Abram G. Butler, Jr.

1881 - 1977  (96 years)

• Name	Abram G. Butler  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1881	Chicago, Cook, Illinois   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Oct 1977	Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan   [3, 4]
  Burial	Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan   [3]
  Person ID	I32433	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Abram G. Butler,   b. 15 Aug 1841, Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan d. Jan 1929, Buffalo, Erie, New York (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Lavinia Melissa Balch,   b. Jun 1843, Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan d. 12 Jul 1887, Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1865	Michigan   [1]
  Family ID	F10037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie E. Hollanbeck,   b. 1881, Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan d. Feb 1963, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1904	Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan   [5]
  Children	1. Helen E. Butler,   b. 29 Mar 1909, Michigan d. Jan 1989 (Age 79 years)   2. Charles Maynard Butler,   b. 20 Apr 1916, Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan d. 10 Aug 2004 (Age 88 years)   3. Robert Edwin Butler,   b. 20 May 1919, Michigan d. 28 Jun 2014 (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F213914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer October 31, 1977 BELLEVUE--Abram G. "Brom" Btler, 96, a retired Bellevue businessman and former village official, died Saturday in Marshall Manor, where he had been a patient one year. He was born in Chicago and came to Bellevue with his family as a child. He first was employed by the former John York Store on Main Street and then purchased the Newton Dry Goods Store, which he operated under the Butler name for 26 years. In 1944 he purchased the Bellevue Cooperative Elevator, which still is operated by his sons. He formerly served on the Bellevue Village Board for a total of 16 years and was a member of the Bellevue Board of Education for 12 years. He was a life member of Bellevue Lodge 83 F&AM and of the Bellevue Chapter OES. He was a charter member of the Bellevue Improvement Club, which was organized after the Bellevue fire of 1911 when his and many others' business firms were burned. All the firms on Main Street that were destroyed were rebuilt under the direction of the club. He was a former member of the Bellevue Lions Club, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and was active in the Bellevue United Methodist Church. In 1975 he received a gold cane from the Bellevue Commercial Club as the oldest man in Bellevue Township. His wife, the former Bessie E. Hollenbeck, died in 1963. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Russell (Helen) Gates of Bellevue; sons, Robert E. Butler of Bellevue and Charles M. of Olivet; nine grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S42331] RootsWeb.com, Adams/Balch Family (Lisa Kilborn). [S2317] 1880 census, Illinois, Cook county, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 194; Page: 313C; Enumeration District: 122 (Reliability: 3). [S61749] Cemetery index, Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan, (Find-a-Grave). [S74904] Obituary, Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer, Abram Butler, (October 31, 1977). [S54333] Marriage record, Michigan (Reliability: 3). Name: Abram G. Butler, Jr. Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1881 Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1904 Marriage Place: Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan, USA Father: A. G. Butler Mother: Lavina Butler Spouse: Bessie E. Hallenbeck Birth Date: abt 1881 Father: T. J. Hallenbeck Mother: Ida Hallenbeck Film Number: 000966598