Life History
Mar 1860 |
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5th May 1884 |
Married Anna GRIFFITH in Coahoma County, Mississippi.6 |
24th Jul 1885 |
Birth of son William Bernard BUTLER in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.3,7,8,9 |
17th Mar 1887 |
Birth of son Archie Lee BUTLER in Alligator, Bolivar, Mississippi.8,3,10,7,11 |
Feb 1889 |
Birth of daughter Grace BUTLER in Mississippi |
9th Jul 1891 |
Birth of daughter Annette Frank BUTLER in Mississippi.3,7,12,13,14,15 |
May 1894 |
Birth of son John B BUTLER in Mississippi.3 |
3rd Jul 1897 |
Birth of son Reid Alymer BUTLER in Alligator, Bolivar, Mississippi.7,5,16,17,18 |
about 1900 |
Died in Bolivar County, Mississippi.5 |
Notes
- 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 26, Hse/Fam #209
Butler, William G (sic) 36 M W Farmer $500 Real Estate $600 Personal b Alabama Cannot read or write [b abt 1834]
Butler, India 32 F W Keeping House b Virginia Cannot read or write [b abt 1838]
Butler, Bernard 10 M W b Mississippi Cannot read or write [b abt 1860]
Bernard married Anna Griffith, though their first child was born in Arkansas, where Bernard had been living since childhood. They were married across the Mississippi River, in Coahoma, County, Mississippi.
Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
Anna Griffith
Spouse B. B. Butler
Marriage 5 May 1884 Coahoma County
Later censuses indicate that Bernard and Anna's first child William B was born in Arkansas about 1886. Then they are in Bolivar County, Mississippi, just south of Coahoma along the Misissippi, where the rest of the children are born, before Bernard passes away sometime after the 1900 census. Their last child Reid is 3 years old in the 1910 census, so we can estimate that Bernard died in about 1907.
1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 June, Prairie Township, District 2, page 27, Hse #183, Fam #194
W H Butler W M 46 Married Farmer AL NC VA
India Butler W F 41 Wife Married Housekeeping VA VA VA
B B Butler W M 20 Son Single On Farm MS AL VA
1900 Federal Census, Bolivar County, Mississippi, 12 June, Alligator Lake, District 2, page 34A, Hse/Fam #764
Butler, Bernard B Head W M Mar 1860 40 Married 16 years MS AL VA Farmer Rent
Butler, Anna Wife W M Dec 1862 37 Married 16 years 7 children/6 living MS MS MS Farm Laborer
Butler, William B Son W M July 1885 14 Single AR MS MS Farm Laborer
Butler, Arch Son W M Mar 1887 13 Single MS MS MS Farm Laborer
Butler, Gracy Dau W F Feb 1889 11 Single MS MS MS Farm Laborer
Butler, Annie F Dau W F July 1891 9 Single MS MS MS
Butler, John B Son W M May 1894 6 Single MS MS MS
Butler, Ried [sic] A Son W M July 1897 3 Single MS MS MS
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My Son Reid Adrew (not Andrew) Butler Born June 23, 1989
My Self Reid Alymer Butler III Born Jan. 8, 1953
My Father Reid A. Butler Jr Born March 14, 1933 Death 1999
Grand father Reid A Butler Sr Born July 3, 1897 Death 1960
Great Grand father Bernard Benjamin Butler Born 1860 Approx. Death 1900-1910?
2x Great Grand father William G (or H, two different indexes have it two different ways. Have looked at 1900 census in Boliver Co, MS and can't make up my mind
either) Born 1834 approx. Death ?
-- Butler Family Pedigrees/DNA testing, From an email sent by Reid A. Butler III, April 19, 2011, http://www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?topic=9438.msg122606#msg122606
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Sources
- 1. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 21 June, Prairie Township, District 2, page 27, Hse #183, Fam #194
- 2. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 7 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 26, Hse/Fam #209
- 3. 1900 Federal Census, Bolivar County, Mississippi
- 12 June, Alligator Lake, District 2, page 34A, Hse/Fam #764
- 4. RootsWeb ID: I201 -- William H Butler
- Name: Name: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dlee-pobox&id=I201;;
- 5. Butler Family Pedigrees/DNA testing
- Location: http://www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?topic=9438.msg122606#msg122606;
- 6. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
- 7. 1910 Federal Census, Bolivar County, Mississippi
- 20 April, Beat 1, District 1, Page 24A, Hse #462, Fam #464
- 8. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 9. 1920 Federal Census, Bolivar County, Mississippi
- 9 March, Alligator, District 11, page 2A, Hse #38, Fam #42
- 10. 1930 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Texas
- 15 April, Beaumont, District 42, page 23B, 475 Harriet St, Hse #414, Fam #461
- 11. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
- 12. 1920 Federal Census, Coahoma County, Mississippi
- 26 April, Beat 3, District 32, page 17A, Hse #385, Fam #402
- 13. 1940 Federal Census, Coahoma County, Mississippi
- 3 April, District 14-2, Page 3A, Route 1, Friars Point, Hse #56, Rents $15
- 14. 1930 Federal Census, Coahoma County, Mississippi
- 5 April, Clarksdale, District 14-16, page 5A, 324 School St, Hse #97, Fam #99
- 15. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 16. Ancestry Trees
- Butler, by Reid Butler III, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/RequestTreeAccess.aspx?tid=26105522&pid=1779498596
- 17. Social Security Death Index
- 18. Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945