Families of Butler County, Iowa, from the County Histories

Adair

• George W. Adair (b. 1813)
• William Adair (b. 1818); child of W illiam Adair and Mary (Rollston) Adair; married Sabrina Williams
• George Adair; child of George W. Adair and Elizabeth Ellen (Smith) Adair

Akin

• H. B. Akin (Columbiana county)

Allan

• James Allan

Amick

• James H. Amick; child of Gideon Amick and Emily (Stuart) Amick

Arends

• John P. Arends (b. 1853); married Minna Pink

Atkinson

• Henry Atkinson (b. 1831); child of George Atkinson and Margaret (Jackson) Atkinson
• William I. Atkinson

Austin

• William Austin (b. 1877, Washington township); child of William Austin; married Charlotte Smith
• Walter G. Austin; child of Henry Austin and Sarah M. (Smith) Austin; married Cora F. Dahn

Avery

• Charles E. Avery (b. 1855, Boone county); child of Gilbert L. Avery and Sallie A. (Sponable) Avery; married Emma F. Carpenter

Baker

• Otis Baker; married Mate Ren

Bannon

• James Bannon (b. 1871)

Barkelew

• Stephen Barkelew (b. 1830); child of Stephen Barkelew and Mary E. (Dunham) Barkelew; married Mary E. Coulter

Barnett

• George Barnett (b. 1851)

Beach

• Frank Beach (b. 1842, Peoria county)

Becker

• Ferdinand Becker (b. 1837); child of Johann Becker and Wilhemina (Koch) Becker

Belden

• Lafe Belden (b. 1862, Floyd county)

Berlin

• Frederick Berlin (b. 1820); married Amelia Weber

Bettesworth

• Thomas Bettesworth; child of George Bettesworth and Mary (Marchant) Bettesworth

Billhimer

• Henry Billhimer (b. 1830, Westmoreland county); married Isabel Shields

Birney

• V. C. Birney (b. 1849); child of Dr. Lewis Birney and Mary (Ferris) Birney; married Ida H. Hartz

Blair

• Raymond S. Blair (Harrison county); child of James C. Blair and Elizabeth (Johnson) Blair; married Sue Alice Goodwin

Bode

• Richard C. Bode (b. 1871, Stephenson county)

Boggs

• John N. Boggs (b. 1820)

Bolton

• C. I. Bolton (b. 1856, Cedar county); child of John Henry Bolton and Mary Bolton; married Edna E. Dorens

Borneman

• Charles Borneman; married Sophia Nulty

Bourquin

• Eugene Bourquin (b. 1832); child of J. P. Bourquin and Elizabeth (Ray) Bourquin

Bowen

• John Bowen (b. 1826, Elk Creek township); child of Peleg Bowen and Rachel (Burnett) Bowen

Bower

• Gert De Bower

Boyd

• John E. Boyd (b. 1835, Logan county); married Mercy French

Boylan

• Hannah Boylan (b. 1854); child of Isaac Boylan

Bristol

• Lucius Franklin Bristol (Kenosha county); child of Lester S. Bristol and Anzolette (Cleland) Bristol; married Abbie L. Olmstead

Brown

• Henry C. Brown (b. 1831, Belknap county); married Martha Taylor
• Willard Frederick Brown (b. 1864, Delaware county)
• Frank Brown (b. 1877, Blackhawk county); child of Hiram Brown and Margaretta (Winch) Brown; married Olla Fay Sells

Buchholz

• W. H. Buchholz (b. 1872, Fremont township); married Mary Brockmann

Burlett

• Andrew J. Burlett (b. 1840)

Burling

• Charles Glenn Burling (b. 1875); child of P. S. Burling and Flora (Ketchum) Burling
• Charles G. Burling; married Lula A. Ray

Burnett

• Herman D. Burnett (Lewis county); child of George B. Burnett and Electa (Daily) Burnett; married Lucy Darrow

Burroughs

• John B. Burroughs (Hunterdon county); child of Jeremiah Burroughs and Betsy (Seal) Burroughs

Carr

• Clark Carr (b. 1844, Bennington county)
• W. A. Carr (b. 1869); married Marguerite May Lansing

