John Rufus Butter (1879 - 1978)

Born 25 Nov 1879 in Forest Hill, Rapides, Louisiana, United States

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Died 4 Jan 1978 at age 98 in Forest Hill, Rapides, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Native of Louisiana

John Rufus Butter was born 25 November 1879 in what is now Forest Hill, Louisiana. He was the son of William Butter and Emily Graham. ^[1]

In 1900 John R. Butter is 20 years old and still living at home with his parents. He is employed as a "Teamster". This involved driving a wagon pulled by mules or horses. Since John lived in central Louisiana, he would have been employed this way by a sawmill. His wagon and team of animals would have been hauling logs.^[2]

John married Mary Frances "Fannie" Duck in 1901.

John and Fannie Butter are in the 1910 census with six children from eight down to zero years. Fannie says she has had six children and all six are living. John is a farmer and 30 years old. Fannie is 25 years old and they have been married for nine years. ^[3]

John R. Butter passed away 4 January 1978 in his hometown, Forest Hill, Louisiana at the age of 98 and is buried in the Butters Cemetery. ^[4]

The children of John Rufus Butter and Fanny Duck Butter are:

1. Allie Lee Butter 1902-1971
2. Hugh Butter 1904-1948
3. Bernice Butter 1905-1983
4. Ennis W. Butter 1906-1994
5. Hoyt Delphine Butter Wilson 1908
6. Goldie Butter b.1909
7. Erma Butter b.1914
8. Georgia Butter b.1925

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDX8-JW9 : 15 August 2017), John Butter in household of William Butter, Spring Hill, Rapides, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 40, sheet 684C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,466.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS51-25F : accessed 8 November 2019), John R Butter in household of Wm Butter, Ward 4 Spring Hill, Rapides, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 21B, family 381, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,578.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPYB-1FQ : accessed 9 November 2019), John R Butters, Spring Hill, Rapides, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 87, sheet 4B, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 527; FHL microfilm 1,374,540.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images Find A Grave: Memorial #28211197 memorial page for John R Butter (25 Nov 1879–4 Jan 1978) citing Butters Cemetery, Forest Hill, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by William Ertl (contributor 46787076) .

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8K-CTX : 22 February 2021), John Rufus Butter, 1917-1918.