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Edward John BUTSON

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  • Name Edward John BUTSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born Between Jan and Mar 1859  St Austell Registration District, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    • Volume: 5c Page: 157 ---- NOTE: The 1908 Edward death (St Austell District vol 5c p 57) is NOT him: it is the 6 Aug 1908 Fowey death of the son of Joseph William Trudgeon Butson.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Brays Place, St Austell, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 2, scholar, born St Austell, son of Mary Ann Butson - Elizabeth (Youlton) Scantlebury with widowed dau Mary Ann (Youlton) Butson & her son Edw John & married dau Catherine (Scantlebury) Wedlake & son Charles 
    Arrival 1865  [7] 
    Arrival 1871  [6] 
    Residence 1871  Bodrugan Old Walls, Gorran, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 12, Mines Son, born St Austell - widower Ephraim "Beetle" and "Son in Law" [stepson] Edward John Butson --- His step father marries later in 1871 and moves to Wales. 
    Arrival 1872  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Arrival in US per 1900 census - probably fairly accurate 
    Residence 1880  Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 21, single, Laborer, born England to England parents - Elizabeth Scantlebury & grandson Edward Butson 
    Injury 20 Sep 1890  Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Burned in Mine Explosion == Wilkes-Barre "Sunday Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 col 1 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/390492650/?terms=butson&match=1 
    detail of Butson, Edward-Injured-21 Sep 1890 Wilkes-Barre Sunday_Leader p 1 c 1-detail    		 detail of Butson, Edward-Injured-21 Sep 1890 Wilkes-Barre Sunday_Leader p 1 c 1-detail
    == Wilkes-Barre "Sunday_Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 c 1 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/390492650/
    Edward Butson - Burned in Mine Explosion - 20 Sep 1890 - Wilkes-Barre 'Sunday_Leader' 21 Sep 1890 p 1 c 1    		 Edward Butson - Burned in Mine Explosion - 20 Sep 1890 - Wilkes-Barre "Sunday_Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 c 1
    == Wilkes-Barre "Sunday_Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 c 1 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/390492650/
    Edward Butson-20 Sep 1890-Burned in Mine Explosion    		 Edward Butson-20 Sep 1890-Burned in Mine Explosion
    Burned in Mine Explosion == Wilkes-Barre "Sunday Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 col 1 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/390492650/?terms=butson&match=1
    Residence 1900  16 North Hancock, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 37, married 19 years, born Sep 1862 England to England parents, Laborer Mines, arrived US 1872, Naturalized - Edward & Annie with kids Lizzie, Charles, James, Raymond, John, Eddie 
    Residence 1910  76 North Sherman Street, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 49, married one time for 28 years, born England to England parents, arrived US 1871, Naturalized, Laborer in Company House - Edward & Annie with kids Charles, James, Raymond, John, Anna, Mildred & Annie's sister Sarah Murphy (30, single) 
    Residence 1920  224 St Marys Road, Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    age 63, widowed, arrived US 1865, Naturalized 1876, born England to England parents, Laborer at Coal Mine - Joseph & Elizabeth Bond & kids Loretta, Anna, Elizabeth, Alberta, Joseph, Edward & her widowed father Edward & his kids Raymond, Mildred 
    Died 21 Jul 1921  Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Progressive Pernicious Anemia
    Edward Butson - Death 21 Jul 1921 at Hanover Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania    		 Edward Butson - Death 21 Jul 1921 at Hanover Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
    224 Lee Pak Avenue; widower, age about 63, born England, died 21 Jul 1921 of Progressive Pernicious Anemia. Informant Joseph Bond of same address, burial 23 Jul 1921 at St Mary's Cemetery in Willes-Barre
    Obituary 22 Jul 1921  Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3 
    Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre 'Times Leader' p 16, col 3    		 Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3
    22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/136071625/?terms=butson&match=1
    Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre 'Times Leader' p 16, col 3    		 Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3
    22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/136071625/?terms=butson&match=1
    Buried 23 Jul 1921  Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St Mary's Cemetery - M. J. McLaughlin, undertaker
    Edward Butson - Death 21 Jul 1921 at Hanover Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania    		 Edward Butson - Death 21 Jul 1921 at Hanover Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
    224 Lee Pak Avenue; widower, age about 63, born England, died 21 Jul 1921 of Progressive Pernicious Anemia. Informant Joseph Bond of same address, burial 23 Jul 1921 at St Mary's Cemetery in Willes-Barre
    Person ID I4847  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father Thomas BUTSON,   b. Abt 1839, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 4 Aug 1859, Sandy Moor, St Austell, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 20 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Ann YOULTON,   b. 30 Aug 1839, Gorran, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 6 Mar 1871, Bodrugan Old Walls, Gorran, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 31 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 6 Jun 1857  Charlestown, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Thomas Butson-Mary Ann Youlton - Marriage at St Austell, Cornwall, UK 6 Jun 1857    		 Thomas Butson-Mary Ann Youlton - Marriage at St Austell, Cornwall, UK 6 Jun 1857
    he minor, bachelor, miner, res Gwalton Moor, son of labourer John - she minor, spinster, res Gwalton Moor, dau of miner William == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12419-12997-11
    Family ID F1067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie MURPHY,   b. Nov 1862, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1910, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married Abt 1882  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • married 19 years in 1900 census, 28 years in 1910 census, only marriage for both
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth - Lizzie - BUTSON,   b. 22 Nov 1883, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1966, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
     2. Charles BUTSON,   b. Jun 1890, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. James BUTSON,   b. May 1892, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Raymond BUTSON,   b. Mar 1894, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. John BUTSON,   b. Jan 1896, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Eddie BUTSON,   b. Feb 1898, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     7. Anna BUTSON,   b. Abt 1900, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     8. Mildred BUTSON,   b. Abt 1903, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1882 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInjury - Burned in Mine Explosion == Wilkes-Barre "Sunday Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 col 1 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/390492650/?terms=butson&match=1 - 20 Sep 1890 - Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jul 1921 - Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3 - 22 Jul 1921 - Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Jul 1921 - Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre 'Times Leader' p 16, col 3    		Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3
    22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/136071625/?terms=butson&match=1
    detail of Butson, Edward-Injured-21 Sep 1890 Wilkes-Barre Sunday_Leader p 1 c 1-detail    		detail of Butson, Edward-Injured-21 Sep 1890 Wilkes-Barre Sunday_Leader p 1 c 1-detail
    == Wilkes-Barre "Sunday_Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 c 1 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/390492650/
    Edward Butson - Burned in Mine Explosion - 20 Sep 1890 - Wilkes-Barre 'Sunday_Leader' 21 Sep 1890 p 1 c 1    		Edward Butson - Burned in Mine Explosion - 20 Sep 1890 - Wilkes-Barre "Sunday_Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 c 1
    == Wilkes-Barre "Sunday_Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 c 1 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/390492650/
    Edward Butson - Death 21 Jul 1921 at Hanover Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania    		Edward Butson - Death 21 Jul 1921 at Hanover Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
    224 Lee Pak Avenue; widower, age about 63, born England, died 21 Jul 1921 of Progressive Pernicious Anemia. Informant Joseph Bond of same address, burial 23 Jul 1921 at St Mary's Cemetery in Willes-Barre
    Edward Butson-20 Sep 1890-Burned in Mine Explosion    		Edward Butson-20 Sep 1890-Burned in Mine Explosion
    Burned in Mine Explosion == Wilkes-Barre "Sunday Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 col 1 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/390492650/?terms=butson&match=1
    Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre 'Times Leader' p 16, col 3    		Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3
    22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/136071625/?terms=butson&match=1

