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William Elias Butler 1775–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1775

Birth Location: Troy, Montgomery Co, North Carolina

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee

Father: Sarah Starke

Mother: Thomas Butler

Spouse(s): Deborah Simmons

Children(s): Sarah Butler, Elizabeth Butler, James BUTLER, Cynthia BUTLER, Adam Butler, Capt BUTLER, Thomas Butler, Christopher BUTLER

The story of William Elias Butler began in 1775 in Troy, Montgomery Co, North Carolina. William Elias Butler married Deborah Simmons, and had children including Adam Simmons Butler, Capt William Smith Butler, Christopher Columbus Butler, Cynthia Butler, Elizabeth Butler, James Madison Jim Butler, Sarah Butler, Thomas Christopher Butler. William Elias Butler passed away in 1821 in Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of William Elias Butler began in 1775 in Troy, Montgomery Co, North Carolina.
  • William Elias Butler married Deborah Simmons, and had children including Adam Simmons Butler, Capt William Smith Butler, Christopher Columbus Butler, Cynthia Butler, Elizabeth Butler, James Madison Jim Butler, Sarah Butler, Thomas Christopher Butler.
  • William Elias Butler passed away in 1821 in Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Butler's Ancestors

Self
William Butler
1775–1821
Birth Place: Troy, Montgomery Co, North Carolina
Parents
Sarah Elizabeth Starke
1760–1850
Wadesboro, Anson Co, North Carolina
Thomas (Elias) Butler
1758–1838
Troy, Montgomery Co, North Carolina
Grandparents
Mary (Elizabeth Carey) Cary
1739–1778
Berkley, Bristol, Connecticutt
James Starkey
1734–1777
Groton
Christopher (John) Butler
1738–1786
Cedar Creek, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abigail Paul
1702–1751
Henry Cary
1711–1802
Joanna Walsworth
1699–1777
Elizabeth Penrice
1700–1762
Jacob Butler
1701–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Babbitt
1669–1751
Mary Seaton
1669–1752

William Butler's Descendants

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William (Elias) Butler (abt 1775–1821) m. Deborah Simmons (1785–1837)
  1. 1. Sarah Butler 1801–1885 m. John Hicks 1805–1880 m. Charles King 1800–1823
    1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Hicks 1830–1895 m. William (Jason) Bohland 1826–1873
      1. 1. Margaret (Velvet) Bohland 1850–1911 m. Edmond (Harper Worrell) Hammock 1847–1932
        1. 1. Annie Hammock 1885–1962 m. William (Author) Whitehead 1883–1947
        2. 2. Mary Hammack 1877–1972
        3. 3. Franklin Hammack 1879–1933
        4. 4. Enessia (Emma) Hammock 1882–1978
        5. 5. Ira Hammack 1889–
        6. 6. Jannie Hammack 1881–1892
        7. 7. Ara Hammock 1889–1982
        8. 8. Ella Hammack 1875–1944
        9. 9. Alice Hammack 1873–1962
        10. 10. Henry (L.) Hammack 1871–1909
        11. 11. Sarah (Ann) Hammack 1869–1869
        12. 12. George (Lewis) Hammack 1867–1949
      2. 2. Mary (Ann (Mollie)) Boland 1860–1860
      3. 3. John (David) Boland 1855–1936
      4. 4. Nancy Boland 1852–1938
      5. 5. Elijah (N) Boland 1848–1863
      6. 6. Ezekiah (Newton) Boland 1850–1919
    2. 2. Commadore Hicks 1845–
    3. 3. George Hicks 1840–1914
    4. 4. Robert Hicks 1836–
    5. 5. Joseph Hicks 1830–
    6. 6. John Hicks 1841–
    7. 7. July Hicks 1841–
    8. 8. Edmund (McWilliams "Edley") King 1823–1907
    9. 9. KEZIAH (JANE "KIZZIE") Hicks 1832–1906
    10. 10. Margaret (Ellen) Hicks 1833–1874
    11. 11. Robert Hicks 1840–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Butler 1808–
  3. 3. James (Madison (Jim)) BUTLER 1809–1877
  4. 4. Cynthia BUTLER 1805–1854
  5. 5. Adam (Simmons) Butler 1805–1870
  6. 6. Capt (William Smith) BUTLER 1798–1873
  7. 7. Thomas (Christopher) Butler 1814–1882
  8. 8. Christopher (Columbus) BUTLER 1810–1858

William Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1775
abt 1775
Birth of William Elias Butler in Troy, Montgomery Co, North Carolina
Troy, Montgomery Co, North Carolina
1821
1821
Age 46
Death of William Elias Butler in Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee
Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1775
    Event Place: Troy, Montgomery Co, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1217.158; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee

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