Doddridge County Roots


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James P. "Polk" BUTCHER

James P. "Polk" BUTCHER

Male 1850 - 1918  (68 years)


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  • Name James P. "Polk" BUTCHER
    Birth 1850  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Death Oct 1918  [1, 3] 
    Burial Butcher Cemetery, near Turnertown, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I49760  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2025

    Father Manuel BUTCHER
    Mother Minerva ___
    Family ID F28787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucretia Magdalene ERVIN,   b. 28 Jun 1850, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1937, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [4]
    Marriage 24 Dec 1871  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Charles Upton BUTCHER,   b. 3 Jul 1873   d. 16 Dec 1943 (Age 70 years)
     2. Everett Lee BUTCHER,   b. 8 Nov 1885, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1962, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F20533  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    5. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR p. 55.
      Identified as Jas. P. Butcher, 21, b. & res. in Lewis Co, son of Manuel & Minerva Butcher, farmer; and Lucretia M. Ervin, 21, b. & res. in Lewis Co, dau of Alex & Harriet Ervin. Married Dec 24 1871. A notation in the Remarks column states "Vouched for by Jno. P. Jordan." (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as 1872. Wes Cochran's "Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880," p. 81, incorrectly states wife's maiden name as Ewing.)