Frank
Thomas
"Soapy"
Butler
Born in Rawlins, Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Francis John Butler
and Margret Jane Thomas
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 79
in Hemet, Riverside, California, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Sep 2018
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Biography
Frank was born on the 9th of July 1927, in Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming. He was the son of Frank Butler and Margret Thomas.
Growing up in Rawlins, most people usually got a nickname, and Frank was called "Soapy." He was named that because he would whittle on soap and keep small pieces in his pocket, then offer it to the kids as candy!
He served in US Navy, F1 World War II. F1 -- Commander-in-Chief, Plans Division (USN).
He married Billie Marie Canfield Vaskey 1927–1992. [1]
They had three children,
- Constance L Butler 1947
- Veronica Jane Butler 1948–1985
- Thomas A Butler 1950–2014
He passed away 6 Feb 2007, and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA.
Find A Grave: Memorial #82459947
Sources
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKKY-YTBQ : accessed 9 June 2022), Frank Butler in entry for Thomas Butler, California, United States, 26 Feb 2014; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing San Jose Mercury News, born-digital text.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L8P5-3J5 Her family Census at age 2
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frank by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frank:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frank by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frank:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Kelly (Sullivan) Rishor 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A430683 [compare], yourDNAportal KELc50e099e, Ancestry member kellyrishor
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B21754
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Katrina (Sullivan) Canfield :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MD4127344 [compare], yourDNAportal KATcd0ce153, Ancestry member katrinaology666485
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