Doddridge County Roots

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Alda M. BUTCHER

Alda M. BUTCHER

Female 1879 - 1960  (~ 81 years)

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  • Name Alda M. BUTCHER 
    Born Sep 1879  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1926  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1930  Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Residence 1940  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1956  Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Died 8 Nov 1960  Kerr Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9
    Buried GLEN REST CEMETERY  Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, city of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 5 1920:
      Alda Butcher, 40, single, boarding house keeper; sister Elta, 43, single; sister Dona (or Dora), 34, single; sister Sallie, 24, single.

      1930 Census, Kerr Co, Texas (town of Kerrville), enumerated on Apr 9 1930:
      Alda Evans, 51, b. WVa, widowed; niece Dona Butcher, 44, b. WVa, single; niece; Sallie Butcher, 32, b. WVa, single.
      (Note: The obituaries of Dona and Sallie indicate that they were sisters and that Alda Butcher Evans was their aunt. The parentage of Dona and Sallie is not clear.)
    Person ID I5049  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2014 

    Father John Sherman BUTCHER,   b. 18 Mar 1832, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1905, Sassafras, Camden, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Credella GASTON,   b. 29 Dec 1838, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1919, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Wesley EVANS,   b. CA 1860, Randolph Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Apr 1930  (Age ~ 70 years)  [11
    Married 26 Oct 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Family ID F9966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1920 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1926 - Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1956 - Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - GLEN REST CEMETERY - Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    5049_AldaMButcher_JohnWesleyEvans_Marriage_1920.jpg
    5049_AldaMButcher_JohnWesleyEvans_Marriage_1920.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S668] 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV.

    4. [S1862] Death record of brother.

    5. [S186] Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, (Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994).

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 241.

    7. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    8. [S1772] Obituary of niece.

    9. [S2397] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of Health, Vital Statistics Unit).

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    11. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.

    12. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 241.
      Identified as John Wesley Evans, 60, widowed, b. Randolph Co, Alabama, resident of Bandera, Texas, son of Joshua R. & Martha E. Evans; and Alda Butcher, 41, single, b. Lewis Co, resident of Harrison Co, dau of John & Cordelia Butcher. Married Oct 26 1920 "at the home of the Bride in Clarksburg."