Participant M-0071

Descended from:

Great, great grandfather: Samuel Butler b. VA, d. 1825 Monroe Co., GA
Great grandfather: Daniel P. Butler b. abt 1823 GA, d. fall 1877 Monroe Co., GA
Grandfather: Samuel Lee Butler b. 1867 Monroe Co., GA, d. 1908 Monroe Co., GA
Father: Earl Willis Butler
Self: participant # M-0071

Descendants of Samuel Butler

Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL BUTLER was born in VA, and died Abt. Feb 1825 in Monroe Co., GA. He married MARY MOORE (sometimes referred to as “Polly”) before 1812 in pbl GA, daughter of James Moore of Taliaferro Co., GA. She was born Abt. 1780 in GA, and died Bef. 1870 in pbl GA.

Notes for SAMUEL: We think our Samuel is living in Jones Co., GA in the 1820 census. (There are also a couple of other Butlers in early Jones Co., GA). We believe that he and his wife came from the Taliaferro/Wilkes/Oglethorpe/Greene Co., GA area. He purchased the land in Monroe Co., GA and moved there before 1825. This land was in LL #20, 6th Land District, Redbone community, western Monroe Co., GA. His burial place is unknown at this time (fall 2005).

Notes for MARY: In the 1850 Monroe Co., GA census, Mary is head of household, farming, born GA, and 70 years old. (This is supposed to be 60?). This Mary is living with son Daniel P., 29, daughter Betsy, 21, and daughter Jane Butler Williamson, a 31-year-old widow with two children, Sarah E., 5, and Mary J., 2. By 1860 Mary is listed as a farmer, age 70, living with son Daniel, 37, and daughter Elizabeth, 30. Mary has died by the 1870 census. Her burial place is unknown at this time (fall 2005).

Children of SAMUEL BUTLER and MARY are:
2. i. ISSAC H. BUTLER, b. 1812, GA; d. Aft. 1880, pbl GA.
3. ii. JAMES MILTON BUTLER, b. 19 Feb 1814, pbl GA; d. 01 Jan 1893, pbl GA.
4. iii. JANE BUTLER, b. 1819, pbl GA; d. pbl GA.
5. iv. DANIEL P. BUTLER, b. Bet. 1821 - 1823, GA; d. Abt. Sep 1877, Monroe Co., GA.
v. ELIZABETH BUTLER, b. 1824, GA.

Notes: Elizabeth “Betsy” Butler never married. She lived with family members in Monroe Co., GA her whole life.
In the 1850 census of Monroe Co., GA, we find Daniel P. Butler, 29 years old, living with sister Betsy, 21, sister Jane Butler Williamson, a 31 year old widow with two children Sarah E., 5, and Mary J., 2, and his mother Mary, 70. (acc. to other records, she may have only been 60). By the 1860 census he is still in Monroe Co., age 37, with mother Mary, 70, and sister Elizabeth, 30. (This is most likely "Betsy"). In 1870, he is a 49-year-old farmer, living with wife Mary, 25 and keeping house, sister Elizabeth, 46, and sons Samuel, 4, and Nathaniel, 1. By 1880 Daniel has evidently died, leaving sister Elizabeth head of household at age 56, her sister-in-law Mary, 36, and Daniel and wife Mary's four children, Samuel, 13, Nathan, 11, Aaron, 10 and Mary L., 6.

Generation No. 2

2. ISSAC H. BUTLER (SAMUEL) was born 1812 in GA, and died Aft. 1880 in pbl GA. He married IRENE HOWARD 19 Dec 1839 in Monroe Co., GA. She was born 1823 in GA, and died Aft. 1880 in pbl GA.

