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Walter Henry Button

Male 1874 - 1955  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Walter Henry Button was born on 15 Feb 1874 in Dunkerton, Somerset, England, UK; died on 25 Nov 1955 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave ID: 192197694
    • Emigration: 12 Mar 1904, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
    • Immigration: 19 Mar 1904, New York, New York, New York, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Iowa, USA

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    Sailed aboard the Campania

    Buried:
    Walter H. Button

    Funeral services for Walter Henry Button, 81, former resident of Waterloo, who died Friday afternoon at Terre Haute, Ind., will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Parrott & Wood Funeral Home. The Rev. Bruno Schlachlenhaufen, pastor of the First Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

    Transcribed from: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa
    Monday, November 28, 1955 Page two

    Walter married Minnie Young on 4 Mar 1899 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Minnie (daughter of Henry Adolphus Young and Georgina West) was born on 22 Jul 1876 in Camerton, Somerset, England, UK; died on 21 Aug 1966 in Vista, San Diego, California, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Henry John Button  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Dec 1899 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK; died on 4 Feb 1957 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA.
    2. 3. Frederick William Button, Snr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1906 in Missouri, USA; died on 24 Jul 2000 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA.
    3. 4. Myrtle P. Button  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Carl Lloyd Button  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1918 in Iowa, USA; died on 3 Aug 1995 in Camarillo, Ventura, California, USA; was buried in Camarillo, Ventura, California, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry John Button Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 11 Dec 1899 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK; died on 4 Feb 1957 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave ID: 192197589
    • Emigration: 12 Mar 1904, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
    • Immigration: 19 Mar 1904, New York, New York, New York, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Iowa, USA

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    Sailed aboard the Campania

    Henry married Anna Elena Anderson on 7 Sep 1925 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA. Anna (daughter of Christian A. Anderson and Emma Christina Larsen) was born on 28 Jun 1907 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; died on 23 Sep 1980 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Ruth L. Button  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. Betty Jean Button  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 8. Harry W. Button  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1936 in Iowa, USA; died on 5 Aug 2019 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA.

  2. 3.  Frederick William Button, Snr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 2 May 1906 in Missouri, USA; died on 24 Jul 2000 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave ID: 192197572
    • Residence: 1910, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Iowa, USA

    Frederick married Olive C. Baldwin on 5 Aug 1927 in Black Hawk, Iowa, USA. Olive (daughter of Harry Baldwin and Minnie Sill) was born on 26 Nov 1905 in Minnesota, USA; died on 22 Feb 1989 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Frederick W. Button, Jnr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1935 in Iowa, USA; died on 19 Aug 2010 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA.

  3. 4.  Myrtle P. Button Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1)

  4. 5.  Carl Lloyd Button Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 25 Mar 1918 in Iowa, USA; died on 3 Aug 1995 in Camarillo, Ventura, California, USA; was buried in Camarillo, Ventura, California, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave ID: 76226330
    • Residence: 1920, Iowa, USA

    Carl married Mary E. Sinclair on 11 Jul 1943 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of Roy H. Sinclair and Mary Arthur) was born in 1916 in Zieglerville, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Nov 2001 in Camarillo, Ventura, California, USA; was buried in Camarillo, Ventura, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Ruth L. Button Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Walter1)

  2. 7.  Betty Jean Button Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Walter1)

  3. 8.  Harry W. Button Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Walter1) was born on 9 Feb 1936 in Iowa, USA; died on 5 Aug 2019 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave ID: 201925563
    • Military Service: Between 1958 and 1962; U.S. Army

    Notes:

    Buried:
    On Monday, August 5, 2019, Harry W. Button passed away at the age of 83. His was a life filled with love, laughter, and service.

    Funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on Friday, August 9, 2019 at St. James Lutheran Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.

    Harry was born on February 9, 1936, to Henry and Elena Button of Waterloo, Iowa. Harry graduated from Waterloo High in 1954 and attended Wartburg College. He served in the United States Army 1958-1962 and was stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky. He was married to Dorothy (Nieukirk) Button (d 2001) 1958-1969, and they had four children. He was married to Kay (Huntington) Button from 1971 until her death in 1975

    Harry married Dorothy Nieukirk in 1958. Dorothy died in 2001. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Harry married Kay Huntingdon in 1971. Kay died in 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 9.  Frederick W. Button, Jnr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Frederick2, 1.Walter1) was born on 10 Dec 1935 in Iowa, USA; died on 19 Aug 2010 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA; was buried in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave ID: 192197547