Matthew was the son of Adam Butcher and Mary Ann Kelly.
Matthew's great-grandparents on his mother's side were Alexander Kelly, Sr. and Nancy Robinson. Alexander, Sr. served as a private during the Revolutionary War in Captain Thomas Parramore's company of the 9th Virginia Regiment. [Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol. 152, #151691.]
Matthew married Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (nee Grubb) Hall on 01 Aug 1878 in Monroe County, Indiana.
Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of Isaac Grubb, Jr. and Anna Hillenburg. Elizabeth married her first husband, Ambrose Hall, on 08 Aug 1874 in Monroe County. Their marriage was very brief, and he remarried on 15 Jan 1876.
Matthew and Elizabeth were the parents of 7 children, and he was a farmer. After all of their children were born, Matthew served in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Tragedy struck the family in 1906 when the Butchers' son, John, was working in a stone quarry. He suffered a fractured skull when stones came together accidentally. At the time of his death, John was 25-years-old.
Elizabeth passed away as a result of complications of diabetes on 27 May 1922.
At the time of his death due to valvular heart disease, Matthew was 74 years, 2 months and 16 days old.
He was buried next to his wife, Elizabeth, on 26 Apr 1927.
Children: 6 sons, 1 daughter.
Father of:
William Perry Butcher
John O. Butcher
Lillie Mae Butcher Stewart Helferstay
Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Butcher
Joseph Harvey Butcher
James Hershel Butcher, Sr.
Benjamin Harrison Butcher
Matthew's siblings:
Amanda Butcher Jeffries
Perry Oliver Butcher
Nancy Jane Butcher Swango Livingston Brown
Matthew's step-brother and step-sister:
Sarah Adaline Alexander Jacobs
James Samuel Alexander
Matthew's half-brothers and half-sisters:
Mary Catherine Butcher Cox
William A. Butcher
Tillman Howard Butcher
Emma L. Butcher Vint Minton
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Obituary excerpts:
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
Matthew Butcher, age 74 years, died Sunday morning at his home southwest of the city. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Mt. Ebal church. Interment was in the Mt. Ebal cemetery. He is survived by five sons, a daughter, one brother, two sisters, and one half-brother.
(Bloomington Weekly Star; 29 Apr 1927; p. 7)
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Very extensive in-depth research indicates the following birth dates are most likely to be correct for Matthew and his siblings:
22 Sep 1847 - Amanda
16 Dec 1849 - Perry
30 Jul 1851 - Nancy
08 Feb 1853 - Matthew
Matthew's great-grandparents on his mother's side were Alexander Kelly, Sr. and Nancy Robinson. Alexander, Sr. served as a private during the Revolutionary War in Captain Thomas Parramore's company of the 9th Virginia Regiment. [Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol. 152, #151691.]
Matthew married Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (nee Grubb) Hall on 01 Aug 1878 in Monroe County, Indiana.
Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of Isaac Grubb, Jr. and Anna Hillenburg. Elizabeth married her first husband, Ambrose Hall, on 08 Aug 1874 in Monroe County. Their marriage was very brief, and he remarried on 15 Jan 1876.
Matthew and Elizabeth were the parents of 7 children, and he was a farmer. After all of their children were born, Matthew served in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Tragedy struck the family in 1906 when the Butchers' son, John, was working in a stone quarry. He suffered a fractured skull when stones came together accidentally. At the time of his death, John was 25-years-old.
Elizabeth passed away as a result of complications of diabetes on 27 May 1922.
At the time of his death due to valvular heart disease, Matthew was 74 years, 2 months and 16 days old.
He was buried next to his wife, Elizabeth, on 26 Apr 1927.
Children: 6 sons, 1 daughter.
Father of:
William Perry Butcher
John O. Butcher
Lillie Mae Butcher Stewart Helferstay
Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Butcher
Joseph Harvey Butcher
James Hershel Butcher, Sr.
Benjamin Harrison Butcher
Matthew's siblings:
Amanda Butcher Jeffries
Perry Oliver Butcher
Nancy Jane Butcher Swango Livingston Brown
Matthew's step-brother and step-sister:
Sarah Adaline Alexander Jacobs
James Samuel Alexander
Matthew's half-brothers and half-sisters:
Mary Catherine Butcher Cox
William A. Butcher
Tillman Howard Butcher
Emma L. Butcher Vint Minton
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Obituary excerpts:
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
Matthew Butcher, age 74 years, died Sunday morning at his home southwest of the city. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Mt. Ebal church. Interment was in the Mt. Ebal cemetery. He is survived by five sons, a daughter, one brother, two sisters, and one half-brother.
(Bloomington Weekly Star; 29 Apr 1927; p. 7)
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Very extensive in-depth research indicates the following birth dates are most likely to be correct for Matthew and his siblings:
22 Sep 1847 - Amanda
16 Dec 1849 - Perry
30 Jul 1851 - Nancy
08 Feb 1853 - Matthew
Matthew was the son of Adam Butcher and Mary Ann Kelly.
