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(notes: OT=Oregon Territory; Luckamute=Luckiamute; Umpka=Umpqua)
 

1835

                           
1835-1853
date place from to mentioned
Oct. 12, 1835       Louisiana  Olso Hendrick    Peter Butler  
Sept. 2, 1848       Illinois     George Churchill & Peter Butler     unknown    
May 5, 1850       Iowa       Elijah Butler      John Butler   
Mar. 15, 1853     Polk County, OT   Elijah Butler   Brother & Sister Edward Ground
Isaac Smith
Apr. 27, 1853  Iowa Isaac Smith Brother & Sister Edward Ground
P. Haley/W. Haley
July 31, 1853 Bloomington, Isaac Butler Brother Elijah Davidson
Polk County, OT   Peter Butler
Aug. 14, 1853 Polk County, OT Peter Butler Children Edward Ground
Aug. 17, 1853 Polk County, OT Isaac & Margaret Brother & Sister Edward Ground
Smith
Sept. 26,1853 OT Isaac Smith Sisters William Murphy
Oct. 30, 1853 Polk County, OT Peter Butler Children Isaac Smith
William Murphy
Dec. 11, 1853 Polk County, OT Peter Butler Son & Daughter William Murphy
Dec. 25, 1853 Bloomington, Eliza Ground  John & Eliza Butler Thomas Hutchinson
Polk County, OT ps by William
Ground
 
1854
date place from to mentioned
Feb. 8, 1854 Bridgeport, OT Margaret Smith John & Eliza Butler,    
Matilda Smith
Feb. 17, 1854     Warren County, Mary Howard Matilda Smith &
Kentucky Eliza Butler   
Mar. 4, 1854 Polk County, OT Peter & Rachel Children
Butler
Mar. 5, 1854 Polk County, OT Edward Ground John Butler Isaac Smith
ps from Wm. Ground Thomas Hutchinson
Mar. 7, 1854 Luckamute, Thomas & Elizabeth John & Eliza Butler
Polk County, OT Hutchinson
April 17, 1854 Polk County, OT Peter Butler Children Isaac Smith
Thomas Hutchinson
April ?, 1854 Luckamute Elizabeth Hutchinson Eliza Butler Thomas Hutchinson
ps to Matilda Smith 
Aug. 6, 1854 Bridgeport, OT Isaac Smith Brother & Sisters
Sept. 1, 1854 Portland, OT Peter Butler Son William Murphy
Edward Ground
Isaac Smith
Thomas Hutchinson
Elijah Davidson
John E. Murphy
Sept. 24, 1854 Polk County, OT Peter Butler Children Thomas Hutchinson
Oct. 9, 1854 (not given) Isaac Butler Brother & Sister
Oct. 22, 1854 Bridgeport, OT Isaac Smith Brother & Sister William Murphy
       
1855
date place from to mentioned
Jan. 6, 1855 Polk County, OT Peter Butler Son & Family Edward Ground
June 2, 1855 Polk County, OT Peter & Rachel Butler John & James Butler
and Families
Aug. 10, 1855 Bloomington, OT Edward Ground Brother & Sister A.W. Lucas
Aug. 19, 1855 Bridgeport, OT Isaac Smith John & Eliza Butler
ps from Margaret Smith and Matilda Smith
Aug. 25, 1855 Polk County, OT Peter & Rachel Butler Children
Aug. 26, 1855 Oregon Elizabeth Hutchinson John & Eliza Butler
ps by Peter Butler
Sept. 2, 1855 Polk County, OT Elijah Butler Brother & Sister Isaac Smith
Edward Ground
Isaac Butler
Oct. 15, 1855 Polk County, OT Isaac Butler Brother
Nov. 26, 1855 Bloomington, OT Thomas Hutchinson Brother & Sister Isaac Butler
ps from Elizabeth
Hutchinson
Dec. 30, 1855 Warren County, William Butler Brother 
Kentucky
   
