Individual Details
Green Butterfield
(1802 - 19 Nov 1861)
Buried Gibson Cemetery, Colchester, McDonough Co, IL.
FindAGrave memorial #73943431
Age 51y 7m 18d [Calculates to 1 Apr 1810 which doesn't agree with his age of 48 in the 1850 census]
" The Carving of Clasped Hands on this Headstone could be the depiction of a man holding a woman's hand and indicate a marriage or close bond between individuals, unity and affection even after death. Clasped hands are also symbolic of a farewell or last goodbye. "
A message board post suggested that Green had a sister Brittania Butterfield Gillett - I've found nothing else about this family.
FindAGrave #73943431
Green 'Tree Leaf','Tree' or 'Leaf' Butterfield has been interchangeable in finding actual records of this man. Some of his Records have him as 'Tree'. Some family records have him as 'Green(Leaf)''Tree' or 'Leaf' Butterfield. One Census record has him being born in New York and another Census has him being born in Vermont. His Headstone at the Gibson Cemetery has his name as " Green Butterfield ".
Green Butterfield married Elizabeth Avery on September 19, 1826 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. The Service was performed by Amaziah Hutchinson, J.P.
Green and Betsy, with their young family, came to Illinois in 1834 and settled in Precinct # 4 of the Schuyler County area.
1840 United States Federal Census :
Name: Green Butterfield
Home: Precinct 4, Schuyler, Illinois
Free White Persons- Males-Under5: 1
Free White Persons- Males-10thru14: 1
Free White Persons- Males-30thru39: 1
Free White Persons- Females-Under5: 1
Free White Persons- Females-5thru9: 2
Free White Persons- Females-30thru39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons-Under20: 5
Free White Persons-20thru49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons- Free White,Free Colored,Slaves: 7
They moved from Schuyler County in 1845 to the Knox County prairie fields where Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois now resides.
1850 United States Federal Census:
Name: Green Butterfield
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1802
Birthplace: Vermont
Home:Township 11 N 2 E, Knox, Illinois
Gender: Male
Family Number: 53
Household Members: Name Age
Green Butterfield 48
Betsey Butterfield 43
William Butterfield 22
Louisa Butterfield 17
Ellen Butterfield 14
Granville Butterfield 10
Lucretia Butterfield 4
Benjamin Butterfield 2
James Butterfield 22
1860 United States Federal Census:
Name: Green Butterfield
Age in 1860: 55
Birth Year: abt 1805
Birthplace: New York
Home: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois
Gender: Male
Post Office: Galesburg
Household Members: Name Age
Morris Griffith 24
Elizabeth Griffith 26
Green Butterfield 55
Elizabeth Butterfield 53
Granville Butterfield 19
Lucretia Butterfield 15
J moural Butterfield 12
In 1861, the Butterfield family moved to Macomb, Illinois. Green died shortly after this last move. He was 51 years 7 months and 18 days old at the time of his death. He was buried in the Gibson Cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 1802 | New York | |||
| Marriage | 19 Sep 1826 | Franklin County, Ohio - Elizabeth "Betsy" AVERY | |||
| Death | 19 Nov 1861 | McDonough County, Illinois |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Betsy" AVERY (1807 - 1883) |
| Child | William Butterfield (1828 - ) |
| Child | Louisa Butterfield (1833 - ) |
| Child | Ellen Butterfield (1836 - ) |
| Child | Granville Butterfield (1840 - 1907) |
| Child | Lucretia Butterfield (1845 - 1868) |
| Child | Benjamin Monroe Butterfield (1848 - ) |
| Father | Benjamin Butterfield (1777 - 1850) |
| Mother | Mary "Polly" Daggett (1783 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Gouvneur Butterfield (1812 - 1863) |