Leslie Harrison Butka: (1916 CA Occupational License BME & WWI/WWII Draft Regis. Cards & 1940/1945/1950 CA Occupational Licenses Dir. & 2 Obituaries).
Leslie H. Butka: (1920/1940 Census & 1920/1923/1940/1945/1959 Dir. & Mission Globe plaque & CDI & 1945/1950/1955/1962-63/1966-1967 CA Occupational License Dir. & 1949 Passenger List & 1966 50th Anniversary Article & CDI & Headstone & Son Donald's SS Appl.).
Leslie Butka: (1900/1910/1930 Census & 1914/1915/1920/1923 Dir. & 19** CA Occupational Licenses Dir. & 1931 (2)/1938/1952 Passenger Lists & 1947 School Yearbook & 1967 article & brother Hersel Eugene Butka's Obit. & SSDI).
L. H. Butka: (1918/1951 Dir & 1918/1919/1920/1923/1925/1926/1927/1928/1929/1930/1931/1932/1933/1934/1935/1936/1937/1938/1939/
1949/1958/1959/1960/1961 SDA Yearbook & 1920/1925/1945/1951 Dir. & 1920 CA Occupational Licenses Dir. ).
Lesley H. Butka: (1951 Dir.).

b. 4 May 1890, in Butka, Loup County, Nebraska. [WWI/WWII Draft Regis. Card]. The family was living in Loup County, Nebraska at the time.

b. 4 May 1890, in Enid, Garfield County, Indian Territory, Oklahoma [Obituaries & Granddaughter Julie Diane Alcorn]. This is where he grew up for some time and where his younger sister was born in 1901.
[Note: Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a character in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Enid holds the nickname of "Queen Wheat City" and "Wheat Capital" of Oklahoma and the United States.]

b. 5 Apr 1890 in Butka, Loup County, Nebraska. (1931 Pass. List).

m. Abt 1917, Middleton, Delaware or Orange Co., NY, Mary Irene Mattison. (Obit.).

d. 10 Jan 1969, Pomona/LaVerne, Los Angeles Co., CA
COD: Fatal car accident (both his legs were cut off/crushed) when a young man in a sports car ran a stoplight and hit him and no one was there to stop the bleeding in time. Note: Seemed to be recovering fine after a stroke, but had some loss of speech. Age 78. [Family Source].

Burial on 1-15-1969 at Pomona Cemetery (Pomona Valley Memorial Park).
Leslie is in Space 5, Lot 5152, next to his wife Mary who is in Space 6, Lot 5152.
Daughter Ramona E. Butka Alcorn is in Space 5, Lot 5151 and her husband Chester Leroy Alcorn is in Space 8, Lot 5152. (All four in a row).

Joint headstone inscription: "BUTKA / FATHER, LESLIE H., 1890-1969 / MOTHER, IRENE M., 1890-1981".

11-23-2011 email excerpt from granddaughter, Julie Diane Alcorn:
"Leslie was born May 4, 1890 in Enid, [Garfield Co.,] Oklahoma, died at age 78 on Jan 10, 1969."
NOTE: Garfield County is adjacent to the East of Loup County.

Note: Harrison means "son of Henry."
But, Leslie was actually given his middle name after President Harrison who, late in the 1800s, opened up immigration for East Europeans / Bohans / Czech. This middle name continued for three generations.
[Twenty-third President of the United States of America, Benjamin Harrison, born 1833: "Harrison was proud of the vigorous foreign policy which he helped shape."]
Also, April 22, 1889 - The Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims; nearly two million acres of land opened up to white settlement was located in Indian Territory, a large area that once encompassed much of modern-day Oklahoma. In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison agreed, making the first of a long series of authorizations that eventually removed most of Indian Territory from Indian control. March 3, 1889 - Harrison announced the government would open the 1.9 million-acre tract of Indian Territory for settlement precisely at noon on April 22. Anyone could join the race for the land, but no one was supposed to jump the gun. Referred to as "Boomers," by the appointed day more than 50,000 hopefuls were living in tent cities on all four sides of the territory. Cases involving "Sooners"--people who had entered the territory before the legal date and time--overloaded courts for years to come; 1905 - white Americans owned most of the land in Indian Territory. Two years later, the area once known as Indian Territory entered the Union as a part of the new state of Oklahoma.

Occupation: Medical Doctor (The College of Medical Evangelists, Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California, class of 1916, the second graduating class). He graduated with his brother Lawrence and his brother Hersel graduated the following year.

Religion: Seventh-Day Adventist.

Missionary with his wife in China for many years. This is probably why he is shown as absent in the 1930 Census.
6 Apr 1949: He returned to the United States from his missionary service.

Another missionary's son (Harold Fenton Clark - fiance to Aileen) that was in China met Lelia Aileen Butka (Ludington) at Weimar in October 2007 and praised Leslie Butka as the most interesting man he ever met. He said that Leslie told the best stories, very dramatic (e.g., "A man walked into my office with his head in his hands...."). He said that he would like to write a book about Leslie Butka. Dr. Butka was well-respected by all and locals in China believed he could nearly raise the dead.

Sam Coombs provides: Leslie was married, divorced, and then remarried and his second wife went to China with him for ten years.

Brenda Jo Butka provides:
"Uncle Leslie was pretty cool too--looked a lot like Einstein. Aunt Irene was very elegant and their home in Pomona [Los Angeles County, California] was almost like a castle to me when I was little--a gorgeous Spanish style stucco with a huge entryway and beautiful curving stairs. They also had a wonderful collie named Prince. When they retired they built a much smaller but still quite elegant home on the same property. I remember visiting there, and Uncle Leslie was watching wrestling matches on TV. The most memorable match I remember was women's dwarf wrestling, especially with one contestant who was dressed like Pocohontas--an exceedingly short, stout, angry Pocohontas, mind you, but Pocohontas nonetheless. There house and grounds were always like an oasis--I remember picking loquats."

L. Aileen Butka provides:
"When the communists took over China about the 1940s he joined his brother Hersel at the medical building. His wife was gracious and elegant. Beautiful tableclothes, china, flowers. His wife was easy to talk to and confide in and seemed like an ideal mom (but it seemed her children could have turned out better).
The oldest Butka son was Leslie, who with his brother Lawrence graduated in the second CME medical class in 1917. They were a handsome pair, with lots of girlfriends. Leslie married Irene Mattison, from another strong missionary family. One of her brothers, Ole Mattison, became president of the Southern Asian Division, which included India. Another brother, Reggie, became president of the Central American Division which included Mexico and all the small countries south.
Irene and Leslie soon sailed for China, their chosen mission field. Leslie Butka, with Dr. Harold Miller (later known as China Doctor) were instrumental in starting the famous Shanghai Adventist Sanitarium and Hospital, and its vigorous nursing school, which trained hundreds of young nurses. Irene, attractive and refined, became well known for her talents as a gracious hostess. They continued working in China until 1940 when the Communists took over the nation and the hospital. Leslie returned to the States and worked with his younger brother, Hersel, in Pomona, until he was killed in an auto accident at age 76.
Their two children, Ramona and Donald, were educated in the first Far Easter Academy in China through 12th grade, and then went to PUC. Both were smart, good-looking and talented. Ramona was very popular, had lots of boyfriends, but ended up marrying a rather homely, antisocial medical student who was brilliant and a fine violinist. Her husband eventually took over Dr. Leslie's and Dr. Hersel's medical building in Pomona, California. Ramona and Chester, her husband, became careless about church. They adopted four children, but before they grew up, Ramona died of breast cancer at about age 40. Chester later married a warm, Adventist lady, and they sent the kids to Adventist colleges, but I lost track of them.
Son Donald sang well and played the cello. He became a dentist, and married a pretty doctor's daughter, Cleone, he met at P.U.C. They soon left the church, had one son, Anthony, and eventually divorced. I only saw Donald once or twice in later years, but heard he lived his last days in the back room of a horse farm in Nevada and died there, alone.

