James Thomas “Jim” Butler (1862-1900)

James Thomas “Jim” Butler

Birth

1862

Wayne County, Illinois, USA

Death

3 Aug 1900 (aged 37–38)

Lanton, Howell County, Missouri, USA

Burial

Howell Valley Cemetery

West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA Add to Map

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Father of:
Iva May Butler 1-21-1889 to 3-28-1905
Hattie E. Butler 12-5-1890 to 7-9-1906
Baby Ellen Butler all at Shiloh Cem
Also the father of Almon Herbert Jones 1895-1952 and William Bryan Jones

1870 Big Mound Wayne Co Ill
George Butler 36
Martha 32
John C 14
Nancy E 11
James T 8
Mary E 5
Harriet 3
Martha J 4/12

1880 Howell Howell Co Mo
G M Buttler 45
Martha 41
James 18
Mary E 15
Harriet 12
Altha 9
Rucilla 6
Otto 4
William Morrison 31

1900 South Fork Township
Howell Co Mo Census
Census date June 14,1900,died August 3,1900
James Bittier 37
Semina E 30
George C 16
Fred L 13
Homer C 11
Hattie E 9
Mattie M 7
Emma 5
Iva M 3
Bertha 12

1900 Thayer Township Oregon Co Mo
John R Jones 70
Evan M (Ellen) 62
Chesterfield Jones 28

John Rice (Mrs Rice,Inez Jones)
Probably taking care of her sick mother.
Almon Rice (Almon Jones) (son of James T Butler)
William Rice (William Jones) (son of James T Butler)

1885 Howell Co Personal Property tax book
J T Butler
2 mules $60 2 cattle $15
14 hogs $10

1897 T 22 R 7 section 32
2 horses $50
4 cattle $34
12 sheep $12
30 hogs $30

Dec 11,1900 T22 R 8 section 23?
2 horses 440
2 mules $60
40 cattle $345
50 hogs $60

Semina Butler sold 161 acres for $500 Aug 23,1901
book 75 page 346 section 33 24-7
Howell County Probate Record # ___ Owed $500 to West Plains Bank for cattle.Studebaker wagon,McCormick binder,etc.See George C Butler FAG memorial for more probate information. Children listed in probate:George,Fred,Homer,Hattie,Mattie,Emma,May,Bertie.

Howell County Court Records
Trial by jury.
Assaulted __1895 by brother-in-law Pleasant Paul Jones, who hit him 3 to 4 times with an iron wedge. P. P. Jones found guilty by jury and fined one dollar and costs.
My grandfather Almon H Jones was 6 months old at the time.

A grandson said that his grandfather (Curtis Butler) kept the clothes that Jim Butler was wearing "inappropriatly displayed at their home for many years".

Place of death was near Leo, Missouri, an early Post Office between Lanton and West Plains. It was the rock house still standing in 2022 near the turn to Tingler Prairie.