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 1547; Folio: 113; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542829.
      1861 England Census      		 1861 England Census
      Class: RG 9; Piece: 1547; Folio: 113; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542829


    2. [S50] 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;).

    3. [S78] 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: 2269; Folio: 44; Page: 1; GSU roll: 834883.
      1871 England Census      		 1871 England Census
      Class: RG10; Piece: 2269; Folio: 44; Page: 1; GSU roll: 834883


    4. [S20] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. 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;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1149; Family History Film: 1255149; Page: 578B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0481.
      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1149; Family History Film: 1255149; Page: 578B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0481


    5. [S8] 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: Wilkes Barre Ward 3, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1436; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1241436.
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilkes Barre Ward 3, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1436; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1241436


    6. [S11] 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: Wilkes Barre Ward 3, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1370; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1375383.
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilkes Barre Ward 3, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1370; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1375383


    7. [S1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1592; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: 719.
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1592; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: 719


    8. [S143] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1966; Certificate Number Range: 068501-071500.
      Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963      		 Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
      Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1966; Certificate Number Range: 068501-071500


    9. [S267] Newspapers.com - The Sunday Leader - 21 Sep 1890 - Page 9, (Name: The Sunday Leader; Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Date: 21 Sep 1890;), Edward Butson - Burned in Mine Explosion 21 Sep 1890.
      https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122517865/edward-butson-burned-in-mine-explosion/?xid=637
      Edward Butson-20 Sep 1890-Burned in Mine Explosion      		 Edward Butson-20 Sep 1890-Burned in Mine Explosion
      Burned in Mine Explosion == Wilkes-Barre "Sunday Leader" 21 Sep 1890 p 1 col 1 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/390492650/?terms=butson&match=1


    10. [S266] Newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader - 22 Jul 1921 - Page 16, (Name: Wilkes-Barre Times Leader; Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Date: 22 Jul 1921;), 22 Jul 1921.
      https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122516576/wilkes-barre-times-leader/?xid=637
      Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre 'Times Leader' p 16, col 3      		 Edward Butson-Obituary-22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3
      22 Jul 1821 Wilkes-Barre "Times Leader" p 16, col 3 == https://www.newspapers.com/image/136071625/?terms=butson&match=1


    11. [S123] 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;).
      England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915      		 England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915