Individual Details

William H. Butterfield

(29 Aug 1847 - 13 Apr 1911)



1870 Census. Schuyler Co, IL, Rushville, Hh 180
William Butterfield, 23, Conductor, b. IL, married in Aug 1869
Mary, 18, b. Canada
Belle Lewis, 13, domestic, b. IL

1880 Census. Buda, Bureau, IL, Hh 77
Wm H Butterfield, 33, Railroad Conductor, b. IL, parents b. Ohio
Mary, 26, wife, b. Canada, father b. England, mother b. Canada
Clarence A., 4, son, b. IL
Harry H., 3, son, b. IL

Index to Civil War Pension Files
William H. Butterfield
Widow: Mary Butterfield
Served as a Private in Company M, 16th Regt, Illinois Cavalry
Applied for his invalid Pension, 22 Dec 1879
Mary applied 17 April 1911

Mary's Illinois death record reveals she was Mary Arnup, born 8 Oct 1851 near Toronto, Canada to William Arnup, born near London, England and Nancy Weiss, born in Canada. Her spouse was W. H. Butterfield. Mary died 16 Sep 1925 in Buda, Bureau Co, IL and was buried Union Cemetery on September 19th.

Clarence:
1910 Census. Chicago Ward 32, Cook Co, IL, Hh 8
Clarence Butterfield, 34, married 10 years
Harriett I., wife, 28, 3 children
Arnup H., son, 9 (b. 27 Feb 1901, Fond du Lac)
Ava, son, 7 (Ava William, b. 28 Oct 1902, Fond du Lac)
Kennneth, son, 3

12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration
Clarence Arnup Betterfield lived at 30 Alcott, Fond du Lac, WI. He was 43, born 18 Jun 1875. He was an insurance agent for Prudential Insurance Co. Harriet Isabelle Butterfield of the same address was his nearest relative. Tall, medium build, gray eyes, dark hair

Events

Birth29 Aug 1847Schuyler County, Illinois
Death13 Apr 1911Cook County, Illinois
Burial15 Apr 1911Buda, Bureau County, Illinois

Families

FatherGouvneur Butterfield (1812 - 1863)
MotherSarah Avery (1829 - 1868)
SiblingAlmira M. Butterfield (1849 - )
SiblingAlice G. Butterfield (1851 - 1891)
SiblingMargaret Arabella Butterfield (1859 - 1912)

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