Mary James ABERNATHY1,2

about 1832 - before 1860

Parents

Daughter of Ethelbert ABERNATHY & Martha Ann CROFT.

Life History

about 1832

Born in Tennessee.

1847

Married Rufus A BUTLER.2

1848

Birth of son Oscar BUTLER in Panola County, Mississippi.2

Jun 1850

Birth of son Thomas Ethelbert BUTLER in Panola County, Mississippi.3,1,4

before Oct 1850

Death of son Oscar BUTLER in Panola County, Mississippi.2

1852

Birth of son John BUTLER in Panola County, Mississippi.3

before 1860

Died.

Notes

  • Mary James Abernathy
    Birth 1832 in Tennessee
    Father Ethelbert Abernathy b: ABT 1809 in North Carolina, MotherMartha Ann Croft b: ABT 1810 in Giles Co., Tennessee;  Marriage ABT1847 Rufus A Butler b 1827 in Giles Co., Tennessee
    Children:
    Oscar Butler b: ABT 1848 in Panola Co., Mississippi
    Thomas Ethelbert Butler b: Jun 1850 in Panola Co., Mississippi
    John Butler b: 1852 in Panola Co., Mississippi
    ??? Butler b: EST 1854
    --  David Lee,http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dlee-pobox&id=I358

    The fourth child reported here by David Lee I don't find mentioned inother family genealogies.  Mary's father is enumerated in herhousehold with Rufus A Butler as Elbert S Abernatha [sic].

    1850 Federal Census, Panola County, Mississippi, 24 October, District13, p 686 (344), Hse/Fam #532
    Rufus A Butler 23 M Farmer $0 Real Estate b Tennessee [born abt 1827]
    Mary Butler 18  Tennessee [born abt 1832]
    Thomas E Butler 4mos M Mississippi [born abt March 1850]
    Elbert S Abernatha 14 F b Tennessee [born abt 1836]

Sources

  • 1. 1850 Federal Census, Panola County, Mississippi
    • 24 October, District 13, p 686 (344), Hse/Fam #533
  • 2. RootsWeb Genealogy
    • David Lee,
  • 3. 1860 Federal Census, Panola County, Mississippi
    • 11 August, Page 45, House/Fam #300
  • 4. Tennessee Death Certificate
    • Certificate #004513

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