More About ISSAC H. BUTLER:

Residence 1: 1870, Not Stated, Monroe, Georgia
Residence 2: 1850, Division 60, Monroe, Georgia
Residence 3: 1860, Redbone, Monroe, Georgia
Residence 4: 1880, Barnesville, Pike, Georgia

More About IRENE HOWARD:
Name 2: Irena Butler

Children of ISSAC BUTLER and IRENE HOWARD are:
i. AMANDA BUTLER, b. 1840, GA; m. ALFRED HARP, 29 Jan 1872, Monroe Co., GA.
6. ii. SARAH J. BUTLER, b. 1842, GA.
7. iii. ELIZABETH BUTLER, b. 1844, GA.
iv. MARY BUTLER, b. 1847, GA; d. Bet. 1850 - 1860, Monroe County, GA.
v. MARTHA BUTLER, b. 1852, GA.
More About MARTHA BUTLER:
Residence: 1880, Pike Co., GA
vi. LAURA BUTLER, b. 1862, GA; m. JABEZ D. HAMESBERGER, 30 Nov 1884, Fulton Co., GA.

3. JAMES MILTON BUTLER (SAMUEL) was born 19 Feb 1814 in pbl GA, and died 01 Jan 1893 in pbl GA. He married (1) EMILY E. MARTIN Bef. 1840 in pbl GA. She was born 21 Feb 1818, and died 28 Apr 1863. He married (2) MARY S. MUSGROVE 14 Feb 1871 in Monroe Co., GA. She was born Abt. 1839.

A descendent of James M. Butler, shared these notes re: her ancestor: "The Butlers are from Scotch-Irish descent. The family came from Ireland and first landed in Charleston, S.C. Later they came to Baldwin County, Wilkes County and possibly into Jasper County and settled in Monroe County living a good part of the time in the Johnstonville District," and "I have been told Mary Musgrove was full-blooded Indian. James Butler was too old to join the Confederate Army when the Civil War first started. He tried to enlist and was given the assignment of Guard Duty at Andersonville. He still wanted to join the fighting and was finally sent to Savannah to do active duty but the war ended before he reached Savannah and he never got to see action."

More About JAMES MILTON BUTLER:
Burial: Central State Hospital cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., GA Residence 1: 1850, Division 60, Monroe, Georgia Residence 2: 1870, Johnston, Monroe, Georgia Residence 3: 1880, District 504, Monroe, Georgia

More About JAMES BUTLER and EMILY MARTIN:
Marriage: Bef. 1840, pbl GA

More About JAMES BUTLER and MARY MUSGROVE:
Marriage: 14 Feb 1871, Monroe Co., GA

Children of JAMES BUTLER and EMILY MARTIN are:
i. FRANCES BUTLER, b. 1840; d. 25 Jul 1875.
More About FRANCES BUTLER:
Date born 2: 1840, Georgia
Residence: 1860, Johnstons, Monroe, Georgia

ii. DANIEL BUTLER, b. 1849.
More About DANIEL BUTLER:
Date born 2: 1850
Residence: 1850, Division 60, Monroe, Georgia

iii. GEORGE WASHINGTON BUTLER, b. 1850, GA; m. LAURA A..
More About GEORGE WASHINGTON BUTLER:
Residence 1: 1920, Johnstonville, Monroe, Georgia

iv. CHARLES LEWIS BUTLER, b. 1852, GA.

v. MARY ELIZABETH BUTLER, b. 1855, GA.
More About MARY ELIZABETH BUTLER:
Date born 2: 1856, Georgia
Residence: 1870, Johnston, Monroe, Georgia

Children of JAMES BUTLER and MARY MUSGROVE are:
vi. SARAH ETHEL BUTLER, b. 1875.
vii. JOHN THOMAS BUTLER, b. 1877.
viii. JAMES ANDREW BUTLER, b. 06 Sep 1879; d. 23 Jul 1941.
ix. JERRY BUTLER, b. Aft. 1879.

4. JANE BUTLER (SAMUEL) was born 1819 in pbl GA, and died in pbl GA. She married JOHN A. G. WILLIAMSON 13 Jan 1840 in Monroe Co., GA. He may have died Bef. 1850 in GA.

