John Wesley Butterfield Sr (1866 - 1949)

Born 17 Nov 1866 in Ingham Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Anna (Roch) Butterfield — married 18 Apr 1897 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1949 at age 83 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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Biography

John Wesley Butterfield, Jr. was born November 17, 1866, a son to Robert Butterfield and Winona Sly in Ingham Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States.

He married Julia Ann Roch (daughter of Paul Moritz Roch and Susanna Nagel) on ^[1] April 18, 1897 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

They had three children; John Wesley (1898-1974), Robert Ernest (1899-1900) and George Eben (1901-1966) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

He passed away at his home on ^[2] December 16, 1949, in Seattle, Washington.

Research Notes

^[3] Webberville was settled in 1837 by Ephraim Meech. It was originally named Phelpstown. In 1850 it was renamed Leroy after Daniel LeRoy the first Attorney General of the state of Michigan. It was renamed Webberville in 1867 when the post office was reestablished since there was another town in Michigan named Leroy.

Sources

1. ↑ Cite This Record "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSF-1QR : 11 November 2022), Julia A. Roch in entry for John W. Butterfield, 1897.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240501296/john_wesley-butterfield: accessed March 15, 2024), memorial page for John Wesley Butterfield (17 Nov 1866–16 Dec 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240501296; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Sue Butterfield Picard (contributor 47207644).
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webberville,_Michigan