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John BUTSON

Male 1823 - 1889  (66 years)


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  • Name John BUTSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Born 26 May 1823  Three Burrows, St Agnes, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 12 Oct 1823  St Agnes, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1841  Silverwell, St Agnes, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 15, copper miner, born Cornwall - he and mother living with Elizabeth Hooper - sister Mary is probably the Mary Edwards on the prior page, also at Silverwell 
    Naturalization 3 Apr 1848  [7] 
    apparent date of first papers 
    Residence 30 Jul 1850  Neshannock Towsnship, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    as BRUNSON - age 25, Miner, born England - in home of David & Ann Roberts who emigrated from Silverwell in the parish of St Agnes, Cornwall 
    Residence 4 Jun 1860  Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    age 37, Farmer, Real Estate $2000, Personal Estate $200, born England - John & Louisa Butson with Henry Wyman (22, Clerk, born Illinois) 
    Residence 3 Jul 1865  Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Illinois State Census - 1 male & 1 female both over 40 and not over 50 - live stock value $600, grain products $300, all other agricultural products $150 
    Residence 28 Jul 1870  Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 47, Farmer, real estate $5000, personal estate $1000, born England to foreign-born parents, citizen - John with domestic servant Libbie HELSON, Ida BOGUE & farm worker John JANE - next house is Catharine JANE mother of his late wife 
    Residence 19 Jun 1880  Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 58, Farmer, born England to England parents - John & Druzilla with daughter Martha M 
    Died 20 Jun 1889  Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Buried Aft 20 Jun 1889  Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Obituary 22 Jun 1889  Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sycamore "True Republican", page 1, column 2 == http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=STR18890622.2.3&srpos=15&e=--1870---1890--en-20-STR-1-byDA-txt-txIN-Butson------# 
    John Butson - Obituary in Sycamore True Republican 22 Jun 1889, p 1, col 2    		 John Butson - Obituary in Sycamore True Republican 22 Jun 1889, p 1, col 2
    http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=STR18890622.2.3&srpos=15&e=--1870---1890--en-20-STR-1-byDA-txt-txIN-Butson------#
    Obituary 26 Jun 1889  Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sycamore "True Republican", 26 Jun 1889, page 1, column 4 
    John Butson - Obituary - Sycamore 'True Republican', p 1, col 4    		 John Butson - Obituary - Sycamore "True Republican", p 1, col 4
    == http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=STR18890626&e=--1870---1890--en-20-STR-1--txt-txIN-Butson------#
    Probate 29 Jul 1889  Sycamore, De Kalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I6059  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father John BUTSON,   b. Bef 29 Jun 1779, St Agnes, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1827, Silverwell, St Agnes, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth REMPHRY,   b. Abt 1780, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 19 Jan 1807  St Agnes, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    John Butson-Elizabeth Remphry - Marriage 19 Jan 1807 at St Agnes, Cornwall, UK    		 John Butson-Elizabeth Remphry - Marriage 19 Jan 1807 at St Agnes, Cornwall, UK
    he bachelor, she spinster - both of this parish - both signed with marks - witnesses: John James, William ?Argall? == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-161394-13?cc=1769414&wc=MMVH-VC4:546698303
    Family ID F1126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Louisa Johns JANE,   b. Bef 5 Mar 1825, Sticker, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1869, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 44 years) 
    Married 1850  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Druzilla HUNT,   b. 28 Jan 1834, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1890, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1870  Sycamore, De Kalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Children 
    +1. Martha May - Mattie May - BUTSON,   b. 23 Sep 1871, Dekalb County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1944  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1850 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Nov 1870 - Sycamore, De Kalb, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 29 Jul 1889 - Sycamore, De Kalb, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    John Butson - Obituary - Sycamore 'True Republican', p 1, col 4    		John Butson - Obituary - Sycamore "True Republican", p 1, col 4
    == http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=STR18890626&e=--1870---1890--en-20-STR-1--txt-txIN-Butson------#
    John Butson - Abstract of Will - Probated 26 Jul 1828 (Death 17 Feb 1827; Will Date 13 Jul 1826)    		John Butson - Abstract of Will - Probated 26 Jul 1828 (Death 17 Feb 1827; Will Date 13 Jul 1826)
    Abstract made 28 Sep 1994 by Linda Lowrey (Chacewater/Kenwyn Butson descendant), photographed 22 Jun 2013 at St Agnes by Wesley Johnston (St Stephen in Brannel Butson descendant) thanks to John Butson (St Stephen in Brannel Butson descendant) driving us to the St Agnes Museum
    John Butson - Baptism 12 Oct 1823 at St Agnes, Cornwall, UK    		John Butson - Baptism 12 Oct 1823 at St Agnes, Cornwall, UK
    abode: Three Boroughs - father occupation: miner == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12873-296625-27?cc=1769414&wc=MMVH-VH6:n211826046
    John Butson - Obituary in Sycamore True Republican 22 Jun 1889, p 1, col 2    		John Butson - Obituary in Sycamore True Republican 22 Jun 1889, p 1, col 2
    http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=STR18890622.2.3&srpos=15&e=--1870---1890--en-20-STR-1-byDA-txt-txIN-Butson------#

    Histories
    The two John and Elizabeth Butson Families of St Agnes, Cornwall 1807-1837    		The two John and Elizabeth Butson Families of St Agnes, Cornwall 1807-1837

  • Sources 
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      Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999      		 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999
      Illinois, Dekalb County, Executors' Records; Author: Illinois. Circuit Court (Dekalb County); Probate Place: DeKalb, Illinois


    2. [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: Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: 202; Family History Film: 1254202; Page: 259C; Enumeration District: 043; Image: 0761.
      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1880; Census Place: Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: 202; Family History Film: 1254202; Page: 259C; Enumeration District: 043; Image: 0761


    3. [S293] Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900, Jordan Dodd and Liahona Research, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).

    4. [S64] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    5. [S26] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls.Minnesota. Minneso;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: M593_215; Page: 598B; Image: 188865; Family History Library Film: 545714.
      1870 United States Federal Census      		 1870 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1870; Census Place: Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: M593_215; Page: 598B; Image: 188865; Family History Library Film: 545714


    6. [S294] Illinois, State Census Collection, 1825-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2175; Line: 6.
      Illinois, State Census Collection, 1825-1865      		 Illinois, State Census Collection, 1825-1865
      Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2175; Line: 6


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      1860 United States Federal Census      		 1860 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: M653_173; Page: 15; Family History Library Film: 803173


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      1850 United States Federal Census      		 1850 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1850; Census Place: Neshannock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_790; Page: 194B; Image: 388


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      Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837      		 Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837


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      Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837      		 Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837