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James A Butts 1826–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1826

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1897

Death Location: Rowan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Butts

Mother: Sarah Allison

Spouse(s): Mary Messer

Children(s): Benjamin Butts

James A Butts was born in 1826 in Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Butts And Sarah A Sally Allison. James A Butts married Mary Jane Messer, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Butts. James A Butts passed away in 1897 in Rowan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James A Butts was born in 1826 in Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Butts And Sarah A Sally Allison.
  • James A Butts married Mary Jane Messer, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Butts.
  • James A Butts passed away in 1897 in Rowan County, Kentucky, USA.

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James Butts's Ancestors

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James Butts
1826–1897
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Butts
1803–1870
Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (A "Sally") Allison
1797–1850
Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
Edmund (W) Butts
1777–1845
Stour Provost, Dorset, England
James (ALLISON 4th) GGU
1769–1854
Virginia, USA
Lettice (Lettie) Ray
1771–1850
Virginia, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Butts's Descendants

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James (A) Butts (23 May 1826–19 Sep 1897) m. Mary (Jane) Messer (14 Oct 1852–27 Dec 1927)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Butts 1877–1947 m. Lula (Mae) Barnett 1888–1926
    1. 1. Exie (Virgie) Butts 1907–1983 m. Leslie (Perry) Barnett 1895–1977
      1. 1. Sidney (Lowell) Barnett 1929–1982 m. Wilda (Jean) Hudson 1929–1994
      2. 2. Hubert (Clinton) Barnette 1933–2000
      3. 3. Homer (Addison) Barnett 1925–1995
      4. 4. Virginia (Doris) Barnett 1927–1995

James Butts's Timeline

2 Records

1826
23 May 1826
Birth of James A Butts in Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
1897
19 Sep 1897
Age 71
Death of James A Butts in Rowan County, Kentucky, USA
Rowan County, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1826
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Rowan County, Kentucky, USA

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