Hello, I am in search of information on my Great-Grandfather John H. Butt and his PARENTS. The name Butt is also sometimes spelled as Butts. I am assuming the "H" stands for Henry as one of his sons was named William Henry Butts. He was born in Ontario (I'm pretty sure) in 1875 (as his grave location states) but I have seen it as 1877 in the census of 1916.
I am looking for info on his parents. I have been looking but have not come up with anything. I'm not sure what else to do.
John H. Butt married Pearl Joyce Hadwen (Born in Ontario in 1894 according to their gravesite), she was daughter of John Edward Hadwen and Hannah Ruth Dalton. They were married by 1916 (according to the 1916 census) and were living in Kindersley, Saskatchewan. They had also lived for a time in Riverdene, Hallams Coulee as indicated in a story written in Cabri. Pearl died in 1947 and is buried in an unmarked grave in Cabri Cemetery with her husband John H. Butt who died in 1937. They had 5 children. In a post I posted a couple years ago I incorrectly stated that John H. Butt had fathered two children with a different woman but that is not the case. Their 5 children were:
William Henry Butts (1921-1985, passed away in Ottawa)
Geraldine Joyce Farthing (Butts) (1923-2013, was never able to track her down till it was too late, she died in England),
Ruth Irene Melby (Butts) (1925-2010, again was not able to track her down till it was too late she passed away in Weyburn. I had incorrectly stated in a post a few years ago that she lived in the USA but that is not the case. Those were the days when I knew even less than I do now! I am in touch with her grandson Justin who like me knows very little about John H. Butt).
John Butt (1935-1974, my grandfather, passed away in Ottawa)
George Butt (?-?) lived in a foster home in Weyburn and died in the great blizzard of 1952 when he went for a pail of water.
This is about as much information I know of John H. Butt. I am stuck in my research with him and his parents. I do have a large family tree on Pearl Hadwen's parents.
Any info that could help me would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank You,
Andrew Maheux