Carter

• George H. Carter; married Rosa C. Mayer

Cave

• Charles V. Cave (b. 1866); child of William Cave; married Florella Goodhue

Chase

• O. Fred Chase; child of Oscar F. Chase and Georgess (Bennett) Chase

Christy

• John Christy (b. 1827, Crawford county); child of Henry Christy and Margaret (Douglas) Christy; married Julia Ann Dugan

Coster

• John Coster (b. 1847); married Minnie Stamer
• Henry W. Coster

Cotton

• William R. Cotton (b. 1813, Onondago county); married Aurelia Harris

Cramer

• James D. Cramer (b. 1814)

Cronin

• William Cronin; married Mary Twohig

Cross

• Fred W. Cross (Bremer county); child of Jackson J. Cross; married Permelia Ballard

Culp

• Joshua R. Culp (b. 1829, Niagara county)

Cunningham

• John Wesley Cunningham (b. 1873); married Ethel Grace Stockdale

Daniels

• Richard Daniels (b. 1819)

Davis

• James W. Davis (b. 1826); married Fanny L. Hills

Day

• Henry E. Day (b. 1868); child of John Day and Sylvia Day

Dennis

• George R. Dennis (b. 1858); married Roxie A. Kaiser

Dodge

• Frank L. Dodge (b. 1846)

Doore

• Harry C. Doore (b. 1875, Floyd county)

Doty

• Cyrus Doty (b. 1834, Ogle county)
• Aaron Doty (b. 1836, Ogle county); child of Elisha Doty and Hannah (Reed) Doty; married Hannah A. Talbott
• Cyrus Doty; child of Cornelius Doty

Downing

• P. J. Downing; child of John E. Downing and Catherine (Moroney) Downing; married Lucy McGarry

Downs

• Lyman L. Downs; child of George W. Downs and Marana (Norton) Downs

Dreher

• Grace E. Dreher; child of Frank Dreher and Clara (Bernard) Dreher

Dreyer

• Arend Dreyer (b. 1886); married Anna Wiesley

Dudley

• E. H. Dudley (b. 1848); child of S. E. Dudley and Cynthia (Chapin) Dudley; married Mary Austin

Dumont

• Samuel Beekman Dumont (b. 1823, Somerset county)

Edwards

• Millard Fillmore Edwards; child of William Edwards and Catherine (Smole) Edwards; married Ida Whiting

Eikenberry

• John Eikenberry (b. 1831)
• Henry Eikenberry (Carroll county)

Ensign

• Charles Ensign (b. 1819); child of Elias Ensign and Clara M. (Benjamin) Ensign

Essman

• Arend Essman (b. 1847)
• John H. Essman (b. 1875, Ogle county); child of Arend Essman

Evans

• John G. Evans (b. 1866)

Feltus

• George Feltus (b. 1815); married Ellen Burroughs

Fetters

• Samuel Fetters (b. 1827, Stark county); child of Philip Fetters and Catherine (Dickerhoff) Fetters; married Catherine Ann Daniels

Fisher

• Irving M. Fisher (b. 1839); child of Minot Fisher and Mary (Austin) Fisher
• Irving M. Fisher; married Mary J. Biggar

Fleek

• W. H. H. Fleek (b. 1841)

Fletcher

• J. R. Fletcher; married Fannie Waterman

Folkers

• William Folkers (b. 1876); child of William Folkers and Halka (Jensen) Folkers

Foote

• William M. Foote (b. 1822, Shelby county)

Forney

• Christian H. Forney (b. 1822, Tuscarawas county)

Frank

• Fred H. Frank (b. 1850); child of Henry Frank and Dora Frank; married Dora Scheffel

French

• Hiram E. French; child of George French and Persis (Scott) French; married Jessie Shadbolt

Frey

• Henry Frey (b. 1871)

Frowe

• Frederick Frowe; child of John Frowe and Mary Ann (Wood) Frowe

Gates

• Johnson Gates (b. 1845, Saratoga county); married Ida M. Gilbert

Gerdes

• Paul J. Gerdes (b. 1866, Peoria county); child of George P. Gerdes; married Hattie Betten

Gibson

• Joseph R. Gibson (b. 1841); married Susan A. Bassett

Gonzales

• Richard Gonzales; child of Richard Gonzales and Jane (Gonzales) Gonzales; married Susan Crumbecker

