 1844 - 1898 (54 years) Has 2 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
John Lowe Butler |
| Suffix |
II |
| Birth |
28 Feb 1844 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
23 Jun 1873 |
EHOUS |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWZS-SD6 |
| Death |
30 Dec 1898 |
Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
2 Jan 1899 |
Richfield City Cemetery, Sevier, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I171028 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
John Lowe Butler, b. 8 Apr 1808, Logan, Kentucky, United States d. 10 Apr 1860, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 52 years) |
| Mother |
Caroline Farozine Skeen, b. 15 Apr 1812, Sumner, Tennessee, United States d. 4 Aug 1875, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Feb 1831 |
Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
| Family ID |
F41298 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Nancy Fransetta Smith, b. 4 Mar 1853, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States d. 21 Apr 1913, Manard, Camas, Idaho, United States (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Jun 1873 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. John Lowe Butler, III, b. 5 Jun 1874, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 1 Jul 1937, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States (Age 63 years) |
| | 2. Francetta Butler, b. 7 Apr 1876, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 27 Sep 1959, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States (Age 83 years) |
| | 3. Sarah Butler, b. 2 Feb 1878, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 4 Jul 1942, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 64 years) |
| + | 4. Caroline Butler, b. 2 Dec 1880, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 11 May 1969, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States (Age 88 years) |
| | 5. Horace Calvin Butler, b. 6 Feb 1883, Joseph, Sevier, Utah, United States d. 26 Oct 1958, Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States (Age 75 years) |
| | 6. Olive Butler, b. 26 Jan 1885, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States d. 31 Dec 1971, West Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 86 years) |
| | 7. Jane Butler, b. 22 Feb 1888, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States d. 5 Jan 1979, Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States (Age 90 years) |
| | 8. Kenion Taylor Butler, b. 10 May 1890, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States d. 25 Apr 1982, Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States (Age 91 years) |
| | 9. Eva Butler, b. 9 Dec 1892, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States d. 24 Jun 1940, Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States (Age 47 years) |
| | 10. Leland Thomas Butler, b. 21 Mar 1897, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States d. 23 May 1989, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States (Age 92 years) |
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| Family ID |
F42745 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 28 Feb 1844 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 23 Jun 1873 - EHOUS |
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 | Marriage - 23 Jun 1873 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 30 Dec 1898 - Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 2 Jan 1899 - Richfield City Cemetery, Sevier, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- WAR: fought in the Blackhawk Indian War.
Arrival: 1852: Eli Kelsey Co.
John was the 8thof 12 children and just a small Child when his paren t s s t arted west.. After finally joining the Eli Kelsey Co., they mad e th ei r w ay west and finally arrived in the Valley. John was 8 yrs ol d whe n t he y arrived. He helped herd cattle ans sheep as they crossed t he pla in s. They settled in Palmyra (Spanish Fork). He was a husky youn g ma n a n d worked at farming, hauling timber, caring for cattle, horse s an d shee p. By thee time his father died, he became the head of the ho use . Th e ol der children were married. At the age of 19, he moved the f amil y t o PAra gonah. A year later they moved on to Panguitch, becomin g the f irs t settl ers there. The land was good but there was trouble wi th the I ndi ans, whi ch resulteed in the Black Hawk War. The family lef t during t h e War but r eturned after. John participated in an explorati on mission . Butler Was h was named for him. At a dance one night, he wa s hit in t h e head, whic h necessitated an operation to remove part of h is skul l t o reeave the pre ssure. He recovered. He moved his family t o Joseph , th en Jerico, Elsino re, and finally Richfield. He spent 6 mon ths in pr iso n because of his po lygamous marriage. He was a good man an d tried t o he lp those around him.
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