Kelly, A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography (1912): Elisha's father, John De Butts, was an officer in the English army. Family emigrated to America and settled at Sharpsburg, Western Maryland.
Wife unnamed in the 1912 cyclopedia, Wikipedia, and WikiTree (WikiTree marks both of Elisha's parents unknown, missing this published father). No dates. Elisha's uncle Dr. Samuel De Butts lived near Alexandria and trained Elisha — that uncle is a sibling of John, not a parent. High that a man named John De Butts, English army officer, is named as Elisha's father in a 1912 published biography.
Facts
- Name
- John De Butts
- Birthplace
- Ireland / 'landed gentry' (Kelly cyclopedia)
- Generation
- 7
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Male
Children
Sources
- Kelly 1912: Elisha's father John De Butts was an officer in the English army.
His father, John De Butts, was an officer in the English army. In his youth his family emigrated to America and settled at Sharpsburg in Western Maryland.