Marriage Notes for JANE BUTLER and JOHN WILLIAMSON:
Monroe co. Marriage book A, p. 160.
More About JOHN WILLIAMSON and JANE BUTLER:
Marriage 1: 13 Jan 1840, Monroe Co., GA

Children of JANE BUTLER and JOHN WILLIAMSON are:
i. SARAH E. WILLIAMSON, b. 1845, GA.
More About SARAH E. WILLIAMSON:
Date born 2: 1845
Residence: 1850, Division 60, Monroe, Georgia

ii. MARY J. WILLIAMSON, b. 1848, GA.
More About MARY J. WILLIAMSON:
Date born 2: 1848
Residence: 1850, Division 60, Monroe, Georgia

5. DANIEL P. BUTLER (SAMUEL) was born Bet. 1821 - 1823 in GA, and died Abt. Sep 1877 in Monroe Co., GA. He married MARY ELIZABETH BOSWEL Abt. 1865 in pbl GA, daughter of ? possibly JOSIAH BOSWEL. She was born Bet. 10 Sep 1824 - 1836 in GA, and died 11 Sep 1927 in Holland, TX.

Notes for DANIEL P. BUTLER:
In the 1850 census of Monroe Co., GA, we find Daniel P. Butler, 29 years old, living with sister Betsy, 21; sister Jane Butler Williamson, a 31 year old widow with two children Sarah E., 5, and Mary J., 2; and his mother Mary, 70. (acc. to other records, she may have only been 60). By the 1860 census he is still in Monroe Co., age 37, with mother Mary, 70, and sister Elizabeth, 30. (This is most likely "Betsy"). In 1870, he is a 49-year-old farmer, living with Mary, 25 and keeping house, sister Elizabeth, 46, and sons Samuel, 4, and Nathaniel, 1. By 1880 Daniel has evidently died, leaving sister Elizabeth head of household at age 56, her sister-in-law Mary, 36, and Daniel and Mary's four children, Samuel, 13, Nathan, 11, Aaron, 10 and Mary L., 6.

Isaac Butler applies for letter of administration on estate of Daniel Butler, deceased; published Dec 1876; brother James M. Butler and Mr. Williamson are both signers/appraisers of Daniel’s estate record.

Daniel Butler died before 4 February 1878, probably in the fall of 1877.

Some of the early Georgia Butler family must have migrated to Southwest Georgia in Decatur and Grady Counties around the turn of the century; there are Nathan and Aaron Butlers there also.

More About DANIEL P. BUTLER:
Date born 1: 1821, Georgia
Date born 2: 1823, Georgia
Residence 1: 1860, Monroe County, GA, Dist 539 Redbone Dist

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH BOSWEL:
Elizabeth is living in the 1880 census of Redbone Dist., Monroe Co., GA; she is age 56, b. GA, f b.GA and m b.GA. Her sister-in-law Mary Butler, age 36 (b. GA, f & m both b. GA) is living with her, as well as Daniel and wife Mary's three sons and one daughter: Samuel, 13, Nathan, 11, Aaron, 10, and Mary L., 6.

Mary, age 74, is living with her son Aaron, age 49 and widowed, and granddaughter Thelma age 17 in Bartlett, TX in 1920.

Her death certificate "Mrs. Mary E. Butler” from Holland Co., TX # 29217 has very sparse information, but does list her as female, white, a widow, d. Sept. 11, 1927, burial in New Cemetery, Holland, TX on Sept. 12, 1927; she died of senility. It lists her as b. Sept. 10, 1843, age 82 yrs., 0 mos. and 2 days in Georgia. She was a housewife.

