Prussia (Sutliff) Butler (1836 - 1908)

Born 17 May 1836 in Windsor, Morgan, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Liberty Butler — married 27 Aug 1862 in Livingston, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1908 at age 72 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States

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Biography

Prussia was born on 17 May 1836.^[1] She was the daughter of Abel Sutliff and Patience Gifford.

She married Samuel Butler on 27 August, 1862 in Livingston County, Missouri.^[2] Samuel was already the father of 11 children from his first marriage and, together, Samuel and Prussia may have had another eight children. Only Nora (Lenora), Emma (Julia Emmaline), Belle (Rosa Belle) and Mickey (America) appear on the censuses. Another daughter, Lucinda, died at just two years old;^[3] both she and another unnamed daughter are buried in Sharp Creek Cemetery.^[4] Some researchers believe there are two older children who would have been born in Missouri, George and Laura, both with suspected birthdates in 1863.

In March of 1864, Samuel and Prussia sell their land in Livingston County and crossed the plains on the wagon trail to California. They most likely arrived in the autumn sometime and their daughter Nora is believed to have been born in Marysville, California in December. In the 1870 census, 5-year-old Nora is noted as having been born in California.^[5]

The family settled first in Russian River in Sonoma County,^[5] eventually taking up ranch land in Santa Rosa.^[6]

She passed away on 28 November, 1908 in Santa Rosa, California and is buried at Sharp Creek Cemetery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Photograph, tombstone of Prussia Butler, 26 Nov 1908, Sharp Creek Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, photographed by Kenna McOmber (contributor 48151612), Memorial ID 43780484, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43780484/prussia-butler.
2. ↑ Marriage record of Samuel Butler and Prussia Sutliff, 27 Aug 1862, Livingston County, Missouri, extract, photograph uploaded by user “donnalconley”, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/19085588/person/380043678991/media/a8c44cc6-eed8-4529-9c01-d6e09e2d60c2?_phsrc=QQo1729&_phstart=successSource.
3. ↑ Photograph, tombstone of Lucinda Butler, 9 July 1876, Sharp Creek Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, photographed by Kenna McOmber (contributor 48151612), Memorial ID 43780363, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43780363/lucinda-butler.
4. ↑ Photograph, Tombstone of Infant daughter of S.L. & P. Butler, Sharp Creek Cemetery, 26 Dec 1872, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, photograph by Kenna McOmber (contributor 48151612), memorial 43780319, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43780319/infant-dau-butler.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1870 United States Census, Russian River, Sonoma, California, 19 August 1870, p. 21, stamped 377, households 155 & 156, lines 32–40, digitized image, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6783-J2M?i=20&cc=1438024.
6. ↑ 1880 United States Census, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, 2 Jun 1880, ED 124, SD 3, Page 8, stamped 90C, lines 16-36, households 26-31, Butler and Kennedy families, digitized images, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYN-9BJY?i=2&wc=QZ2Q-PF6%3A1589395335%2C1589396071%2C1589396794%2C1589395084&cc=1417683, citing NARA Series T9, Roll 84, 2 June, 1880, Page 8, SD 3, ED 124, digitized image, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYN-9BJY?i=2&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM6PL-F59.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ6-KMR : 22 December 2020), Prushia Sutliff in household of Abel Sutliff, Livingston, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HGZQ-W5N2 : 4 February 2020), Prussia Butler, 1908.