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The Blue Book of Iowa Women A History of Contemporary WomenCompiled by Winona Evans Reeves, 1914. |
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MRS. JOHN B. BUTLERProminent among the women in Ft. Dodge in clubs and in
society is Mrs. John B. Butler. Her maiden name was Mary Ida
Rhodes, born June 14, 1862, in Webster county. Her parents, Daniel
and Margaret Ann Willetts Rhodes, came in the early days by covered
wagon from Indiana to Webster county where they had a large part in the
progress and development of that part of the state. She received
her education in the Fort Dodge High School and in the Iowa State
Teachers' College at Cedar Falls. For eight years she followed the
profession of teaching. She was married on Nov. 3, 1887, to John
B. Butler, at Kendallsville, Ind. They have four children, Harry,
Margaret K., John B. and Elizabeth Rhodes. She is affiliated with
the Congregational church and is active in all of its branches of
work. She is president of the local chapter of P. E. O. and
has been their representative at both state and national
conventions. She is an officer in the Fort Dodge Chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution. Her lineage comes from Frederick
Rhodes who came to America from Germany and fought in the Revolutionary
War. Mr. and Mrs. Butler have traveled extensively in this country
and in Europe. She has visited every great exposition given in
this country except the Centennial, and saw the Paris Exposition.
They have a beautiful home in Ft. Dodge and a cottage at Lake Okoboji
where they spend their summers. |
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