Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904,
pp 485-486 [McCracken]

      AARON BUTLER, one of the substantial and highly respected men of
Paducah, Kentucky, was born November 15, 1860, in Pope county,
Illinois, and is a son of John and Susan (Barger) Butler, the former of
whom was born in the same locality as his son, in 1829, and is still
living , bieng a well known farmer.  In politics he is a Republican,
and has served as school trustee for many years.  In religious matters
he is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.  The mother was
born in 1837 and died in 1864.  The children born to this worthy couple
were as follows: Jacob; Frank, Aaron and Margaret.  The last named
married F. H. Rector, of Pope county, Illinois, but later died, all the
others surviving her.
     Aaron Butler was educated at Eddyville, and after leaving school
in 1822 went into a general medicine and drug business at Shuttleville,
Illinois, but in 1888 removed to Paducah, where he embarked in a
grocery business and thus continued until 1898, when he disposed of his
interests in that line, and started in the butchering business and
continued to operate the concern then inaugurated with success to a
recent date, when he sold out.
     In 1885 Mr. Butler and Miss Laura A. Cooper were united in
marriage.  He is a Rupublican, and takes an active part in local
affairs, although his time has been too much occupied with business
affairs for him to hold office.  Fraternally he is a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, while his religious affliations are
in the Methodist church, of which body he is a liberal supporter.  Mr.
Butler is well and favorably known, and is recognized as an enterprising,
upright and conscientious business man.

Butler Barger Rector Cooper
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Pope-IL

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