Cyrus was the only child born to Lindorff Butts and Mary Jane Akers Butts. When Cyrus was one year old his father left Adams County IL as a private with the Union Army. His father died in the Civil War when Cyrus was 26 months old. His mother remarried in 1865 and Cyrus was raised with half-siblings. He married Katie Rockenfield March 27, 1884 in Columbus, IL. They had five children, four of whom survived childhood. Cyrus left the farmlands of Illinois about 1911 and briefly lived with is family near Lewiston MT before moving to California where he lived the remainder of his life. His wife died thirteen months before he joined her.
Cyrus was the only child born to Lindorff Butts and Mary Jane Akers Butts. When Cyrus was one year old his father left Adams County IL as a private with the Union Army. His father died in the Civil War when Cyrus was 26 months old. His mother remarried in 1865 and Cyrus was raised with half-siblings. He married Katie Rockenfield March 27, 1884 in Columbus, IL. They had five children, four of whom survived childhood. Cyrus left the farmlands of Illinois about 1911 and briefly lived with is family near Lewiston MT before moving to California where he lived the remainder of his life. His wife died thirteen months before he joined her.
Family Members
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Lindorff Butts
1841–1863
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Mary Jane Akers-Butts Sparks
1842–1905
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Catherine M. Rockenfield Butts
1864–1944
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Henry Sparks
1867–1944
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Laura Belle Sparks Schultz
1871–1912
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Thomas Orlando Sparks
1874–1940
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Clarence Morton Butts
1886–1925
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Oris Eldon Butts
1892–1976
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Loren Aubrey Butts
1894–1956
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Chelsea Earl Butts
1901–1977
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