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Colonel James Moore Butler 1785–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1785

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1821

Death Location: Saluda, Saluda, South Carolina, USA

Father: Gen Butler

Mother: Behethland DAR

Spouse(s): Eliza Kennerly

Children(s): Col. Sr., William Butler

Colonel James Moore Butler was born in 1785 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Gen William B Butler And Behethland Moore Dar. In 1811, Colonel James Moore Butler resided in No Township Listed, Edgefield County, SC. Colonel James Moore Butler married Eliza Kennerly, and had children including Col Thomas Pickens Butler Sr, William Pulaski Butler. Colonel James Moore Butler passed away in 1821 in Saluda, Saluda, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Colonel James Moore Butler was born in 1785 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Gen William B Butler And Behethland Moore Dar.
  • In 1811, Colonel James Moore Butler resided in No Township Listed, Edgefield County, SC.
  • Colonel James Moore Butler married Eliza Kennerly, and had children including Col Thomas Pickens Butler Sr, William Pulaski Butler.
  • Colonel James Moore Butler passed away in 1821 in Saluda, Saluda, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Colonel Butler's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Butler
1785–1821
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Gen William B Butler
1759–1821
Prince William, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Behethland (Moore) DAR
1764–1853
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis Moore
1740–1771
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Frances (Elizabeth) Foote
1742–1802
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Foote
1706–1759
Frances Berryman
1707–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1666–1729
Elizabeth Innes
1666–1725

Colonel Butler's Descendants

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Colonel (James Moore) Butler (25 Mar 1785–14 Oct 1821) m. Eliza Kennerly (1790–15 Feb 1840)
  1. 1. Col. (Thomas Pickens Butler) Sr. 1817–1862 m. Sarah (Love) Stone 1822–1910
    1. 1. Thomas (Pickens Butler) Jr. 1841–1863
    2. 2. Sallie (M.) Butler 1844–1879
    3. 3. Hettie (L.) Butler 1846–1926
    4. 4. Emma Butler 1850–
    5. 5. Henri (J.) Butler 1852–1924
  2. 2. William (Pulaski) Butler 1816–1893 m. Laura (A) Nance 1818–1881
    1. 1. Talulah (Behethland) Butler 1839–1902
    2. 2. Anna (Leontine) Butler 1840–
    3. 3. Benjamin (Waldo) Butler 1842–
    4. 4. James (Moore) Butler 1843–
    5. 5. Emmala (Elizabeth) Butler 1845–1862
    6. 6. Saluda (P) Butler 1850–1881
    7. 7. Benjamin (Walter) Butler 1856–

Colonel Butler's Timeline

3 Records

1785
25 Mar 1785
Birth of Colonel James Moore Butler in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1811
1811
Age 26
Colonel James Moore Butler resided here in No Township Listed, Edgefield County, SC
No Township Listed, Edgefield County, SC
1821
14 Oct 1821
Age 36
Death of Colonel James Moore Butler in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1785
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Edgefield County, SC
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1821
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saluda, Saluda, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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