| Birth: | Sep. 23, 1816
Ohio, USA | | Death: | Jan. 6, 1891
North Lewisburg
Champaign County
Ohio, USA | 
1850 U.S. Federal Census - Reel #665, page 257B: The John M. Butcher family is shown residing in North Lewisburg (Lewisburg)Champaign County, Ohio. His age was 34, and occupation is shown as physician. Nancy age 26; James M., age 12; Malissa J., age 10; Elizabeth A., age 6, and John C., age 4.
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Reel # 942, page 19, Series M653: The Butcher family is shown residing in North Lewisburg (Lewisburgh)Champaign County, Ohio. John M. Butcher's age was 42, and occupation is shown as phsycian. Nancy age 35; male, J. M. S., age 22, occupation listed as "teacher of penmanship"; female, M. J., age 20, occupation listed as "school teacher"; female, E. A., age 17; male, J. C., age 15; and Minerva Helms, age 4.
1880 U.S. Federal Census NA Film #T9-998, Family History Film # 1254998, page 420C, ED31, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio:
John M. Butcher, age 63; wife Nancy, age 56; and a servant.
John and Nancy Butcher also appear on page 95 of the "Nixon & Bolton" book under the cemetery listing entitled "Spain Cemetery and the North Lewisburg Cemetery" which incorrectly combined records of the Butcher and "Spain" Cemeteries.
The tall, black granite replacement headstone for John and Nancy Butcher stands prominently in the middle of the Butcher Cemetery with the one line verse of "He is not dead."
+"The History Of My Butcher Family" by Nancy Butcher Page 6. A copy exists at the Champaign County Public Library in Urbana. Reference to John Milton Butcher with a date of death of January 6, 1891.
Page 559 of the book "A Biographical History of Champaign County, Ohio" by the Lewis Publishing Company, 1902, contains a biographical account of the life of Dr. John C. Butcher, son of Dr. John (J.M.S.) and Nancy Jane (Brock) Butcher. A paragraph is devoted to the life of the elder Dr, Butcher and his wife, "
He was one of the pioneer physicians of Ohio
locating in Belmont County, when he later moved to Champaign County, locating at North Lewisburg." In an August 1894 interview with Rev. Edward C. Young of the North Lewisburg Friends Church, he said, "Dr. Butcher is not a Friend but an aggressive man and important helper." This statement was made regarding the Underground Railroad in this part of Ohio. (Source: "Underground Railroad in Ohio Volume II Material collected by Wilbur H. Siebert, Ohio State University; Columbus.)
On page 20 of the book, "Will Abstracts of Champaign County, Ohio Vol II, Books G thru L 1889 1911, abstracted by Pat Stickley in 1996, and published by the Champaign County Genealogical Society: "PG 289 JOHN M. BUTCHER Probated 15 JAN 1891 Urbana, (died 6 JAN 1891) Heirs Nancy Butcher-widow; J C Butcher son Urbana; Melissa B. Wagstaff dau North Lewisburg; Milton B. Wagstaff grson my gold headed cane. All estate to wife Nancy Butcher and at her death ½ to son John C. Butcher and ½ to dau Melissa Wagstaff. Friend Thomas D. Crow executor; Witnesses: R E Gross, Ada Morris and Flora Davis will signed ----- 1888"
John and Nancy (Brock) Butcher's son, John C. Butcher is buried at Oakdale Cemetery in Urbana, Ohio. Find A Grave Memorial# 29792535 for Dr. John C. Butcher.
Findagrave:
Captain James M. S. Butcher: Find A Grave Memorial# 41685523 buried at Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Ohio (son)
Ella Inez: Find A Grave Memorial# 17579650 buried at Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Ohio (daughter)
Dr. John M. Butcher: Find A Grave Memorial# 17566359 buried at Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Ohio (self)
Anna Butcher Callendar: Find A Grave Memorial# 17566995 buried at Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Ohio (daughter)
Nancy Brock Butcher: Find A Grave Memorial# 17675729 buried at Butcher Cemetery (wife)
Dr. John C. Butcher: Find A Grave Memorial# 29792535 buried at Oakdale Cemetery in Urbana, Ohio (son)
Family links:
Children:
James M. S. Butcher (1837 - 1865)*
Anna Butcher Callendar (1843 - 1867)*
John C Butcher (1846 - 1902)*
Ella Inez Butcher (1856 - 1857)*
Spouse:
Nancy J. Brock Butcher (1823 - 1898)
*Point here for explanation
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Butcher Cemetery
North Lewisburg
Champaign County
Ohio, USA |
Created by: Linda Jean Limes Ellis
Record added: Jan 19, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 17566359 |
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