Husband: John Sherman Butcher
Born: Mar-18-1832 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1
Died: Sep-30-1905 in Sassafras, Camden, Lewis Co, WV 1
Buried: in Waldeck Cemetery, Polk Creek, Lewis Co, WV 2
Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 3
Father: Jasper Butcher (1805 - 1890)
Mother: Barbery Ann Bush (1814 - 1872)
Wife: Credella Gaston 4 1
Census name: Credilla, Crevilla, Credellia, Credilia
Married: Apr-22-1855 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 5 (see note 1)
Born: Dec-29-1838 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 6
Died: Mar-30-1919 in Lewis Co, WV 1
Buried: in Waldeck Cemetery, Polk Creek, Lewis Co, WV 7,2
Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 3
Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV
Father: Hugh Gaston (1788 - 1888)
Mother: Susana Jett (1788 - 1840)
Notes
M Child 1: John Henry Butcher 8 Born: Dec-27-1857 in Lewis Co, WV 9 Died: bef Jun 1940 10 Resided: in Salisbury, Wicomico Co, MD 11,12 Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 13 Wife: Emma Amanda Dean b. ca 1859 Married: Aug-18-1884 in Lewis Co, WV 8
M Child 2: James Alvin Butcher Also known as: Old Doc Butcher Born: Oct- 5-1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 2) Died: Jul-27-1923 in Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Buried: in Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV 14 Resided: in Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV 12 Occupation: physician 1 Wife: Florence Almeda Hinzman b. Aug-19-1865 d. May-21-1930 Married: Feb-28-1889 in Lewis Co, WV 8,1
M Child 3: George Davis Butcher Born: ca 1863 Died: Dec- 6-1926 in Alton, Upshur Co, WV 15,16 Buried: in Waldeck Cemetery, Polk Creek, Lewis Co, WV 2 (see note 3) Resided: in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 12 Occupation: head sawyer 17 Wife: Mary Agness Turner b. ca 1864 Married: Apr-27-1882 in Lewis Co, WV 18
M Child 4: Judson E. Butcher 1 Born: ca 1865 in West Virginia 19,20 (see note 4) Resided: in Wiggins, Stone Co, MS 11,1 Census: 1920 in Stone Co, MS 21 Census: 1910 in Brown Co, OH 22 Census: 1870, 1880 in Lewis Co, WV 20 Wife: Mary ___ b. ca 1879 Married: ca 1902 22
F Child 5: Olive Blanche Butcher Also known as: Blanche Butcher Born: Nov-13-1868 2,3 Died: May- 4-1911 2 Buried: in Waldeck Cemetery, Polk Creek, Lewis Co, WV 2 (see note 5) Census: 1900, 1910 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 3
M Child 6: Hugh D. Butcher Born: Apr- 1-1870 in Lewis Co, WV 17,3 Died: Aug-24-1958 at Camden, Lewis Co, WV 17 Buried: in Weston Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 17 Resided: at Camden, Lewis Co, WV 17,10,12 Census: 1880, 1900 10 20 30 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: farmer 17 Occupation: 1910 sawmilling, farmer 3 Wife: Willie J. Ward b. Oct- -1875 Married: Feb- 1-1899 in Lewis Co, WV 8
F Child 7: Flora A. Butcher 20 Also known as: Floda or Flodie 1,23,11 Born: Dec-12-1873 in Camden, Lewis Co, WV 23,24 Died: Jun- -1940 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 23 Buried: in Waldeck Cemetery, Polk Creek, Lewis Co, WV 23 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 23 Census: 1900, 1910 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 3 Occupation: nurse 23 Never married: 23
F Child 8: Etta Butcher Census name: Elta Butcher 25 Born: Sep- -1876 3 Died: bef Jun 1940 10 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 3
F Child 9: Alda M. Butcher Also known as: Aldah 10 Born: Sep- -1879 in Lewis Co, WV 26,16,20 Died: Nov- 8-1960 in Kerr Co, TX 27,16 Buried: Glen Rest Cemetery in Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX 7 Resided: 1956 in Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX 28 Resided: 1940 in Texas 10 Census: 1930 in Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Resided: 1926 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 29 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,30 Census: 1910 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV Husband: John Wesley Evans b. ca 1860 d. bef Apr 1930 Married: Oct-26-1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 31
F Child 10: Dona Butcher
Born: 1885 in Lewis Co, WV 32,3 (see note 6)
Died: Feb-19-1955 in Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX 33,27
Buried: Glen Rest Cemetery in Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX
Cause of death: clothing caught fire when lighting kitchen stove 32
Resided: since 1924 in Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX 32
Census: 1930 in Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX
Census: 1900, 1910 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV
Never married:
Sources: (1) Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994, p. 54. (2) Headstone. (3) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (4) Birth record of son. (5) 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. (6) Headstone for date. Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989 has birth date of Dec 29 1839, in Lewis Co, (W)VA. [p. 54] (7) Findagrave.com. (8) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994) (9) Lewis County Birth Records, Weston, WV, BR Bk 1. (10) Obituary of sister. (11) Obituary of mother. (12) Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994. (13) 1860 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. (14) Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994, p 54. (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as George D. Butcher, married, age 65y 11m 5, b. Jan 1 1861, d. Dec 6 1926 at Alton, Upshur Co; son of John S. Butcher & Credelia [sic] Gaston. Occupation: head sawyer. Burial: Polk Creek Cemetery. Informant: Mrs. Alda Evans, Weston. (This would be his sister. The Jan 1861 birthdate stated here is inconsistent with the 1863 on his headstone and would also conflict with the Oct 1860 birthdate of his next older brother.) (16) Headstone (year only) (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994), Identified as George Davis Butcher, 20, of Lewis Co, son of J. S. & D. [sic]; and Mary Agness Turner, 18, of Lewis Co, dau of M. Married Apr 27 1882. (19) 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Willey Township). (20) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV. (21) 1920 Census. (22) 1910 Census. (23) Betty Mayfield (compiler) & Matha Byrd (editor), Obituaries, Marriage & Births from Weston Independent and/or Weston Democrat, 1939-1940 (Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants, Jane Lew, WV, April 1996), p. 7. (24) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV, Year only. (25) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (26) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (27) Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of Health, Vital Statistics Unit. (28) Obituary of niece. (29) Death record of brother. (30) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 241. (31) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as John Wesley Evans, 60, widowed, b. Randolph Co, Alabama, resident of Bandera, Texas, son of Joshua R. & Martha E. Evans; and Alda Butcher, 41, single, b. Lewis Co, resident of Harrison Co, dau of John & Cordelia Butcher. Married Oct 26 1920 "at the home of the Bride in Clarksburg.", MR p. 241. (32) Obituary. (33) Obituary - At home. Event Notes Note (1) "Gilmer County History 1845-1989," p. 54, gives marriage date as Apr 20 1855. Note (2) But 1880 Census of Lewis Co, WV puts birth in about 1862. Note (3) Death record states Polk Creek Cemetery Note (4) Ages 5 and 14 given in the 1870 and 1880 Census are considered more reliable than the ages 40 and 50 given in the 1910 and 1920 Census. Note (5) Name on headstone reads "Olive B. Butcher," so presumably never married. Note (6) Birth date given in obituary as Dec 20 1885, but 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1885.