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William Andrew “Uncle Billie” Butler Jr.

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William Andrew “Uncle Billie” Butler Jr.

Birth
Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Death
16 Oct 1883 (aged 70)
Greenpond, Pike County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Pearl, Pike County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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William Andrew Butler, Jr. was a Farmer and well known pioneer preacher in Pike County, Illinois. He married on 11/19/34 in Pike Co, IL to Harriet Chandler (b. 5/15/1815 New York City, New York, d. 8/4/1904 Greenpond (now a part of Pearl, IL), Pike Co, IL, buried 8/6/1904 Greenpond Cem, Pearl, Pike Co, IL. Her parents were David Chandler and Hannah Abbott.

William died of Typhoid Fever: Illinois Register of Deaths 1883: William Butler 69 Years, 9 months, Farmer, died on October 16, 1883 at 3 a.m. born in Kentucky, died in Greenpond, Ill. duration of illness was 3 weeks, buried in Greenpond Cemetery. Undertaker Wm Crary (?) in Milton, Physician was G.B.Garrison of Bedford.

William's parents were William Andrew Butler (b. 1785/87 in VA or TN, d. 12/16/1848 Pike Co, IL) and Jane Richardson (b. ?/?/1787 KY, d. ?/?/1860 Martinsburg, Pike Co, IL). They had 14 children.

Sons and daughters: at least 13 known

1. Stratton Butler b. Abt 1833 IL, d. IL
2. David Butler b. 10/10/1835 Pike Co, IL, d. 1/8/1836 Pike Co, IL
3. William Erastus Butler b. 3/1/1838 Martinsburg Twp, Pike Co, IL, d. 1/1/1917 Bismarck, St. Francois Co, MO
4. Silas Eli Butler b. 12/?/1838 Pike Co, IL, d. 3/9/1861.
4. Joshua Stratton Butler b. 2/3/1841 in Pike Co, IL, d. 9/5/1877 Pike Co, IL
5. Stephan D. Butler b. 3/18/1842 Pike Co, IL, d. 3/2/1879 Pearl, Pike Co, IL. He married in 1863 to Barbara Ellen Sullivan (b. 1846, d. 1921).
6. George Washington Butler b. 5/4/1845 Martinsburg Twp, Pike Co, IL
7. Zachariah Taylor Butler b. 5/3/1847 in Martinsburg Twp, Pike Co, IL
8. Henry H. Butler b. 5/20/1848 Pike Co, IL, d. 1850.
9. Edna J. Butler b. 4/18/1851 Pike Co, IL, d. 1915. She married William Z. Garrison (b. 1847). They had two children: Ora Butler b. 1876 IL, and Laura Butler b. 1876 IL, d. 1968, buried at Greenpond Cem, Pearl, Pike Co, IL, 47, lot 89.
10. Harriet A. Butler b. 3/10/1853 Pike Co, IL, d. 1856.
11. Laura Butler b. 2/13/1854 Pike Co, IL, d. 1884. She married on 8/26/1877 in Pike Co, IL to Enoch W. Garrison, Jr. She died in Buckhorn, Illinois on 3/26/1884, of spinal meningitis and typhoid, and is buried at Green Pond. Enoch's second marriage was with Fannie L. Long, August 7, 1884. She was a daughter of Thomas S. Long of Pearl Prairie, who was a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where Squire and Sarah (Morgan) Boone resided prior to their removal to North Carolina in 1750. Fannie M. Long's mother was Mary Peacock, daughter of Henry Peacock, an early settler in Calhoun.
12. Mariah Butler b. 8/10/1856 in Pike Co, IL, d. 1856.
William Andrew Butler, Jr. was a Farmer and well known pioneer preacher in Pike County, Illinois. He married on 11/19/34 in Pike Co, IL to Harriet Chandler (b. 5/15/1815 New York City, New York, d. 8/4/1904 Greenpond (now a part of Pearl, IL), Pike Co, IL, buried 8/6/1904 Greenpond Cem, Pearl, Pike Co, IL. Her parents were David Chandler and Hannah Abbott.

William died of Typhoid Fever: Illinois Register of Deaths 1883: William Butler 69 Years, 9 months, Farmer, died on October 16, 1883 at 3 a.m. born in Kentucky, died in Greenpond, Ill. duration of illness was 3 weeks, buried in Greenpond Cemetery. Undertaker Wm Crary (?) in Milton, Physician was G.B.Garrison of Bedford.

William's parents were William Andrew Butler (b. 1785/87 in VA or TN, d. 12/16/1848 Pike Co, IL) and Jane Richardson (b. ?/?/1787 KY, d. ?/?/1860 Martinsburg, Pike Co, IL). They had 14 children.

Sons and daughters: at least 13 known

1. Stratton Butler b. Abt 1833 IL, d. IL
2. David Butler b. 10/10/1835 Pike Co, IL, d. 1/8/1836 Pike Co, IL
3. William Erastus Butler b. 3/1/1838 Martinsburg Twp, Pike Co, IL, d. 1/1/1917 Bismarck, St. Francois Co, MO
4. Silas Eli Butler b. 12/?/1838 Pike Co, IL, d. 3/9/1861.
4. Joshua Stratton Butler b. 2/3/1841 in Pike Co, IL, d. 9/5/1877 Pike Co, IL
5. Stephan D. Butler b. 3/18/1842 Pike Co, IL, d. 3/2/1879 Pearl, Pike Co, IL. He married in 1863 to Barbara Ellen Sullivan (b. 1846, d. 1921).
6. George Washington Butler b. 5/4/1845 Martinsburg Twp, Pike Co, IL
7. Zachariah Taylor Butler b. 5/3/1847 in Martinsburg Twp, Pike Co, IL
8. Henry H. Butler b. 5/20/1848 Pike Co, IL, d. 1850.
9. Edna J. Butler b. 4/18/1851 Pike Co, IL, d. 1915. She married William Z. Garrison (b. 1847). They had two children: Ora Butler b. 1876 IL, and Laura Butler b. 1876 IL, d. 1968, buried at Greenpond Cem, Pearl, Pike Co, IL, 47, lot 89.
10. Harriet A. Butler b. 3/10/1853 Pike Co, IL, d. 1856.
11. Laura Butler b. 2/13/1854 Pike Co, IL, d. 1884. She married on 8/26/1877 in Pike Co, IL to Enoch W. Garrison, Jr. She died in Buckhorn, Illinois on 3/26/1884, of spinal meningitis and typhoid, and is buried at Green Pond. Enoch's second marriage was with Fannie L. Long, August 7, 1884. She was a daughter of Thomas S. Long of Pearl Prairie, who was a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where Squire and Sarah (Morgan) Boone resided prior to their removal to North Carolina in 1750. Fannie M. Long's mother was Mary Peacock, daughter of Henry Peacock, an early settler in Calhoun.
12. Mariah Butler b. 8/10/1856 in Pike Co, IL, d. 1856.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171792475/william_andrew-butler: accessed ), memorial page for William Andrew “Uncle Billie” Butler Jr. (2 Feb 1813–16 Oct 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 171792475, citing Green Pond Cemetery, Pearl, Pike County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by DJ (contributor 47265360).