Starting with a bit of background for Granville. He was the second son born to James G. Butler and Lucy Turner. James was married twice. His first marriage was to Martha St. John. They had two children Louisa, aka Eliza , born in 1862 and married Benjamin Franklin Parrot and William born in 1866 and married Lillie Parrott. Benjamin and Lilly were cousins. Martha died sometime after the 1870 census and before January 6, 1872, the date James and Lucy were married in Campbell County. Lucinda "Lucy" was the daughter of Jessee and Elizabeth Alford Turner. James G Butler was the son of Robert Butler and Nancy Meadows. In addition to Granville, the other children in the family were James Clay Butler , Susie J. Hogeboom and Jesse Franklin Butler . All the children were born in Campbell County, Tennessee, U.S.A., except Jesse who was born in Colorado.
In the 1880 census Granville was 2 years old. That was the last census in which the Butler family was enumerated. They were still living in Campbell County in 1881 when his father applied for a pension under his Civil War service in the Union army. Thereafter, the family migrated to Colorado, where his youngest brother Jesse was born in 1884 and then they went on to Oklahoma. The children were orphaned in October 1887. The cause of their parents' deaths, the locations of their deaths and burials are unknown.
James and Granville may have gone back to Campbell County initially. Their half-siblings, Eliza and William, were still in Campbell County as was their grandfather, "Robert Butler and their father's brother, Robert. James and Granville were about 13 and 9 years old at the time of their parents' deaths. Granville may have been adopted by a Woods family as newspaper articles in New South Wales (NSW), Australia often had articles relating to both Granville Butler and Granville Woods – on the same date and with the same topic and even the same newspaper.
There were several exciting events in Granville's life published in the newspapers.
1911 -- " At the Newtown Police Court on Monday last, Peter McGrath, 21, was charged with that he did, on January 5, maliciously shoot at Granville Butler, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm." After the trial a newspaper reported: "Peter McGrath was sentenced in February 1911 to two years' hard labor for assault with intent to kill Granville Butler. He accused Butler of adultery with his wife." Testimony absolved Granville of McGrath's charges.
In 1935 while working in his Fruit Shop: A SHOPKEEPER probably escaped death by a fraction of a second in Stanmore Road, Petersham, last night, when, as he walked to the back of his store, a motor lorry, smashing through his front windows and stock, came to a standstill inside the building at a spot where he had been standing a moment previously." Fortunately there were no serious injuries.
Granville's death certificate has him in Australia in 1893. He was certainly in NSW by the time of his marriage to Annie Gill on December 23, 1899. They celebrated their Gold Anniversary. Annie and Granville adopted a daughter, their only child, Iris Marjory. She was the informant for Granville's death certificate. His occupation is listed as a green grocery [selling fresh vegetables and fruits]. We know that he also had a milk-delivery business. Iris has his age as 86 at the time of death. With her other responses on the certificate he would only have been 78, making his birth year 1878, which agrees with the only census we have for him. For many years Granville's family lived at 231 The Trongate, Granville, NSW, Australia. Iris was still living there at the time her death in 1981. I believe "The Trongate" may be a small community in Granville.
As perviously mentioned, Granville's photograph, posted above, was provided by Jocelyn Woods Griffo, a great granddaughter of Granville's half sister, Eliza Butler Parrott. It was through this photograph and Jocelyn's family history that I learned Granville had lived in Sydney, Australia. Joycelyn recalled family history that Granville and his wife traveled from Australia to visit family in Campbell County on occasion. I believe the likelihood that Granville was either adopted or simply taken in by someone in Jocelyn's family. This also means that Granville must have returned to Campbell County after his parents' deaths in order to have met the Woods family members who raised him and went to Australia with him.
I need to point out that the community of Granville was not named in recognition of Granville Butler. It existed long before his arrival in Australia. In 1880 the community was named after a British Foreign Secretary, Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville. Granville is a suburb of Sydney, about 14 miles from its business center.
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In the 1880 census Granville was 2 years old. That was the last census in which the Butler family was enumerated. They were still living in Campbell County in 1881 when his father applied for a pension under his Civil War service in the Union army. Thereafter, the family migrated to Colorado, where his youngest brother Jesse was born in 1884 and then they went on to Oklahoma. The children were orphaned in October 1887. The cause of their parents' deaths, the locations of their deaths and burials are unknown.
James and Granville may have gone back to Campbell County initially. Their half-siblings, Eliza and William, were still in Campbell County as was their grandfather, "Robert Butler and their father's brother, Robert. James and Granville were about 13 and 9 years old at the time of their parents' deaths. Granville may have been adopted by a Woods family as newspaper articles in New South Wales (NSW), Australia often had articles relating to both Granville Butler and Granville Woods – on the same date and with the same topic and even the same newspaper.
