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Note: N847 (1) Rootsweb databases <http://www.rootsweb.com>. Research by Connie Lenzen <clenzen@aorenet.org>
Birth and death dates from Peter Butler Bible, loose leaf records copied from Bible records in possession of the Misses Margaret and Alice Butler, Monmouth, Oregon, daughters of Ira F.M. Butler. Records submitted by Neva Welton Johnston (Mrs. William Butler Johnston), 1645 South Liberty Street, Salem, Oregon, Chemeketa Chapter DAR, to the Oregon State DAR Genealogical Records Committee and published January 1938. Copy located at the Oregon Historical Society Library, Portland, Oregon.
Polk County, Oregon Probate #55.
(21) Butler Family Letters
Western Oregon University Library and Media Services Archives
<http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/archives/university/butler/biographies.htm>
Butler
Peter Butler 1789 - 1856
• born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, then moved to Barren County, KY
• served in War of 1812 and Black Hawk War of 1832
• helped found and survey Monmouth, Illinois
• in Illinois he was a surveyor, sheriff, mayor, county commissioner, and served in the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate
• came to Oregon in 1853 at the age of 64, head of the Butler Wagon Train
• member of the Christian Church
• married Rachel Cook(e) Murphy, 1788 - 1874
• buried (with his wife) in Butler Davidson Cemetery
• children:
These children accompanied Butler to Oregon:
Ira F. M Butler (married to Mary Ann Davidson)
Margaret Butler (married to Isaac Smith)
Elijah Davidson Butler, 1824-1858 (married Sarah Elizabeth Lucas)
Elizabeth Hannah (married Thomas Hutchinson)
Eliza D. Butler (married to Edward Ground)
Isaac Butler (married Sarah Webb), 1831-?
These children stayed in Illinois :
James Whitman Butler (married to Mary Ground)
John Murphy Butler (married to Eliza Smith)
This son settled in Allen Creek, Kansas:
William Cooke Butler.
- children: Victoria, John, Josephine (married Joseph Kempton)
This son settled in Dutch Creek, Iowa:
Joseph R. Butler (with wife Jane)
Rachel Cook(e) Murphy Butler 1788 - 1874
• daughter of Rachel Cook(e) and John Murphy
• buried in Butler Davidson Cemetery
• wife of Peter Butler
• children: see list under Peter Butler
(22) From Rootsweb.com. Worldconnect Project. Lists sources. 3266115.ged by William Parke <wparke@gwu.edu> updated 01 Oct 2006 . 1. FGS. John Murphy, [Q:3].
6. Descendants of William Murphy. p. 2, [Q:3]. 7. "Cook, Murphy, Hodges Families of Early Virginia". by Elizabeth L. Nichols, 2004, p. 128, [Q:3]. Says born 2 Apr 1788.
(22) From Rootsweb.com. Worldconnect Project. Lists sources. 2010504.ged from Cheryl Harmon Bills <cherylb@ida.net> updated 3 Apr 2002. Says born 2 Apr 1788.
There seems to be some confusion over which Rachel married Major Peter Butler. The Descendents of John and Rachel Cooke Murphy claims that it was this Rachel. The same person sent me some notes of a descendent of Major Peter Butler which said: "My Great Great Great Grandfather, John Murphy and his wife, Rachael Cooke Murphy's first child, William, was born 16 Feb 1776. William Murphy married Nancy Ferguson. William and Nancy's daughter, also named Rachel, married Major Peter Butler. Major Peter Butler and his wife, Rachael Murphy Butler immigrated from Kentucky to Warren County, Illinois. Here they built a Fort, where all the neighbors gathered when there were Indian uprisings. Later, they, along with Rachel's sister, Margaret and her husband Elijah Davidson, led a wagon train to Oregon. They were pioneers in both Illinois and Oregon." by Don Bowton. I think Don may have got mixed up in who Rachel's parents were as if Rachel Butler, his ancestor, and Margaret Davidson were sisters, then it is this Rachel who married Major Peter Butler--just as the Murphy book claims. This info came to me from Martha Haut. "Martha Haut" <mfhaut@hotmail.com> [NOTE 5/2007: you can see this would not be possible as the Rachael Murphy who is daughter of William wasn’t born until 1811. Major Peter Butler and Rachel Murphy were married in 1811, their first child born in 1812]
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10. Butler Letters, Members of Peter Butler family, <http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/archives/butler.htm>This is an incredible site of Western Oregon University. Much family information.
Letter written by Isaac Butler to his brother, John M. (Isaac was in Oregon; John remained in IL.
Oct the 9th 1854 http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/archives/butler/23ib.htm
Dear Brother and Sister
Father had two shakes of the ague but is entirely well at present Mother looks more flishy than I
have seen her for some time
Nov 1, 1856: From Isaac to John:
mother makes her home at my house at present and probably will for some time
Sep 25, 1857:
Mother has just returned from Isaac Smith they are as well as usual
May 26, 1858
Mother is at my house at this time spinning yarn She is as well as commn and quite stout for one of her age.
Letter written in 1858 to her son, John M. who had recently lost his wife:
Monmouth August 23 http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/archives/butler/58ifmbrb.htm
Dear Son
I am well at present and enjoying good health for an old person I was 70 last April I have just come from Isaac Smiths thay wer all well as common but the children but they wer complaining with the chicken pox I have herd of your affliction and I know how to simpathise with you I started a letter to you the first of last febuary I have never heard whether you received it or not when you write again I want you to write how old aunt Nancy Butler gets along I would like to know whether you intend to stay there or not if you ever broke up and move I would like for you to come out her tell lavinsy that I have bin peicing a nice quilt for imployment it is the rose in the wilderness I want you towrite to me as often as you can when you write write about old mrs fall give my respects to Matilda and tell her to write to me as often as she can
Rachel Butler
Sep 15, 1859: Letter from Isaac to John M.
Uncle Elijah delivered an exortation the last evening the old man is getting quite feeble Aunt Peggy is verry feeble also Mother is liveing with Ira. She is as well as usual.
Jan 3, 1863 Letter from Isaac to John M.
Mother is now liveing with Ira she was in good health the last time I heard from them Edward Grounds family were well the last time I saw them except Eliza she looks very bad but I am in hopes that after a year or two she will probably get stouter as it is about the turn of life with her. Robert and Luther are both almost men, and are both out in the mines east of the mountains Isaac Smiths family are all as well as common except Peggy she is not quite so well as common for her Elijahs widow and children are well. She has married again and lives on the same place that Elijah left Elizabeth Huchinson is still single and getting along tolerable well for one in her fix she is now liveing in Monmouth in my house the rent costs her nothing, and she is getting eight dollars per month for her property here in Dallas I heard yesterday that she was talking of going out to Umpka valley to stay this winter at Robert Huchinsons, Ucle Elijah Davidson and Aunt Peggy are still liveing but both are getting very feeble the rest of the friends and connection are well as far as I know except John E. Murphy who got throwned from a horse the other day and broke his leg it was thought at first that he would not recover but he will probably recover.
Rootsweb.com. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/marriage/MarrB.htm>
Barren Co Marriage Book, The First Fifty Years, by Martha P. Reneau Harrison. BUTLER, Peter to MURPHY, Rachel, 25 Jul 1811.
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