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In the 1850 Census of Union Township, Charles (75) and Sarah (43) Butter were listed as being born in Pennsylvania. Charles Butter was a laborer. It was reported that they could neither read nor write[1]. According to Hopewell Furnace ledgers from 1850-1853, Charles Butler worked as a woodcutter, cutting forty-five cords at a rate of thirty cents per cord[2]. In the 1860 Census of Union Township, Charles (60) and Sarah (45) Butler lived with Levi (30), Ellen (25), Elizabeth (4), and John (26) Dehart, as well as Ellen Ford (6). Charles Butler was a day laborer[3]. In the 1870 Census of Union Township Charles (100) and Sarah (70) Butter lived with Mary J. Johnson (8)[4]. Charles' birthplace was listed as Maryland, whereas Sarah and Mary's were Pennsylvania[5].

Reference

  1. United States Census, 1850
  2. Walker 1969, 494
  3. United States Census, 1860
  4. United States Census, 1870
  5. United States Census, 1870