Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Butler and Asenath Davis




Husband William Butler 1 2

            AKA: William Buttler 3
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1915
         Buried: 


         Father: Capt. Ira Reese Butler (1792-1884) 4 5 6 7
         Mother: Mary A. Boyd (1801-1874) 5 7 8 9


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Sarah Golt (      -Bef 1915) 7



Wife Asenath Davis 2

           Born:  - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1915
         Buried: 


         Father: Jesse Davis (      -      ) 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Budd (      -      ) 7




Children
1 F Mary Butler 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: W. P. McMasters (      -      ) 7


2 F Josephine Butler 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Binley (      -      ) 7


3 F Emma Jane Butler 2

            AKA: Emma Buttler 3
           Born:  - Monongahela City, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Parker Boyd Patterson (1856-      ) 2 3
           Marr: Oct 1883 2



General Notes: Husband - William Butler


He learned the trade of caulker and boat builder after leaving his father's farm at the age of twenty-one years. He resided in Monongahela City until his first wife's death, but after his return from the Civil War located in Webster, Pennsylvania. He served three years in a regiment of Pennsylvania infantry, with the hard fought Army of the Potomac and in battle received a bayonet thrust through his knee. He worked at his trade until advancing years warned him to desist and for several years lived a quiet, retired life.


General Notes: Wife - Asenath Davis


She died aged thirty years.

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Sources


1 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 144.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1183.

3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 388.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 569.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 814, 957.

6 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 137.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1184.

8 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 570.

9 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 140.


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