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Phebe Melinda <I>Butler</I> Sevey

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Phebe Melinda Butler Sevey

Birth
Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA
Death
14 Aug 1892 (aged 54)
Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, USA
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Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of John Lowe Butler and Caroline Farozine Skeen

Married George Washington Sevy, 5 Dec 1854, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah

Children - John Lowe Sevy, Thomas Sevy, Georgana Sevy, Pearl Sevy, Martha Jane Sevy, Sarah Adeline Sevy, Mary Mae Sevy, George Washington Sevy, Joseph Sevy, Hyrum Sevy, Phoebe Melinda Sevy, James William Sevy, Hannah Caroline Sevy, Reuben Warren Sevy

On Feb. 3, 1831, John Lowe Butler was married to Caroline Franzine Skeen. One year later they accepted the gospel as taught by the Mormon Elders, March 9, 1835. John Lowe Butler, along with others, went into Illinois ahead of the others of his family to make plans for a home. He rented a farm about ten miles from Quincy and planted a crop. As soon as the seed was in the ground he was called upon a mission to preach the gospel in Illinois, from which he did not return until January of 1840. Later they went to Nauvoo where they built a home and lived for a short time. While there Mr. Butler was one of the bodyguards for the Prophet Joseph Smith. It was during his wanderings that their daughter Phoebe Melinda was born Dec. 16, 1837, in Caldwell County, Missouri.
Daughter of John Lowe Butler and Caroline Farozine Skeen

Married George Washington Sevy, 5 Dec 1854, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah

Children - John Lowe Sevy, Thomas Sevy, Georgana Sevy, Pearl Sevy, Martha Jane Sevy, Sarah Adeline Sevy, Mary Mae Sevy, George Washington Sevy, Joseph Sevy, Hyrum Sevy, Phoebe Melinda Sevy, James William Sevy, Hannah Caroline Sevy, Reuben Warren Sevy

On Feb. 3, 1831, John Lowe Butler was married to Caroline Franzine Skeen. One year later they accepted the gospel as taught by the Mormon Elders, March 9, 1835. John Lowe Butler, along with others, went into Illinois ahead of the others of his family to make plans for a home. He rented a farm about ten miles from Quincy and planted a crop. As soon as the seed was in the ground he was called upon a mission to preach the gospel in Illinois, from which he did not return until January of 1840. Later they went to Nauvoo where they built a home and lived for a short time. While there Mr. Butler was one of the bodyguards for the Prophet Joseph Smith. It was during his wanderings that their daughter Phoebe Melinda was born Dec. 16, 1837, in Caldwell County, Missouri.

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  • Created by: SMS
  • Added: May 17, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26883154/phebe_melinda-sevey: accessed ), memorial page for Phebe Melinda Butler Sevey (16 Dec 1837–14 Aug 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26883154, citing Panguitch City Cemetery, Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, USA; Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).