1900 U. S. Federal Census (June 18): Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
Roll: T623 1336; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 53.
Dwelling 175, Family 175

James Butka, Head, White, Male, Born Mar. 1863, Age 37, Married, # Years Married 12, Birthplace Iowa, Father's Birthplace Bohemia, Mother's Birthplace Bohemia, Occupation Farmer, Months Not Employed 0, Read/Write/Speak English Yes,
0wn Home, Free of Mortgage, Farm, # of farm 173.

Lucy C. Butka, Wife, White, Female, born Feb. 1871, Age 29, Married, # Years Married 12, # of Children 4, # of Children Still Living 4, Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace New York, Father's Birthplace Canada, Can Read/Write/Speak English Yes.

Daisy M. Butka, White, Female, born Dec. 1888, Age 11, Single, Birthplace Nebraska, Father's Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Occupation At-school, Attended School (in months) 7, Can Read/Write/Speak English Yes.

Leslie [misindexed Leeley] Butka, Son, White, Male, born May 1890, Age 10, Single, Birthplace Nebraska, Father's Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Occupation At-school, Attended School (in months) 7, Can Read/Write/Speak English Yes.

Lawrence Butka, Son, White, Male, born Nov. 1891, Age 8, Single, Birthplace Nebraska, Father's Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Occupation At-school, Attended School (in months) 7, Can Read/Write/Speak English Yes.

Hersel Butka, Son, White, Male, born Dec. 1894, Age 5, Single, Birthplace Oklahoma, Father's Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace Iowa.

From 1906 to 1913, James Butka was the manager of the Broom Shop at Keene Industrial Academy, Keene, Johnson County, Texas (SDA Yearbook & Obituary). His children attended school there and Leslie and Hersel worked in the broom factory with their father. James also had some milk cows.

Note: It is about 323 miles from Enid, OK to Keene, TX.

1910 U. S. Federal Census (May 13): Oronoko Township, Berrien County, Michigan
Series: T624, Roll: 638, Part: 2, Page: 105B
Dwelling 241, Family 246

James Butka, Head, Male, White, Age 47, Marriage #2, # of years of present marriage 1, Birthplace Iowa, Father's Birthplace Rust.-Bohemian, Mother's Birthplace Rust.-Bohemia, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation Farmer - General Farm, Working O.A. (Own Account), Can Read & Write Yes, Own Home, Mortgaged, Farm, # of farm schedule 194.

Lottie E. Butka, Wife H, Female, White, Age 44, Marriage #1, # of years of present marriage 1, Birthplace New York, Father's Birthplace New York, Mother's Birthplace New York, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation None, Can Read & Write Yes.

Daisy Butka, Daughter, Female, White, Age 21, Single, Birthplace Nebraska, Father's Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation Student - At School, Can Read & Write Yes, Attend School, Yes.

Leslie Butka, Son, Male, White, Age 20, Single, Birthplace Nebraska, Father's Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation None - Home Farm, Can Read & Write Yes, Attend School, Yes.

Lawrence Butka, Son, Male, White, Age 18, Single, Birthplace Nebraska, Father's Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation None - At School, Can Read & Write Yes, Attend School, Yes.

Hersel Butka, Son, Male, White, Age 15, Single, Birthplace Oklahoma, Father's Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation None - At School, Can Read & Write Yes, Attend School, Yes.

Letha Butka, Daughter, Female, White, Age 9, Single, Birthplace Oklahoma, Father's Birthplace Iowa, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation None, Attend School Yes.

1914: Moved from Michigan to California to further his education.

1914: U.S. City Directories (Beta): California, p. 42:
Name: Leslie Butka
Residence Year: 1914
Residence Place: Redlands, California
Occupation: Student
Publication Title: Moore's Directory of Redlands Mentone, Crafton and Mission Valley Containing a Record of all Business Houses and Private Citizens, a List of all Trades and Professions, Pursuits, City Officials, Churches, Schools, Secret and Benevolent Societies, Clubs, Parks, Drives and Street Directory
"Butka Lawrence student P O Loma Linda
Butka Leslie student P O Loma Linda"

1915: U.S. City Directories (Beta), California, p. 42: Father James and three sons in Loma Linda, CA:
Publication Title: Moore's Directory of Redlands Mentone, Crafton and Mission Valley Containing a Record of all Business Houses and Private Citizens, a List of all Trades and Professions, Pursuits, City Officials, Churches, Schools, Secret and Benevolent Societies, Clubs, Parks, Drives and Street Directory
"Butka Hersel student P O Loma Linda
Butka Jas ranchhd P O Loma Linda
Butka Laurence student P O Loma Linda
Butka Leslie student P O Loma Linda"

1916: Graduated as a Medical Doctor from the College of Medical Evangelists, Calif.--third graduating class!

www.llumedaux.org/missionary_list.doc
LOMA LINDA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GRADUATES MISSION SERVICE / WITH COUNTRIES
Name: Butka, Leslie H
Class: 1916
Type: Reg
COUNTRY/CITY/INSTITUTION: China

Mission Globe Monument, Stewart Street (between Anderson & Campus), Loma Linda, CA:
2011: Name (Leslie H. Butka) on plaque honoring his SDA mission work - Location SE 22-11.
www.centennialpathway.org

1916 & 1917: California, Occupational Licenses, Registers, and Directories, 1876-1969
Record Date: 1913-1939
Record Place: California, USA
Occupation: Medical Examiner
Dates: 1916 & 1917 & 1918 & 1919 [3 brothers and youngest brother's wife]

Record Book: Board of Medical Examiners Register of Licensed Physicians and Surgeons 1901-1939, Vol. F3760 92-93
Microfilm Roll No. 2 (May 29, 1990)

Name: Butka, Lawrence James
Address: Los Angeles, Cal.
Diploma From: Coll. Of Medical Evangelists
State: Cal.
Date of Graduation: June 15, [19]16
Certificate Granted: Sept. 7, [19]16
Remarks: A02128

Name: Butka, Leslie Harrison
Address: Middleton, New York
Diploma From: Coll. Of Medical Evangelists
State: Cal.
Date of Graduation: June 15, [19]16
Certificate Granted: Sept. 7, [19]16
Remarks: A02129

Name: Butka, Hersel E.
Address: Los Angeles, Cal.
Diploma From: Coll. Of Medical Evangelists
State: Cal.
Date of Graduation: May 31, [19]17
Certificate Granted: July 9, [19]17
Remarks: A02328

1917: Board of Medical Examiners: List: Page 54:
Line: 3219
Name: Butka, Hersel E.
Type: A

6-5-1917: WWI Draft Registration Card
Form 1, 675, Order No. 99, No. 43
Name: Leslie Harrison Butka
Age in Years: 27
Present Address: Sanitarium, [Napa County,] Calif.
Birth Date: 4 May 1890
Citizenship: Natural born.
Birthplace: Butka, Neb., U.S.A.
Occupation: Physician, 28
Employer: St. Helena Sanitarium
Where Employed: Sanitarium, Calif.
County: Napa
State: California
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1531205
DraftBoard: 0
Nearest Relative/Dependent: Wife.
Status: Married.
Race: Caucasian.
Military: None
Do you claim exemption: Seventh Day Adventist.
Signed: Leslie Harrison Butka
Height: Medium
Build: Medium
Color of Eyes: Brown
Color of Hair: Brown
Signature of Registrar: Dale Blackmon
Registration Place: Lodi, Napa County, Calif.

