James Wellington Butts (1886 - abt. 1951)

Born 29 Apr 1886 in Kinmount, Kawartha Lakes Municipality, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Findley) Butts — married 18 Nov 1920 (to 23 May 1951) in Eureka, Lincoln County, Montana, USA

Died about 23 May 1951 at about age 65 in Rexford, Lincoln County, Montana, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

James was born in 1886. He was the son of Ethan Butts and Katherine Brock. He passed away in 1951.

Immigration

Immigrated to USA from Canada.^[1]

Military

WW I Draft Registration - ^[2]
Note: Registration listed that he was a Citizen of Canada and not naturalized himself or thru his father's naturalization before James was 21. Age was 32.

Marriage

1920 - ^[3]

Census Records

1890 - US Lost in fire. ^[4], ^[5]
1900 - US ^[6]
1910 - US ^[7]
1920 - US ^[8]
1930 - US ^[9]
1940 - US ^[10]

Death

1951 - ^[11]

Burial

~25 May 1951 - ^[11]
Tobacco Valley Cemetery ^[12]
Eureka, Lincoln County, Montana, USA.
Find A Grave Memorial# 43258029 ^[13][14]

Sources

1. ↑ http://rwguide.rootsweb.ancestry.com/lesson16.htm
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QN-L51 : accessed 22 October 2015), James Wellington Butts, 1917-1918; citing Lincoln County, Montana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,711,434.
3. ↑ "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F37S-8BW : accessed 22 October 2015), James W. Butts and Margaret Barr, 18 Nov 1920; citing Marriage, Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,902,500.
4. ↑ http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/spring/1890-census-1.html
5. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_United_States_Census
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M995-6S2 : accessed 22 October 2015), James Butts in household of Ethan W Butts, Morrison Township & Twps. 48-49/Ranges 25-27, Aitkin, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,756.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLCH-38G : accessed 22 October 2015), James Butts in entry for Nathan W Butts, 1910.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M83T-1NW : accessed 22 October 2015), James W Butts, Gateway, Lincoln, Montana, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,972.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCMP-GYD : accessed 22 October 2015), James W Butts, Sheldon, Lincoln, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0022, sheet 2A, family 29, line 35, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1257; FHL microfilm 2,340,992.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQQ-R91 : accessed 22 October 2015), James W Butts, School District 19 Sheldon, Lincoln, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27-22, sheet 2A, family 28, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2223.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "Montana Death Index, 1860-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHCF-8KQ : accessed 22 October 2015), James Butts, 23 May 1951; from "Montana Death Index, 1868-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2009); citing State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Helena.
12. ↑ http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMKZEP_Tobacco_Valley_Cemetery_Eureka_Montana
13. ↑ http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43258029
14. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK6-FBQW : accessed 22 October 2015), James Wellington Butts, 1951; Burial, Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, United States of America, Tobacco Valley Cemetery; citing record ID 43258029, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Edwin Priest for creating Butts-753 on 21 October 2015. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Edwin and others.

Thanks to Jim Lee [1] for Find A Grave memorial.