Biographical Sketch of John Buttner, Lafayette County, Missouri >From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881. ********************************************************************** John Buttner, deceased. Mr. Buttner was born in Forsyth county, North Carolina, April 22, 1831, where he was raised and educated. At the age of twenty-one he came to Lafayette county and engaged in farming. In 1856, April 10, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth F. Ray, a native of Lafayette county. Seven children were born to them, five now living, viz.: William D., Minnie L., John H., Mary E. and Cora A. In 1861 he enlisted in the confederate service under Gen. Shelby. Partici- pated in the battles of Lone Jack, Independence, Blues, Westport, Pine Bluff, Newtonia, and numerous others. June 15, 1865 he took the oath at Shreveport and came home and re-engaged in farming. Mr. Buttner died July 20, 1879, and was buried at the Ebenezer cemetery. Mrs. Buttner is still residing on the home place, situated six miles southeast of Aull- ville. Her postoffice address is Concordia. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller <mio@netins.net> Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell <Incog3678@aol.com> ====================================================================