Goodale

• Jonathan Goodale

Gough

• William Gough (b. 1817)
• Joseph J. Gough; married Edna Robbins
• Thomas A. Gough; child of William Gough and Susannah (Walsh) Gough

Graham

• Charles Ernest Graham; married Emma Rottink

Green

• Houston Green; married Susan E. Bassett

Griffith

• James Griffith (b. 1817)

Groat

• James M. Groat (b. 1842, Wyoming county)

Groote

• Henry De Groote (b. 1857); married Antje Jacobs

Hall

• John H. Hall (b. 1846)

Hamilton

• B. F. Hamilton (b. 1878, Franklin county); child of William Hamilton and Martha (Quiggle) Hamilton; married Mary Dave

Hardman

• Schuyler Hardman (b. 1859, Coldwater township); child of Aaron Hardman; married Christiann Lentz
• Owen W. Hardman (b. 1866, Coldwater township); married Etta Keister

Harlan

• John Harlan (b. 1792)
• Jehu Harlan (b. 1834, Richland county); child of Jehu Harlan

Harms

• Henry W. Harms; married Alcha Hoodjer

Hartness

• Moulton Hartness (b. 1859, Butler county); child of George Hartness and Susan (Bonwell) Hartness; married Venia E. Tracy

Hauen

• Okke Van Hauen (b. 1858)

Hewitt

• John Hewitt (b. 1827, Marion county); married Emily Neighman

Hickle

• Alfred Hickle (b. 1846, McLean county)
• W. H. Hickle (Ross county)

Hickman

• John Hickman (b. 1838); married Elizabeth Humble

Hobson

• Thomas A. Hobson (b. 1864, Poweshiek county); child of William B. Hobson and Mary (Caldwell) Hobson

Hodgson

• Asa Hodgson (b. 1850); married Elizabeth Probasco

Hollenbeck

• Michael Hollenbeck (b. 1822, Oneida county); married Elsie Osterhout

Hostetler

• David Hostetler (b. 1817); married Mary J. Barnard

Hovey

• Marcia A. Hovey (b. 1831)

Howard

• Lawyer W. Howard (b. 1834, Broome county); married Harriet Hoskins

Hunt

• Thomas Hunt (b. 1832, Trumbull county); married Helen A. Whelan
• Charles H. Hunt (b. 1866, Butler township); child of Heman Hunt and Sarah (Husband) Hunt; married Margaret M. Leeper

Hunter

• Robert Hunter (b. 1850)

Iblings

• Peter H. Iblings (Stephenson county); child of Ibling Iblings; married Jessie Voss

Ilgenfritz

• Charles H. Ilgenfritz (b. 1850)

Jackson

• Frank D. Jackson (b. 1854, Wyoming county)

Jaquis

• Elihu Jaquis (b. 1840, Clinton county)

Jenny

• Albert William Jenny; child of John Jenny and Elizabeth Jenny

Johnson

• Herman Johnson (b. 1853); married Marion Lindsay
• A. W. Johnson (b. 1860); child of John Johnson and Grace (Hagemeyer) Johnson; married Carrie Woodward

Jones

• John R. Jones (b. 1831); married Angeline Butter
• Charles L. Jones (b. 1836); married Mary Betzer
• John R. Jones; married Angeline Butterfield
• Murry P. Jones (Erie county); married Adaline Spaulding

Kalkwarf

• John Kalkwarf (b. 1855); child of Henry Kalkwarf and Flora (Sanders) Kalkwarf; married Fraiukelena Kliege

Kilson

• Louis Kilson (b. 1807)
• Frank S. Kilson; child of Lewis Kilson and Carry (Nelson) Kilson

Kimmins

• John Kimmins (b. 1819); married Julia Elli

Kincaid

• Edwin Kincaid (b. 1825); child of James Kincaid and Hepsey (Pierce) Kincaid; married Catherine Kershner

Kingery

• Benjamin F. Kingery (b. 1858, Bennezette township); married Mary M. Etter
• Aaron Kingery (b. 1860, Bennezette township)
• Jacob Kingery (b. 1862, Bennezette township); child of William Kingery and Mary M. (Etter) Kingery; married Eva A. Burkholder

