James M. Butler (1848 - 1932)

Born 1848 in Indiana, USA

Husband of Mary Katharine (Reed) Butler — married 1874 in Lyon County, Kansas, USA

Died 17 Feb 1932 at about age 84 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

James M. Butler was born in April 1848^[1] to Jackson and Mary Butler of Indiana, USA.

On September 6, 1850, James was two years old and living with his parents and three older siblings - Alex (9), Shubale (6) and William (4) - in Deer Creek, Indiana.^[2]

James enlisted in the Union Army on September 15, 1864, at Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas.^[3] He mustered into Company L, Kansas 16th Cavalry Regiment on 01 Oct 1864, and mustered out on 13 May 1865 at Leavenworth, KS.^[3]

In June of 1870, James was 22 years old and working as a farm laborer in Walnut Township, Butler County, Kansas.^[4]

In 1874, James married Mary "Mollie" Katherine Reed in Lyon County, Kansas.^[1] They would have eight known children:

1. Susan Bernice (1875-1961)

2. Oliver Jackson (1877-1963)

3. Bessie E. (1879-1968)

4. Mary G. (1882-1976)

5. Lloyd Daniel (1884-1975)

6. Elsie Ann (1889-1956)

7. Helen B. (1891-1973)

8. Archie Dean (1893-1949)

In 1880, James (35) and Mollie (25) were living on Fourth Street in Madison, Kansas, with their three children - Susan (5), Oliver (2) and Bessie (10 months).^[5]

On March 1, 1895, James (47) and Mollie (40) were living in Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas, with their children Bernice (20), Oliver (17), Bessie (14), Mary (12), Lloyd (10, Elsie (6), Helen (3) and Archie (1).^[6]

On June 14, 1900, James and Mollie were living in Madison, Kansas, with their children Oliver (22), Bessie (20), Mary (18), Lloyd (15), Elsie (11), Helen (9) and Archie (6).^[1]

On March 1, 1905, James (57) and Mollie (50) were living with their children Lloyd (20), Elsie (16) and Archie (12), plus Mollie's mother Susanna Reed (83).^[7]

In 1910, James and Mollie were living with son Archie (16) and Mollie's mother, Susanne (Eakle) Reed, on Garfield Avenue in Madison, Kansas.^[8]

In 1915, James (67) and Mollie (60) lived in Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas, with their son Archie (20) and a couple of lodgers.^[9]

In 1920, James (71) and Mollie (64), who now called herself Kate, were empty nesters living in Madison, Kansas.^[10]

In 1930, James and Kate, who now called herself Mary once again, were living in Los Angeles, California.^[11]

James died at age 83 on February 17, 1932, in Los Angeles, California.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Madison, Greenwood, Kansas; Roll: 481; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240481; Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. NARA microfilm publication T623 (1,854 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Deer Creek, Perry, Indiana; Roll: M432_165; Page: 386B; Image: 96; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. NARA microfilm publication M432 (1,009 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (online database). Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, USA: 2009. Original data: Historical Data Systems, Inc., PO Box 35, Duxbury, MA 02331.
4. ↑ 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Walnut, Butler, Kansas; Roll: M593_429; Page: 690A; Family History Library Film: 545928; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. NARA microfilm publication M593 (1,761 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
5. ↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Madison, Greenwood, Kansas; Roll: 382; Family History Film: 1254382; Page: 315C; Enumeration District: 094; Image: 0276; Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. NARA microfilm publication T9 (1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
6. ↑ 1895 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-169. Roll v115_54; Line: 16. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Ancestry.com image here
7. ↑ 1905 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 - K-181. Roll ks1905_59; Line: 28. Kansas State Historical Society. Topeka, Kansas. Ancestry.com image here
8. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Madison, Greenwood, Kansas; Roll: T624_441; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374454; Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624 (1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
9. ↑ 1915 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-271. Roll ks1915_98; Line: 7. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Ancestry.com image here
10. ↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Madison, Greenwood, Kansas; Roll: T625_533; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 752; Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625 (2,076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
11. ↑ 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 152; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0525; Image: 322.0; FHL microfilm: 2339887; Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. NARA microfilm publication T626 (2,667 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
12. ↑ California Death Index, 1905-1939. California Vital Records, California Department of Health and Welfare.