Posted on: Franklin Co. Ms Queries Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ms/Franklin/10811 Surname: Butler, Magee, Godbold ------------------------- The book, "A Partial Genealogy of John Godbold of South Carolina" by John Mesick, Col. USA, Ret'd., lists the marriage of Zackariah A. Butler to Mary E. Godbold, b. 1816 - Fairfield, SC, d/o Levi Godbold and Winnifred Knighton. The book also shows that Mary came to Mississippi in 1826 and received deed to slaves and land, 30 Oct 1838. Levi Godbold and Winnifred Knighton, both died 1868 in McCall Creek, Franklin Co., MS. It appears that Zackariah A. Butler and Mary E. Godbold were married in Mississippi, as she was only 10 yrs. old at the time here family came to MS. However, I have not been able to find a record of this marriage. On 25 Oct 1861, in Franklin Co., MS, there was a marriage between a Zackariah Butler and Margaret J. Magee. The 1870 Census for Franklin Co., MS, shows a Z. Butler, 60 - Farmer and Margaret J., 53 - keeping house, in the same household. Therefore Zackariah would have been born Abt 1810 and Margaret J., abt 1817, which implies that this is probably not the 1st marriage for Margaret J. Magee; which would imply that her maiden name was not Magee, but that she had married a Magee. The following land patents were issued to a Zackeriah Butler 79.62 Acres - Issue Date: 1 Feb 1859 - Document #: 12048 EœSE 23/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- 238.95 Acres - Issue Date: 2 Jul 1860 - Document #: 14364 WœSE 23/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- SœSW 23/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- SENE 25/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- NESE 25/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- 120 Acres - Issue Date: 10 Nov 1840 - Document #: 4613 EœNE 26/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- NWSE 26/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- 79.9 Acres - Issue Date 10 May 1853 - Document #: 7520 SWNE 25/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- SENW 25/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- 39.95 Acres - Issue Date 15 Nov 1853 - Document #: 8121 SWNW 25/ 6-N 5-E No WASHINGTON MS FRANKLIN --- >From the information that I have, the Zackariah A. Butler that married Mary E. Godbold, is s/o William Aaron Butler Jr and Mary Day., who was born abt 1810 in GA. Zackariah and Mary E. had a son, Thomas H. Butler, (1836 - 1876). I would like to correspond with anyone that has information on this family.

There were a couple of periods of time in Franklin County when marriages were not recorded. These were from 1809 when Franklin County was formed from Adams County to April 10, 1818 and from June 1, 1826 to August 29, 1832. Perhaps the Margaret J. Magee who married Zachariah Butler was the widow of Samuel J. Magee shown in the 1850 FC census. If so, she was Margaret J. Gregg (age 31 at the time of the 1850 census). Her date of marriage to Samuel J. Magee was 28 Nov 1839.