Charles Butcher is the son of Mathew and Lucinda (Peyton) Butcher, settlers of this county in 1862, while Charles did not come until 1865. He was born in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, on July 18, 1842.
He was married in Bradrickville, Lawrence county, Ohio, on November 4, 1875, to Lena Theobald, who was born in Pike County, Ohio, in February 1848. Her parents, William and Elizabeth Theobald, are deceased.
Mr. Butcher served in the war of 1861, in Company I, 13th Virginia Infantry. He enlisted in 1863 and served until the close of the war. He took part in the battles of Winchester, Halltown, Berryville, the second fight at Winchester, Fisher’s Hill, and Cedar Creek; he also had a brother in the same regiment who also participated in the same engagements.
Mr. Butcher is a farmer in Union township, and his address is Proctorville, Lawrence County, Ohio.
The following is a story told from Ben Hale’s Oral History:
A little family history some of you may be interested in. My grandfather Lewis Martin Butcher and his brother, Charles Butcher, served in the War together. They enlisted in 1863 and served until the close of the war. Both of them were in Company ” I ” of the 13th Virginia Infantry. They took part in the battles of Winchester, Halltown, and Berryville, the second fight at Winchester, Fisher’s Hill, and Cedar Creek. They went through all those battles, and apparently, neither of them was wounded. Mom told me she heard someone ask her father, my grandfather if he ever killed anyone. He said, ” He hoped not.”
The war may have had some kind of an effect on him, however. From what mom said, he must have attended church. When she was a little girl, the only church within many miles was Methodist, and miles were miles in those. When she was about six, they moved and were probably closer to a Methodist congregation. I’m assuming he was Methodist. When an invitation was given, he always responded. This, I think, continued as long as he lived, but he never professed Christianity.
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