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  • Name George Wilbert BUTSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Residence 1881  Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Born 15 Apr 1881  Bobcaygeon, Victoria South, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] 
    • The 1881 Census shows his age as 0 and thus born in 1881. However he consistently gave his birth year as 1880 in later life.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1918  Oakland, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    WWI Draft Registration: Nearest Relative is brother Thomas - so Annie is either dead or they are divorced 
    Residence 21 Apr 1921  Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1930  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 19 Apr 1943  United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    index record of naturalization petition 
    Arrival 3 Jan 1944  Detroit, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    returning to US after visit to Canada 
    Residence 3 Jan 1944  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    8081 Cahalan 
    _HEIG 3 Jan 1944 
    immigration document: 5' 9" - Fair Complexion - White Hair - Blue Eyes - No Distinguishing Marks 
    Person ID I1201  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father Henry BUTSON,   b. 24 Mar 1831, Bedelva, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Ann WILSON,   b. Abt 1837, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1899, Dunsford, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 3 Jan 1868  Reach Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • he 32 born England residing Reach Twp, son of Solomon and Jane - she 29 born Dublin residing Reach Twp, dau of Rob and Mary Wilson
    Henry Butson-Mary (Wilson) Irwin - Marriage    		 Henry Butson-Mary (Wilson) Irwin - Marriage
    Henry Butson (32 of Reach, born England, son of Soloman/Jane) to Mary IRWIN (29 of Reach, born Dublin, dau of Rob WILSON/Mary WILSON) 3 Jan 1868 [on next page - by George Jamieson, Can. Presbyterian Church, Prince Albert]; witness : John NOTT, Borelia (Ontario County Marriage Register vol. 3 p. 26) == image now online at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-38897-7520-74?cc=2568642
    Family ID F366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Annie CURRIE,   b. Apr 1891, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1918, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 26 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1909  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • marriage has ended by 12 Sep 1918 draft registration, either through Annie's death or their divorce
    Children 
     1. Living BUTSON  [natural]
     2. Albert E. BUTSON,   b. 7 Jan 1911, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1977, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
    +3. Thomas Wilbert BUTSON,   b. 14 Feb 1912, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1984, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nellie BRIGHT,   b. Oct 1885, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 21 Apr 1921, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 35 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1919  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • divorced by 1920 census
    Divorced Before 1920 census 
    • before 1920 census, when he is not yet found, his children are living with his brother, and she is living with her first marriage children and shows as divorced
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Jessie May BARRINGER,   b. 19 Jun 1877, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1940, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 21 Apr 1921  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Marriage of George Butson & Jessie (Barringer) Lowe - 21 Apr 1921 at Detroit    		 Marriage of George Butson & Jessie (Barringer) Lowe - 21 Apr 1921 at Detroit
    entry #211935; license date 20 Apr 1921; George Butson, age 41, residing Trenton, Mich, born Mich, Motorman, parents Henry Butson & Mary Wilson, two prior marriages; Jessie M. Lowe, age 42, residing Detroit, Mich, born Mich, no occupation, parents W. A. Barringer & Cintha Palmer, one prior marriage; married 21 Apr 1921 Detroit, Mich by Chas B. Allen, clergyman; witnesses Russell Baird & Bronson Allen, Jr, both of Detroit == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11082-31456-49
    Divorced 20 Apr 1925  Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    George Butson-Jessie (Barringer Lowe) Butson - Divorce 20 Apr 1925    		 George Butson-Jessie (Barringer Lowe) Butson - Divorce 20 Apr 1925
    He filed petition 9 Feb 1925 on basis of extreme cruelty - Marriage was in Detroit 20 Apr 1921 [was actually 21 A[r 1921] - Case was not contested by her - Divorce decree granted without conditions nor alimony 20 Apr 1925 - No children in family
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Viola HOGERT 
    Married Between 1931 and 1944 
    • she appears as his wife (with B-i-L James Hogert) on his return arrival to the US 3 Jan 1944
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Sep 1909 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Feb 1919 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Apr 1921 - Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Apr 1921 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorced - 20 Apr 1925 - Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8081 Cahalan - 3 Jan 1944 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Marriage of George Butson & Nellie Bright    		Marriage of George Butson & Nellie Bright
    Marriage of George Butson & Jessie (Barringer) Lowe - 21 Apr 1921 at Detroit    		Marriage of George Butson & Jessie (Barringer) Lowe - 21 Apr 1921 at Detroit
    entry #211935; license date 20 Apr 1921; George Butson, age 41, residing Trenton, Mich, born Mich, Motorman, parents Henry Butson & Mary Wilson, two prior marriages; Jessie M. Lowe, age 42, residing Detroit, Mich, born Mich, no occupation, parents W. A. Barringer & Cintha Palmer, one prior marriage; married 21 Apr 1921 Detroit, Mich by Chas B. Allen, clergyman; witnesses Russell Baird & Bronson Allen, Jr, both of Detroit == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11082-31456-49
    George Butson and Jessie May Barringer Lowe Buston    		George Butson and Jessie May Barringer Lowe Buston
    George and Jessie married 1921. It was Jessie's second marriage.
    Butson, George Wilbert in 1922    		Butson, George Wilbert in 1922
    George Butson-Jessie (Barringer Lowe) Butson - Divorce 20 Apr 1925    		George Butson-Jessie (Barringer Lowe) Butson - Divorce 20 Apr 1925
    He filed petition 9 Feb 1925 on basis of extreme cruelty - Marriage was in Detroit 20 Apr 1921 [was actually 21 A[r 1921] - Case was not contested by her - Divorce decree granted without conditions nor alimony 20 Apr 1925 - No children in family

  • Sources 
    1. [S22] 1881 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. 1881 Canada Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;).
      Birth date: 1881
      Birth place: Ireland
      Residence date: abt 1881
      Residence place: Victoria South, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881canada&h=922199&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1881 Census of Canada      		 1881 Census of Canada


    2. [S3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1043; Page: 31A; Enumeration District: 307; Image: 822.0.
      Birth date: abt 1880
      Birth place: Canada
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=12216259&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1043; Page: 31A; Enumeration District: 307; Image: 822.0.


    3. [S7] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admi;), Registration Location: Oakland County, Michigan; Roll: 1682690; Draft Board: 2.
      Birth date: 15 Apr 1882
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Oakland, Michigan
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ww1draft&h=17896069&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918      		 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Registration Location: Oakland County, Michigan; Roll: 1682690; Draft Board: 2.


    4. [S56] Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Detroit, Michigan. Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Individuals Entering through the Port of Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954. Micropublication M1478. RG085. 117 rolls. Na;).
      Birth date: 15 Apr 1880
      Birth place: Bobeagion Ont
      Arrival date: 3 Jan 1944
      Arrival place: Detroit, Michigan
      http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=detroitpl&h=1124274&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957      		 Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957


    5. [S108] U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995.Original data: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995;).
      Birth date: 15 Apr 1880
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: United States
      http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=usnaturalizationindexes&h=2293516&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt
      U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995      		 U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995


    6. [S90] Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952      		 Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952


    7. [S21] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952      		 Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952


    8. [S15] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;).