1917: Drafted in the U. S. Army Medical Corps during WWI - Medical Surgeon.

1918: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: L H Sanitarium Butka
Residence Year: 1918
Residence Place: Napa, California, USA
Publication Title: Napa, California, City Directory, 1918
"Butka L H Sanitarium"

1918: SDA: PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE: Yearbook:
p. 229: ST. HELENA SANITARIUM: Sanitarium, Napa County, Cal. Established 1878. (Operated by the California Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association.): Medical Staff: "L. H. Butka, M. D."

1919: SDA: Yearbook:
p. 239: ST. HELENA SANITARIUM: Sanitarium, Napa County, Cal.: Medical Staff: "L. H. Butka, M. D."

1920: PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE: Yearbook:
p. 267-8: ST. HELENA SANITARIUM: Sanitarium, Napa County, Cal. Established 1878. (Operated by the California Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association.):
Medical Staff: "L. H. Butka"

1920: U.S. City Directories (Beta): Calistoga, Napa County, CA, p. 139:
Name: L H Butka
Residence Year: 1920
Residence Place: Napa, California
Occupation: Phys
Publication Title: Polk-Husted Directory Co.'s Napa City Calistoga, St. Helena and Sanitarium Directory
"Butka L H phys"

1920: U.S. City Directories (Beta): St. Helena, Napa County, CA, p. 142:
Name: Leslie H Butka
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1920
Residence Place: Napa, California
Spouse: Irene Butka
Publication Title: Polk-Husted Directory Co.'s Napa City Calistoga, St. Helena and Sanitarium Directory
"Butka Leslie H (Irene) phys and surgeon"

1920: California, Occupational Licenses, Registers, and Directories, 1876-1969:
Directory: Page: 19: Name and Address, County.
"[Star in Circle] Butka, Hersel E., L. A.____Los Angeles
[Star in Circle] Butka, Lawrence J., L. A.____Los Angeles
Butka, L. H., Sanitarium________________Napa
Butka, Mabel W., L.A.__________________Los Angeles"

1920 U. S. Federal Census: Calistoga, Napa County, California
Roll: T625_122, Page: 2B, ED: 43, Image: 0129
Cedar Street, House 914, Dwelling 50, Family 51:

Leslie H. Butka, Head, Rent, Male, White, 30, Married, Able to read & write Yes, Birthplace Nebraska, Father's Birthplace Bohemia, Father's Mother Tongue English, Mother's Birthplace Mississippi,
Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation N. S. - Office, Own Accounting.

Mary I. Butka, Wife, Female, White, 29, Married, Able to read & write Yes, Birthplace Texas, Father's Birthplace Tennessee, Mother's Birthplace Mississippi, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation None.

Ramona Butka, Daughter, Female, White, 19 months, Single, Birthplace California, Father's Birthplace Nebraska, Mother's Birthplace Texas, Occupation None.

1923: U.S. City Directories (Beta): St. Helena, Napa County, CA, p. 177:
Name: Leslie H Butka
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1923
Residence Place: Napa, California
Occupation: Phys
Spouse: Irene Butka
Publication Title: Polk-Husted Directory Co.'s Napa City Calistoga, St. Helena and Sanitarium Directory
"Butka Leslie H (Irene) phys"

1924: Medical missionary to China (Leslie & Irene).

1925: U.S. City Directories (Beta): Napa City, Napa County, CA, p. 31:
Name: L H Butka
Residence Year: 1925
Street Address: 1110 1st
Residence Place: Napa, California
Occupation: Phys
Publication Title: Polk-Husted Directory CO,'s Napa City Calistoga, St. Helena And Sanitarium Directory
"Butka L H phys 1110 1st"

1926: SDA Yearbook:
p. 145: CENTRAL CHINA UNION MISSION: Organized 1919:
Territory: The following-named provinces: Honan, Hunan, Hupeh, Kiangsi, Shensi, Kansu: Office Address: Wang Gia Dun, Hankow, Hupeh, China:
p. 145: Officers: "E. L. Longway"
p. 145: Department Secretaries: Medical Miss.: "L. H. Butka, acting, Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."
p. 145: Licentiates: "L. H. Butka, …E. L. Longway"
p. 145: HONAN MISSION: Organized 1917: Territory: The Province of Honan: Address: Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China:
p. 145: Department Secretaries: "Medical Miss., L. H. Butka, M. D."
p. 145: Licentiates: "E. L. Longway, …L. H. Butka"
p. 145: Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka, …Mrs. E. L. Longway"
p. 291: TREATMENT ROOMS: Yencheng, Honan, China: Dr. L. H. Butka, acting Med. Supt."
p. 310: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list.
p. 317: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: "Butka, Dr. L. H., Wang Gia Dun, Hankow, Hupeh, China."

1927: SDA Yearbook:
p. 10: GENERAL CONFERENCE: MEDICAL MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT: OTHER MEMBERS: "L. H. BUTKA, M. D., Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."
p. 156: FAR EASTERN DIVISION: CENTRAL CHINA UNION MISSION: Organized 1919: Territory: The following-named provinces: Honan, Hunban, Hupeh, Kiangsi, Shensi, Kansu:
p. 156: Officers: "L. H. Butka"
p. 156: Department Secretaries: "Medical Miss., Dr. L. H. Butka, Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."
p. 156: Licentiates: "L. H. Butka"
p. 156: HONAN MISSION: Organized 1917: Address: Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China:
p. 157: Department Secretaries: "Medical Miss., Dr. L. H. Butka, M. D."
p. 157: Licentiates: "L. H. Butka"
p. 157: Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 309-310: TREATMENT ROOMS: "Yencheng, Honan, China.-Yencheng Hospital-Dispensary, Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China; Medical Supt., Dr. L. H. Butka" "…nurses…Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 328: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list.
p. 335: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: "Butka, Dr. L. H., Wang Gia Dun, Hankow, Hupeh, China."

