I’ve made some headway on Benjamin Butler’s “children.” As expected, I’ve located more of the boys than the girls. And for the people I’ve been fortunate enough to locate, I still need to more fully flesh out their lives in an attempt to gather additional information on more children. Based upon what I know now, […]

[This was originally posted in 2013, but we’ve cleaned it up a little and reposted it here. Unfortunately I don’t know much more about Benjamin now than I did then.] Benjamin Butler (probably born about 1819 in New York State) has a been a thorn in my genealogical side for some time. He moved quite […]

Readers of this blog are well aware of my difficulties in locating Benjamin Butler in several records, particularly the 1860 census. He’s been found in others: 1850 in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan 1870 in Soap Creek Township, Davis, Iowa 1880 in Drywood, Vernon, Missouri 1860 remains a mystery. Searches for Benjamin (using a variety […]

[This followup is posted due to the number of behind the scenes email I have received regarding Benjamin and his leaves.] I was not expecting any leaves for Benjamin Butler who was born about 1819 in New York State. And if there had been any leaves, I would have been surprised if they were actually […]

Last week I wrote about an 1845 Michigan State census entry in St. Clair County, Michigan, for the very elusive Benjamin Butler. The Butlers lived in only two Michigan counties: St. Joseph and St. Clair. Part of my work on them is documenting their time in each county. Part of my problem is that the names of […]