More About MARY ELIZABETH BOSWEL:
Burial: 12 Sep 1927, Holland Cemetery, Holland, Bell Co., TX Residence 1: 1870, Monroe County, GA Residence 2: 1880, Monroe County, GA, Dist 539 Redbone Dist Residence 3: 1900, Redbone District #72, Monroe Co., GA Residence 4: 1920, Bartlett 2 J-Pct, Williamson, TX

More About DANIEL BUTLER and MARY BOSWEL:
Marriage: Abt. 1865, pbl GA

Children of DANIEL BUTLER and MARY BOSWEL are:
8. i. SAMUEL LEE BUTLER, b. 10 Mar 1867, Monroe Co., GA; d. 17 Jul 1907, Monroe Co., GA or Lamar Co., GA.
9. ii. NATHANIEL DANIEL BUTLER, b. 25 Nov 1868, GA; d. 30 Nov 1958, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX - Fondren Nursing Home, 5970 N. Circuit.
10. iii. AARON BUTLER, b. Aug 1872, GA; d. 1941, pbl TX.
11. iv. MARY LOU BUTLER, b. 1874, GA; d. Abt. 1890.

Generation No. 3

6. SARAH J. BUTLER (ISSAC H., SAMUEL) was born 1842 in GA. She married ? GILLESPIE.

Child of SARAH BUTLER and ? GILLESPIE is:
i. EARLY GILLESPIE, b. Abt. 1862.
More About EARLY GILLESPIE:
Residence: 1880, Pike Co., GA

7. ELIZABETH BUTLER (ISSAC H., SAMUEL) was born 1844 in GA. She married HENRY NEWTON SMITH 23 Sep 1868 in Monroe Co., GA.

More About HENRY SMITH and ELIZABETH BUTLER:
Marriage: 23 Sep 1868, Monroe Co., GA

Children of ELIZABETH BUTLER and HENRY SMITH are:
i. LENA SMITH, b. 28 Jul 1869; d. 28 Nov 1939; m. WILLIAM HAMPTON NABORS; b. 09 Jul 1869; d. 03 Aug 1922.
ii. ROBERT L. SMITH, b. 12 Nov 1870; d. 24 Mar 1928; m. MAY.
iii. ISSAC BUTLER SMITH, b. 21 Aug 1872; d. 16 Aug 1931; m. ANNIE EMMA JOHNSON; b. 03 Jun 1873; d. Abt. 1961.
iv. DOROTHY JANE SMITH, b. 15 Mar 1874; d. 08 Apr 1955.
v. IRENE ELLEN SMITH, b. 27 Apr 1876; m. ROBERT HENRY SHIELDS; b. 30 Sep 1876; d. 04 Mar 1922.
vi. MATTIE E. SMITH, b. 02 May 1878; d. 13 Jun 1886.
vii. EDWARD P. SMITH, b. 07 Sep 1880; d. 08 Dec 1893.
viii. EARLY NEWTON SMITH, b. 07 Jan 1884; d. Sep 1957.

8. SAMUEL LEE BUTLER (DANIEL P., SAMUEL) was born 10 Mar 1867 in Monroe Co., GA, and died 19 Jul 1908 in Monroe Co., GA or Lamar Co., GA. He married MARTHA “MATTIE” WILLIS 16 Aug 1891, daughter of HENRY FRANKLIN WILLIS and MARY DUMAS. She was born 23 Jan 1876 in Johnstonville, GA, and died 25 Mar 1963 in Macon, GA.

More About SAMUEL LEE BUTLER:
Burial: Union Primitive Baptist Church, Goggansville, GA
Residence: 1900, Redbone District #72, Monroe Co., GA
More About MARTHA DELLA WILLIS:
Burial: Union Primitive Baptist Church, Goggansville, GA

