Biographical Sketch of Butler & Clay, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Butler & Clay, manufacturers of hosiery and knit goods.  In the
manufacture of knit goods these gentlemen have attained a wide and
well merited reputation.  They established their business in St. 
Joseph in 1878, and their trade has been one of a continual and
solid growth.  Senterlow Butler was born in Nottinghamshire, England,
April 10, 1832, and was there raised and educated, his father Thomas
was a manufacturer of knit goods and our subject adopted and learned
that trade.  In 1865, he came to America, locating in Massachusetts,
and for seven years had charge of the first-class work in the Boston
Manufacturing Company, at Waltham, which position required experience
and ability.  He worked at other points in eastern states, and in
1878 came to St. Joseph, Missouri.  He married in 1853, Miss Emily
Snell.  By this union they had four children:  Mary A., now Mrs. J.
Burlington; Anna, now Mrs. Dempsey; Rebecca, now Mrs. Procter; 
Elizabeth M., now Mrs. Gaskins.  Mr. Butler is a member of the 
I.O.O.F.  William Clay was born in Nottinghamshire, England, November
29, 1854, and when young, came to America with his parents, and 
learned the knitting business and factory work in Needham, Massachu-
setts and other points.  He came to St. Joseph in 1878, and engaged
in trade.  He was married in 1879 to Miss Jeannette Archibald. They
have one son, William D.  Mr. Clay is a member of the church of Latter
Day Saints.

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