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Alexander Thompson Butler 1827–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1827

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1902

Death Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Butler

Mother: Lavina Bennet

Spouse(s): Ruth Sherfield, Elizabeth Smith, Emma Grizzard

Children(s): Newton Butler, Minnie Dickerson, Littlefield Butler, John Butler, Annie Rowland, Lucy Pickler, Susan Kyle, Levi Butler, Artemissa Roberts, Emerson Butler, Redmond Butler, Columbus Butler, Adar Butler

The story of Alexander Thompson Butler began in 1827 in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA. In 1850, Alexander Thompson Butler resided in District 16, Carroll, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Alexander Thompson Butler resided in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA. Alexander Thompson Butler married Elizabeth Smith, Emma Grizzard, Ruth Ann Sherfield, and had children including Adar Butler, Annie Elizabeth Butler Rowland, Artemissa May Butler Roberts, Columbus M Butler, Emerson Kent Butler, John Alexander Butler, Levi Thomas Butler, Littlefield F Butler, Lucy Ann Butler Pickler, Minnie Ada Butler Dickerson, Newton Monroe Butler, Redmond R Butler, Susan Gardener Butler Kyle. Alexander Thompson Butler passed away in 1902 in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Thompson Butler began in 1827 in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1850, Alexander Thompson Butler resided in District 16, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Alexander Thompson Butler resided in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.
  • Alexander Thompson Butler married Elizabeth Smith, Emma Grizzard, Ruth Ann Sherfield, and had children including Adar Butler, Annie Elizabeth Butler Rowland, Artemissa May Butler Roberts, Columbus M Butler, Emerson Kent Butler, John Alexander Butler, Levi Thomas Butler, Littlefield F Butler, Lucy Ann Butler Pickler, Minnie Ada Butler Dickerson, Newton Monroe Butler, Redmond R Butler, Susan Gardener Butler Kyle.
  • Alexander Thompson Butler passed away in 1902 in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Butler
1792–1865
Birth Location: Salisbury, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
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Lavina Bennet
1796–1859
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Sherfield
1830–1890
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Smith
1824–1865
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
ES
Emma Grizzard
1855–1939
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Newton Butler
1859–1937
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
NB
Minnie Dickerson
1873–1914
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
MD
Littlefield Butler
1846–1925
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
LB
John Butler
1865–1943
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
JB
Annie Rowland
1855–1947
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
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Lucy Pickler
1848–1924
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
LP
Susan Kyle
1871–1955
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
SK
Levi Butler
1851–1916
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
LB
Artemissa Roberts
1853–1941
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
AR
Emerson Butler
1863–1923
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
EB
Redmond Butler
1862–1932
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
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Columbus Butler
1850–1850
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
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Adar Butler
1868–1970
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
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Alexander Butler's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Butler
1827–1902
Birth Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Butler
1792–1865
Salisbury, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Lavina (Sarah Flowers) Bennet
1796–1859
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Elias) Butler
1769–1838
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Starke
1760–1850
Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
General Butler
1738–1786
Mary MARTIN-Butler
1735–1841
James Starke
1740–1820
Mary Franklin
1732–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Butler
1701–1745
Elizabeth 1755
1700–1786
William Martin
1700–1800
Ann Long
1680–1736
Christopher Starke
1728–1778
Susanna Price
1729–1777

