Helena Elanor Shuman

1845 - 1933  (87 years)

• Name	Helena Elanor Shuman  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	28 Apr 1845	Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine, USA   [1, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Andrew Butler
  Census	1900	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Census	1920	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Residence	26 Apr 1922	Maine, USA   [7]
  	Civil War Widow's Pension Application; Relation to Head: Widow of Andrew Butler
  Obituary	Jan 1933	Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA   [8]
  	The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Jan 1933, Thu • Page 8
  Death	7 Jan 1933	Hancock County, Maine, USA   [1, 8]
  Burial	Center Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I27247	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	Andrew Jackson Butler,   b. 16 Aug 1838, Maine, USA d. 26 Mar 1922, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1863  [5]
  Children	1. Flora Belle Butler,   b. 8 Mar 1867, Hancock County, Maine, USA d. 1946, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 78 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F11727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Apr 1845 - Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Andrew Butler - 1880 - Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1900 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1920 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Residence - Civil War Widow's Pension Application; Relation to Head: Widow of Andrew Butler - 26 Apr 1922 - Maine, USA Obituary - The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Jan 1933, Thu • Page 8 - Jan 1933 - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA Death - 7 Jan 1933 - Hancock County, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  Bio-BUTLER Lena and Andrew

  
  

  News

  Obituary-BUTLER Lena

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S970] Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 15. Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922 [S2989] Esther Binnewies and Muriel Davisson, History of Bartlett's Island, Mount Desert, Maine, (Name: Peggy and David Rockefeller, printed by Seavey Printers; Location: Portland Maine; Date: 1981;), Helena "Lena" Schuman and Andrew Jackson Butler. Andrew and Lena had 10 children: • Alfred H. Butler (1865-) – married Josephine E. Harper • Flora Belle Butler (1867-1946) – married Isaac T. Murphy and Fred W. Lawton • Jacob L. Butler (1869- • Minnie C. Butler (1871-1963) – married Clarence W. Bennett and Isaac F. Stanley • George W. Butler (1874-1942) – married Caroline E. Hall and Myra Farrell • William Lawton Butler (1877-1943) – married Alice M. Campbell and Rose E. Campbell • Annie May Butler (1878-1966) – married Ansel Lyman Harper • Chester Arthur Butler (1881-1967) – married Jane Anne Ober • Herbert G. Butler (1883-1942) – married Kathrine A. Hooper • Mildred G. Butler (1887-1969) – married George H. Freeman and Merrill L. Seavey Andrew Butler also moved away [from Bartlett’s Island]. Things had not been easy for him since the Civil War. He had never completely regained his health and could not do hard labor the rest of his life. He and his German wife, Lena, had nine children to raise…” The health of Lena Butler had also failed and the doctor recommended she move south. So the family left the island they loved and moved to Florida where Andrew took up a Spanish land grant. It is recalled by his grandchildren that the trip took one week. In Florida the older boys found work. They did well; another child was born, and the oldest daughter was married. When Lena’s health had improved, all but the married daughter moved back to the place they loved – this time living in Center [Maine, on Mt. Desert Island.] Andrew and Lena Butler are fondly remembered. He was very good-natured, short little man with a beard. He is also remembered for his “good” sauerkraut, she for her hog’s head cheese. Lena was especially accomplished at handiwork. “If a lady needed a new hat, she would come to help her make it.” She also crocheted and knitted bedspreads for “summer people.” Even then she was paid $75 for one of her handmade spreads” Bio-BUTLER Lena and Andrew [S41] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 368B; Enumeration District: 158. [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1240593. 1900 United States Federal Census [S30] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T625_643; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 28. 1920 United States Federal Census [S73] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [S2990] Obituary of Lena Butler - Bangor Daily News - 1933, (Name: Bangor Daily News; Location: Bangor ME; Date: 12 Jan 1933;), MRS LENA BUTLER. Mrs Lena Butler 88, widow of Andrew Butler, a Civil war veteran died at her home Saturday after a brief illness. She was born in Jefferson, her maiden name being Lena Shuman She was a member of Ocean View Grange and famous for her needle-work and handicraft and has taken many premiums. She was much beloved for her cheerful and kindly disposition. She leaves ten sons and daughters, Alfred Butler, William Butler, George Butler, Mrs Ansel Harper, Mrs George Freeman, and Herbert Butler, all of this place; Mrs Isaac Stanley of Manset, Mrs Flora Lawton of McKinley, Jacob Butler of Surry, and Chester Butler of Southwest Harbor, and several grandchildren. Private services were held at the home Monday afternoon with Rev P L Smith officiating. The floral offering was beautiful. Burial was at Somes cemetery. https://www.newspapers.com/image/665718898/?article=7e56de91-d775-45e7-aa8b-6ff739178289&focus=0.7433623,0.6050563,0.8643918,0.7386756&xid=3355 Obituary-BUTLER Lena