Knipe

• Jacob M. Knipe; married Anna Bolton

Kyle

• John P. Kyle (b. 1859); child of Adam Kyle; married Theresa Google Folk

Landis

• Felix Landis (b. 1807)

Leavens

• Bainbridge Leavens; child of Stephen Leavens and Juliet (Merrick) Leavens; married Adaline E. Wheeler

Leeper

• John Leeper; child of Charles Leeper and Isabel (Oliver) Leeper

Leete

• Harry A. Leete (b. 1875, Jackson township); child of Allan Leete; married Pearl Gilbert

Lenhart

• Samuel Lenhart (Somerset county); married Margaret McMillan

Lobdell

• Charles S. Lobdell (b. 1806)

Lockwood

• Robert Barrett Lockwood (b. 1816, Durham county); married Millie A. Pond

Long

• Perry Long (b. 1821, Somerset county); child of Perry Long; married Savilla Engle

Loomer

• Philip Loomer; child of Benjamin Loomer and Eunice (Jess) Loomer

Lucas

• Leonard Lucas (b. 1859); child of Leonard Lucas and Fannie (Foster) Lucas

Martin

• James P. Martin

Mather

• Daniel Mather; married Roxa Underwood

McDonald

• Robert McDonald; married Celesta C. Mansfield

McKinney

• James McKinney (b. 1823)

Mcelhaney

• Andrew J. Mcelhaney (b. 1840); married Elida Schollmaker

Mcnames

• Henry Clay Mcnames (b. 1844)

Mead

• Rollin P. Mead (b. 1837, Franklin county); married Selinda Goodsell
• Henry C. Mead; married Julia E. Horton

Meade

• John H. Meade (b. 1828, Saratoga county); child of Charles Meade and Abigail (Owen) Meade; married Sarah Albright
• George E. Meade (b. 1853); child of J. H. Meade and Sarah (Albright) Meade; married Amanda Jane Wilder

Miller

• Joseph Miller (b. 1818, Miami county)

Miner

• Richard Miner (b. 1846, Jefferson county)
• Orlando C. Miner (b. 1867, Green county)

Missman

• O. F. Missman; child of Herman Missman and Minnie (Specht) Missman; married Neva Cloe Welton

Mitchell

• Wellington Mitchell (b. 1830); married Caroline M. Bruce

Montgomery

• W. S. Montgomery (b. 1853, Dubuque county); child of James Montgomery and Sarah (Glew) Montgomery

Moore

• William H. Moore; child of John Moore and Alonsa (Turner) Moore

Morrill

• Edwin Morrill; child of Frederick Morrill

Moss

• Aaron Moss (b. 1842, Carroll county); child of Rev. Phillip Moss; married Margaret A. Sturtz

Mott

• John F. Mott

Moulton

• David Moulton; married Sarah Armstrong

Mullarky

• Hugh Mullarky (b. 1827)

Muller

• Henry Muller

Myers

• Jacob R. Myers (b. 1813, Westmoreland county); child of Jacob Myers and Mary (Conrad) Myers; married Maria L. Ragana

Neal

• James Neal (b. 1844, Greene county); married Cakturia Taylor
• John P. Neal (Greene county); child of William Neal and Eebecca (Murray) Neal

Needham

• Benjamin C. Needham (b. 1814)

Nesbit

• W. M. Nesbit (b. 1853); child of Jacob Nesbit and Elizabeth (Case) Nesbit

Nettleton

• Henry Nettleton (b. 1836); married Sarah C. Dillworth

Nevins

• John Nevins (b. 1857)

Newcomb

• Fred O. Newcomb; married Ona Emig

Newman

• Hiram Newman (b. 1826)

Norris

• Robert Norris

Norton

• Selden Norton (b. 1832, Erie county); married Nancy Knox
• Edwin L. Norton; child of Lyman Norton and Hannah (Gates) Norton; married Mary M. Waters

Olmstead

• Nathan Olmstead (b. 1809); child of David Olmstead and Rebecca (Jackson) Olmstead; married Diantha Morton

Owen

• Eugene Owen (b. 1875, Dayton township)

Parno

• Emil W. Parno

Patterson

• William Patterson (b. 1812); married Maria De
• William E. Patterson (b. 1875); child of Francis Patterson
• Samuel L. Patterson; child of Samuel L. Patterson and Jane (Lawson) Patterson

