Butler, John M., 1878-1966
Dates
- Existence: 1878 - 1966
Biographical History
John M. Butler (1878-1966) was a business owner, a grocer, and a proud family historian.
John MacDuff Butler was born on March 2, 1878 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents William L. and Jane Rowan Macduff Butler. Like his father, he went into the grocery business, and eventualy owned his own store. On October 7, 1936, he wrote and delivered an address to the Centerville Second Ward that outlined his family history, naming his grandparents, his mother and her siblings, and enumerating the extended family at that time. He died on October 13, 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citation:
UPB MSS 8340 (family history).Familysearch.org, accessed December 16, 2013 (birth and death information, business ownership).
Findagrave.com, accessed December 16, 2013 (death date and information).
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John M. Butler address
Materials include a typed address delivered by John M. Butler at the Centerville Second Ward on October 7, 1936. The address pertains to his personal family history, and specifically the story of Ellen Hancock Burns MacDuff, who immigrated from England to the United States and travelled to Utah with the Mormon Pioneers.