+--Benjamin Butler  (1818-)
      +--Rufus Emery Kerry Butler, Dr  (3 Nov 1856-10 Jan 1950)
      |  +--Lydia Beard  (1828-)
   +--James Earle Butler, Sr  (8 May 1887-3 Dec 1954)
   |  |        +--John Andrew Gerking  (27 Aug 1764-1815/1817)
   |  |     +--David Peter Gerking  (25 Feb 1799/1800-7 Apr 1860)
   |  |     |  |  +--William Rice 
   |  |     |  +--Rachael Rice  (26 Feb 1774-ABT 1855)
   |  |  +--Peter Maple Gerking  (15 Aug 1828-16 Mar 1908)
   |  |  |  |  +--John Maple  (1768-ABT Aug 1820)
   |  |  |  +--Sarah Maple  (1 Mar 1810-21 Jul 1893)
   |  |  |     +--Sarah Haws-Hawes 
   |  +--Sarah Ida Gerking  (8 Feb 1863-17 Jun 1922)
   |     |        +--Stephen Gose 
   |     |     +--Christopher Gose 
   |     |     |  +--Catherine Spracher 
   |     |  +--William M Gose  (26 Jun 1798-5 Jun 1865)
   |     |  |  +--Mary Elizabeth Litz 
   |     +--Sarah Ann Gose  (16 Mar 1828-12 Dec 1896)
   |        |  +--Martin Jesse Knifong  (1774-1841)
   |        +--Martha M Knifong  (13 Nov 1801-16 Feb 1887)
   |           +--Eva Wolf  (1778-)
+--James Earle Butler, Jr  (15 Aug 1916-1 Mar 1990)
|  |  +--Herbert Fishback 
|  +--Bess Lute Fishback  (20 Jan 1888-17 Aug 1978)
|     +--Sallie  
James Earle Butler, III  (12 May 1943-23 Aug 1944)
+--Martha Lucile Benson