Genealogical Ephemera

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Comment by Kyle Boyd-Robertson on October 11, 2008 at 10:45am

Searching for information on William Solon Kelly of Texs, possibly Cameon,Texas. Died August of 1926,

Comment by Kyle Boyd-Robertson on September 17, 2008 at 2:09pm

Just acquired thes two signatures of Richard Henry Stanton my 4th Great Grandfather.

Comment by Kyle Boyd-Robertson on September 10, 2008 at 6:30pm

I will try to post some photos sometimes next week if possible, right now we are preparing to evacuate for Hurricane Ike, looks like we could take a direct hit.

Comment by Nancy on September 9, 2008 at 12:45pm

Kyle Boyd
What a great find you made.
I would love to see some of the images uploaded here for us to view.
For anyone that would like to read a short history of post cards. This Is the PLACE To LOOK.

Comment by Kyle Boyd-Robertson on September 9, 2008 at 10:53am

I have obtained a great collection of postcards dated 1876 - 1907 from FRED M. BUTLER, ESQ. Originating from and addressed to mostly Jamaica and Rutland Vermont, though including a few other towns as well, these wonderful, personal cards with sometimes lengthy handwritten messages are indeed a gem. Encompassing over 30 years of correspondence as Mr. Butler rose to popular status as a prominent figure in Vermont history, these postcards also act as an incredible source of genealogy to the Butler family. Many of the cards are between he and his brother Aaron though later some include his children as well. Topics range from family happenings, to activities around the law offices, to daily bill paying as well as intimate details of relationships.
FRED M. BUTLER: Mr. Butler is listed in several genealogical works published in the late nineteenth century of Prominent Men and Families of Vermont and New England. His family was among the first to settle in Vermont in the 1600s and his grandfather Aaron was a Revolutionary war Hero. Born in 1854 at Jamiaca in Windham County Vermont to Aaron and Emaline Butler. Fred Butler graduated in 1874 from Leland Seminary and moved to the office of Jonathan G. Eddy in Brattleboro Vermont. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and practiced law under Hoyt H. Wheeler (a United States District Judge). Eventually he went on to become a partner in his own firm in Rutland, Vermont in which a few cases are listed in the Vermont Supreme Court. One of the most prominent and successful cases was that of John O’Brien and John C. Sheehan against the Rutland Railroad Company which resulted after nearly two years of litigation in an award of fifty thousand dollars to the plaintiffs. He was appointed judge of the City Court in 1889 appointed by Governors Dillingham, Page and Fuller. Mr. Butler married Novermber 24, 1875 Lillian Knight Holton of Dummerston and their children are Anza Lillian Helen Maria and Florence Muzzey.