1928: SDA Yearbook:
p. 10: GENERAL CONFERENCE: MEDICAL MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT: OTHER MEMBERS: "L. H. Butka, M. D., Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."
p. 162: FAR EASTERN DIVISION: CENTRAL CHINA UNION MISSION: Organized 1919: Territory: The following-named provinces: Honan, Hunban, Hupeh, Kiangsi, Shensi, Kansu:
Officers: "L. H. Butka, M. D."
Department Secretaries: "Medical Miss., Dr. L. H. Butka, Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."
Licentiates: "L. H. Butka"
p. 163: HONAN MISSION: Organized 1917:
Department Secretaries: "Medical Miss., L. H. Butka, M. D."
Licentiates: "L. H. Butka"
Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 329: TREATMENT ROOMS: "Yencheng, Honan, China.-Yencheng Hospital-Dispensary, Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China; Medical Supt., Dr. L. H. Butka" "…nurses…Mrs. L. H. Butka" "[Note: During the revolution taking place in China, Dr. L. H. Butka is serving temporarily at the Soonan Hospital-Dispensary, Soonan, Chosen (Korea)"
p. 347: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list.
p. 354: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: "Butka, Dr. L. H., Wang Gia Dun, Hankow, Hupeh, China."

1929: SDA Yearbook:
p. 11: GENERAL CONFERENCE: MEDICAL MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT: OTHER MEMBERS:
p. 12: "L. H. Butka, M. D., Lowaho, Yencheng, Honan, China."
p. 172: FAR EASTERN DIVISION: CENTRAL CHINA UNION MISSION: Organized 1919: Territory: The following-named provinces: Honan, Hunban, Hupeh, Kiangsi, Shensi, Kansu:
p. 172: Officers: "L. H. Butka, M. D."
Department Secretaries: "Medical Miss., Dr. L. H. Butka, Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."
Licentiates: "L. H. Butka, E. L. Longway"
Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. E. L. Longway"
p. 173: HONAN MISSION: Organized 1917:
Department Secretaries: "Medical Miss., L. H. Butka, M. D."
Licentiates: "L. H. Butka"
Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 358: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list.
p. 365: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: "Butka, Dr. L. H., Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."

1930: SDA Yearbook:
p. 160: FAR EASTERN DIVISION: CENTRAL CHINA UNION MISSION:
Officers: "L. H Butka, M. D."
Department Secretaries: "Medical, Dr. L. H. Butka, Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."
p. 161: HONAN MISSION:
Department Secretaries: "Medical, Dr. L. H. Butka, M. D.
Licentiates: "L. H. Butka"
Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 356: TREATMENT ROOMS: YENCHENG Dispensary-Hospital.-LLowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China: Established 1919:
"Dr. L. H. Butka in charge, assisted by Mrs. Butka"
p. 375: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list.
p. 383: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: "Butka, Dr. L. H. (1), Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."

1930 U. S. Federal Census (April 15): St. Helena, Napa County, California
Roll: 180; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 529.0.
District Surrounding Pacific Union College,
Dwelling 214,

Family 221 (V. M. Hansen - Head),
Family 222 (Leslie Butka - absent),
Family 223 (Hersel Butka - absent)

Leslie Harrison Butka: Family #222
Leslie Butka, ab(sent), Brother in law, Does this Family Live on a Farm No, Male, White, Age 37, Married, Age at first marriage 24, Attend School No, Able to Read/Write Yes, Birthplace Oklahoma (should state Nebraska), Father's Birthplace United States, Mother's Birthplace United States, Code 86, Occupation Missionary - China, Code 8895, Class of Worker W, Worked Last Regular Employment Day Yes, Veteran No.

Mary Irene Mattison (Butka):
Irene Butka, ab(sent), Sister in law, Does this Family Live on a Farm No, Female, White,
Age 36, Married, Age at first marriage 23, Attend School No, Able to Read/Write Yes, Birthplace Texas, Father's Birthplace United Stated, Mother's Birthplace United States, Code 87, Occupation Trained Nurse - Hospital in China, Code 5594, Class of Worker W.

Ramona E. Butka:
Ramona Butka, ab(sent), Niece, Does this Family Live on a Farm No, Female, White, Age 11, Single, Attend School Yes, Able to Read/Write Yes, Birthplace California, Father's Birthplace Oklahoma, Mother's Birthplace Texas, Code 98, Occupation None.

Donald H. Butka:
Donald Butka, ab(sent), Nephew, Does this Family Live on a Farm No, Male, White, Age 7, Single, Attend School Yes, Birthplace California, Father's Birthplace Oklahoma, Mother's Birthplace Texas, Code 98, Occupation None.

1931: SDA Yearbook:
p. 163: CHINA DIVISION: CENTRAL CHINA UNION MISSION: Organized 1919: Territory: The following-named provinces: Honan, Hunan, Hupeh, Kiangsi, Shensi, Kansu:
Officers: "L. H. Butka, M. D."
Department Secretaries: "Medical, Dr. L. H. Butka, Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China."
p. 163: HONAN MISSION:
Department Secretaries: "Medical, Dr. L. H. Butka, M. D.
p. 164: Licentiates: "L. H. Butka"
Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 361: SANITARIUMS: YENCHENG HOSPITAL-DISPENSARY: Lowanho, Yencheng, Honan, China: Established 1916:
In Charge: Dr. L. H. Butka, assisted by Mrs. Butka"

7-10-1931:
UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Leslie Butka
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Birth Date: abt 1890
Departure Date: 10 Jul 1931
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Bremen
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Bremen' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Norddeutscher Lloyd
Official Number: 88/2619
Master: L Ziegenbein

Contract Ticket Number: I3830
NAMES OF PASSENGERS: BUTKA, LESLIE
A./C./I. [Adult/Child/Infant]: A
Last Address in the United Kingdom: HARRINGFORD HT. WCI.
CLASS WHETHER 1st, 2nd, Tourist, or 3rd: 2ND
Port at which Passengers have contracted to land: NEW YORK
Profession, Occupation, or Calling of Passengers: PHYSICIAN
AGES OF PASSENGERS: Accompanied by husband or wife: Male: 41
Country of which citizen or Subject: U.S.A.
Country of last Permanent Residence: Foreign Countries: X
Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence: U.S.A.

NAMES OF PASSENGERS: BUTKA, MARY I
A./C./I. [Adult/Child/Infant]: A
AGES OF PASSENGERS: Accompanied by husband or wife: Female: 40

NAMES OF PASSENGERS: BUTKA, RAMONA E.
A./C./I. [Adult/Child/Infant]: A
AGES OF PASSENGERS: Adult of 12 years or upwards not accompanied by husband or wife: Female: 12

NAMES OF PASSENGERS: DONALD H.
A./C./I/ [Adult/Child/Infant]: C
AGES OF PASSENGERS: Children Between Age 1 and 12: Male: 10

7-15-1931:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Arrival Date: 15 Jul 1931
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Bremen
Search Ship Database: View the Bremen in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_4997
Page Number: 40
Line: 7 - 10

Name: Leslie Butka
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Status: Married
Born: Apr 5th, 1890
Birthplace: Butka, Nebraska
Naturalization: Passport 1386 Shanghai Aug 23 1929
Address in the U.S.: St. Helena, California

Name: Mary I. M. Butka
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Status: Married
Born: Sep 12th, 1890
Birthplace: Texas, Jewett
Naturalization: Passport 1386 Shanghai Aug 23 1929
Address in the U.S.: St. Helena, California

Name: Ramona E. Butka
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Status: Single
Born: Dec 15th, 1918
Birth Location Other: St. Helena, California
Naturalization: Passport 1386 Shanghai Aug 23 1929
Address in the U.S.: St. Helena, California

Name: Donald H. Butka
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Status: Single
Born: Mar 31th, 1921
Birth Location Other: St. Helena, California
Naturalization: Passport 1386 Shanghai Aug 23 1929
Address in the U.S.: St. Helena, California

1932: SDA Yearbook:
p. 139: CHINA DIVISION: CENTRAL CHINA UNION MISSION: Organized 1919: Territory: The following-named provinces: Honan, Hunan, Hupeh, Kiangsi, Shensi, Kansu:
Officers: "L. H. Butka, M. D."
Licentiates: "L. H. Butka, M. D."
Missionary Licentiates: "L. H. Butka, Mrs. E. L. Longway"
p. 392: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list.
p. 400: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: "Butka, Dr. L. H. (1), Wang Gia Dun, Hankow, Hupeh, China."