Alexander Butler's Descendants

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Alexander (Thompson) Butler (10 Oct 1827–29 Jun 1902) m. Ruth (Ann) Sherfield (4 Jun 1830–26 Jun 1890) m. Elizabeth Smith (26 Mar 1824–11 Apr 1865) m. Emma Grizzard (Aug 1855–6 Nov 1939)
  1. 1. Newton (Monroe) Butler 1859–1937
  2. 2. Minnie (Ada Butler) Dickerson 1873–1914
  3. 3. Littlefield (F) Butler 1846–1925 m. Elizabeth (J) Cox 1824–1873 m. Nancy (Josephine) King 1847–1910
    1. 1. Alonzo (Lewis Butler nee) Eason 1857–1921 m. Lenora (Emma) Brand 1868–1949
      1. 1. George (Maxon) Butler 1890–1979 m. Lula (Viola) Yandell 1895–1958
        1. 1. Martha (M) Butler 1921–
        2. 2. Myrtle (E) Butler 1924–
        3. 3. Lucy (Viola) Butler 1927–1983 m. Elzie (Lee) Holland 1925–2006
        4. 4. George (Mack) Butler 1932–2014 m. Georgia (M) Wylie 1935–1998
      2. 2. Esther (Eveline) Butler 1892–1961
      3. 3. James (Ellis) Butler 1894–1979 m. Josie Jones 1896–1931
        1. 1. John (J) Butler 1925–
      4. 4. Savilla Butler 1896–1979 m. Thelbert (Alonzo) Smith 1895–1979 m. George (H) Lenard 1891–
        1. 1. Lorena (L) Smith 1926–
        2. 2. Hanna (E) Smith 1928–1999 m. Melvin (Recil) Terry 1926–2005
        3. 3. Hiram Lenard 1915–
      5. 5. Susie (A) Butler 1899–1985
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Butler 1901–1984
    2. 2. Thomas Butler 1867–
    3. 3. Ulysses (Grant) Butler 1868–1944 m. Etta (May) Jordan 1867–1956
      1. 1. Ione (Jordan) Butler 1892–1976
    4. 4. Joseph Butler 1872–1872
    5. 5. Allick Butler 1875–
    6. 6. Mattie Butler 1880–
  4. 4. John (Alexander) Butler 1865–1943
  5. 5. Annie (Elizabeth Butler) Rowland 1855–1947
  6. 6. Lucy (Ann Butler) Pickler 1848–1924 m. Jesse Pickler 1843–1927
    1. 1. Thomas (H.) Pickler 1872–
    2. 2. Alexander (G.) Pickler 1867–1967
    3. 3. John (Earnest) Pickler 1868–1974 m. Alice Pickler 1873–1962
      1. 1. Arden (L.) Pickler 1916–2009 m. Ruth Coleman 1924–1998
      2. 2. Ernest (Madison) Pickler 1911–1991
      3. 3. Ressie (Pickler) Smith 1906–1999
      4. 4. Priestly (Eulalia Pickler) Dodson 1909–2014
      5. 5. Alva (Cora Pickler) Brewer 1902–1999
      6. 6. Jessie (Lena) Pickler 1895–1917
      7. 7. John (Leonard) Pickler 1895–1948
      8. 8. Carl (Dewey) Pickler 1898–1983
      9. 9. Elah (Mae) Pickler 1900–1981
      10. 10. Lou (Mittie) Pickler 1893–1893
      11. 11. infant Pickler 1914–1914
    4. 4. Abner Pickler 1870–1880
    5. 5. Levy (David) Pickler 1870–1953
    6. 6. Thomas (Arden) Pickler 1873–1910
    7. 7. Minnie (Evelyn) Pickler 1874–1955
    8. 8. Elijah (Ren) Pickler 1878–1978
    9. 9. Erby (Ann) Pickler 1883–1957
    10. 10. Erin (I) Pickler 1887–1987
    11. 11. Benjamin (Harrison Ben) Pickler 1889–1976
    12. 12. Jessie (Erin) Pickler 1886–1949
  7. 7. Susan (Gardener Butler) Kyle 1871–1955
  8. 8. Levi (Thomas) Butler 1851–1916
  9. 9. Artemissa (May Butler) Roberts 1853–1941
  10. 10. Emerson (Kent) Butler 1863–1923
  11. 11. Redmond (R) Butler 1862–1932
  12. 12. Columbus (M) Butler 1850–1850
  13. 13. Adar Butler 1868–1970

Alexander Butler's Timeline

8 Records

1827
10 Oct 1827
Birth of Alexander Thompson Butler in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 23
Alexander Thompson Butler resided here in District 16, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
District 16, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 33
Alexander Thompson Butler resided here in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 43
Alexander Thompson Butler resided here in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Alexander Thompson Butler resided here in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 73
Alexander Thompson Butler resided here in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1902
26 Jun 1902
Age 75
Death of Alexander Thompson Butler in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1902
29 Jun 1902
Age 75
Burial of Alexander Thompson Butler in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 15, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: 1247; Page: 183d; Enumeration District: 020
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 16, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1517; Page: 461B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 25, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: 1560; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0138
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 16, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1243; Page: 174; Family History Libra
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 16, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 16, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1243; Page: 174; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 16, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1517; Page: 461B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 15, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: 1247; Page: 183d; Enumeration District: 020

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 25, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: 1560; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0138

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1902
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1902
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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