Husband: Jasper Butcher
Also known as: Gasper J. Butcher 1
Born: Mar-30-1805 1
Died: May-26-1890 1
Buried: in Waldeck Cemetery, Polk Creek, Lewis Co, WV 2,1
Resided: at Butcher Fork, Lewis Co, WV 3
Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 4
Father: John Anderson Butcher (1783 - 1868)
Mother: Christena Iona Alkire (1786 - 1874)
Wife: Barbery Ann Bush Also known as: Barbery Bush 1 Married: Jan- 3-1831 5
Born: Oct-14-1814 1 Died: Oct-28-1872 in Lewis Co, WV 6 Buried: in Waldeck Cemetery, Polk Creek, Lewis Co, WV 7 Father: Henry Bush (1786 - 1874) Mother: Ailsey Simpson (1777 - 1816)
M Child 1: John Sherman Butcher Born: Mar-18-1832 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 6 Died: Sep-30-1905 in Sassafras, Camden, Lewis Co, WV 6 Buried: in Waldeck Cemetery, Polk Creek, Lewis Co, WV 1 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 8 Wife: Credella Gaston b. Dec-29-1838 d. Mar-30-1919 Census name: Credilla, Crevilla, Credellia, Credilia Married: Apr-22-1855 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 9 (see note 1)
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Gasper J. Butcher. (3) Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994. (4) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV. (5) Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994, Lewis County marriage records show that Jasper Butcher and Barbara Bush were married on Jan 11 1838, rather than the Jan 3 1831 reported here. Basis for discrepancy is unknown. p. 69. (6) Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994, p. 54. (7) Headstone, Name appears as "Barbery" (8) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (9) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as John Butcher and Cordelia Gaston. Married Apr 22 1855. Event Notes Note (1) "Gilmer County History 1845-1989," p. 54, gives marriage date as Apr 20 1855.