Benton Co., AR - Biographies - J. Van Butier

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed 
Publishing Co., 1889.
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J. Van Butier, editor and proprietor of The Locomotive at Siloam 
Springs, is a native of Gordon County, Ga., born January 22, 1866, son 
of James F. and Mary F. S. (Watts) Butler, and grandson of Abloom 
Butler, who was born in South Carolina, was of English parentage, and 
was a relative of Gov. P. Butler, of the last named State. James F. 
Butler was born in Pendleton District, S. C., November, 1821, but grew 
to manhood in Gordon County, Ga., where he married and where he lived 
until 1868, when he engaged in merchandising at Fairmont, Ga., and 
followed this occupation at that place for ten years. At the last 
mentioned date he moved to Benton County and located where he now 
lives, six miles east of Siloam Springs, where he is exclusively 
engaged in agricultural pursuits. He is the owner of 160 acres of 
land, ninety under cultivation. His wife, Mrs. Mary F. S. (Watts) 
Butler, was born in Rabbi County, Ga., March 20, 1826, was reared 
there, and is still living. Their son, J. Van Butler, has acquired his 
education, outside of six months' schooling, by private personal 
study. He remained at home until twenty years of age (1886), and then 
entered the Corner Stone office, where he remained but a short time. 
Then he and a brother purchased a printing office at Springdale, and 
he did the mechanical work of that paper, The Locomotive, which was 
issued from December 25, 1886. and was continued until May, 1887. They 
then sold out and removed to Siloam Springs, where they established 
this paper August 26, 1887, which is independent in politics. Mr. 
Butler is a member of the Protective League, and is financial 
secretary of the lodge at this place.