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Sophia Arget Butler 1839–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1839

Birth Location: Buena Vista, Carroll, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 Jun 1929

Death Location: Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Eli Butler

Mother: Susan Messer

Spouse(s): William Pierce

Children(s): Little Pierce, Sophia Pierce, Matilda Cates, Cordelia Cole, Rosanna Kee, Eli Pierce, Martha Kee, Robert Pierce, Harriett Jones, Laura Jones, Allen Pierce

Sophia Arget Butler was born in 1839 in Buena Vista, Carroll, Tennessee, USA, the child of Eli Horatio Butler And Susan M Messer. In 1850, Sophia Arget Butler resided in District 18, Carroll, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Sophia Arget Butler resided in District 4, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA. Sophia Arget Butler married William Allen Pierce, and had children including Allen Bismark Pierce, Cordelia Jane Pierce Cole, Eli Horatio Pierce, Harriett Ann Pierce Jones, Laura Arigett Pierce Jones, Little Berry Pierce, Martha Filda Pierce Kee, Matilda Susan Pierce Cates, Robert Levie Pierce, Rosanna Adeleine Pierce Kee, Sophia Butler Pierce. Sophia Arget Butler passed away in 1929 in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sophia Arget Butler was born in 1839 in Buena Vista, Carroll, Tennessee, USA, the child of Eli Horatio Butler And Susan M Messer.
  • In 1850, Sophia Arget Butler resided in District 18, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Sophia Arget Butler resided in District 4, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Sophia Arget Butler married William Allen Pierce, and had children including Allen Bismark Pierce, Cordelia Jane Pierce Cole, Eli Horatio Pierce, Harriett Ann Pierce Jones, Laura Arigett Pierce Jones, Little Berry Pierce, Martha Filda Pierce Kee, Matilda Susan Pierce Cates, Robert Levie Pierce, Rosanna Adeleine Pierce Kee, Sophia Butler Pierce.
  • Sophia Arget Butler passed away in 1929 in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Sophia Butler's Ancestors

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Sophia Butler
1839–1929
Birth Place: Buena Vista, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Eli Horatio Butler
1815–
Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Susan (M) Messer
1818–1877
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Calvin) Bennett
1768–1870
Mary (Francis) Ervin
1773–1870
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Butler's Descendants

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Sophia (Arget) Butler (28 Oct 1839–12 Jun 1929) m. William (Allen) Pierce (22 Aug 1832–12 Apr 1909)
  1. 1. Little (Berry) Pierce 1860–1944
  2. 2. Sophia (Butler) Pierce 1839–
  3. 3. Matilda (Susan Pierce) Cates 1858–1941
  4. 4. Cordelia (Jane Pierce) Cole 1862–1950
  5. 5. Rosanna (Adeleine Pierce) Kee 1865–1945
  6. 6. Eli (Horatio) Pierce 1867–1964
  7. 7. Martha (Filda Pierce) Kee 1870–1942
  8. 8. Robert (Levie) Pierce 1873–1956
  9. 9. Harriett (Ann Pierce) Jones 1876–1947
  10. 10. Laura (Arigett Pierce) Jones 1879–1960
  11. 11. Allen (Bismark) Pierce 1886–

Sophia Butler's Timeline

5 Records

1839
28 Oct 1839
Birth of Sophia Arget Butler in Buena Vista, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Buena Vista, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 11
Sophia Arget Butler resided here in District 18, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
District 18, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 21
Sophia Arget Butler resided here in District 4, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 31
Sophia Arget Butler resided here in District 4, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
1929
12 Jun 1929
Age 90
Death of Sophia Arget Butler in Benton, Tennessee, USA
Benton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1514; Page: 474B
    [2] 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 4, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1240; Page: 312; Family History Library
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 18, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 4, Camden, Benton, 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 4, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1240; Page: 312; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 4, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1514; Page: 474B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1929
    Event Place: Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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