John Sherman BUTCHER

1832 - 1905  (73 years)

• Name	John Sherman BUTCHER
  Born	18 Mar 1832	Lewis Co, (W)VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Sep 1905	Sassafras, Camden, Lewis Co, WV   [1]
  Census	1880, 1900, 1910	Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV   [2]
  Buried	Waldeck Cemetery, Waldeck, Lewis Co, WV   [3]
  Person ID	I1359	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Jasper BUTCHER,   b. 30 Mar 1805,   d. 26 May 1890  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Barbery Ann BUSH,   b. 14 Oct 1814,   d. 28 Oct 1872, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F4171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Credella GASTON,   b. 29 Dec 1838, Lewis Co, (W)VA ,   d. 30 Mar 1919, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 80 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1855	Lewis Co, (W)VA   [4]
  	"Gilmer County History 1845-1989," p. 54, gives marriage date as Apr 20 1855.
  Notes	1870 Census, Willey Twp, Lewis County, WV, enumerated in Sep 1870: John S. Butcher, 38, farmer; Credilla, 31; John H, 12; James A, 10; George D, 8; Judson R (?), 5; Olive, 1. 1880 Census, Freemans Creek, Lewis County, WV, enumerated on Jun 1 1880: John S. Butcher, 49, farmer; wife Crevilla, 42 (?); son John H, 22, worker at saw mill; son James A, 18; son George D, 17; son Judson E, 14; dau Olive B, 11; son Hugh D, 8; dau Flora A, 7; dau Etta, 3; dau Alda M, 8 months (b. September). 1900 Census, Freemans Creek, Lewis County, WV, enumerated on Jun 29 1900: John S. Butcher, 65, b. Mar 1832, married 45 yrs; wife Credellia, 62, b. Dec 1837, mother of 9 children (all still living); dau Branch, 31, b. Nov 1868, single; dau Flora A., 28, b. Dec 1874 (?), single; dau Etta (Elta?), 23, b. Sep 1876, single; dau Alda M., 20, b. Sep 1880, single; dau Dona, 14, b. Sep 1885. 1910 Census, Freemans Creek, Lewis County, WV, enumerated on May 2 1910: Credilia Gaston, 71, widowed, mother of 10 children (all still living); dau Blanche O., 40; dau Flora A., 35; dau Alda M., 28; dau Dona, 24. 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 5 1920 at 315 Magnolia Ave: Alda Butcher, 40, single, boarding house keeper; sister [5]
  Children	1. John Henry BUTCHER,   b. 27 Dec 1857, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. Bef Jun 1940  (Age 82 years) + 2. James Alvin BUTCHER,   b. 5 Oct 1860, Lewis Co, (W)VA ,   d. 27 Jul 1923, Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV  (Age 62 years)   3. George Davis BUTCHER,   b. CA 1863,   d. 6 Dec 1926, Alton, Upshur Co, WV  (Age ~ 63 years) + 4. Judson E. BUTCHER,   b. CA 1865, West Virginia   5. Olive Blanche BUTCHER,   b. 13 Nov 1868,   d. 4 May 1911  (Age 42 years) + 6. Hugh D. BUTCHER,   b. 1 Apr 1870, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. 24 Aug 1958, Camden, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 88 years)   7. Flora A. BUTCHER,   b. 12 Dec 1873, Camden, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. Jun 1940, Weston, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 66 years)   8. Etta BUTCHER,   b. Sep 1876,   d. Bef Jun 1940  (Age ~ 63 years)   9. Alda M. BUTCHER,   b. Sep 1879, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. 8 Nov 1960, Kerr Co, TX  (Age ~ 81 years)   10. Dona BUTCHER,   b. 1885, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. 19 Feb 1955, Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1870 Census, Willey Twp, Lewis Co WV, Sep 1870
  		1880 Census, Freemans Creek, Lewis Co WV, 1 Jun 1880
  		1900 Census, Freemans Creek, Lewis Co WV, 29 Jun 1900

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, (Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994), p. 54. [S2150] 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. [S5] Headstone. [S1784] 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. [S186] Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, (Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994).