Perrin

• Oscar C. Perrin (Butler county); child of Jeremiah Perrin and Anna (Hillman) Perrin; married Maude Mason

Plantz

• John H. Plantz (b. 1830); child of Peter Plantz and Margaret (Putnam) Plantz; married Samantha Whitney

Poisal

• Byron L. Poisal (b. 1859); child of William Poisal; married Mary A. Perrin

Pooley

• Roy J. Pooley (b. 1886); child of John B. Pooley; married Priscilla J. Fiddick

Priest

• Benjamin Priest (b. 1819)

Ramsey

• J. M. Ramsey (b. 1869); married Delia Shaf

Ray

• John Ray (Saratoga county); married Emma J. Phelps
• W. F. Ray; child of John W. Ray and Emma R. (Bartholemew) Ray

Reints

• Henry W. Reints (b. 1851)
• H. N. Reints (b. 1879)

Ressler

• Elias Ressler (b. 1823, Lancaster county); married Nancy A. Hammer
• Amos Ressler (b. 1828); married Albertina Margretz

Rewerts

• John Rewerts (b. 1875); child of Johan Rewerts; married Tetta Boedeker

Riefe

• Henry Riefe (b. 1858); married Catherine Horsch

Robbins

• Benjamin Robbins (b. 1817); child of Jacob Robbins and Lois (Mack) Robbins; married Rachel Soach

Rock

• Shell Rock; married Minnie Toll

Rogers

• Lambert J. Rogers; child of Clark Rogers and Lovisa (Herron) Rogers; married Julia P. Dodge

Rolfs

• John A. Rolfs (b. 1873, Scott county); child of Maas P. Rolfs and Mary (Niemeier) Rolfs

Rottink

• John Rottink (b. 1850); child of Gerrit Rottink and Johannah (Buttega) Rottink
• Herman Rottink; married Swenna Schmidt

Rover

• Henry C. Rover (b. 1859, Bremer county); child of Henry Rover and Louise (Gurgens) Rover; married Emma Kaiser
• Fred Rover (Bremer county); child of Henry Rover; married Louise Qfurgens

Russell

• Samuel Russell

Schmadeke

• Herman Schmadeke (b. 1859); married Caroline Becker

Schnee

• Fred W. Schnee (b. 1876); child of Otto Schnee and Wilhehnina (Becker) Schnee

Schuknecht

• Christoph Schuknecht (b. 1832)

Scripture

• J. L. Scripture (b. 1870); child of Calvin Scripture and Nancy Google (Strohl) Scripture; married Nellie E. Davis

Shadbolt

• Jerome Shadbolt; married Louisa L. Main
• Jerome Shadbolt; married Louise L. Main

Shafer

• Thomas Shafer (b. 1822, Washington county)
• W. W. R. Shafer (Washington county); child of Thomas Shafer

Shepard

• A. D. Shepard (b. 1852, Rutland county); married Alice Sill
• Winfred C. Shepard; child of A. D. Shepard and Alice (Sill) Shepard; married Addie E. Loomer

Sill

• Samuel Sill (b. 1823, Cattaraugus county); married Mary Pierce

Skillen

• Robert M. Skillen

Slosson

• Henry Slosson (b. 1803, Cayuga county); married Laurena W. Newton

Soesbe

• Clarence W. Soesbe; child of E. W. Soesbe; married Carrie L. Cross
• Clarence W. Soesbe; married Clara Stuart

Spencer

• James W. Spencer (b. 1840)

Sproul

• M. H. Sproul; child of W. J. Sproul; married Sarah J. Ray

Stannard

• Asa Stannard (b. 1827, Monroe county); child of John Stannard and Phoebe (Norris) Stannard

Stanton

• M. F. Stanton (Washington county); married Anna Martin

Starkweather

• Charles Merritt Starkweather (Potter county); child of Sidney William Starkweather and Delight (Lewis) Starkweather

Stauffer

• George W. Stauffer (b. 1860); child of John T. Stauffer; married Susan Strickler

