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FEIL, BUTLER, MARTIN family information


1920 Johanna M FEIL

Born 18 Sep 1900 in Missoula MT to Charles FEIL (1870 GER-1919 ID) and Margaret F O'NEIL (1870 MN - 1951 ID). sister of Elsa M '26. Mother of Margaret '42, Mary Jo '48 & Glenn '49 BUTLER.

1926 Elsa M FEIL

Born 26 Sep 1908, Athol ID, to Charles and Margaret F FEIL. Sister of Johanna '20. Married Edward W TRAUT (1898-1990). Lived in Spokane in 1970's. No children. Elsa died 5 Jan 2002 in Scottsdale AZ.

1942 Margaret M BUTLER

Born 12 May 1924 to George and Johanna (FEIL '20) BUTLER. Married 1942 Claude HOUCHIN; married 1965 Walter LINDLEY (d 1973). Lives Wallace, Idaho.

Elizabeth BUTLER

Attended, did not graduate IHM. Born 15 Jan 1927 to George and Johanna (FEIL '20) BUTLER, died 2000 in Eugene, Oregon. Two daughters, three marriages.

1948 Mary Jo BUTLER

Born 26/28 Aug 1930 to George and Johanna (FEIL '20) BUTLER. Married [1] Thomas Earl MARTIN; mother of Thomas & Judy '68, Dan '70, Greg '74 and Glenn MARTIN. Married [2] in 1968 to Francis W CROWDER '47, (1929-2002). Lives [2008] in family home at 901 Lakeside, Cd'A.

1949 Glenn C BUTLER

Born 21 Mar 1932 or 12 Jul 1933 (school census reports) to George and Johanna (FEIL '20) BUTLER. Married Kathleen M OSBORNE of Cd'A. Two sons. Retired school superintendent, lives in Florence, Oregon.

1968 Thomas Arthur MARTIN

Born 30 Jun 1949 to Thomas Earl and Mary Jo (BUTLER '48) MARTIN. Died Friday 27 Nov 2009 at Springfield OR. See Obituary.

1968 Judy MARTIN

Born Aug 1950 to Thomas Earl and Mary Jo (BUTLER '48) MARTIN. Married Larry L FUSON, lives Post Falls ID.

1970 Daniel MARTIN

Born 13 Dec 1951 to Thomas Earl and Mary Jo (BUTLER '48) MARTIN. Died 4 Jun 2012 at Cd'A. See obituary.

1974 Greg MARTIN

(St Thomas only?) Glenn MARTIN


FAMILY HISTORY

from Census and Marriage Records:

In 1880, Maggie O'NEIL, 10 MN, lived with her parents, Daniel 33 WI and Johanna 33 CT (all grandparents b Ireland), and siblings James 8, Josie 4, and Daniel 2. See census transcript (free), Renville county, Minnesota.

In 1880, the SAGE family lived in Jones county, Iowa, and included: Anthony, Minerva and children Nestor (Joseph) 10 IA, George 7 MN, & (Pearl) Mabel 3 IA. See census transcript (free).

In 1880, Robert Edward BUTLER, 6 MO, lived with his parents, George E 45 MO and Micca M 32 MO (all grandparents b MO), and six siblings in Jefferson county, Missouri. See census transcript (free).

On 22 Feb 1898, at Coeur d'Alene, Robert Edward BUTLER (of Ritzville WA) married Pearl Mabel SAGE (of Athol ID).

In 1900, there is a Pearl SAGE, single, b May 1878, no births, living with her siblings and parents, Anthony & Minerva SAGE, in Athol, Idaho. See census image at HeritageQuest (subscription req'd).

In 1900, Charles FEIL (lumber grader) and Margaret, both 29, lived in Missoula county MT, with Margaret's brother, Daniel S O'NEIL, born May 1878 MN. --4 Jun 1900, Cedar Twp, Missoula Co MT, ED64 p1B

In 1910, the FEIL family lived in Athol ID, where Charles operated a general store. He immigrated in 1886, and is naturalized. They married 31 Oct 1899, and have 2 daughters. --18 Apr 1910, Athol, Kootenai, ID, ED163 p3B; marriage date from family records, MM '42 BUTLER

In 1920, widow Margaret FEIL, Johanna M '20 & Elsa M '26 own and live at 901 Lakeside, Cd'A. Margaret's father was born in Germany, her mother in Connecticut. --9 Jan 1920, Cd'A, ward 2, ED206, p 12A [233]

Johanna FEIL married George Edward BUTLER on 8 Nov 1921 at Cd'A. George, born 13 Jan 1899, died 16 Feb 1935 at Cd'A. He was buried in Mountain View cemetery, Athol. He and his father (b 1874) enrolled in the WW1 draft in 1918, when they lived near Athol. George is the son of Robert E and Pearl Mabel (SAGE) BUTLER, who farmed near Athol in 1920, with children George E (20 WA), Thomas (18 WA), Vernon P (15 WA), Glenn B (11 WA), and Elizabeth M (9 ID). --14 Jan 1920, Athol, Kootenai, ID, ED192 p5A. (Thomas was in Spirit Lake, working on the railroad.)