Children of SAMUEL BUTLER and MARTHA WILLIS are:
i. EARL WILLIS BUTLER, SR., b. 16 Feb 1893, Monroe Co., GA; d. 22 May 1964, Macon, Bibb Co., GA
ii. DAISY VIRGINIA BUTLER, b. 07 May 1895, Monroe Co., GA; d. 26 Feb 1975
iii. MARY BELLE BUTLER, b. 30 Apr 1898, Monroe Co., GA
iv. DANIEL FRANKLIN BUTLER, b. 26 Jan 1900, Monroe Co., GA; d. 31 May 1978, Macon, Bibb Co., GA
v. SAMUEL LEE BUTLER, SR., b. 06 Aug 1902, Monroe Co., GA; d. 01 Jul 1983, Ormond Beach, FL
vi. ESSIE LOUISE BUTLER, b. 29 Oct 1904, Monroe Co., GA; d. 10 May 1993, Chattanooga, TN

9. NATHANIEL DANIEL BUTLER (DANIEL P., SAMUEL) was born 25 Nov 1868 in GA, and died 30 Nov 1958 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX - Fondren Nursing Home, 5970 N. Circuit. He married (1) TENNESSEE “TENNIE” CAIN 1890. She died Bef. 1900. He married (2) HATTIE CELESTE MOORE 1900, daughter of CHARLES MOORE and SARAH J.. She was born 25 May 1875 in TN, and died 1942 in Holland, TX.

Notes for NATHANIEL DANIEL BUTLER:
TX Death Certificate:
His father's name is erroneously stated as "Nathaniel Butler" which is of course, the decedent's name; the informant, L. T. Butler, his son, when asked "Father's name?" was thinking of his own father instead of his father's father's name. He must've snapped to when asked about his mother's name, however because he gave the correct name of his grandmother. Nathaniel's date of birth is also listed as Nov. 25, 1866, which may be off by two years. (1868?) He is listed as 92 years old and has lived in Beaumont for 2 years (probably in the Fondren Nursing Home that whole time). Interestingly enough, it lists his birthplace as Macon, GA, which was probably a more well known town than "Redbone," "Culloden" or just simply Monroe County. He is listed as male, white, and widowed. More About NATHANIEL DANIEL BUTLER: Name 2: Nathan Butler Date born 2: 1868, Georgia
Burial: Holland Cemetery, Holland, Bell Co., TX
Medical Information: The informant on his death certificate was L. T. Butler (his son Leo Thomas, most likely). He died at 10:45 p.m.
Residence 1: 1930, Holland, Bell County, TX
Residence 2: 1880, District 539, Monroe, Georgia
Residence 3: 1900, Holland, Bell Co., TX
Residence 4: 1900, Justice Precinct 2, Bell, Texas
Residence 5: 1910, Holland, Bell, Texas
Notes for HATTIE CELESTE MOORE:
Holland, TX is between Temple and Austin and east of Hwy. 81. More About HATTIE CELESTE MOORE:
Residence: 1900, Holland, Bell Co., TX

Child of NATHANIEL BUTLER and TENNESSEE CAIN is:
i. BIRDIE MAY BUTLER, b. 25 May 1898, GA; d. 27 Jan 1972, Holland, Bell Co., TX; m. THOMAS RILY LYNN, pbl TX; b. 20 Jun 1889, Arkansas; d. 1948.
More About BIRDIE MAY BUTLER:
Burial: Holland Cemetery, Holland, Bell Co., TX
Residence: 1910, Holland, Bell Co., TX
More About THOMAS RILY LYNN:
Name 2: Thomas R. Lynn
Burial: Holland Cemetery, Holland, Bell Co., TX
Other-Begin: Bell County
Residence 1: 1930, Holland, Bell Co., TX
Residence 2: Not Stated, Bell, Texas
More About THOMAS LYNN and BIRDIE BUTLER:
Marriage: pbl TX

