Hi, John BUTTNER / BUTTNOR - b 1886 Russia /Lithuania ? or
Joseph BUTTNER - dcd 1930 - where ?
Did John BUTTNER and family settle in Alberta Canada ?
Have you posted to and researched in Alberta - message boards / mail lists - Vital Statistics etc
When did they come to Canada
Do you know when they passed away- Registration of Death - depending on requirements of the time - and what is known to the informant - can prove helpful
NATURALIZATION: - this may show personal information - name, date and place of birth - names of parents including maiden name of mother - place of birth of parents
Port and Date of Departure - Port and Date of Arrival - Name of Passenger ship
Passenger list - may show others travelling together - destination.
Have you searched Family Search Org 0nline
https://familysearch.org/searchDepending on time Frame
Canada Census 1901,1906, 1911, 1916, 1921
Western Land Grants
Soldiers of WW1
Cheers, Stella