Butts, Benjamin E.

1888 - 1976  (88 years)

• Name	Butts, Benjamin E.
  Birth	27 Jul 1888	Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BUTT.B001
  Military Service	World War I, Private, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	23 Oct 1976	Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Elder Cemetery, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Butts, Grace B. and Benjamin E.
  Person ID	I40430	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Butts, William Elery Sr.,   b. 27 Feb 1868, Marion County, Illinois d. 7 Apr 1946, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Courson, Maria Elizabeth,   b. 21 Sep 1866, Illinois d. 8 Jan 1941, Marion County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F15987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Copple, Grace,   b. 13 Apr 1899, Marion County, Illinois d. 16 Jul 1996, Illinois (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F15996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jul 1888 - Marion County, Illinois Death - 23 Oct 1976 - Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois Burial - - Elder Cemetery, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S12858] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Butts, Grace B. and Benjamin E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86122235/benjamin-e-butts), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12850] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Butts, William and Maria E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86081902/william-elery-butts), none. (Reliability: 2).