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Melinda Catherine Davenport 1840–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 July 1840

Birth Location: Newberry County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 March 1900

Death Location: Big Creek, Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Davenport

Mother: Abigail Unk

Spouse(s): Bluford Butler

Children(s): Alma Butler, Ella Fuller, Josephine Walton, James Sr, Eva Butler, Charles Butler, Mak Butler, Mattie Butler

Melinda Catherine Davenport was born in 1840 in Newberry County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Davenport And Abigail Unk. In 1880, Melinda Catherine Davenport resided in Cooper, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA. Melinda Catherine Davenport married Bluford Rayford Butler, and had children including Alma M Butler, Charles Simpson Butler, Ella Gertrude Fuller, Eva C Butler, James Oscar Butler Sr, Josephine Josie Walton, Mak Butler, Mattie Butler. Melinda Catherine Davenport passed away in 1900 in Big Creek, Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melinda Catherine Davenport was born in 1840 in Newberry County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Davenport And Abigail Unk.
  • In 1880, Melinda Catherine Davenport resided in Cooper, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.
  • Melinda Catherine Davenport married Bluford Rayford Butler, and had children including Alma M Butler, Charles Simpson Butler, Ella Gertrude Fuller, Eva C Butler, James Oscar Butler Sr, Josephine Josie Walton, Mak Butler, Mattie Butler.
  • Melinda Catherine Davenport passed away in 1900 in Big Creek, Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Melinda Davenport's Ancestors

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Melinda Davenport
1840–1900
Birth Place: Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Davenport
1806–1871
Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
Abigail Unk
1811–
Grandparents
Isaac Davenport
1754–1816
Granville County, North Carolina
Martha (Ann) Ridgill
1754–1784
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Davenport
1718–1803
Ann Wyley
1718–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Davenport
1693–1749

Melinda Davenport's Descendants

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Melinda (Catherine) Davenport (14 July 1840–9 March 1900) m. Bluford (Rayford) Butler (12 January 1840–23 April 1913)
  1. 1. Alma (M.) Butler 1883–1885
  2. 2. Ella (Gertrude) Fuller 1885–1972
  3. 3. Josephine (Josie) Walton 1877–1965
  4. 4. James (Oscar Butler) Sr 1879–1963
  5. 5. Eva (C) Butler 1881–1885
  6. 6. Charles (Simpson) Butler 1870–1935 m. Ida Herring 1877– m. Martha Butler 1869–1902
    1. 1. Kathleen (Amanda) Butler 1909–1998 m. Robert (George) Poore 1909–1987
    2. 2. John Butler 1912–
    3. 3. Joe (Edwin) Butler 1914–
    4. 4. Sadie Butler 1916–1963 m. John (T) Stephenson 1912–2002
    5. 5. Arthur Butler 1919–
    6. 6. Grady Butler 1923–
    7. 7. Mary Hart 1897–1957 m. Albert Hart 1875–
    8. 8. Julia (Pearl) Butler 1898–1966
  7. 7. Mak Butler 1872–
  8. 8. Mattie Butler 1875– m. Robert Gaston 1867–
    1. 1. Addie Gaston 1916–
    2. 2. Otis Gaston 1910–
    3. 3. Jannie Gaston 1892–
    4. 4. Robert Gaston 1896–
    5. 5. Riley Gaston 1898–
    6. 6. Willie Gaston 1900–
    7. 7. Chalmers Gaston 1902–
    8. 8. Jesse Gaston 1904–
    9. 9. Mattie Gaston 1906–

Melinda Davenport's Timeline

3 Records

1840
14 July 1840
Birth of Melinda Catherine Davenport in Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Melinda Catherine Davenport resided here in Cooper, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Cooper, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1900
9 March 1900
Age 60
Death of Melinda Catherine Davenport in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America
Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 July 1840
    Event Place: Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cooper, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cooper, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 1228; Page: 130B; Enumeration District: 049

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 March 1900
    Event Place: Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Creek, Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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