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  • Name Henry - Harry - Butson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth Abt 1865  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Born Bef 30 Apr 1865  Tiverton Road, Bampton, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9] 
    • Abode: Tiverton Road - father occupation: Labourer - 1900 census gives Apr 1863 - FreeBMD has Apr-Jun 1865 quarter in the Tiverton Registration District
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 30 Apr 1865  Bampton, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St Michael Church - Abode: Tiverton Road - father occupation: Labourer
    Death Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Arrival 1870  [10] 
    Residence 1871  Bampton, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Tiverton Road Cottages - James (47, Ag. Lab., born Oakford), Elizabeth (49, Wiveliscombe, Somerest), Hannah (8, Scholar, Bampton), Harry (5, Scholar, Bampton), Silvia (1, Bampton), one boarder 
    Residence 1881  Little Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    16 Moss Street - all born Tiverton, Devon - James (55, General Labourer), Elizabeth (56), Hannah (18, Cotton Roller), Harry (16, Iron Moulder), Sylvia (11, Scholar), four boarders 
    Arrival 1883  [1] 
    Arrival Apr 1884  New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    arrival in US per 4 Nov 1884 Naturalization Declaration of Intention ("first paper") 
    Naturalization 4 Nov 1884  Stark County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Second Papers - Volume D-11, Page 13 
    Residence 15 Jan 1887  16 Moss Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    occupation: Stoker 
    Harry Butson-The Dickinson Press-27 Sep 1890 p3 27 Sep 1890  Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    "Harry Butson, an engineer, is having a new house built. Stamp & Hersey have the contract, commencing work yesterday." 
    Date of Event for which charged with Manslaughter 27 Sep 1898  Grace, Bannock, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1900  Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    419 West 20th Street - Harry (37, born Apr 1863 England, married 13 years, Loc. Engineer), Alice (34, Nov 1865 England, mother of 3 children, all now living-all born N Dakota), Hannah (13, Jan 1887), James (11, Dec 1888), Sylvia (10, May 1890) 
    Newspaper 18 Nov 1903  Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Denver Post, p 8, col 2 
    Name Harry Butson  [10, 12] 
    Residence 1910  Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1910  Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Age 45, married twice, 6 years in current marriage [1904], arrived US 1870, Naturalized, Engineer in Quartz Mine, owns home free 
    Residence 12 Jun 1917  Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 18 Jun 1921  Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    writes letter about Tonopah Strike 
    Died 9 Mar 1928  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I2336  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father James Butson,   b. Bef 6 Jan 1826, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1901, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Glover,   b. Abt 1825, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1895, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Banns 21 Mar 1847  Stoodleigh, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Married 11 Apr 1847  Stoodleigh, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 13] 
    Family ID F715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alice Hannah Halsall,   b. 18 Nov 1867, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1952, 8330 Cleta Street, Downey, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 15 Jan 1887  St Matthew's, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    • he went back to England to marry and then returned to the US with his wife - he 21, she 22 - witnesses William Wright and Anna Butson (Henry's sister) ---- divorced 24 Nov 1903 in Denver
    Divorced 24 Nov 1903  Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hannah - Anna - Annie - Butson,   b. 4 Jun 1887, Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1966, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
    +2. James Harry Butson,   b. 25 Dec 1888, Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1969, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    +3. Sylvia Butson,   b. 22 May 1890, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1972, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Caroline Lena - married Harry Butson -,   b. Abt 1868, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1904  USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • married 6 years in 1910 census
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1865 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - arrival in US per 4 Nov 1884 Naturalization Declaration of Intention ("first paper") - Apr 1884 - New York, New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - Second Papers - Volume D-11, Page 13 - 4 Nov 1884 - Stark County, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHarry Butson-The Dickinson Press-27 Sep 1890 p3 - "Harry Butson, an engineer, is having a new house built. Stamp & Hersey have the contract, commencing work yesterday." - 27 Sep 1890 - Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDate of Event for which charged with Manslaughter - 27 Sep 1898 - Grace, Bannock, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 419 West 20th Street - Harry (37, born Apr 1863 England, married 13 years, Loc. Engineer), Alice (34, Nov 1865 England, mother of 3 children, all now living-all born N Dakota), Hannah (13, Jan 1887), James (11, Dec 1888), Sylvia (10, May 1890) - 1900 - Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNewspaper - Denver Post, p 8, col 2 - 18 Nov 1903 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorced - 24 Nov 1903 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age 45, married twice, 6 years in current marriage [1904], arrived US 1870, Naturalized, Engineer in Quartz Mine, owns home free - 1910 - Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 Jun 1917 - Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - writes letter about Tonopah Strike - 18 Jun 1921 - Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Mar 1928 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, ;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado; Roll: T623_128; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 100.
      Birth date: Apr 1863
      Birth place: Eng
      Marriage date: 1887
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Pueblo city, Pueblo, Colorado
      Arrival date: 1883
      Arrival place:
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    2. [S65] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont;).
      Birth date: Apr 1865
      Birth place: Devon, Somerset, United Kingdom
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    3. [S125] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles 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 l;), Class: RG11; Piece: 3836; Folio: 122; Page: 37; GSU roll: 1341917.
      Birth date: abt 1865
      Birth place: Tiverton, Devon, England
      Residence date: 1881
      Residence place: Little Bolton, Lancashire, England
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    4. [S105] 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National A;), Class: RG10; Piece: 2175; Folio: 54; Page: 2; GSU roll: 832046.
      Birth date: abt 1866
      Birth place: Bampton, Devon, England
      Residence date: 1871
      Residence place: Bampton, Devon, England
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    8. [S185] California, Death Index, 1905-1939, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    9. [S96] North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), The State Historical Society of North Dakota; Bismarck, North Dakota; North Dakota, Naturalizations, 1873-1952.

    10. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Tonopah Precinct 1, Nye, Nevada; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
      Birth date: 1865
      Birth place: England
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Tonopah Precinct 1, Nye, Nevada
      Arrival date: 1870
      Arrival place:
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    11. [S186] Newspapers.com - The Dickinson Press - 27 Sep 1890 - Page 3, (Name: The Dickinson Press; Location: Dickinson, North Dakota; Date: 27 Sep 1890;), 27 Sep 1890.
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    12. [S184] Nevada Census, 1860-1910, Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig;).
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Nye County, NV
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