• Born: 10 January 1874, Warren County, Illinois, USA ^{1 3 4 5 6}
• Marriage (1): Ethel Frances SOUTHERN on 14 November 1902 in Wasco County, Oregon, USA ¹
• Died: 6 December 1939, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA at age 65
• Buried: 1939, The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA

   Other names for Roy were Roy BUTLER ⁴ and Roy D. BUTLER.^{1 5 6 7}

  General Notes

    BUTLER, ROY D.

    ROY D. BUTLER is the present postmaster at Boyd, Oregon, where also he is doing a good business as a general merchant. He is one of the younger business men of Wasco county, who have achieved a good success here and he has shown a stamina and reliability that commend him to all. He was born in Warren county, Illinois, on January 10, 1874, the son of Polk and Dell (Coy) Butler, natives of Indiana. The father's parents were born in Ohio and came as early pioneers to Indiana. Our subject's parents now live at Dufur and own a fine farm a few miles southeast from that town. The family came to Wasco county when our subject was three years of age and he was educated in the graded schools of Dufur. After that, he taught in the Boyd district one year and then purchased an interest in a store which he now owns, from C.H. Southern. Later he bought out his partner entirely and since that time has been conducting a good store here. He has a well assorted stock of general merchandise and is an accommodating and substantial business man.
    On November 14, 1902, Mr. Butler married Miss Ethel Southern, who was born in Wasco county, the daughter of C.H. and Emma (Rice) Southern, mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Butler has the following named brothers and sisters, Omer, Earl, and Mrs. Maude Griffin. One child has been born to our subject and his wife, Agnes.
    Mr. Butler is a member of the I.O.O.F. and his wife belongs to the Methodist church. He is a Democrat in politics and is frequently found at the conventions. He is now serving as clerk of the Boyd school board and is a progressive and public minded citizen.

    — Page 402, An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake and Klamath Counties, State of Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company Publishers Spokane, Wash., 1905.

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  Burial Notes

Odd Fellows Cemetery (also known as Sunset Cemetery)

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He has conflicting birth information of May 1874 and Illinois, USA. ⁷

• He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census in June 1880 in Fifteen Mile, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ⁴
  

Polk BUTLER   Self   M   Male     W   33    IN   Farmer         VA         PA
Dill BUTLER   Wife   M   Female   W   32    IN   Keeping House   --         NC
Maud BUTLER   Dau    S   Female   W   10    IL                   IN      IN
Omer BUTLER   Son    S   Male     W    8    IL                   IN      IN
Roy BUTLER    Son    S   Male     W    6    IL                   IN      IN
Dick BUTLER   Son    S   Male     W    6M   OR                   IN      IN

• He worked as a merchant on 23 June 1900 in Boyd Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ⁷

• He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 23 June 1900 in Boyd Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ⁷
  

Charles H Southern   Head       W  M   May  1855   45   M  22         Iowa           Virginia       Virginia       Farmer
Emma A Southern      Wife       W  F   Feb  1856   44   M  22  2  2   Oregon         Ohio           Virginia
Ethel F Southern     Daughter   W  F   Aug  1881   18   S             Oregon         Iowa           Oregon         at School
Harry D Southern     Son        W  M   June 1883   16   S             Oregon         Iowa           Oregon         at School
Roy D Butler         Partner    W  M   May  1874   26   S             Illinois       Ohio           Ohio           Merchant
Guy W McClure        Boarder    W  M   June 1877   22   S             Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania   Teacher School

• He worked as a farmer on 18 April 1910 in Eight Mile Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ¹

• He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 18 April 1910 in Eight Mile Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ¹
  

Roy D Butler     Head        36   Illinois   farmer
Ethel F Butler   Wife        28   Oregon
Melva Butler     Daughter     6   Oregon
Royal Butler     Son          4   Oregon
Dewitt Ryan      Ward        13   Oregon
C W Morgan       Hired Man   32   Oregon

• He was described as medium height, stout build, with brown eyes and dark hair on 12 September 1918 in Boyd, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ³

• He had a residence on 12 September 1918 in Boyd, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ³

• He worked as a merchant on 12 September 1918 in Boyd, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ³

• He worked as an insurance agent on 14 January 1920 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 14 January 1920 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ⁵
  

Butler, Roy D.     Head       M  W  45  M   Illinois   Indiana    Indiana   insurance agent
------, Ethel      Wife       F  W  38  M   Oregon     Iowa       Oregon
------, Melva M.   Daughter   F  W  16  S   Oregon     Illinois   Oregon
------, Dale       Son        M  W  14  S   Oregon     Illinois   Oregon

• He worked as a hotel proprietor on 16 April 1930 in Prosser, Benton County, Washington, USA. ⁶

• He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 16 April 1930 in Prosser, Benton County, Washington, USA. ⁶
  

Roy D Butler         56   Illinois     Hotel Proprietor
Ethel Butler         48   Oregon 
David Bong           54   Canada       Real Estate Broker
Ernest Southern      59   California   Hotel Janitor
Arthur A West        34   Washington   Aviator
Ralph Redmond        37   Washington   House Building laborer
Elizabeth L Kadoun   35   Minnesota

Roy married Ethel Frances SOUTHERN, daughter of Charles Henry SOUTHERN and Emma Adaline RICE, on 14 November 1902 in Wasco County, Oregon, USA.¹ (Ethel Frances SOUTHERN was born on 27 August 1881 in Boyd, Wasco County, Oregon, USA,^{1 5 6 7} died on 28 January 1956 in Wasco County, Oregon, USA and was buried in 1956 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.)