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James Butson

Male 1847 - 1913  (66 years)


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  • Name James Butson  [1, 2] 
    Born Mar 1847  Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • March 1847 is from 1900 Census - some have him as James Thomas but no known records with him having a middle name
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Eastern District, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 4, born Wisconsin 
    Residence 1860  Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 13, born Wisconsin, attended school within the year 
    James Butson Visit to Platteville, WI 1 Nov 1899  Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    == from "Grant County Witness" newspaper, 1 Nov 1899, p 8, col 2 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/685337944 
    Residence 1 Nov 1899  Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    == from "Grant County Witness" newspaper, 1 Nov 1899, p 8, col 2 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/685337944 
    Died 12 Mar 1913  Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3419  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father Thomas Albert Butson,   b. 10 Mar 1818, Silverwell, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1870, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Susan Richards,   b. Abt 1818, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1861 and 1870, Lima Township, Grant, Wisconin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Banns 12 Jul 1838  Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    banns 12, 19 and 26 Jul 1838 == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12430-16727-47?cc=1769414&wc=MMVH-V3F:n678186433 
    Married 6 Sep 1838  Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • both age 20 - he bachelor Miner of Silverwell, son of Miner Thomas Butson - she spinster of Trevellas Downs, dau of carpenter Abraham Richards == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-65ZJ-VM?cc=1769414&wc=3CB8-7MW
    Married 6 Sep 1838  Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • both age 20 - he bachelor Miner of Silverwell, son of Miner Thomas Butson - she spinster of Trevellas Downs, dau of ??? ??? Richards == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-65ZJ-VM?cc=1769414&wc=3CB8-7MW
    Family ID F1061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Frances Lee,   b. 10 Apr 1851, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1920, Lyon County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 28 Sep 1869  Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Annie Mabel Butson,   b. 13 Apr 1872, Lima, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1955, Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
     2. Harry Rodney Butson,   b. 12 Dec 1873, Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1961, Nicollet, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     3. Minnie May Butson,   b. 7 Mar 1876, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1956, Renville County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
    +4. John Thomas Butson,   b. 9 Jul 1882, Grandview, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1961, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F1053  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Mar 1847 - Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - age 13, born Wisconsin, attended school within the year - 1860 - Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Sep 1869 - Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsJames Butson Visit to Platteville, WI - == from "Grant County Witness" newspaper, 1 Nov 1899, p 8, col 2 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/685337944 - 1 Nov 1899 - Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - == from "Grant County Witness" newspaper, 1 Nov 1899, p 8, col 2 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/685337944 - 1 Nov 1899 - Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Mar 1913 - Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S91] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, ;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern District, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_998; Page: 193B; Image: 301.

    2. [S40] 1860 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. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1409; Page: 603; Image: 621; Family History Library Film: 805409.

    3. [S229] Newspapers.com - Grant County Witness - 1899-11-01 - November 1 1899, Grant County Witness, (Name: Grant County Witness; Location: Platteville, Wisconsin; Date: 1899-11-01;), November 1 1899, Grant County Witness 1899-11-01.
      https://www.newspapers.com/article/grant-county-witness-november-1-1899-gr/115722140/?xid=637

    4. [S131] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations 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 Contro;).