Samuel BUTLER

Born

15 June 1795 , Georgia, USA

Died

25 July 1884 , Clarinda, Page, Iowa, USA

Parents & Family of Samuel BUTLER

Parents

2 recorded View parent relationships

Grandparents

2 recorded View grandparents

Spouses, Marriages & Children

1 recorded relationshipView family relationships

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 15 June 1795 in Georgia, USA

Parents of Samuel BUTLER

Father

Beale BUTLER

Mother

Mary STUBBS

Grandparents of Samuel BUTLER

Paternal grandparents

Noble Russell BUTLER Susannah BEALE

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Samuel married Mary Jane DAVENPORT 5 February 1818 in Indiana, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Jane DAVENPORT was born 5 February 1798 in Indiana Territory. Mary Jane died 3 August 1831 in Whitewater Wayne County Indiana, USA. Mary Jane was the child of Jesse DAVENPORT and Rebecca FOUTS.

Samuel BUTLER died 25 July 1884 in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, USA.
Details of the family tree of Samuel appear below.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Samuel BUTLER

Samuel BUTLER married

Mary Jane DAVENPORT
Marriage date: 5 February 1818
Marriage place: , Indiana, USA
Mary Jane DAVENPORT was the child of Jesse DAVENPORT and Rebecca FOUTS

Children of Samuel BUTLER and Mary Jane DAVENPORT

Jesse BUTLER

Born: 16 February 1824, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Died: 30 December 1908, , Ohio, USA

Married: Catharine EARHART 28 September 1848

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Samuel BUTLER.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Samuel BUTLER.

How to read this timeline
Records about Samuel BUTLER and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1795
15 June 1795
Georgia, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Marriage / Partner
Samuel BUTLER and Mary Jane DAVENPORT 5 February 1818, , Indiana, USA

He was 22 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Jesse BUTLER was born 16 February 1824, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA

Samuel was 28 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Jane DAVENPORT died 3 August 1831, Whitewater Wayne County Indiana, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

Grave

Clarinda Cemetery Clarinda Page County Iowa, USA

findagrave.com

Death — 1884
25 July 1884
Clarinda, Page, Iowa, USA
He died at the age of 89.

FINAL RESTING PLACE

Burial & Cemetery

Burial details for Samuel

Clarinda Cemetery Clarinda Page County Iowa, USA

RECORD HISTORY

About this genealogy record

Added 8/23/2016 12:47:10 PM

Last updated 9/10/2017 8:41:25 AM

MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE

Explore Samuel BUTLER's Family & History

View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.

Pedigree Chart

View this ancestor's family line in a traditional pedigree chart.

Prefer a printed chart?

Large-print blank pedigree chart (6 generations / 64 names)

Family Group Record

See spouses, children, and key family details together.

Prefer a printed worksheet?

Large-print two-sided family group sheets

Family Tree

Explore the wider family tree for Samuel BUTLER.

Georgia was named for King George II of England (George Augustus, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1683–1760) (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Georgia
January 2, 1788 - Georgia becomes 4th U.S. state

BIRTHPLACE