This was sent to the -request address in error. I am the list maintainer just passing this on to the list. The poster's address is [email protected] and his name is Jack. He is a list member. To post queries send them to [email protected] Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack & Iryna" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 6:11 AM Subject: Request: Looking for our BUTLER Line from SC > Requesting any information that could help us determine which of the BUTLER > families > that moved from South Carolina to Georgia in the early 1800's we are > related. > > Our ancestor was William Franklin BUTLER, b. abt. 1826 in GA. Census records > indicate that his parents were born in South Carolina. In our research, > someone suggested that there may have been a connection to a Benjamin > Franklin BUTLER from S.C., another suggested William F.C. BUTLER. we do not > know... > > We have no info. on siblings of our Wm. F. BUTLER. We do know this... He > married Rebecca FORTENBERRY, who was the daughter of Jacob FORTENBERRY & > Elizabeth HIX. Jacob & Elizabeth were married in Lancaster, or Lawrence Co, > MS. Jacob FORTENBERRY was b. in S.C. He later moved to Nacogdoches County, > Texas in the 1850s. (Perhaps Louisiana for a time before TX.). > > Their daughter, Rebecca FORTENBERRY, b. abt. 1835. She married Wm. F BUTLER, > who was born in Ga. Rebecca was born in Miss. > > Rebecca Fortenberry BUTLER was in Nacogdoches Co., Texas in 1850 census with > her husband, William F. BUTLER. Their first child, Sammy, was born in > Louisana about 1849 or 1850. Wm. F. BUTLER served in the 12th Texas > Infantry, Company G during the Civil War and returned home blind, or partly > so. > > Here is a transcription of the 1880 Fed. Census from TX. Wanted to include > this to see if any naming patterns of grandparents, or other family > relatives may have been used that might lend a clue. > > 1880 Census Place: Precinct 3, Milam, Texas > Source: FHL Film 1255319 National Archives Film T9-1319 Page 206A > > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > William BUTLER Self M M W 50 GA > Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC > Rebecca BUTLER Wife F M W 45 MS > Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: MS > Lavona BUTLER Dau F S W 20 TX > Occ: At Home Fa: GA Mo: MS > Emily BUTLER Dau F S W 16 TX > Occ: At Home Fa: GA Mo: MS > Charles BUTLER Son M S W 14 TX > Occ: Works On Farm Fa: GA Mo: MS > Margaret BUTLER Dau F S W 11 TX > Occ: At Home Fa: GA Mo: MS > Joseph BUTLER Son M S W 8 TX > Fa: GA Mo: MS > Martha SANDERS Dau F W W 24 TX > Occ: At Home Fa: GA Mo: MS > Mary SANDERS GDau F S W 4 TX > Fa: TX Mo: TX > Laura SANDERS GDau F S W 3 TX > Fa: TX Mo: TX > > We would appreciate any help or/and information on connecting this BUTLER > family with > their/our roots. Thank you for your attention with this request. > > Sincerely, > Jack Scarborough > (in TX.) > > > > > > >