Jay County IN Archives Biographies.....Butcher, George W., Sr. October 27, 1822 - 
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Source: Biographical & Historical Record of Jay & Blackford Counties, Indiana
Author: Lewis Publishing Co

George W. Butcher, Sr., is one of the successful pioneers of Bear Creek 
Township.  He was born in Fairfield 

County, Ohio, October 27, 1822, son of Jacob and Rachel (McCollum) Butcher.  
The father was born in Virginia, 

married in Fairfield County, Ohio, and reared a family of ten children - 
Amanda, George W., Rebecca, Sanue, 

Nancy, Julia Ann, Mary Jane, Saluda, Jacob and Delany.  The Butcher family 
came to this county in 1838 or 1839, 

coming with a horse team, and located in the woods of Bear Creek Township.  
The father built a log house, 18 x 

20 feet, the logs being split so that it was round-log on the outside and 
hewed-log on the inside.  There was a 

clap-board roof and weight poles, a puncheon floor and one glass window.  
George W. passed his early life in 

assisting to clear the farm.  He was married in March 1845, to Miss Elizabeth 
Nelson, who was born in Licking 

County, Ohio, December 14, 1830, daughter of Charles and Sarah (Hilton) 
Nelson, who were the parents of sixteen 

children, two now living - Mrs. Butcher and Mrs. Mary Armstrong.  The parents 
came to Adams County, this State, 

in 1840, where they remained until their decease.  After his marriage our 
subject located on section 2, where 

he lived until 1865, then removed to his present farm, where he owns 200 acres 
of excellent land, a good 

residence and comfortable farm buildings.  Mr. and Mrs. Butcher have twelve 
living children - Jacob, Perry, 

William W., James M., George W., Jr., Samue A. M., Isaac N., Charles H., Mary 
E., Rachel Ann, Julia ann, Adam 

Clark and Alexander B.  Mr. Butcher is a Democrat, and a worthy member of the 
United Brethren church.


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