There were several exciting events in Granville's life published in the newspapers.
1911 -- " At the Newtown Police Court on Monday last, Peter McGrath, 21, was charged with that he did, on January 5, maliciously shoot at Granville Butler, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm." After the trial a newspaper reported: "Peter McGrath was sentenced in February 1911 to two years' hard labor for assault with intent to kill Granville Butler. He accused Butler of adultery with his wife." Testimony absolved Granville of McGrath's charges.
In 1935 while working in his Fruit Shop: A SHOPKEEPER probably escaped death by a fraction of a second in Stanmore Road, Petersham, last night, when, as he walked to the back of his store, a motor lorry, smashing through his front windows and stock, came to a standstill inside the building at a spot where he had been standing a moment previously." Fortunately there were no serious injuries.
Granville's death certificate has him in Australia in 1893. He was certainly in NSW by the time of his marriage to Annie Gill on December 23, 1899. They celebrated their Gold Anniversary. Annie and Granville adopted a daughter, their only child, Iris Marjory. She was the informant for Granville's death certificate. His occupation is listed as a green grocery [selling fresh vegetables and fruits]. We know that he also had a milk-delivery business. Iris has his age as 86 at the time of death. With her other responses on the certificate he would only have been 78, making his birth year 1878, which agrees with the only census we have for him. For many years Granville's family lived at 231 The Trongate, Granville, NSW, Australia. Iris was still living there at the time her death in 1981. I believe "The Trongate" may be a small community in Granville.
As perviously mentioned, Granville's photograph, posted above, was provided by Jocelyn Woods Griffo, a great granddaughter of Granville's half sister, Eliza Butler Parrott. It was through this photograph and Jocelyn's family history that I learned Granville had lived in Sydney, Australia. Joycelyn recalled family history that Granville and his wife traveled from Australia to visit family in Campbell County on occasion. I believe the likelihood that Granville was either adopted or simply taken in by someone in Jocelyn's family. This also means that Granville must have returned to Campbell County after his parents' deaths in order to have met the Woods family members who raised him and went to Australia with him.
I need to point out that the community of Granville was not named in recognition of Granville Butler. It existed long before his arrival in Australia. In 1880 the community was named after a British Foreign Secretary, Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville. Granville is a suburb of Sydney, about 14 miles from its business center.
© 2018 Janet on Find A Grave, Memorial 187946932.
Starting with a bit of background for Granville. He was the second son born to James G. Butler and Lucy Turner. James was married twice. His first marriage was to Martha St. John. They had two children Louisa, aka Eliza , born in 1862 and married Benjamin Franklin Parrot and William born in 1866 and married Lillie Parrott. Benjamin and Lilly were cousins. Martha died sometime after the 1870 census and before January 6, 1872, the date James and Lucy were married in Campbell County. Lucinda "Lucy" was the daughter of Jessee and Elizabeth Alford Turner. James G Butler was the son of Robert Butler and Nancy Meadows. In addition to Granville, the other children in the family were James Clay Butler , Susie J. Hogeboom and Jesse Franklin Butler . All the children were born in Campbell County, Tennessee, U.S.A., except Jesse who was born in Colorado.
In the 1880 census Granville was 2 years old. That was the last census in which the Butler family was enumerated. They were still living in Campbell County in 1881 when his father applied for a pension under his Civil War service in the Union army. Thereafter, the family migrated to Colorado, where his youngest brother Jesse was born in 1884 and then they went on to Oklahoma. The children were orphaned in October 1887. The cause of their parents' deaths, the locations of their deaths and burials are unknown.
James and Granville may have gone back to Campbell County initially. Their half-siblings, Eliza and William, were still in Campbell County as was their grandfather, "Robert Butler and their father's brother, Robert. James and Granville were about 13 and 9 years old at the time of their parents' deaths. Granville may have been adopted by a Woods family as newspaper articles in New South Wales (NSW), Australia often had articles relating to both Granville Butler and Granville Woods – on the same date and with the same topic and even the same newspaper.
There were several exciting events in Granville's life published in the newspapers.
1911 -- " At the Newtown Police Court on Monday last, Peter McGrath, 21, was charged with that he did, on January 5, maliciously shoot at Granville Butler, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm." After the trial a newspaper reported: "Peter McGrath was sentenced in February 1911 to two years' hard labor for assault with intent to kill Granville Butler. He accused Butler of adultery with his wife." Testimony absolved Granville of McGrath's charges.
In 1935 while working in his Fruit Shop: A SHOPKEEPER probably escaped death by a fraction of a second in Stanmore Road, Petersham, last night, when, as he walked to the back of his store, a motor lorry, smashing through his front windows and stock, came to a standstill inside the building at a spot where he had been standing a moment previously." Fortunately there were no serious injuries.
