Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Butler, John 1872
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Ionia Sentinel, 19 Jan 1872

Fatal Accident. – On Saturday evening last, as John Butler, of Berlin, was
returning home from Ionia, his horses became frightened when only eighty rods
from the house and started to run.  The carriage contained Mr. Butler, an old
gentleman seventy-one years of age, his wife and niece.  As the horses turned to
enter the lane leading to the barn, the carriage was overturned, throwing the
occupants out.  The reins being wound around Mr. Butler’s wrist, he was dragged
several rods along the ground.  When assistance came, his niece, although badly
hurt herself, was holding the old man’s head in her lap.  His injuries, which
might not have proven fatal to a younger person, resulted in his death in about
three hours.  Mrs. Butler was also seriously injured, but will probably recover.
 The funeral of Mr. Butler occurred on Wednesday afternoon, and was attended by
a large number of relatives and friends, by whom he was highly respected.


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