Earl Vinton Butts was born July 10, 1908 to Rueben and Nellie Pebernat Butts at Sykeston. He attended school in Sykeston, graduating from High School in 1927.
In 1935 he purchased land in Wyard Township. He was farming with his brother, Lloyd until 1943. Earn now has five quarters of farmland and raises registered Polled Shorthorn cattle. He continues to farm and also maintains a home in Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 104B