I'm looking for the parents of John D. Butler (b. 26 Jan. 1843 in Morgan County, Ohio and died 13 June 1889 in Pickaway County, OH). His obituary said that he was the youngest of 14. I can't find any difinitive evidence of his parentsor any of his siblings. (A lead contender for a brother is Charles Lee Butler born in 1831, but even that theory has some holes in it.)
To top it off, there is a different John D. Butler who was born close to 1843 and who lived in Ross County Ohio (the county just south of Pickaway) who lived into the 20th century and has confused other geneaologists who have researched or helped with this question.
John D. and his wife Mahuldah (Hulda/Huldy) Fulkerson-Butler had 12 children. Of those 12, only their youngest, James Alva Butler had any children... which is also very odd to me. I am John and Hulda's great-grandson through James Alva.
Any help is greatly appreciated.