Milton Leslie Butler was born 16 Sep 1875 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois. He is the son of Harriet Cassingham and Samuel Baxter Butler. He died in Jul 1964 at age 88. He is buried at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.

On 22 Feb 1899, he married Bertha Ann Rich in Durham, Hancock, Illinois. She is the daughter of James Calvin Rich and Mary Charlotte Hamilton. Her sister, Clara, married Milton's brother, George. Bertha was born in Dec 1873 in Illinois. She died in 1958 at age 85. She is buried at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.

Children of Milton Leslie Butler and Bertha A. Rich:

1. James Otis Butler was born 17 May 1901 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois. He died 21 Aug 1902 at just 15 months old in Durham, Hancock, Illinois. He is buried at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.
2. Helen Charlotte Butler was born 7 Mar 1903 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois.
3. Vilas Ross Butler was born about 1905 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois.
4. Ernest Everett Butler was born 10 Jan 1908 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois. He died in 1954 at age 46. He is buried at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.
5. Eula Ferrill Butler was born about Jan 1910 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois.
6. Mary Meredith Butler was born about May 1915 in Hancock County, Illinois.

Sources

Milton:

• Birth from WWI Draft Registration [Name: Milton Leslie Butler; City: La Harpe; County: Hancock; State: Illinois; Birth Date: 16 Sep 1875; Race: White; Roll: 1613407; Nearest Relative: Wife, Bertha Butler].
• Birth and Death from Social Security Death Index [Name: Milton Butler; SSN: 493-18-6259; Last Residence: Missouri; Born: 16 Sep 1875; Died: Jul 1964; SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951)].
• Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.
• Marriage from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1783 - 1900.

Bertha:

• Birth from 1900 Census (Durham, Hancock, IL. p. 8).
• Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.

James: Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.

Ernest:

• Birth from 1910 Census (Durham, Hancock, IL. p. 5).
• Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Milton: 1880 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 3.
• Bertha: 1880 Census. Fountain Green, Hancock, Illinois. Page 110.
• 1900 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 8.
• 1910 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 5.
• 1920 Census. Fountain Green, Hancock, Illinois. Page 7.