celia Catherine Butler 1862 – 1925 William H. Butler 1864 – John A. Butler 1869 – Theodore Butler 1874 – Alzada Butler 1876 – 1890 Infant Butler 1878 -

In the 1870 census, John and Elizabeth and family were living in Callao, Macon County, Missouri.

Elizabeth died at the age of 40 in 1878, and John remarried to Cytha Corbin (1864-1929). They had the following known children:

Velmore Edwin Butler 1886 – 1969 Virgil Leo Butler 1889 – 1976 Linwood S. Butler 1893 – 1966 Ruth L. Butler 1901 – 1984

In the 1910 census, John and Cytha were living in Independence Township of Macon County, Missouri.

John died in 1912 and Cytha in 1929. They are buried together at Hopewell Cemetery.

- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 22 2018, 19:56:57 UTC