Seeking help from researchers of Butler County, AL on the John Witherington - Mary Ellis family....... Found on the 1840 Butler County, AL Census Records (Index) at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~albutler/census/1840.htm Ellis, Benjamin C. AL BUTLER CO. 160 1840 Ellis, Josiah AL BUTLER CO. 158 1840 Ellis, Kinchen AL BUTLER CO. 159 1840 Ellis, William AL BUTLER CO. 159 1840 Worthington, John AL BUTLER CO. 155 1840 <probably John Witherington, husband of Mary Ellis> Notes: 1) 1830 Alabama Census shows only 4 Witherington families in ALL of Alabama: Daniel, James and William in Conecuh Co and John in Butler Co. 2) 1830 Butler Co, AL Census ....John WITHERINGTON was living next door to Allen PAGE Family John WITHERINGTON (1830 Butler County, AL census) 1m 20-30 (John Witherington) 3f under 5 (daughters: Martha Caroline-4 (1826), Sarah Jane-2 (1828) and Mary Elizabeth-1(1829) 1f 20-30 (Mary Ellis-wife) 3) John Witherington and Josiah Ellis took land as early as 1837which was located across Duck Creek in both Butler & Conecuh Counties. 4) John Witherington/Mary Ellis Family migrated to Ouachita County, AR (now Calhoun County) about 1846-1847. 5) From early Virginia Witherington Research Material: ...Butler County, AL 1840 Census Jno. Worthington (sic) Males under 5 3 Males 30-45 1 (John) Females 5-10 2 Females 10-15 2 Females 30-40 1 (Mary) Slaves: 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-24, 1 female 10-24 Virginia said: "I believe this is our John Witherington and Mary Ellis. The ages correspond to bible records. Following this family, there were entries for: Josiah Ellis (40-50), William Ellis (40-50), Kinchin Ellis (30-40), and Benj. Ellis (20-30); all in Butler County." 6) John Witherington (1801-1855) was the son of William Witherington, Jr.and Sarah 'Sally' Stanley. ----------------- But who were the parents of Mary Ellis??? Bill King, Houston, TX 281-493-6767 Please reply to: BillKing@houston.rr.com