William Henry Butt

   Another name for William was Henry William Butt.¹

  General Notes:

The History of Warren County Ohio, W. H. Beers Co, 1882; pg 797:

WILLIAM H. BUTT, farmer; P. O. Franklin; was born in Franklin Township Oct. 25, 1819; his mother, Margaret Catick, was a daughter of Andrew Catick, who settled in this township in 1811; he was born in Germany, in August, 1754, and, in 1771, emigrated to America; he served through the long struggle for our national independence, and subsequently settled in Frederick County, Md. where he lived until his immigration to this county. He died in February 1849 at the advanced age of 94 years and 6 months. Our subject was reared a farmer boy; he was married Sept. 4, 1850, to Miss Ellen Hankinson, daughter of James and Sarah Hankinson, and a native of Franklin Township, born Jan. 30, 1822. This union was blessed with five children, viz, Sarah E., born July 21, 1851, wife of George W. Null; Margaret A, born Sept. 18, 1853; Mary E, born Nov. 8, 1857; John C, born Nov 9, 1862 and Charles H, born Oct. 19, 2870. Mr. Butt and family are members of the Christian Church of Franklin. Mr. Butt, owns a farm of 200 acres, on Sections 29 and 30, with excellent improvements; it is adorned with an elegant frame residence, erected in 1872. Mr. B. is by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser; he is a man of excellent character; politically, he is Democratic.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Franklin Township, Warren, OH on 12 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 276C, District 70, Dwelling 591, Family 675, Roll 1074
Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio
Henry W. Butt..Head..60..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife, 4 children, uncle, and widowed mother.)
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• He has alternate death information of March 1903 and , Warren County, OH.
Name:William Henry Butt
Gender:Male
Death Date:25 Nov 1903
Death Place:Franklin Township., Warren, Ohio
Age:84
Birth Date:1819
Birthplace:Franklin Township., Warren, Ohio
Occupation:Farmer
Race:White
Marital Status:Widowed
Father's Name:Butt
Mother's Nam.

• He was buried after 25 November 1903 in the Wood Hill Cemetery in Franklin, OH.

William married Elanor Hankinson, daughter of James Hankinson and Sarah Cheeseman, on 4 September 1850.¹ (Elanor Hankinson was born on 30 January 1822 in Ohio ¹ and died after 1 June 1880.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Franklin Township, Warren, OH on 12 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 276C, District 70, Dwelling 591, Family 675, Roll 1074
Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio
Henry W. Butt..Head..60..OH..Farmer
Ellen Butt..Wife..57..OH..Keeps House
Maggie A. Butt..Dau..26..OH..At Home
Mary E. Butt..Dau..23..OH..At Home
John C. Butt..Son..17..OH..Farm Laborer
Charles H. Butt..Son..9..OH
Jacob Catick..Uncle..76..MD
Margaret Catick..Mother..82..MD..Widowed
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