1933: SDA Yearbook:
p. 98: CHINA DIVISION: Organized 1931: Territory: China, Manchuria, Mongolia, Tibet, Sinkiang, and the islands controlled by China, together with Hongkong and Macao….:
Licentiates: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
Missionary Licentiates: Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 101: EAST CHINA UNION MISSION: Organized 1909; reorganized 1919: Territory: The Anhwei, Kiangsu, and Chekiang Provinces:
Officers: "L. H. Butka, M. D."
Department Secretaries: "Medical, L. H. Butka, M. D."
p. 288: SANITARIUMS: SHANGHAI SANITARIUM-HOSPITAL AND CLINIC: Box 1281, Shanghai, China: Established 1917: Main Institution: 150 Rubicon, Road, Shanghai, China:
Board: "L. H. Butka, M. D."
Medical Staff: "L. H. Butka, M. D., Med. Director Clinic"
p. 309: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list.
p. 317: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: "Butka, Dr. L. H. (1), 525 Ningkuo Road, Shanghai, China."

1934: SDA Yearbook:
p. 97: CHINA DIVISION: Organized 1931: Territory: China, Manchuria, Mongolia, Tibet, Sinkiang, and the islands controlled by China, together with Hongkong and Macao….:
p. 98: Missionary Licentiates: Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 101: EAST EAST CHINA UNION MISSION: Organized 1909; reorganized 1919: Territory: The Anhwei, Kiangsu, and Chekiang Provinces:
Officers: "L. H. Butka, M. D."
Department Secretaries: "Medical, L. H. Butka, M. D."
p. 295: SANITARIUMS: SHANGHAI SANITARIUM-HOSPITAL AND CLINIC: Box 1281, Shanghai, China: Established 1917: Main Institution: 150 Rubicon, Road, Shanghai, China:
Board: "L. H. Butka, M. D."
Medical Staff: "L. H. Butka, M. D., Med. Director Clinic"
p. 315: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list.
p. 323: MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY: "Butka, Dr. L. H. (1), 525 Ningkuo Road, Shanghai, China."

1935: Residence: China. (1940 Census).

1935: SDA Denomination Directories Yearbook:
p. 98: Officers: Executive Board: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 99: Licentiates: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 99: Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 102: EAST CHINA UNION MISSION:
Territory: The Anhwel, Kiangsu, and Chekiang Provinces: Officers: "L. H. Butka, M.D."
Department Secretaries: "L. H. Butka, M.D."
p. 299: SHANGHAI SANITARIUM-HOSPITAL AND CLINIC:
Board: "L. H. Butka, M.D."
Medical Starff: "L. H. Butka, M.D., Medical Director Clinic"

1936: SDA Denomination Directories Yearbook:
p. 102: CHINA DIVISION: Officers: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 103: The Home Commission: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 103: Licentiates: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 103: Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
P. 107: EAST CHINA UNION MISSION: Officers: Executive Committee: "L. H. Butka, M.D."
p. 108: Department Secretaries: "L. H. Butka, M.D."
HOME STUDENT INSTITUTE, Oriental Branch, 526 Ningkuo Road, Shanghai, China:
p. 254: English Section: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 321: SHANGHAI SANITARIUM-HOSPITAL AND CLINIC:
p. 321: Board: "L. H. Butka, M.D."
p. 321: Medical Staff: "L. H. Butka, M.D., Medical Director Clinic"
MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY:
Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list, the latter indicated thus: (l):
"Butka, Dr. L. H. (l) 526 Ningkuo Road, Shanghai, China."

1937: SDA Denomination Directories Yearbook:
p. 100: CHINA DIVISION: Officers: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 101: The Home Commission: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 101: Licentiates: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 101: Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 104: EAST CHINA UNION MISSION:
p. 104: Officers: "L. H. Butka, M.D."
p. 104: Department Secretaries: "Medical, L. H. Butka, M. D."
HOME STUDENT INSTITUTE, Oriental Branch, 526 Ningkuo Road, Shanghai, China:
p. 244: English Section: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 304: SHANGHAI SANITARIUM-HOSPITAL AND CLINIC: Medical Staff: "L. H. Butka, M.D., Medical Director Clinic"
MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY:
Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list, the latter indicated thus: (l):
p. 347: "Butka, Dr. L. H. (l) 526 Ningkuo Road, Shanghai, China."

1938: SDA Denomination Directories Yearbook:
p. 100: CHINA DIVISION: Officers: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 101: The Home Commission: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 101: Licentiates: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 101: Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 104: EAST CHINA UNION MISSION:
p. 104: Officers: "L. H. Butka, M.D."
p. 104: Department Secretaries: "Medical, L. H. Butka, M. D."
HOME STUDENT INSTITUTE, Oriental Branch, 526 Ningkuo Road, Shanghai, China:
p. 252: English Section: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
p. 316: SHANGHAI SANITARIUM-HOSPITAL AND CLINIC:
p. 316: Board: "L. H. Butka"
Medical Staff: "L. H. Butka, M.D., Medical Supt. of Sanitarium and Asst. Supt. of Clinic"
MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY:
Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list, the latter indicated thus: (l):
p. 361: "Butka, Dr. L. H. (l) 526 Ningkuo Road, Shanghai, China."

6-12-1938: California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957
Name: Leslie Butka
Arrival Date: 12 Jun 1938
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Status: Married
Birth Date: 4 May 1890
Birthplace: Butka, Nebraska, United States
Naturalization: USPP #899- 9/21/37
Address in the United States: Butka Clinic, Pomona, CA
Ship Name: President Cleveland
Port of Arrival: Los Angeles, California
Port of Departure: Kobe, Japan


1938: "[T'he Butkas moved to Pomona, California, where Dr. Butka joined his brother, Dr. Hershal [sic] Butka, in establishing the Butka Medical Clinic, at which Irene served as a nurse for several years. In 1948 Irene and Leslie returned to China to help reestablish the SDA medical work. They reopened the Shanghai Hospital and Clinic, only to be forced out again in 1949 by the Chinese civil war. They returned to Pomona in 1949 and rejoined the Butka Medical Center." [SDA Obituary of Irene.]