1856
date place from to mentioned
Jan. 6, 1856 Dutch Creek, Joseph & Jane Butler Brother & Sister
Iowa
Jan. 27, 1856 Warren County, William Butler John Butler
Kentucky
Feb. 4, 1856 Polk County, OT Peter & Rachel Butler Children & Thomas Hutchinson
ps from Peter Butler Grandchildren
Mar. 3, 1856 Bowling Green, William Butler Brother John
Kentucky
May 3, 1856 Polk County, OT Peter Butler Son & Family Thomas Hutchinson
ps by Elizabeth
Hutchinson ("Lissie")
June 8, 1856 Dutch Creek, Joseph Butler Brother & Sister Thomas Hutchinson
Iowa
July 7, 1856 Bloomington, Elijah  Butler John Butler Peter Butler
Polk County, OT (note added later by (unknown) John E. Murphy
John Butler) Ira F.M. Butler
July 20, 1856 (not given) Isaac & Margaret Smith Brother & Sisters Peter Butler
ps probably by Isaac
Aug. 3, 1856 Bloomington, Polk Elizabeth Hutchinson Niece; pss to
County, Oregon ("Lissie") Erastus &  Grandville
Oct. 31, 1856 Polk County, OT Ira F.M. Butler Brother Edward Ground
Nov. 1, 1856 (not given) Isaac and Sarah A. Brother & Sister
Butler
Nov. 9, 1856 Dutch Creek,  Iowa Joseph Butler Brother & Sister
Dec. 8, 1856 Bridgeport, OT Rufus Smith  Aunt Matilda & Cousin Squire S. Whitman
ps by Isaac Smith ps to Brother & Sister
   
1857
date place from to mentioned
Mar. 2, 1857 Bridgeport, OT Isaac Smith Brothers & Sisters
ps by Margaret Smith
Mar. 31, 1857 (not given) Isaac & Sarah A. Butler Brother & Sister
May 24, 1857 Bloomington, Elijah & Sarah E. Butler Brother & Sister Isaac Smith
Polk County, OT
July 12, 1857 Bloomington, Edward Ground Brother & Sister
Polk County, OT
Sept. 6, 1857  Bridgeport, OT Isaac & Margaret Smith Brother & Sisters
Sept. 25, 1857  (not given) Isaac & Sarah A.Butler Brother & Sister Isaac Smith
Thomas Hutchinson
Elijah Davidson
John E. Murphy
 
 
1858
date place from to mentioned
Jan. 8, 1858 Salem, OT Ira F.M. Butler John Butler Elijah Butler
Feb. 5, [1858] "at Peggy Smiths" Rachel Butler not given John E. Murphy
ps Margaret Smith William Ground
Thompson Haley
Feb. 26, 1858 (not given) Sarah E. Butler Brother & Sister Elijah Butler
William Ground
Thomas Lucas
Mar. 28, 1858 Bridgeport, Isaac & Margaret Smith Brother & Sisters William Ground
Polk County, OT ps by Margaret Smith Elijah Butler
Sarah E. Butler
Thomas Lucas
May 26, 1858 (not given) Isaac & Sarah A. Butler Brother & Sister Edward Ground
Isaac Smith
Thomas Lucas
Elijah Davidson
John E. Murphy
Thomas Hutchinson
Aug. 21, 1858 Monmouth, OT Ira F.M. Butler Brother Isaac Butler
ps by Rachel Butler
ps by Paradine Butler
Sept. 5, 1858 Bridgeport, OT Isaac Smith Brother & Sister
ps by Margaret Smith Br.,Sist., & Child.
ps by Berryman Smith Uncle John Butler
Sept. 6, 1858 Bloomington, Thomas Hutchinson Brother Elijah Butler
Polk County, OT Isaac Smith
   
1859-1863
date place from to mentioned
July 15, 1859 Putnam City, William Butler Brother John
Missouri
Aug. 21, 1859 Breckenridge City, Kansas William Butler Brother
Territory
Sept. 15, 1859 Monmouth, OT Isaac Butler Brother
Jan. 15, 1860 Bridgeport, OT Isaac & Margaret Smith Brother & Sister Thomas Hutchinson
Isaac Butler
Dec. 16, 1860 "At Home" Isaac & Sarah A. Butler Brother Isaac Smith
Dec. 29, 1861 Bridgeport, OT Isaac & Margaret Smith Sister, Brother Alexander Davidson
Feb. 16, 1862 Allen Creek, Kansas William Butler Brother
Jan. 3, 1863 Dallas, Polk County Isaac & Sarah A. Butler Brother Edward Ground
Elijah Davidson
John E. Murphy
July 28, 1863 (not given) Isaac & Margaret Smith Brother & Sister Thomas Lucas
(John M. Butler &
Matilda Smith)

 

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