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Fred Allen Butler

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Fred Allen Butler

Birth
York Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Death
1 May 1949 (aged 77)
York Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Milan, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.092032, Longitude: -83.6969417
Memorial ID
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Franklin Butler, 38, b. MI, farmer. Wife, Catharine Butler, 32, b. NJ. Son, Wilmer Butler, 11, b. MI. Son Frederic Butler, 8, b. MI. Gertrude Butler, 3. Cassius Butler, 2, son, b. MI. York twp census 1880.
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The 1910 census says: Fred A. Butler was 35, born in Mich.. His residence: York Township. His wife Martha was born in Germany, she was 32, and immigrated to the US in 1888. Census shows they had two children in the home, Lorain, 9, and Lovatus, 7. (That would put his year of birth at about 1875.)
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The 1920 census in York township found Fred A. Butler, 46, farmer, (whose mother was born in NY) and his wife, Mattie, age 41, born in Berlin, Germany. Also Lorraine I. Butler, 19; Lovatus A. Butler, 17; Jack Donald, 1 0/12; and [twin sister] Alice Jane, 1 0/12. Source: Census records. [Note: 10 /12 means 10 months old.] This census suggests Fred A. Butler was born in 1874.
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The 1930 census in York Township shows Fred A. Butler, age 57, born in Mich., his mother born in NJ. He was 26 when he married. Martha M. Butler, 50, born in Germany, was 19 when she married. two children in the home: Alice J. and Jack D. Butler, both age 11. According to the census, Fred A. Butler was born about 1873.
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How did Fred meet his wife, Martha? They grew up as neighbors along Mooreville Road, just west of Milan, just east of Mooreville. In 2014 their two homes are still standing, although Martha's childhood home has been moved a little farther away from the road.
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Death certificate says Fred Allen Butler died May 1, 1949 in York Township. He was the son of Franklin and Catherine Allen Butler. The death certificate says he was 77 years old when he died, and married. That would put his year of birth at 1872.
Franklin Butler, 38, b. MI, farmer. Wife, Catharine Butler, 32, b. NJ. Son, Wilmer Butler, 11, b. MI. Son Frederic Butler, 8, b. MI. Gertrude Butler, 3. Cassius Butler, 2, son, b. MI. York twp census 1880.
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The 1910 census says: Fred A. Butler was 35, born in Mich.. His residence: York Township. His wife Martha was born in Germany, she was 32, and immigrated to the US in 1888. Census shows they had two children in the home, Lorain, 9, and Lovatus, 7. (That would put his year of birth at about 1875.)
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The 1920 census in York township found Fred A. Butler, 46, farmer, (whose mother was born in NY) and his wife, Mattie, age 41, born in Berlin, Germany. Also Lorraine I. Butler, 19; Lovatus A. Butler, 17; Jack Donald, 1 0/12; and [twin sister] Alice Jane, 1 0/12. Source: Census records. [Note: 10 /12 means 10 months old.] This census suggests Fred A. Butler was born in 1874.
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The 1930 census in York Township shows Fred A. Butler, age 57, born in Mich., his mother born in NJ. He was 26 when he married. Martha M. Butler, 50, born in Germany, was 19 when she married. two children in the home: Alice J. and Jack D. Butler, both age 11. According to the census, Fred A. Butler was born about 1873.
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How did Fred meet his wife, Martha? They grew up as neighbors along Mooreville Road, just west of Milan, just east of Mooreville. In 2014 their two homes are still standing, although Martha's childhood home has been moved a little farther away from the road.
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Death certificate says Fred Allen Butler died May 1, 1949 in York Township. He was the son of Franklin and Catherine Allen Butler. The death certificate says he was 77 years old when he died, and married. That would put his year of birth at 1872.


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