John Lowe Butler, II (1844 - 1898): Our Family History

1844 - 1898 (54 years)

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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
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Person ID	I171028	mytree
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)

Family ID F42745 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 5 May 2024

Event Map

	Birth - 28 Feb 1844 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
	Initiatory (LDS) - 23 Jun 1873 - EHOUS
	Marriage - 23 Jun 1873 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Death - 30 Dec 1898 - Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States
	Burial - 2 Jan 1899 - Richfield City Cemetery, Sevier, Utah, United States

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.