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William Butler 1785–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1785

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 1867

Death Location: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Edward Butler

Mother: Elizabeth Deaton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fentress

Children(s): Valentine Butler

In 1785, William Butler entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Edward Butler And Elizabeth Deaton. William Butler married Elizabeth Betsy Fentress, and had children including Valentine Butler. William Butler passed away in 1867 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1785, William Butler entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Edward Butler And Elizabeth Deaton.
  • William Butler married Elizabeth Betsy Fentress, and had children including Valentine Butler.
  • William Butler passed away in 1867 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Butler
1769–1830
Birth Location: Tichfield, Hampshire, England
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Elizabeth Deaton
1755–1864
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
ED

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Fentress
1788–1855
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Valentine Butler
1814–1892
Birth Location: Breckinridge Co., Kentucky, United States
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William Butler's Ancestors

Self
William Butler
1785–1867
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Butler
1769–1830
Tichfield, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Deaton
1755–1864
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
EDWARD BUTLER
1734–1794
Swanwick, Titchfield, Hampshire, England
Amie Ashley
1739–
Titchfield, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Butler
1705–1787
Catherine Alverstorke
1709–1785
Thomas Ashley
1719–
Mary Wiltshire
1710–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Butler
1677–1731
MARY WINTER
1681–1760
Elias Alverstoke
1683–
Mary Titchfield
1687–
Thomas Ashley
1699–
Elizabeth Cartwright
1698–1757
Robert Wiltshire
1680–1765
Elizabeth King
1681–1764

William Butler's Descendants

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William Butler (24 Apr 1785–23 Sep 1867) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Fentress (Apr 1788–3 Sep 1855)
  1. 1. Valentine Butler 1814–1892 m. Caroline Beavin 1816–1891
    1. 1. Foster (Peter) Butler 1836–1920 m. Mary (Ellen) Wilson 1841–1907
      1. 1. Rhoda (Ann "Roxie") Butler 1866–1945 m. William (Thomas) Driskell 1862–1948
        1. 1. Ada Driskell 1885–1965 m. Louis (Herman) Niles 1879–1964
        2. 2. Nora Driskell 1888–1962 m. Frank (M.) Mattingly 1890–
        3. 3. Alberta ('Birdie') Driskell 1890–1932 m. Walter (Beadles) Dunkum 1884–1969
      2. 2. Milton (Gilbert) Butler 1868–1953 m. Vienna (Bena) Roberts 1877–1955
        1. 1. Flora (Bessie) Butler 1902–1965 m. Frank Shelton 1911–1991 m. David Bruce –1924 m. Grover (Vascoe) Adair 1907–1982
        2. 2. Inez (Ellen) Butler 1904–1987 m. Aaron (Knox) Farmer 1907–1997
        3. 3. Irl (Milton) Butler 1912–1993
        4. 4. Jewell (Mae) Butler 1917–2001
      3. 3. Sallie (Elizabeth) Butler 1869–1959 m. John (Thompson) Henninger 1854–1940
        1. 1. Edna (B) Henninger 1892–1975
        2. 2. Verbal (M) Henninger 1896–1978 m. Jones (Fletcher) Butler 1893–1976
        3. 3. John (M.) Henninger 1906–2002 m. Marion Glasscock 1908–2005
        4. 4. Harry (Hobart) Henninger 1898–1977
      4. 4. Thomas (Esron) Butler 1871–1956 m. Eula (Lee) Pumphrey 1877–1922
        1. 1. Lorena (Gertrude) Butler 1905–1957 m. James (Dallas) Fentress 1902–1951
        2. 2. Anna (Mildred) Butler 1901–1988 m. Joseph (Edward) Brite 1898–1971
        3. 3. Lucy (Ellen) Butler 1908–1975 m. Louis (Chester) Harbsmeier 1909–1985
        4. 4. Edith (Hunt) Butler 1915–1994
        5. 5. Thomas (Butler) Jr 1922–1922
      5. 5. Vita (B.) Butler 1875–1946 m. J (Robert) Glasscock 1868– m. James (Madison) Clark 1877–1953
        1. 1. Francis (Gordon) Clark 1917–1999
        2. 2. Robert (Wade) Glasscock 1901–1997
        3. 3. Shelby (Morton) Glasscock 1902–1997
        4. 4. Lillie (May) Glasscock 1904–2000 m. Isaac (Winfield) Glenn 1885–1939 m. Frank (Daniel) Shelton 1911–1991
        5. 5. Wilbur (Ulysses) Glasscock 1898–1913
        6. 6. Urey (Woodson) Glasscock 1896–1915
        7. 7. Mary (R) Glasscock 1894–
      6. 6. Mary (Flora) Butler 1877–1901
      7. 7. Monderville (Lee) Butler 1864–1866
      8. 8. Amanda (Florence) Butler 1882–1950 m. George (Lanier Jarboe) Sr. 1884–1976
    2. 2. Isabelle Butler 1852–1943 m. William (Harrison) Henninger 1852–1899
      1. 1. Eugenia (P.) Henninger 1878–1973
      2. 2. Robert (Woods) Henninger 1888–1972
      3. 3. Mattie (Henniger) Norton 1892–1983
      4. 4. Byron (Henninger) Sr 1877–1944
      5. 5. Mary (Frances) Henninger 1884–1976
      6. 6. Beavin (Burns) Henninger 1882–1970
      7. 7. John (Pierce) Henninger 1886–1902
      8. 8. Henry (Harrison) Henniger 1890–
      9. 9. Samuel (Jones) Henninger 1895–1962 m. Bessie Golloway 1900–1986
        1. 1. Eleanor Henninger 1921–
        2. 2. Samuel (Nicholson) Henninger 1923–2004
        3. 3. Wilma Henninger 1925–2008
        4. 4. Elizabeth Henniger 1932–2017
    3. 3. Martha (E) Butler 1838–1927
    4. 4. Sally Butler 1839–1858
    5. 5. John Butler 1842–1919
    6. 6. Thomas Butler 1844–1919 m. Millie (Board) Glasscock 1870–1942 m. Frances (Isabelle) Jarboe 1859–1891
      1. 1. Ollie (Paul) Butler 1900–1987
      2. 2. Virginia (Bell "Jennie") Butler 1895–1978 m. James (Owen) Frank 1894–1960
        1. 1. Thomas (Owen) Frank 1923–2013
        2. 2. Anita Frank 1924–2015
        3. 3. Oscar (Freeman) Frank 1925–1994
      3. 3. Jones (Fletcher) Butler 1893–1976 m. Verbal (M) Henninger 1896–1978
        1. 1. Hobart (Milton) Butler 1925–2000
        2. 2. Harold (Jones) Butler 1927–2020
        3. 3. Evelyn Butler 1923–2013
      4. 4. Josephine ("Josie") Butler 1886–1935 m. Morton (Abraham) Hostettler 1862–1946
        1. 1. Iris (Ann) Hostettler 1921–2007 m. Earl (Idris) Linton 1917–1973
      5. 5. Browder (Blackburn) Butler 1889–1972
      6. 6. William (Preston) Butler 1878–1972
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Butler 1848–1882
    8. 8. Isaiah Butler 1853–1882
    9. 9. Franklin (P) Butler 1857–
    10. 10. Artimas Butler 1859–1933

William Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1785
24 Apr 1785
Birth of William Butler in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1867
23 Sep 1867
Age 82
Death of William Butler in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1785
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23855.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1867
    Event Place: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
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