1939: SDA Denomination Directories Yearbook:
p. 102: CHINA DIVISION: Officers: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 103: Licentiates: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 103: Missionary Licentiates: "Mrs. L. H. Butka"
MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY:
Only the names of ordained and licensed ministers appear in this list, the latter indicated thus: (l):
p. 376: "Butka, Dr. L. H. (l) 526 Ningkuo Road, Shanghai, China."

1940: CA Occupation Lic. Regis. & Dir., Los Angeles Co.
"Butka, Hersel Eugene; Calif.12,'17; (A-02328) l'17-195 E. Monterey st., Pomona
Butka, Lawrence J.; Calif.12,'16; (A-02128) l'16-1315 E. Main, Alhambra
Butka, Leslie Harrison; Calif.12,'16; (A-02129) l'16-195 E. Monterey st., Pomona
Butka, Mabel Wirt; Calif.12,'18; (A-02266) l'19-195 E. Monterey st., Pomona"

1940: U.S. City Directories (Beta), Pomona, CA, p. 67:
Publication Title: Pomona, California, City Directory, 1940
"BUTKA, BUTKA & BUTKA (H E, L H and Mabel W Butka) Physicians and Surgeons, 195 E Monterey Av, Tel 1744
Butka Hersel E (Butka, Butka and Butka) r255 Monroe
Butka Leslie H (Irene M) (Butka, Butka and Butka) h270 Garfield
Butka Mabel W (Butka, Butka and Butka r255 Monroe
Butka Medical Building 195 E Monterey"

1940 U. S. Federal Census (April 18): Pomona City Ward 4, San Jose Township, Los Angeles County, California
S.D. No. 12, E.D. No. 19-733A (Page 8-9)
270 Garfield, Household No. 180, Own Home, Value of Home $8,000, Live on a Farm No,
Name of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household:

Leslie H. Butka, Head, 0, Male, White, Age 49, Married, Attended School No, Highest Grade Completed College 5, Code 80, Birthplace Nebraska, Code 69, Residence on 4-1-1935 China, On a Farm [blank], Code 3208, At work March 24-30 Yes, -, -, -, -, Code [blank], Occupation Physician - Private Practice, Employer, Code V32 92 3, # of weeks worked in 1939 - 52, Income in 1939 - 0, Other than money income in 1939 - Yes.

Mary Irene Butka, Wife, 1, Female, White, Age 49, Married, Highest Grade Completed High School 4, Code 30, Birthplace Texas, Code 87, Residence on 4-1-1935 China, On a Farm [blank], Code 3208, At Work March 24-30 No, If not, assigned to public emergency work - No, Seeking work - No, Have a job - No, Housework/School/Unable to work/Other - Housework, Code 5, # of weeks worked in 1939 - 0, Income in 1939 - 0, Other than money income in 1939 - No.

Donald Butka, Son, 2, Male, White, Age 19, Single, Highest Grade Completed College 1, Code 40, Birthplace California, Code 98, Residence on 4-1-1935 China, On a Farm [blank], Code 3208, At Work March 24-30 No, If not, assigned to public emergency work - No, Seeking work - No, Have a job - No, Housework/School/Unable to work/Other - Student, Code 6, # of weeks worked in 1939 - 0, Income in 1939 - 0, Other than money income in 1939 - No.

Alcorn, Chester, Son-in-law, 5, Male, White, Age 22, Married, Highest Grade Completed College 5, Code 80, Birthplace Colorado, Code 91, Residence on 4-1-1935 La Sierra, Riverside County, California, On a Farm [blank], Code 9873, At Work March 24-30 No, If not, assigned to public emergency work - No, Seeking work - No, Have a job - No, Housework/School/Unable to work/Other - Student, Code 6, # of weeks worked in 1939 - 0, Income in 1939 - 0, Other than money income in 1939 - No.

Ramona Alcorn, Daughter, 2, Female, White, Age 21, Married, Highest Grade Completed College 2, Code 50, Birthplace California, Code 98, Residence on 4-1-1935 China, On a Farm [blank], Code 3208, At Work March 24-30 Yes, -, -, -, -, Code 52, Occupation Secretary - Doctor's Office, Class of worker PW, Code 236 92 1, # of weeks worked in 1939 - 17 (? - or 07), Income in 1939 - 260, Other than money income in 1939 - No.

1942: Mentioned in brother Hersel Eugene Butka's WWII Draft Registration Card.

26 Apr 1942:
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards:
Serial Number: U971
Name: Leslie Harrison Butka
Place of Residence: 270 Garfield, Pomona, California
Mailing Address: Same
Telephone: 1912
Age: 52
Birth Date: May 4 1890
Place of Birth: Butka, Nebraska
Name and Address of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address: Mrs. Mary Butka (wife) 270 Garfield, Pomona
Employer's Name and Address: Self
Place of Employment or Business: 195 E. Monterey, Pomona, Calif.
Registrant's signature: Leslie Harrison Butka
Race: White
Height: 5' 8-1/2"
Eyes: Brown
Weight: 190
Hair: Gray
Complexion: Light Brown
Other obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification: None
Signature of registrar: Ray L. Spraugh
Registrar for Local Board: 192 Pomona, Calif.
Date of registration: 4-26-1942.
Local Board No. 192, Los Angeles County

1945: U.S. City Directories (Beta): Pomona, CA, p. 53:
Publication Title: Pomona, California, City Directory, 1945
"Butka Hersel E (Hazel) (Butka & Butka) r142 Dartmouth La Verne
Butka Leslie H (Irene) (Butka & Butka) r Base Line w of Williams
Butka Medical Building 195 E Monterey av
BUTKA & BUTKA (H E and L H Butka) Physicians and Surgeons, 195 E Monterey Av, Tel 1744"

1945: U.S. City Directories (Beta): Pomona, CA, p. 411:
Publication Title: La Verne, California, City Directory, 1945
"Butka H E r Dartmouth rt 1
Butka L H r Base Line rd rt 1"

1945: CA Occupation Lic., Regis. & Dir., Los Angeles Co.
"Butka, Hersel E. (1)____Los Angeles
Butka, Laurence J. (1)____Los Angeles
Butka, Leslie H. (1)______Los Angeles"

1945: CA Occupation Lic., Regis. & Dir., Los Angeles Co., Page 180:
"Butka, Hersel Eugene; Calif.12'17; (A-02328) 1'17--195 E. Monterey st., Pomona
Butka Lawrence J.; Calif.12'16; (A-02128) 1'16--1315 E. Main st., Alhambra
Butka, Leslie Harrison; Calif.12,'16; (A-02129) 1'16--195 E. Monterey St., Pomona"

1947: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012
Name: Hersel Butka
Estimated birth year: abt 1927 [1894]
School: College of Medical Evangelists
School Location: Loma Linda, California, USA
Year: 1947
Yearbook Title: March of CME
Alumin Association
Page: 162
1916: Lawrence Butka, Leslie Butka and wife
1917: Hersel Butka, Mrs. Hersel Butka
Page: 163 [Photos]

1948-1949: Returned to China as SDA Medical Missionaries, only to be forced out due to China's civil war in 1949.

1949: Yearbook of the Seventh-Day Adventist Denomination, p. 382:
"Butka, L. H. (m), Shanghai Sanitarium, Box 1281, Shanghai, China.
Butka, H. E. (m), Uxmal No. 365, Colonia Narvarte, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico."
"Hansen, V. M., 800 Paige Drive, Pomona, Calif."

