This message came back permanent delivery failure. I am trying again: I have previously posted the following death certificate. In working with the will of Mire J. Butler, posted by Randy Butler, It proves that the death cert. contains an error in his mother's name. The death cert. says: 1928 - Death Cert. #12967, McCormick Co, SC Tillman R. Rushton Male, White, Married, Farmer b. May 1, ____, age 48, SC father: John Rushton, SC mother: Nancy Leopard * d. July 1, 1928, Edgefield township, McCormick Co, SC cause: cardio-vascular renal informant: Nettie Rushton, McCormick, SC buried: Bailey Bethel [Bethel Meth, Callison, Greenwood, SC] UT: J. S. Strom. Cem. Record gives his date of birth as May 1, 1880 ------------------------------------------------------- *From the will of his grandfather, it is known that his mother was Nancy BUTLER, not Nancy Leopard. She predeceased her father and the children are heirs, listed in Mire Butler's will [Will of Mire J. Butler, July 19, 1886, Box 116 Pkg 4747, Proven January 29, 1888, Edgefield Co, SC] The will states: ...." to my Grand Children, the Heirs of my daughter Nancy L. Rushton Deceased, in money Ten Dollars to be equally divided amongst the said grand children...." The distribution shows the following payments: Pd. H. P. Rushton his distributive share in the above estate - $2.00 By amt paid Lucinda Cockrell, Larkin Rushton, Willie M. Rushton Tillman Rushton and J. D. Rushton their distributive share in full of said estate $8.00 I have her as Nancy C. Butler from census records. The transcriber of the will has Nancy L. Possibly her middle name was Leopard, or Lucinda, which was her mother's name. Maybe her mother was a Leopard, as I do not have a maiden name for Lucinda. **Does anyone know Lucinda's name, wife of Mire Butler b. ca 1815 who died Jan 23, 1888. From Census records Lucinda Unknown Butler was born in 1810. I have seen a 2nd wife mentioned, 2. Catherine (b. 1816 SC) L/w [Washington] Butler, identified as Mother in the 1880 census, but ages don't compute! She cannot be Washington's mother, but could be a mother-in-law, except I have Washington's wife as a McClung [Nancy Jane 'Nannie' McClung] My LDS CDs don't have a Washington Butler, but it may be this one md. to a Jane... Census Place: Cooper, Edgefield, South Carolina Source: FHL Film 1255228 National Archives Film T9-1228 Page 114B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace ... BUTLER Self M M W 30 --- Occ: Farmer Fa: --- Mo: --- Jane BUTLER Wife F M W 19 SC Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: SC Robert BUTLER Son M S W 1 SC Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: SC Catheren BUTLER Mother F W W 44 SC Occ: Border Fa: SC Mo: SC No wife is mentioned in the will of Mire Butler. Billie Jones tjones@camden.net PS: Connie, please send it to the McCormick list. I am not on that list.