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Solomon Butcher
22 Jul 1797 – 14 Jul 1869
| Birth | 22 Jul 1797 |
| Death | 14 Jul 1869 |
| Cemetery | Clear Creek Cemetery Clear Creek , Monroe County , Indiana , USA |
| Added by | Lynn on 30 Sep 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20924450 |
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The son of Barnabas Butcher and Mary Magdalene Moser, Solomon married Katherine Stephens on 12 Dec 1815 in Johnson County, Tennessee. The first of their 12 children was born the following year while Solomon earned a living doing farm work and as a carpenter. The Butchers decided to move to Indiana about the same time as Katherine's father, Lewis Stephens. After three years of marriage, they packed all their possessions in their wagon and set off on rough, dirt roads, bringing with them one son, Hiram, born in September 1816 and a baby daughter, Polly, born in August 1818. Hiram was only two years old when the family made their move to Indiana. When the Butchers arrived, they found few white people living in Monroe County. In fact, it was later said that Hiram became the "pet of Indian friends and the playfellow of Indian children." Solomon established the family home in the same place as his father-in-law, Lewis, and eventually purchased 160 acres of land. Three sons were born between 1820 and 1825. 7 more children were added to the family between 1827 and 1839. As the Butcher children were growing up, they had to help run the family farm and did not have much time for formal education. Typical of his brothers and sisters, oldest son Hiram received a total of only six months schooling during his entire childhood. He later reported that he educated himself "by the light of the fire" in an attempt to compensate for his early disadvantages. Solomon and Katherine lived in Indiana for more than a half century. In 1869, Solomon passed away 8 days before his 72nd birthday. The loss came just 5 months after the sudden death of one of the Butchers' sons, Adam. After that, Katherine moved in with one of the couple's other boys, Lewis Butcher, until her death. Like her husband, she was buried in Monroe County's Clear Creek Cemetery. Katherine most likely died in the 1870's before Lewis and his family moved to Kansas. Children: 7 sons, 5 daughters. Father of: Hiram Butcher Mary Katherine "Polly" Butcher Robertson George Washington Butcher Barnabas Butcher Adam Butcher Sarah J. "Sallie" Butcher Kelly Richardson Dr. Lewis Harrison Butcher Nancy Jane Butcher Robertson Rebecca Eleanor Butcher Brummett Jacob David Butcher Elizabeth Ann Butcher Hensley James Henry Butcher Solomon's siblings: Daniel Butcher, Sr. Elizabeth Ellen Butcher Boruff Richard Marion Butcher (1805-1837) Jacob A. Butcher, Sr. Levi Butcher Charity Butcher Owsley (1813-1836)[ spouse ] David Henry Butcher Mary Butcher Flora Sarah A. Butcher Smallwood John B. Butcher ---------- Obituary: On Wednesday last Solomon Butcher, aged 70 years, died at his residence six miles south of town. (Bloomington Progress; 21 Jul 1869; p. 3)
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Aged 72 ys.
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- Daniel Butcher Sr 1794–1862
- Elizabeth Ellen Butcher Boruff 1799–1859
- Jacob A. Butcher Sr 1806–1861
- Levi J Butcher Sr 1812–1883
- David Henry Butcher 1814–1857
- Mary Butcher Flora 1815–1895
- Sarah Ann Butcher Smallwood 1816–1855
- John B. Butcher 1821–1887
Children
- Hiram Butcher 1816–1902 FaG
- Mary Katherine Butcher Robertson 1818–1880 FaG
- George Washington Butcher 1820–1896 FaG
- Barnabas Butcher 1822–1827 FaG
- Adam Butcher 1825–1869 FaG
- Sarah J. "Sallie" Butcher Richardson 1827–1862 FaG
- Dr Lewis Harrison Butcher 1828–1902 FaG
- Nancy Jane Butcher Robertson 1831–1906 FaG
- Rebecca Eleanor Butcher Brummett 1832–1928 FaG
- Jacob David Butcher 1835–1890 FaG
- Elizabeth Ann Butcher Hensley 1837–1911 FaG
- James Henry Butcher 1839–1903 FaG
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