1949: SDA Denomination Directories Yearbook:
p. 94: CHINA DIVISION: Organized 1931: Officers: "Dr. L. H. Butka"
p. 94: Credentialed Missionaries: "L. H. Butka"
p. 94: Licensed Missionaries: "L. H. Butka"

1949: SDA Denomination Directories Yearbook:
p. 309: SHANGHAI MEDICAL CENTER, Shanghai, China:
Postal Address: 1714 Hami (Rubicon) Road, Shanghai, China
p. 309: Board of Management: "L. H. Butka"
p. 309: Medical Director: "L. H. Butka"
p. 309: Medical Superintendents: Sanitarium and Hospital: "L. H. Butka"
p. 309: Staff Physicians: "L. H. Butka"
WORKERS' DIRECTORY:
The names of ordained and licensed ministers and workers holding missionary credentials appear in this list. Licensed ministers are indicated by (l), missionary credential workers by (m), and Bible instructors by (b):
p. 382: "Butka, L. H. (m), Shanghai Sanitarium, Box 1281, Shanghai, China."
INSTITUTIONAL WORKERS INDEX:
In the following index are given the names of workers listed in the Educational, Food Companies, Publishing, and Medical sections of the Yearbook…and M for Medical…a physician, Mp….
p. 477: "Butka, L. H., Mp, China, 309"

6 Apr 1949 Ship Manifest Passenger List, First Class, from Shanghai, China to San Francisco, California:

Leslie H. Butka
Arrival Date: April 6, 1949
Age: 58 years
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Shanghai, China
Ship Name: President Cleveland
Port of Arrival: San Francisco
Birthplace: Nebraska
U.S. Passport Number: 137469
Number and Description of Pieces of Baggage: 1341066, 14
U.S.C.
Destination: 145 E. Monter[e]y, Pomona, California

Mary I. Butka
Age: 58 years
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Texas
U.S. Passport Number: 482
U.S.C.
Destination: 195 E. Monter[e]y, Pomona, California

1950: CA Occupation Lic. Regis. & Dir., Los Angeles Co.
"Butka, Hersel Eugene; Cal.12,'17; (A-02328) l'17-800 Paige Dr., Pomona
Butka, Lawrence J.; Cal.12,'16; (A-02128) l'16-1315 E. Main, Alhambra
Butka, Leslie Harrison; Cal.12,'16; (A-02129) l'16-195 E. Monterey st., Pomona"

1950: CA Occupation Lic., Regis. & Dir., Los Angeles Co., Page 77:
"Butka, Hersel E. (1)______Los Angeles [County]
Butka, Lawrence J. (1)_____Los Angeles [County]
Butka, Leslie H. (1)________Los Angeles [County]"

1951: U.S. City Directories (Beta): LaVerne, Los Angeles County, CA, p. 67:
Name: Lesley H Butka
Residence Year: 1951
Residence Place: Pomona, California
Occupation: Phys
Publication Title: Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Pomona (California) City Directory
"Butka Lesley H phys 195 E Monterey av r La Verne
Butka Medical Building 195 E Monterey av"

1951: U.S. City Directories (Beta): Pomona, Los Angeles County, CA, p. 497
Name: L H Butka
Residence Year: 1951
Street Address: Baseline rt 1
Residence Place: Pomona, California
Publication Title: Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Pomona (California) City Directory
"Butka L H r Baseline rt 1"

4-7-1952:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Arrival Date: 7 Apr 1952
Port of Departure: Kindley Field, Bmu [Bermuda]
Port of Arrival: Idlewild Airport, Idlewild, New York
Line: 3 & 4
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_8128
Page Number: 198
Name: Leslie Butka
Address: 195 E. Montgomary, Ramona [Pomona], Cal.
Birthplace: Nab., USA
Name: Irene Butka
Address: 195 E. Montgomary, Ramona [Pomona], Cal.
Birthplace: Tex., USA

1955-57: Issued California license 1956 and 1957.

1955: CA Occupation Lic., Regis. & Dir., Los Angeles Co., Page 87:
"Butka, Hersel E (1)________Riverside
Butka Lawrence J. (1)______Los Angeles
Butka, Leslie H. (1)________Los Angeles"

Lived in La Verne, Los Angeles County, California, and worked in Pomona at the Butka Medical Building with his brother Hersel.

Rozella Jean Butka (Krohne) has Leslie and Irene's ornate wood loveseat and chair in her living room, then in her master bedroom since before 1970 to present (2015).

1958: SDA Yearbook:
p. 57: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE: Organized 1901: Officers: "L. H. Butka"

1959: SDA Yearbook:
p. 59: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE: Organized 1901: Officers: "L. H. Butka"

1959: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Mary I Butka
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1959
Street address: 195 E Monterey Pma NA 2-1265 6359 W Baseline Rd LaVrn NA 2-1265
Residence Place: Pomona, California, USA
Spouse: Leslie H Butka
Publication Title: Pomona, City Directory, 1959
"Butka Leslie H (Mary I) phys
195 E Monterey Pma ........NA 2-1265
h359 W Baseline Rd LaVrn .....NA 2-1265
Butka Medical Building
195 E Monterey Av Pma .....NA 2-1265"

1960: SDA Yearbook:
p. 60: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE: Organized 1901: Officers: "L. H. Butka"

1961: SDA Yearbook:
p. 62: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE: Organized 1901: Officers: "L. H. Butka"

1962-1963: California, Occupational Licenses, Registers, and Directories, 1876-1969
Record Date: 1962-1963
Record Place: Los Angeles County, California, USA
Occupation: Physician or Nurse

Name: Butka, Lawrence J
Address: 1724 Elevada Ave
Arcadia, Cal
Cert. #: A02128
School: Cal12
Grd.: 16 [1916]
Lic.: 16 [1916]

Name: Butka, Leslie H
Address: 195 E Monterey St
Pomona, Cal
Cert. #: A02129
School: Cal12
Grd.: 16 [1916]
Lic.: 16 [1916]

11 Sep 1966: Newspaper article:
"[Photo] (P-B Photo) DR. AND MRS. LESLIE H. BUTKA
Anniversary Marked at open House
The golden wedding anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie H. Butka was marked at an open house at the family home in La Verne.
Numerous relatives came from as far as Texas, Placerville and San Diego to attend the reception for 300 guests.
Dr. Butka has been in medical practice in Pomona more than 20 years. Prior to this, he was a medical missionary in China from 1924 and 1938. During these years, Dr. Butka established a nursing school in Shanghai."

1966-1967: California, Occupational Licenses, Registers, and Directories, 1876-1969
Record Date: 1966-1967
Record Place: Los Angeles County, California, USA
Occupation: Physician or Nurse

Name: Butka, Lawrence J
Address: 1724 Elevada Ave
Arcadia, Cal
Cert. #: A02128
School: Cal12
Grd.: 16 [1916]
Lic.: 16 [1916]

Name: Butka, Leslie H
Address: 359 Baseline Rd
La Verne, Cal
Cert. #: A02129
School: Cal12
Grd.: 16 [1916]
Lic.: 16 [1916]

2-23-1967: The Mountain Democrat newspaper, Placerville, California:
"Africa...will be topic at Adventist church
...Dr. and Mrs. Brines have been in this area for the past several weeks while he has met appointments during the illness of Dr. Hersel Butka.
For 17 years the Brines were missionaries in China, serving in the Seventh-day Adventist hospital in Shanghai and Central China hospital in Yencheng, Honan Province, where Dr. Brines associated with Dr. Leslie Butka, a brother of Dr. Hersel Butka."

