Nettie Lillian Cutler

Brief Life History of Nettie Lillian

When Nettie Lillian Cutler was born on 11 September 1890, in Almy, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, her father, Thomas Henry Cutler, was 28 and her mother, Anna Matilda Olsen, was 18. She married Ernest Leroy Butler on 19 March 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Trenton, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 9 January 1969, at the age of 78, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Leroy Butler
1885–1933
Nettie Lillian Cutler
1890–1969
Marriage: 19 March 1913
Ramona Butler
1912–
Montez Butler
1914–1996
Ferrin LeRoy Butler
1917–1944

Sources (36)

  • Nellie Cutler Butler, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Nettie - Government record: birth: about 1891; Wyoming, United States
  • Nettie L. Cutler, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1911 · The Salt Lake International Airport

The Salt Lake International Airport starts its history as a small airfield. It slowly grew until Charles Lindbergh visited that area. After his visit, the airfield changed into a Municipal Airport and started being a hub for most flights from New York to California. After World War II, the airport turned into an international hub for most flights in the Mountain West. In recent history, It sees around 30 million travelers each year and continues to grow in popularity by the local residents.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a maker of knives, from Middle English cutele, cutteler, coteler ‘cutler; maker, repairer, or seller of knives, etc.’ (Anglo-French cuteler, Old French coutelier, cotelier). Compare Nesmith and Cottle .

Americanized form of German Kottler or Kattler, which is of uncertain origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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