In 1930, Johanna, 29, and George BUTLER, 31 WA (father b MO, mother b IA) were farming near Athol ID. Two daughters: Margaret M '42, 5, and Elizabeth A, 3y 3mo. --5 Apr 1930, Athol, Kootenai ID, ED2 p1A

In Dec 1947, Johanna married again, to Andrew Franks TAFTE, whose first wife died in 1943. He was a farmer (Belmont area) and prospector, born 1879 Norway, died 1967. Johanna died in 1978 at her family home, 901 Lakeside (see above).

Also, see FEIL genealogy page, created by Ray SACKETT.


OBITUARIES

Johanna '26 (FEIL) [BUTLER] TAFTE, 1900 ~ 1978

Johanna died 18 Dec 1978 and is buried in St Thomas cemetery (as TAFTE).

Obituary at right, from Cd'A Press.

Johanna's obituary

Thomas Arthur '68 MARTIN, 1949 ~ 2009

from Cd'A Press, 1 Dec 2009
Thomas Arthur MARTIN, 60, passed away in Springfield OR, on Friday, 27 Nov 2009. Tom was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Thomas Earl and Mary Jo (BUTLER) MARTIN on 30 June 1949. He was raised here -- attended St. Thomas grade school and graduated from IHM High School in 1968.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Jan (PARKER) MARTIN of Springfield; son Tyson MARTIN of Phoenix AZ; and daughter Quincy MARTIN of Eugene OR. Other survivors include his mother, Mary Jo CROWDER of Coeur d'Alene; brothers Dan MARTIN, Greg (Cindy) MARTIN of Coeur d'Alene, Glenn (Lynne) MARTIN of Post Falls ID; aunt Margaret (BUTLER) LINDLEY of Wallace ID; uncle Glenn BUTLER of Florence OR; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Frank CROWDER and grandparents. No service is planned at this time.

Daniel Edward '70 MARTIN, 1951 ~ 2012

from Cd'A Press, 7 Jun 2012. Daniel Edward MARTIN, 60, resident of Coeur d'Alene, passed away 4 June 2012. Dan was born 13 Dec 1951 in Coeur d'Alene to Thomas & Mary Jo ('48 BUTLER) MARTIN. He attended St Thomas Grade School and graduated from IHM Academy in 1970.
He is survived by his mother Mary Jo CROWDER; sister Judy (Larry) FUSON; brothers Glenn (Lynne) and Greg (Cindy) MARTIN; many nieces and nephews; and two children.
Dan was preceded in death by grandarents; step-father Frank Crowder; and brother Thomas A. Martin.
A special thanks goes out to to Dr. Edward Detar, Dr. Susan Melchiore, Ivy Court, and Kootenai Medical Center.
At the request of the family, no services will be held.

Charles FEIL was born 12 Oct 1870 in Germany, and died 2 May 1919 at Cd'A. He is buried in Forest cemetery, Cd'A.

Margaret F O'NEIL was born 26 Jun 1870 in Minnesota, to Daniel and Johanna (--) O'NEIL, both born c1847. Maggie died 26 Jun 1951 at Cd'A. She is buried in St Thomas cemetery.

Robert Edward BUTLER was born 21 Jan 1874 in Missouri, and died 30 Jun 1942 near Athol.

BUTLER burials in Mountain View Cemetery, Athol, transcribed by Maggie RAIL in 2004. Photos of headstones available.
Robert Edward, b 21 Jan 1874 MO, d 30 Jun 1942.
Pearl, b 1877 IA, d 1950.
Baby, d 27 Mar 1912, child of R E & Pearl.
George Edward b 1899, d 1935, son of R E & Pearl.
Glen Bernard, b 1908, d 1931, son of R E & Pearl.
Guy Robert, b 27 Aug 1915, d 3 Sep 1919, son of R E & Pearl.
Vernon Paul, b 4 Feb 1904, d 13 Oct 1975

a son, Thomas Joseph BUTLER, b 21 Jan 1902, died 7 Dec 1993 at Spokane; buried at Holy Cross cemetery, Spokane with his wife, Mary C [1901-1980) [or Grace I? 1913-1988].
a daughter, Elizabeth Minerva BUTLER (born 23 May 1910), had four children, married twice, and died 22 Jan 1996 (as KIMMEL) in Great Falls, Montana.

Pearl M (SAGE) BUTLER's father, Anthony A SAGE, born 24 Jan 1848, died 14 April 1934. Her mother, Minerva SAGE, born Oct 1847, died 19 Jun 1916. Both are buried in St Thomas cemetery, Cd'A, along with Jesse Paul SAGE (13 Mar 1883 - Sept 1967) and Joseph Allen SAGE, b Apr 1870, died 3 Jul 1946. SSDI: Jesse .


revised 3 Nov 2013