Jeremiah Butterfield
Jeremiah Butterfield, one of the early pioneers, was born in Massachusetts March 4, 1776, just four months before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. When he was twelve years old his father moved to New York, and in 1797 he left his home to seek his fortune in the west. He was married to Miss Polly Campbell in the year 1800, came to Cincinnati the same year, and was a resident of the county to the time of his death, which occurred June 29, 1859. He was the father of eight children. Jeremiah, the fourth child, was born in Hamilton county March 6, 1811, and has remained there ever since. March 14, 1844, he was married to Miss Sarah Willey. They have had nine children: Anna M., Lavinia, Emma, Josephine, Horace W., Lydia, John, Ella, and Jennie. Josephine. Horace, Lydia, John, and Jennie are still living, and three are still at home. Josephine married Henry Brown, and lives in Butler county; Horace married Miss Wilhelmina Stephens, and remains in this county. Mrs. Butterfield is a member of the Presbyterian church, but her husband has never become a professing Christian.
From History of Hamilton county, Ohio, Henry & Kate Ford, L. A. Williams & Co., Publishers, 1881