Granville's death certificate has him in Australia in 1893. He was certainly in NSW by the time of his marriage to Annie Gill on December 23, 1899. They celebrated their Gold Anniversary. Annie and Granville adopted a daughter, their only child, Iris Marjory. She was the informant for Granville's death certificate. His occupation is listed as a green grocery [selling fresh vegetables and fruits]. We know that he also had a milk-delivery business. Iris has his age as 86 at the time of death. With her other responses on the certificate he would only have been 78, making his birth year 1878, which agrees with the only census we have for him. For many years Granville's family lived at 231 The Trongate, Granville, NSW, Australia. Iris was still living there at the time her death in 1981. I believe "The Trongate" may be a small community in Granville.
As perviously mentioned, Granville's photograph, posted above, was provided by Jocelyn Woods Griffo, a great granddaughter of Granville's half sister, Eliza Butler Parrott. It was through this photograph and Jocelyn's family history that I learned Granville had lived in Sydney, Australia. Joycelyn recalled family history that Granville and his wife traveled from Australia to visit family in Campbell County on occasion. I believe the likelihood that Granville was either adopted or simply taken in by someone in Jocelyn's family. This also means that Granville must have returned to Campbell County after his parents' deaths in order to have met the Woods family members who raised him and went to Australia with him.
I need to point out that the community of Granville was not named in recognition of Granville Butler. It existed long before his arrival in Australia. In 1880 the community was named after a British Foreign Secretary, Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville. Granville is a suburb of Sydney, about 14 miles from its business center.
© 2018 Janet on Find A Grave, Memorial 187946932.
In the 1880 census Granville was 2 years old. That was the last census in which the Butler family was enumerated. They were still living in Campbell County in 1881 when his father applied for a pension under his Civil War service in the Union army. Thereafter, the family migrated to Colorado, where his youngest brother Jesse was born in 1884 and then they went on to Oklahoma. The children were orphaned in October 1887. The cause of their parents' deaths, the locations of their deaths and burials are unknown.
James and Granville may have gone back to Campbell County initially. Their half-siblings, Eliza and William, were still in Campbell County as was their grandfather, "Robert Butler and their father's brother, Robert. James and Granville were about 13 and 9 years old at the time of their parents' deaths. Granville may have been adopted by a Woods family as newspaper articles in New South Wales (NSW), Australia often had articles relating to both Granville Butler and Granville Woods – on the same date and with the same topic and even the same newspaper.
There were several exciting events in Granville's life published in the newspapers.
1911 -- " At the Newtown Police Court on Monday last, Peter McGrath, 21, was charged with that he did, on January 5, maliciously shoot at Granville Butler, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm." After the trial a newspaper reported: "Peter McGrath was sentenced in February 1911 to two years' hard labor for assault with intent to kill Granville Butler. He accused Butler of adultery with his wife." Testimony absolved Granville of McGrath's charges.
In 1935 while working in his Fruit Shop: A SHOPKEEPER probably escaped death by a fraction of a second in Stanmore Road, Petersham, last night, when, as he walked to the back of his store, a motor lorry, smashing through his front windows and stock, came to a standstill inside the building at a spot where he had been standing a moment previously." Fortunately there were no serious injuries.
Granville's death certificate has him in Australia in 1893. He was certainly in NSW by the time of his marriage to Annie Gill on December 23, 1899. They celebrated their Gold Anniversary. Annie and Granville adopted a daughter, their only child, Iris Marjory. She was the informant for Granville's death certificate. His occupation is listed as a green grocery [selling fresh vegetables and fruits]. We know that he also had a milk-delivery business. Iris has his age as 86 at the time of death. With her other responses on the certificate he would only have been 78, making his birth year 1878, which agrees with the only census we have for him. For many years Granville's family lived at 231 The Trongate, Granville, NSW, Australia. Iris was still living there at the time her death in 1981. I believe "The Trongate" may be a small community in Granville.
As perviously mentioned, Granville's photograph, posted above, was provided by Jocelyn Woods Griffo, a great granddaughter of Granville's half sister, Eliza Butler Parrott. It was through this photograph and Jocelyn's family history that I learned Granville had lived in Sydney, Australia. Joycelyn recalled family history that Granville and his wife traveled from Australia to visit family in Campbell County on occasion. I believe the likelihood that Granville was either adopted or simply taken in by someone in Jocelyn's family. This also means that Granville must have returned to Campbell County after his parents' deaths in order to have met the Woods family members who raised him and went to Australia with him.
I need to point out that the community of Granville was not named in recognition of Granville Butler. It existed long before his arrival in Australia. In 1880 the community was named after a British Foreign Secretary, Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville. Granville is a suburb of Sydney, about 14 miles from its business center.
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