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Last Update 4 September 1999

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Benjamin Franklin Butler
(27 Jul 1861 - 15 Apr 1953)

Spouse's Name:  Mary Elizabeth Tippens
Marriage Date:  30 July 1890
Spouse's DoB:  8 July 1874
Spouse's PoB:  Washington County, Ohio
Date of Death:  1 April 1962
Place of Death:  Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV

Father's Name:  Henry Butler
Father's DoB:  2 November 1836
Father's PoB:  Beaver County, PA
Date of Death:  19 January 1929
Place of Death:  St. Marys, Pleasants Co., WV
Buried:  Mt. Welcome Cemetery, Pleasants County, WV

Mother's Name:  Harriet Murphy
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Born in Washington County, Ohio. He was the son of Henry Butler of Pleasants County, WV, and Harriet Murphy. No record of a marriage between Henry and Harriet has been found, and according to family lore, they never married. Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Butler and his brother Daniel lived with their mother in Washington County, Ohio early on, but at some point moved to Pleasants County to live with their father.

Benjamin Franklin Butler  (1836 - 1953)
      Mary Elizabeth Tippens  (1874 - 1962)

           Estella Jane Butler  (1891 - 1973)
           Ross Edison Butler  (1898 - 1945)
           Myrtle Marie Butler  (1900 - 1975)
           Frances Isabel Butler  (1905 - 1981)
           Hilda May Butler  (1907 - 1908)
           Nellie Genevieve Butler  (1909 - 1990)
           Carrie Adalaide Butler  (1911 - 1969)
           William Franklin "Big Bill" Butler  (1915 - 1995)

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