Stewart

• John W. Stewart (b. 1837, Alleghany county); married Martha J. Graham

Stober

• Fred L. Stober (b. 1877); child of Louis J. Stober; married Fredericka Koehn

Stock

• Wilhelm Stock (b. 1833); child of Mrs. Stock; married Franka Rippentrop

Tammen

• T. R. Tammen (b. 1882)

Taylor

• Morrison A. Taylor; child of James R. Taylor and Esther Ann (Cook) Taylor; married Manie A. Axtell

Temple

• Julius Temple (b. 1844); child of John Temple

Thomas

• Hugh Thomas (b. 1809, Washington county); married Eliza Shannon
• Samuel Thomas (b. 1848); child of Zenas Thomas and Maria (Carpenter) Thomas; married Armida Antoinette Pratt

Thompson

• Thomas Thompson (b. 1799); married Phoebe Coulson

Tobey

• Elisha Tobey (b. 1821); married Jane F. Knight

Toll

• Frederick Toll (b. 1839)
• Charles A. Toll; married Clara M. Fellows
• Fred H. Toll; child of Frederick Toll and Jane (Borchers) Toll

Town

• Ephraim Town; child of Ephraim Town and Jane (Willis) Town

Tracy

• Jamin B. Tracy (b. 1870, Coldwater township); married Hannah B. Backus

Trindle

• William Trindle; child of William Trindle; married Sarah Mc

Trotter

• James A. Trotter (b. 1830); child of Henry Trotter and Jane (Brown) Trotter; married Cornelia Baldwin

Turner

• Mabel Turner (b. 1818)

Valentine

• Jacobus Valentine (b. 1870); child of Ausbrand Valentine and Bouke (Adams) Valentine; married Matie Jurgena

Voogd

• Rich A. Voogd (b. 1874, Grundy county); child of Abe Voogd and Bena (Rykena) Voogd; married Clara Paul
• Dick Voogd (b. 1877, Grundy county); child of Abe Voogd and Bena (Rykena) Voogd; married Clara Paul

Walter

• Elias Walter; married Rachel Billhimer

Wamsley

• John N. Wamsley (b. 1830)
• Martin Van Buren Wamsley (b. 1837, Adams county); married Frances J. Griffith

Watson

• Wolcott Watson (b. 1821, Middlesex county); married Albatina Polly

Waudby

• Thomas P. Waudby (b. 1848, DeKalb county); child of Robert Waudby and Orrey T. (Norton) Waudby; married Lucy P. Hall

Waugh

• Richard H. Waugh (Henry county)

Weed

• Phineas Weed (b. 1824, Wayne county); child of Joshua Weed and Abigail Weed

Welch

• Anson G. Welch; child of Isaac P. Welch and Elizabeth (Compton) Welch

Weltner

• Conrad Weltner (b. 1862)

West

• Walter E. West; child of Thomas West and Deidamia (Davis) West

Weston

• C. B. Weston; married Sarah Isabelle Reynolds

Wheeler

• Horace A. Wheeler (b. 1845, Kenosha county)

Whipple

• Nelson H. Whipple (b. 1832, Summit county); married Zillvah Taylor

Whitehead

• James Whitehead (b. 1843, Oneida county)

Wilcox

• Austin C. Wilcox (b. 1840)

Wild

• Herman F. Wild; child of Abram Wild and Caroline (Miller) Wild

Williams

• Samuel Williams (b. 1824, Lewis county); married Mary Sewell

Wilson

• Milton Wilson (b. 1826, Niagara county)
• Elwood Wilson (b. 1840, Otsego county); child of James Wilson and Aznba (Stetson) Wilson; married Priscilla C. Courtwright
• Henry Wilson; child of John M. Wilson and Dora (Coster) Wilson; married Mary Renning

Witt

• Frank L. Witt; child of Ross Elden Witt and Sarah C. (Burton) Witt

Wolfensperger

• Robert G. Wolfensperger (b. 1885); married Myra Morton

Wright

• William Wright (b. 1815); married Elizabeth Dring

Wygle

• Lemuel Wygle (b. 1854); child of Corbin Wygle; married Nellie Leete

Yost

• Charles K. Yost (b. 1845); child of Jacob Yost and Julia (Kauffman) Yost

Younker

• George Younker (b. 1836)

Zimmerman

• John A. Zimmerman (b. 1862, Johnson county); married Catherine Boiler