Died August 22, 1861
Aged 2 Days
The 1939 Blaine Helman inventory of grave markers at Hice-Pershing Cemetery, replicated at Find A Grave, included a memorial for little William, infant son of Samuel and Elizabeth Butler. This marker was not visible when a 21st century inventory was made, however.
An account of the life of Richard Butler, William's brother (Stewart, Prof. J.T., "Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Her People, Past and Present," Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1913, Volume II, Page 1123), lists William as next to the youngest of Samuel's and Elizabeth's 10 children, states that he was born 20 August 1861 and that he "died young."
The same biography states that there was another son, Henry, born 2 November 1851, who also died young. If Henry is buried at Hice-Pershing, there seems to be no record of a permanent marker..
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