Ira Howard Butterfield was born in 1840. He served as member and Secretary of the State board of Agriculture, the governing board of The State Agricultural College He passed away in 1928.
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFS1-H6X : 13 March 2018), Ira Howard Butterfield, 24 Mar 1928; citing East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,739. *"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5MB-8WF9 : 18 July 2020), Mr Ira H Butterfield and Mrs Ira H Butterfield, 1928.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8K-8H7 : 22 December 2020), Ira Howard Butterfield in household of Ira H Butterfield, Shelby, Macomb, Michigan, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW67-C82 : 18 February 2021), Howard Butterfield in entry for Ira H Butterfield, 1860.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW36-ZS6 : 19 February 2021), Isaac Butterfield, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 388, sheet 400A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,605.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMN-64V : accessed 20 November 2021), Ira H Butterfield, Lansing township (excl. Lansing city), Ingham, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 47, sheet 8B, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,716.
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