Children of NATHANIEL BUTLER and HATTIE MOORE are:
ii. RUBY MAGALENE BUTLER, b. 1903, TX.
More About RUBY MAGALENE BUTLER:
Residence: 1910, Holland, Bell Co., TX

iii. ALTON MOORE BUTLER, b. 1905, TX.
More About ALTON MOORE BUTLER:
Residence: 1910, Holland, Bell Co., TX

iv. LEO THOMAS BUTLER, b. 1907, TX.
More About LEO THOMAS BUTLER:
Date born 2: 1907
Residence 1: 1910, Holland, Bell Co., TX
Residence 2: 1930, Holland, Bell, Texas

v. LEONA BUTLER, b. 1908, TX.
More About LEONA BUTLER:
Residence: 1910, Holland, Bell Co., TX

vi. DANIEL B. BUTLER, b. May 1909, Holland, TX.
Notes for DANIEL B. BUTLER:
There is a Daniel N. Butler b. 1909, d. 1968, buried in Holland Cemetery, Holland, TX with his wife Lorene M. Butler b. 1920, d. no date, next to Nathaniel Butler and Hattie Butler. More About DANIEL B. BUTLER:
Residence: 1910, Holland, Bell Co., TX

vii. JAMES BUTLER, b. 1914, TX.

10. AARON BUTLER (DANIEL P., SAMUEL) was born Aug 1872 in GA, and died 1941 in pbl TX. He married SARAH CLISTA FARRIS 1898 in Prairie Dell, TX, daughter of C. FARRIS and LUCY WILLIAMSON. She was born 1881 in Coffeeville, Mississippi, and died 1904 in pbl TX.

Notes for AARON BUTLER:
Edward William "Ted" Jones states that "...Aaron is my GGranfather and ... he came to TX with a bag of grapevines that he sold along the way to have enough money to eat and sleep." (correspondence, 2002).

There is Aaron A. Butler, age 27 in Holland, Bell Co., TX , Justice Precinct @, Dist. 18, in the 1900 census. He is boarding, b. Aug 1872, GA; f b. GA and m b. GA.

Aaron is listed as "Uncle" 58, widowed, living with his niece Birdie Butler Lynn and her family in Holland, TX in the 1930 census.

Holland and Bartlett are near Austin and Temple in TX, east of Hwy. 81.

There is no DC listed for Aaron Butler in TX, acc. to Vital Statistics.

More About AARON BUTLER:
Name 2: Aaron A Butler
Date born 2: 1870, Georgia
Date born 3: 1872, Georgia
Date born 4: 1873, Georgia
Burial: Holland Cemetery, Holland, Bell Co., TX
Residence 1: 1910, Bartlett 2 J-Pct, Williamson, TX
Residence 2: 1880, District 539, Monroe, Georgia
Residence 3: 1900, Justice Precinct 2, Bell, Texas
Residence 4: 1910, Bartlett 2 J-Pct, Williamson, Texas Residence 5: 1920, Bartlett 2 J-Pct, Williamson, TX Residence 6: 1930, Holland, Bell Co., TX Residence 7: 1930, Holland, Bell, Texas

More About AARON BUTLER and SARAH FARRIS:
Marriage: 1898, Prairie Dell, TX

Child of AARON BUTLER and SARAH FARRIS is:
i. THELMA BUTLER, b. 1903, TX.

More About THELMA BUTLER:
Residence 1: 1910, Bartlett 2 J-Pct, Williamson, TX
Residence 2: 1920, Bartlett 2 J-Pct, Williamson, TX

11. MARY LOU BUTLER (DANIEL P., SAMUEL) was born 30 Nov 1874 in GA, and died 5 Jun 1898. She married JONATHAN SIMMONS WILLIAMSON 24 Dec 1894 in Monroe Co., GA. He was born 7 Jul 1874 in GA, and died 30 Jun 1904 in GA.

More About MARY LOU BUTLER:
Date born 2: 1874, Georgia
Residence: 1880, District 539, Monroe, Georgia

Children of MARY BUTLER and HOMER WILLIAMSON are:

i. POLLIE WILLIAMSON, b. 12 Jan 1896, Monroe Co., GA, and died 8 Sep 1896, Monroe Co., GA
ii. HOMER BRITTAIN WILLIAMSON, b. 5 Aug 1897, Monroe Co., GA, and died Mar 1968 Polk, FL (his wife’s name was Elizabeth)