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Lawrence Lewis Butler 1837–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1837

Birth Location: Denbayne Plantation, Louisiana

Death Date: 3 Jun 1898

Death Location: St. Louis, Louisiana

Father: Edward Butler

Mother: Frances Lewis

Spouse(s): Mary Gay

Children(s): Lavinia Butler, Anna Butler, Frances Butler, Mary Butler, Edward Butler

In 1837, Lawrence Lewis Butler entered the world in Denbayne Plantation, Louisiana, born to Edward George Washington Butler And Frances Parke Lewis. Lawrence Lewis Butler married Mary Susan Gay, and had children including Anna Gay Butler, Edward Gay Butler, Frances Parke Butler, Lavinia Hynes Butler, Mary Suzanne Butler. Lawrence Lewis Butler passed away in 1898 in St. Louis, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • In 1837, Lawrence Lewis Butler entered the world in Denbayne Plantation, Louisiana, born to Edward George Washington Butler And Frances Parke Lewis.
  • Lawrence Lewis Butler married Mary Susan Gay, and had children including Anna Gay Butler, Edward Gay Butler, Frances Parke Butler, Lavinia Hynes Butler, Mary Suzanne Butler.
  • Lawrence Lewis Butler passed away in 1898 in St. Louis, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Butler
1800–1888
Birth Location: –
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Frances Lewis
1799–1839
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gay
1847–1882
Birth Location: Plaqueman, Louisiana
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Children(s)

Lavinia Butler
1875–
Birth Location: St. Louis, Louisiana
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Anna Butler
1877–
Birth Location: St. Louis, Louisiana
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Frances Butler
1869–1929
Birth Location: St. Louis, Louisiana
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Mary Butler
1880–
Birth Location: St. Louis, Louisiana
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Edward Butler
1872–
Birth Location: St. Louis, Louisiana
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Lawrence Butler's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Butler
1837–1898
Birth Place: Denbayne Plantation, Louisiana
Parents
Edward George Washington Butler
1800–1888
Frances (Parke) Lewis
1799–1839
Grandparents
Lawrence Lewis
1767–1839
Eleanor (Parke) Custis
1779–1852
Fairfax Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Francis Lewis
1725–1787
Catherine Washington
1724–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1692–1754
Frances Fielding
1695–1731

Lawrence Butler's Descendants

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Lawrence (Lewis) Butler (10 Mar 1837–3 Jun 1898) m. Mary (Susan) Gay (1847–1882)
  1. 1. Lavinia (Hynes) Butler 1875– m. Wyatt Shallcross 1865–
    1. 1. Eleanor (Custis) Shallcross 1898–
    2. 2. Nan (Butler) Shallcross 1901–
    3. 3. Wyatt Shallcross 1910–
    4. 4. Lawrence (Butler) Shallcross 1907–
  2. 2. Anna (Gay) Butler 1877– m. Richard (Cheatham) Plater 1872–
    1. 1. Richard (Cheatham) Plater 1908– m. Eleanore Leake 1910– m. Pamela (Quarles) Robinson 1911–
    2. 2. Louise Plater 1910–
  3. 3. Frances (Parke) Butler 1869–1929 m. John Ewens 1861–
    1. 1. Frances (Parke Butler) Ewens 1898– m. Edward (Francis) Twiss 1900–
  4. 4. Mary (Suzanne) Butler 1880– m. George (Armistead) Whiting 1879–1947
    1. 1. Eleanor (Custis) Whiting 1902– m. Leopold (Von) Plessen 1894– m. William (Francis) Fitzgerald 1900–
    2. 2. Lawrence (Lewis Butler) Whiting 1906–
  5. 5. Edward (Gay) Butler 1872– m. Emily Mansfield 1874–1952

Lawrence Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1837
10 Mar 1837
Birth of Lawrence Lewis Butler in Denbayne Plantation, Louisiana
Denbayne Plantation, Louisiana
1898
3 Jun 1898
Age 61
Death of Lawrence Lewis Butler in St. Louis, Louisiana
St. Louis, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1837
    Event Place: Denbayne Plantation, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1898
    Event Place: St. Louis, Louisiana
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