Brief Life History of Clinton Elmer
When Clinton Elmer Butcher was born on 24 August 1875, in Norris, Henry, Missouri, United States, his father, Alexander Marion Butcher, was 38 and his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Waugh, was 33. He married Edith Bertha McQuitty on 17 November 1897, in Norris, Henry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bethlehem Township, Henry, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Big Creek Township, Henry, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. He died on 6 January 1956, in Henry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Carpenter Cemetery, Chilhowee Township, Johnson, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Clinton E Butcher, "United States 1950 Census"
- Clinton E Butcher, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Clinton Elmer Butcher, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a butcher or slaughterer, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman French bocher, bouch(i)er, bowcher (Old French bochier, bouchier, a derivative of bouc ‘ram’).
Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Bučar (see Bucar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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