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William Butcher 1754–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1826

Death Location: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Georg Metzger

Mother: Anna Kieppert

Spouse(s): Sarah Donally

Children(s): William Butcher, Reubin Butcher, Jacob Butcher, Samuel Butcher, Hannah Butcher, Mary Butcher

William Butcher was born in 1754 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Georg Valentin Metzger And Anna Maria Elisabetha Kieppert. William Butcher married Sarah Margaret Donally, and had children including Hannah Butcher, Jacob Butcher, Mary Butcher, Reubin Butcher, Samuel Butcher, William Butcher. William Butcher passed away in 1826 in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Butcher was born in 1754 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Georg Valentin Metzger And Anna Maria Elisabetha Kieppert.
  • William Butcher married Sarah Margaret Donally, and had children including Hannah Butcher, Jacob Butcher, Mary Butcher, Reubin Butcher, Samuel Butcher, William Butcher.
  • William Butcher passed away in 1826 in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Georg Metzger
1715–1773
Birth Location: Niederlinxweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Anna Kieppert
1720–1768
Birth Location: Welschbach, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Donally
1765–1832
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

William Butcher
1793–1868
Birth Location: VA
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Reubin Butcher
1793–1842
Birth Location: Fort Donnally, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Jacob Butcher
1786–1864
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Samuel Butcher
1791–1828
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Butcher
–1853
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
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Mary Butcher
–1848
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
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William Butcher's Ancestors

Self
William Butcher
1754–1826
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Georg Valentin Metzger
1715–1773
Niederlinxweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Anna (Maria Elisabetha) Kieppert
1720–1768
Welschbach, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Phillip) Metzger
1669–1738
Jettenbach, Saarland, Germany
Anna (Katharina) Dhom
1674–1742
Welschbach, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
Johann (Wilhelm) Kieppert
1688–1741
Germany
Anna (Catharina) Lepper
1695–1724
Welschbach, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans Dhom
1657–1742
Elisabetha Zimmer
1657–1679
Hans Lepper
1662–1728
Anna Lehnmeyer
1665–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Lepper
1630–1681
Ottilie
1635–1678

William Butcher's Descendants

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William Butcher (1754–1826) m. Sarah (Margaret) Donally (1765–1832)
  1. 1. William Butcher 1793–1868 m. Elizabeth Henson 1801–1885 m. Nancy (Sarah) Slavens 1805–1879
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Butcher 1836–1884 m. James (Wesley) Bass 1850–1921 m. Ephraim Bass 1831–1882 m. Marcus (L) Moore 1829–1868
      1. 1. Rusha (J) Bass 1876–1932 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Stanley 1875–1947
        1. 1. Walter (Wallace) Stanley 1897–1949 m. Bertha (Josephine) Whippo 1900–1984
        2. 2. Agnes (Irene) Stanley 1905–1932 m. David (Edward) Porter 1899–1969
        3. 3. Dana (Merell) Stanley 1900–1943 m. Lillian (Anna) McKay 1900–1985
      2. 2. Martha (Jane) Bass 1875–1900
      3. 3. Minnie (O) Bass 1873–1900
        1. 1. Howard (Clifford) Bass 1889–1963 m. Vivian (Katarie) Cox 1907–1992 m. Elizabeth (Nora) Smith 1892–
      4. 4. Lillian (May) Bass 1869–1939 m. Franklin (Pearless) Baumgartner 1865–1947
        1. 1. Grace (Elizabeth) Baumgartner 1897–1941
        2. 2. Charles (V "Charly") Baumgartner 1893–1918
        3. 3. Ida (May) Baumgartner 1894–1972
        4. 4. Margaret Baumgartner 1902–1918
        5. 5. Rosiezetta Baumgartner 1885–1930
        6. 6. John (Gilbert) Baumgardner 1887–1948 m. Nina (Esther) Benjamin 1899– m. Martha (Elizebeth) Freeman 1901–1961
        7. 7. Amelia (Lomealue) Baumgartner 1891–1964
      5. 5. Everetta (Angeline) Bass 1871–1939
      6. 6. Sybil (Elizabeth) Moore 1856–1926 m. Franklin (Pierce) Bass 1852–1920 m. Francis (Marion) Bass 1851–1918
        1. 1. Marjorie (J. "Maggie") Bass 1893– m. Clarence (Wilson) Bing 1887–1952
        2. 2. Aaron (Franklin) Bass 1871–1928 m. Lucy (Frances) Hazlett 1872–1953
      7. 7. Virgil (Paul) Moore 1863–1948
      8. 8. William (James) Moore 1860–1945
      9. 9. Mary (L) Moore 1857–
      10. 10. James (Riley) Bass 1860–1870
    2. 2. Willis Butcher 1834–1914
    3. 3. Arius Butcher 1841–1920
    4. 4. Allen Butcher 1831–1860
    5. 5. Eli Butcher 1828–1894
    6. 6. Dianah Butcher 1834–
    7. 7. Adam (A) Butcher 1826–1898
    8. 8. Henry Butcher 1830–
    9. 9. Hiram Butcher 1836–1892
    10. 10. Mary (E) Butcher 1838–1897
    11. 11. William Butcher 1840–1863
    12. 12. Reuben (S) Butcher 1843–1908
    13. 13. Comfort Butcher 1845–1916
    14. 14. Elizabeth Butcher 1828–1865
    15. 15. Charity (Eulalie) Butcher 1852–1921
  2. 2. Reubin Butcher 1793–1842
  3. 3. Jacob Butcher 1786–1864
  4. 4. Samuel Butcher 1791–1828
  5. 5. Hannah Butcher –1853
  6. 6. Mary Butcher –1848

William Butcher's Timeline

2 Records

1754
1754
Birth of William Butcher in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
1826
1826
Age 72
Death of William Butcher in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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