Matthew's great-grandparents on his mother's side were Alexander Kelly, Sr. and Nancy Robinson. Alexander, Sr. served as a private during the Revolutionary War in Captain Thomas Parramore's company of the 9th Virginia Regiment. [Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol. 152, #151691.]
Matthew married Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (nee Grubb) Hall on 01 Aug 1878 in Monroe County, Indiana.
Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of Isaac Grubb, Jr. and Anna Hillenburg. Elizabeth married her first husband, Ambrose Hall, on 08 Aug 1874 in Monroe County. Their marriage was very brief, and he remarried on 15 Jan 1876.
Matthew and Elizabeth were the parents of 7 children, and he was a farmer. After all of their children were born, Matthew served in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Tragedy struck the family in 1906 when the Butchers' son, John, was working in a stone quarry. He suffered a fractured skull when stones came together accidentally. At the time of his death, John was 25-years-old.
Elizabeth passed away as a result of complications of diabetes on 27 May 1922.
At the time of his death due to valvular heart disease, Matthew was 74 years, 2 months and 16 days old.
He was buried next to his wife, Elizabeth, on 26 Apr 1927.
Children: 6 sons, 1 daughter.
Father of:
William Perry Butcher
John O. Butcher
Lillie Mae Butcher Stewart Helferstay
Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Butcher
Joseph Harvey Butcher
James Hershel Butcher, Sr.
Benjamin Harrison Butcher
Matthew's siblings:
Amanda Butcher Jeffries
Perry Oliver Butcher
Nancy Jane Butcher Swango Livingston Brown
Matthew's step-brother and step-sister:
Sarah Adaline Alexander Jacobs
James Samuel Alexander
Matthew's half-brothers and half-sisters:
Mary Catherine Butcher Cox
William A. Butcher
Tillman Howard Butcher
Emma L. Butcher Vint Minton
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Obituary excerpts:
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
Matthew Butcher, age 74 years, died Sunday morning at his home southwest of the city. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Mt. Ebal church. Interment was in the Mt. Ebal cemetery. He is survived by five sons, a daughter, one brother, two sisters, and one half-brother.
(Bloomington Weekly Star; 29 Apr 1927; p. 7)
----------
Very extensive in-depth research indicates the following birth dates are most likely to be correct for Matthew and his siblings:
22 Sep 1847 - Amanda
16 Dec 1849 - Perry
30 Jul 1851 - Nancy
08 Feb 1853 - Matthew
Matthew's great-grandparents on his mother's side were Alexander Kelly, Sr. and Nancy Robinson. Alexander, Sr. served as a private during the Revolutionary War in Captain Thomas Parramore's company of the 9th Virginia Regiment. [Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol. 152, #151691.]
Matthew married Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (nee Grubb) Hall on 01 Aug 1878 in Monroe County, Indiana.
Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of Isaac Grubb, Jr. and Anna Hillenburg. Elizabeth married her first husband, Ambrose Hall, on 08 Aug 1874 in Monroe County. Their marriage was very brief, and he remarried on 15 Jan 1876.
Matthew and Elizabeth were the parents of 7 children, and he was a farmer. After all of their children were born, Matthew served in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Tragedy struck the family in 1906 when the Butchers' son, John, was working in a stone quarry. He suffered a fractured skull when stones came together accidentally. At the time of his death, John was 25-years-old.
Elizabeth passed away as a result of complications of diabetes on 27 May 1922.
At the time of his death due to valvular heart disease, Matthew was 74 years, 2 months and 16 days old.
He was buried next to his wife, Elizabeth, on 26 Apr 1927.
Children: 6 sons, 1 daughter.
Father of:
William Perry Butcher
John O. Butcher
Lillie Mae Butcher Stewart Helferstay
Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Butcher
Joseph Harvey Butcher
James Hershel Butcher, Sr.
Benjamin Harrison Butcher
Matthew's siblings:
Amanda Butcher Jeffries
Perry Oliver Butcher
Nancy Jane Butcher Swango Livingston Brown
Matthew's step-brother and step-sister:
Sarah Adaline Alexander Jacobs
James Samuel Alexander
Matthew's half-brothers and half-sisters:
Mary Catherine Butcher Cox
William A. Butcher
Tillman Howard Butcher
Emma L. Butcher Vint Minton
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Obituary excerpts:
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
Matthew Butcher, age 74 years, died Sunday morning at his home southwest of the city. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Mt. Ebal church. Interment was in the Mt. Ebal cemetery. He is survived by five sons, a daughter, one brother, two sisters, and one half-brother.
(Bloomington Weekly Star; 29 Apr 1927; p. 7)
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Very extensive in-depth research indicates the following birth dates are most likely to be correct for Matthew and his siblings:
22 Sep 1847 - Amanda
16 Dec 1849 - Perry
30 Jul 1851 - Nancy
08 Feb 1853 - Matthew
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