Family:William Butler and Margaret McCowen (1)

Parents: Samuel Butler and Mary Davenport Hon. William Butler b. 13 Sep 1827 Wayne, Indiana, United States	Parents: William McCowen and Unknown Margaret McCowen b. Abt 1831 d. 8 Jul 1871 Page, Iowa, United States

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Marriage^[1]

1851

Children

		Birth	Death

References

↑ William Butler and Margaret McCowen, in Biographical history of Page County, Iowa: containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Harrison, with accompanying biographies of each, a condensed history of Iowa, with portraits and biographies of the governors of the state, engravings of prominent citizens in Page County, with personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families, and a concise history of the county, the cities, and the townships. (Chicago: Lewis & Dunbar, 1890)
p 434.

... He was married, February 2,1851, to Miss Margaret McCowen, a native of Pennsylvania, the daughter of William McCowen. Soon after his marriage Mr. Butler removed to Whitley County, Indiana, where he rented land and farmed until the winter of 1855, when, by horseteam, he moved to Henry County, Iowa. ... As previously stated, Mr. Butler married Miss Margaret McCowen, in 1851; this was a happy union, only broken by the beloved wife's death, July 8, 1871. ...