Butler, Elkanah

Flourished: Sangamon County, Illinois

Alternate name: Alkanah

Elkanah Butler came to Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1828, with his son William Butler. He lived on his son's farm near Berlin, Illinois, until his death.

John Carroll Power and S. A. Power, History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois (Springfield, IL: Edwin A. Wilson, 1876), 165; History of Sangamon County, Illinois (Chicago: Inter-State, 1881), 520.