BUTCHER: Of Reedy and near Spencer, 1858. Ancestry:
Joseph Butcher and Eunice Fisher, descendents of early settlers in the Monongahela Valley, were married in Lewis County, near Weston, about the year 1830. Inferring from recorded ages of their oldest children, began their wedded life there as farmers; they were parents of three sons and three daughters, whose names were Wilson, Margaret, Lucinda, Matilda, John Webster and Joseph A.
The father, Joseph, having died in Lewis County, the widow, Eunice, married a Mr. Badget; of this union one son and one daughter were born; names, George Bollin and Elizabeth, "Bettie."
All this family-married and single ones-came to Roane County and established their respective homes in the year 1858 or 1859. Wilson Buteher, not married, died of wounds received as a Confederate soldier.
Marriages of the others of the family:
Margaret Butcher, born in Lewis County, January 1, 1839; in the same county married John Flesher about the year 1859; he was a son of Ceorge Flesher, who made his home on Left Reedy, one mile above "Three Forks." Of this union two sons are remembered, Andrew L. and William Flesher. See Flesher.
Lucinda, married Peter Bush about 1854; they made their first home on Tucker Run of Left Reedy, next on Main Left Reedy, three miles above "Three Forks." Their children remembered were William, George and a daughter. This is the Peter Bush mentioned in Chapter V. as the distiller of brandies.
Matilda married Harrison Rexroad of Lewis County.
John Webster Butcher, son of Joseph and Eunice, his wife, married in Lewis County, Miss Eliza Glaze.-See name Glaze. John W. and Eliza made their home on the Ravenswood and Spencer turnpike about three miles north of Spencer; there made out of the forest a farm of comfortable production, and there reared their family of three daughters and three sons, whose names and somewhat further are:
Mary Lucinda, who became a popular teacher, married Napoleon B. Hoff. See name Hoff.
Sophia Eunice, married Charles Thomas Mitchell 1878. See the name.
Charles Henry, yet at the old homestead, or near it, was born in 1859; married Miss Gillie Elizabeth Barr, a neighbor's daughter, on November 9, 1881; they have reared two sons and three daughters.
James Madison Butcher, son of John W. and Eliza (Glaze), married Miss Mary Esta Looney, on December 17, 1882; she a daughter of Lewis W. Looney, of Walton District. See Looney. He was a good carpenter and worked here several of his first years; and a find of petroleum oil on his lands, about 1915 ,made further labor unnecessary; their home now is Kent, near Akron, Ohio. We are told they are parents of seven sons and seven daughters. Success to them all.
Everett, youngest son of John W. and Eliza, married at 23, Miss Martha Argabrite, 21, on November 25, 1896. Died, leaving one son and one daughter.
Joseph A. Butcher, son of Joseph and Eunice, his wife, was born in Lewis County, "1845, died 1887." (From his grave stone in Roach Cemetery) Married Miss Phoebe Buckby, likely in Jackson County. Her parents lived near the Jackson boundary line at the time. Their children were Lewis and Sarah. The home of their married lives was on Middle Fork of Reedy.
Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 463-464
Submitted: Sandy Spradling, November 28, 1999