1967: Mentioned in obituary of brother, Hersel Eugene Butka:
1) Advent Review and Sabbath Herald 1967, Jul 6, 1967:
"BUTKA--Hersel Eugene Butka....
Survivors are his ...two brothers, Dr. Leslie Butka, of Pomona, Calif., and Dr. Lawrence Butka, of Arcadia, Calif.; and two sisters, Mrs. Hubert Swartout, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Mrs. Victor Hansen, of La Sierra, Calif."
2) Pacific Union Recorder 1967, Nov 13, 1967:
"BUTKA--Dr. Hersel Eugene Butka....
Survivors: wife, Hazel Meyer Butka; 2 daughters, Jean Krohne and Brenda Butka; son, Gary, 9 grandchildren; 2 brothers, Dr. Leslie and Dr. Lawrence; and 2 sisters, Letha Hansen and Daisy Swarthout [sic]."
3) [Source?]
"Redlands Area Deaths
DR. HERSEL E. BUTKA….
Survivors include the widow, Hazel M., Placerville; one won, Gary N., Angwin; three daughters, Dr. Aileen Ludington, Glendale, Mrs. Kenneth Krohne, Loma Linda, and Miss Brenda Jo Butka, Angwin; two brothers, Dr. Lawrence, Arcadia, and Dr. Leslie, Pomona; two sisters, Mrs. Hubert O. Swartout, Thousand Oaks, and Mrs. Victor Hanson, La Sierra; and nine grandchildren...."

1969: He had a stroke and had some loss of speech, but not bad and was recovering fine, and then was outside looking at his orchard in La Verne, California (40 acres) in his car and was side-swiped by another vehicle (two young kids) and he died on impact. [Per Anthony Harrison Butka].

d. 10 Jan 1969, Pomona/LaVerne, Los Angeles Co., CA: Leslie died as the result of a fatal car accident (both his legs were cut off). He was taking their maid home and a kid in a sports car ran a stoplight and it cut off both of his legs and no one was there to stop the bleeding so he died. He had been in good health otherwise. [Per Family Source].

COD: Fatal automobile accident (two kids in an automobile ran a red light).

California Death Index, 1940-1997:
Name: BUTKA, LESLIE H.
Social Security #: 568-54-5211
Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 4 May 1890
Birthplace: OKLAHOMA
Death Date: 10 Jan 1969
Death Place: LOS ANGELES
Mother's Maiden Name: MENEFEE

Social Security Death Index:
Name: Leslie Butka
SSN: 568-54-5211
Last Residence: 91750 La Verne, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Born: 4 May 1890
Died: Jan 1969
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1956-1957 )

SDA Obituary - same in both publications:

"BUTKA, Lelie Harrison--b. May 4, 1890, Enid, Okla.; d. Jan. 10, 1969, Pomona, Calif. Survivors are his wife, Irene; daughter, Mrs. Chester Alcorn; son, Dr. Donald; a brother, Dr. Lawrence; and two sisters, Daisy Swartout and Letha Hanson."

Butka, Leslie Harrison
Appears in Pacific Union Recorder 1969, Mar 6 1969
Birth date 1890 05 04
Death date 1969 01 10
Note SDA OBIT

Butka, Leslie Harrison
Appears in Advent Review and Sabbath Herald 1969, Apr 3 1969
Birth date 1890 05 04
Death date 1969 01 10
Note SDA OBIT

Obituary:
15 Jan 1969 LaVerne Leader / San Dimas Press, Page 7 (La Verne, Los Angeles Co., California newspaper):
"Services Jan. 15 for Dr. Butka, Killed In Automobile Collision
Funeral services for Dr. Leslie Harrison Butka, prominent Pomona physician and retired medical missionary who was killed Friday in a traffic collision were scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Pomona Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Officiating will be Elder Richard C. Wertz, pastor of the church, and Elder Walter T. Ray former pastor of the Pomona church. Burial will be in Pomona Cemetery. Todd Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Butka was born May 4, 1890, into a rugged pioneer family in Enid, Okla., Indian Territory.
All of his education was received in schools of the Seventh-day Adventist church and at 14 Dr. Butka began working his way through school in Keene Industrial Academy in Keene, Tex., graduating in 1911. His job there was in the school broom shop.
He next took premedical training at Emmanuel Missionary College at Berrien Springs, Mich. In 1916 he was graduated from the medical course at what is now Loma Linda, as a member of its third graduating class which became known for its large number of missionaries serving around the world.
Dr. Butka's intern-ship was served at a hospital in Middleton, N.Y., where he met and married Irene Mattison, a graduate nurse from Boulder, Colo., who was the hospital's superintendent of nurses.
Dr. Butka's first medical post was on the staff of the sanitarium of St. Helena, Calif., 45 years ago. The Butka's two children were born in St. Helena.
In 1924, Dr. Butka left his successful career as a physician and surgeon to serve as a medical missionary in China. He was assigned by the Adventist church to head the staff of its hospital in Yenching, Honan, China.
Because of Internecine wars, the Butkas were forced to abandon their work in Yencing and transferred to a hospital in Korea. When peace was restored in Honan province, they returned to rebuild the hospital, school and church.
In 1931 they took charge of a clinic and 200-bed hospital in Shanghai.
He next became chief surgeon of the new Shanghai Sanitarium but in 1938, when the Japanese forced all Americans out of China, the Butkas came to Pomona where he joined his brother Hershel (sic), in the Butka Medical Center.
They later returned to Shanghai and reopened the clinic but a year later the Communist take-over again forced them out of China and they returned to Pomona to live.
Survivors are his widow, Irene M. Butka of the home address, 133 Base Line rd., LaVerne; his daughter, Mrs. Chester Alcorn of Pomona; his son, Dr. Donald Butka of Anaheim; a brother, Dr. Lawrence Butka of Alhambra; two sisters, Daisy Swartout of Thousand Oaks and Letha Hanson of Riverside; and six grandchildren."

Burial on 1-15-1969 at Pomona Cemetery (Pomona Valley Memorial Park).
Leslie is in Space 5, Lot 5152, next to his wife Mary who is in Space 6, Lot 5152. Daughter Ramona E. Butka Alcorn is in Space 5, Lot 5151 and her husband Chester Leroy Alcorn is in Space 8, Lot 5152. (All four in a row).

Joint headstone inscription: "BUTKA / FATHER, LESLIE H., 1890-1969 / MOTHER, IRENE M., 1890-1981".

(Directions: 10 Fwy. exit and go South on Towne Avenue toward 60 and pass Hope & Mission, go 2 miles and then turn right on E. Franklin Avenue. Look for third row of markers on west side of cemetery with #5252 & 5251 on curb in the praying hands section due west of the praying hands.)