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the timeline is laid out using the assumption that Susannah was John's only wife which may not be the case.
abt. 1805
Susannah, wife of John Butler is born in Tennessee [per 1850 census]
abt. 1806
John Butler is born in Kentucky
abt. 1824
is the best guess for a marriage between John Butler and Susannah if she was his only wife. One does not seem to exist in Missouri records. Since he was b. KY and she b. TN Kentucky, Indiana or Illinois would be the next most probable places to look for a marriage 1825 June 5 Elizabeth Butler is born to John & Susannah Butler
in Missouri (per later census) - there is a gap of about 6 years between Betsy and William which could mean an earlier marriage for John OR it could mean at least one child that died or one or two kids unaccounted for.
1830 census John should be head of household in MO with at least one little girl who could be in the 0-5 slot or the 5-10 slot. Ancestry does not show one that fits but there is a John "Butter" (which looks like it could be Butler" in Howard Co. MO with a wife and two little girls that might be him. abt. 1831 abt. 1832son William Butler is born to John & Susannah Butler in Missouri son John Butler Jr. is born to John & Susannah Butler in Missouri abt. 1835 dau. Millie Butler is born to John & Susannah Butler in Missouri abt. 1837 son Jesse Butler is born to John & Susannah Butler in Missouri abt. 1838 dau. Hannah Butler is born to John & Susannah Butler in Missouri 1839 1840 U.S. Federal Census - 1840 U.S. Federal Census Crawford Twp. Buchanan Co. MO 2 boys born 1836-1840 [Jesse & James]
1 girl b. 1836-1840 [ Hannah] 2 girls b. 1830-1836 [someone and Millie] 1 girl b. 1825-1830 [Elizabeth] 1 female b. 1800-1810 [Susannah] abt. 1841 abt. 1844 ------> abt. 1845/1846 the Butlers migrate from Missouri to Iowa
1850 U.S. Federal Census Madison Co. IA HH 822 Middle River Church was the first church of any faith to be organized in what is now Madison County, Iowa. The early minutes of the church were destroyed by fire on November 7th, 1897, so part of the early history of the church has been lost. In the summer of 1845 the Sac and Fox Indians were moved from Three River country, as this area was called, to a reservation in Kansas, opening the way for settlement by white men. On April 1, 1846, Hiram Hurst settled near where the town of Bevington now stands. He was a Primitive Baptist, and was later ordained to the ministry in Nebraska. On about May 3, 1846, the Clantons, Clarks and Guyes arrived. A few days later the Thornbrughs, Fidlers and Evans came. In this number was Elder John Evans, who was the first minister of any faith to arrive in the county. He preached the first sermon, conducted the first funeral, married the first couple, and helped constitute the first church within the bounds of what is now Madison County. By the end of the year there were about three hundred settlers in the county. Middle River Church was constituted in August 1847 at the home of John Butler. The presbytery was composed of Elders John Evans and William Hogan. The charter members were: John Butler, Susannah Butler, Samuel Crawford, Polly Crawford, Joshua Casebier, Louisa Casebier, James Thornburgh, Lemuel Thornburgh, Sarah Thornburgh, Sarah Fidler, Nancy Fidler, Acquilla Smith, Paulina Mendenhall, Matthew Jones, Betsy Chenowith, Asa Mills, Sarah Mills, William Gentry, Sarah Gentry, Widow Ellison, William Simmons, and Polly Simmons. The first meetings were held in the crude pioneer homes of the members, including John Butler, William Gentry, James Thornburgh, Acquilla Smith, Samuel Crawford, and Elder John Evans. The membership soon increased to about fifty. Some of the other early family names who united with the church were Dorrell, Osburn, Pender, Casteel and Flynn. In 1857 Elder John Evans sold his claim, but reserved and deeded two acres of land for a church and cemetery to Middle River Church. Work soon began on a meeting house, just east of the location of the present building. The building was enclosed and ready for the plasterers when the Civil War broke out, and the question of the abolition of slavery caused a division in the church. In September 1861, Elder Denison S. Tanneyhill, who was the pastor at that time, died, and meetings were discontinued for a time. There is a large cemetery, which is still in use, at the site of the present church, known as the Middle River Cemetery. SURNAMES OF MEMBERS: Baker, Banks, Blair, Bryant, Butler, Carter, Casebier, Chenowith, Crawford, Doty, Dummers, Durham, Ellison, Evans, Fidler, Frey, Gentry, Hartman, Henderson, Hood, Jaillite, Jessup, Jones, Jordan, Kellogg, Kemp, Kerrick, Kimbro, Mendenhall, Miller, Mills, Moore, Murphey, Nickelson, Osburn, Pender, Poffinbarger, Simmons, Smith, Tanneyhill, Terry, Thornbrugh, Wick, Wood, Woolery (incomplete list due to lack of records). MT. PLEASANT Mt. Pleasant Church, near Winterset, was organized in 1855, and united with the Mt. Pleasant Association. SURNAMES OF MEMBERS: Bishop, Burgess, Hooten, Riggs, Whitcomb, Whitted (very incomplete list due to loss of records). NEW HOPE New Hope Church, near Winterset, was organized in 1861, and united with the Mt. Pleasant Association. SURNAMES OF MEMBERS: Barker, Baugh, Berthoff, Casebier, Dickerson, Fields, Gentry, Harmon, Hooten, Marly (very incomplete list due to loss of record
1860 Jul 16
son James Butler marries Anna Crawford at Winterset, Madison, Iowa
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