Butts Family

This information concerns nine generations of the Butts family.
1700-2000

 • Individuals are listed chronologically, and those in red show the line of descent.
 • Connections of collateral lines to main lines are indicated by linked names.
 • Generations within a family are separated by a series of asterisks; the line of descent is marked by underlined names.
 • Twins within a family are marked with a lozenge symbol (◊).
 • Unknown or unsubstantiated data are marked with blanks or with question marks.

   William born: (about 1637) in England?
married: _?_ ( ) in )
children: Richard
died: ( ) in Prince George's County, MD?
buried:
census:
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   Richard
(child of William Butt and unknown)

born: (about 1678) in Prince George's County, MD?
married: Mary M. _?_ (about 1702) in Prince George's County, MD?
children: Richard [Rachel Duvall], Thomas, Dinah [Green], Mary [Henderson], Samuel, Nicholas, Elizabeth
died: (before April 28, 1715) in Prince George's County, MD
buried:
census:
note: His widow married John Medcalfe [sic] (1715-16) in Prince George's County, MD. She was the executrix of the will (April 28, 1715) probated in Prince George's County, MD.

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   Thomas
(child of Richard Butt and Mary M. _?_ )

born: (December 10, 1705) in Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's County, MD
married: Sophia Duvall (about 1730) in Prince George's County, MD?
children: Mary [Robert Tyler], Thomas, Elizabeth [Joseph Perry], Edward
died: (before May 20, 1757) in Prince George's County, MD?
buried:
census:
note: His wife was the daughter of Benjamin Duvall and Sophia Griffith. She then married (March 18, 1758) Thomas Baldwin in Prince George's County, MD.

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   Edward
(child of Thomas Butt and Sophia Duvall)

born: (1735) in Darnells Grove, Prince Georges County, MD?
married: Sarah Bunn (July 15, 1760) in Prince George's County, MD
children: Zachariah, Edward, Ruth, Lydia, Casandra, Osborn, Isaac, Thomas, Archibald
died: (August 19, 1779) in Anne Arundel County, MD
buried:
census:
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   Thomas
(child of Edward Butt and Sarah Bunn)

born: (September 18, 1763) in Prince George's County, MD
married: Mary (Polly) Taylor (February 16, 1810) in Greenbrier County, VA (now WV)
children: George Washington, Edward C., Thomas, Lydia [J. W. Butt]
died: (March 1, 1833) in Greenbrier County, VA
buried:
census:
note: His will was dated September 12, 1832, and was proved by Sally Crissimore and David Thomas in the March Court of 1833 in Greenbrier County, WV. According to the DAR Patriot index, his widow was pensioned for his military service in MD. He enlisted April 8, 1778, at the age of 15 in Annapolis.

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   George Washington
(child of Thomas Butt and Mary Taylor)

born: (July 21, 1811) in Greenbrier County, VA (now WV)
married: Jemima Blake (September 10, 1830) in Greenbrier County, VA (now WV)
children: Sally, Edward S., Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Lydia, Nancy Ann, Thomas Jefferson, Rosabelle, Laura Melissa, William, George W., Henry Clay [Orrell A. Johnson] [Anna Elizabeth Powell], James L. [Martha _?_], Jemima W.
died: (December 13, 1862) in Springfield, Greene County, MO [of illness, not wounds, in military hospital]
buried: Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, MO
census: On the 1850 census, he was in Davis County, IA; on the 1860 census, in Mercer County, MO; on the 1870 census, his widow was in Carroll County, MO
military service: He was a corporal in Company H, 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry [Union Army]
note: His children Nancy Ann and Thomas Jefferson are twins.

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   Thomas Jefferson
(child of George Washington Butts and Jemima Blake)

born: (July 9, 1840) in Davis County, IA?
married: Rebecca Jane Thomas (December 10, 1865) in MO
children: Sarah Jane (Sallie), Jemima Emaline (Emma), Homer Joel, Estelle Birdena (Birdie), Georgia, Willie N., Mary Magdeline, Roy Otto
died: (May 13, 1927) in Spur, Dickens County, TX
buried: Spur Memorial Cemetery, Dickens County, TX
census: On the 1850 census, he was with his parents in Davis County, IA; on the 1860 census, in Mercer County, MO; on the 1870 census, he was somewhere in MO; on the 1880 census, he was with his wife in Coleman County, TX; on the 1900 census, in Mason County, TX; on the 1910 census, in Kent County, TX; on the 1920 census, he was with his son Roy Otto Butts in Dickens County, TX; on the 1930 census, his widow was with their daughter Birdina and son-in-law Lee W. Bilbrey in Dickens County, TX
note: He is the twin of Nancy Ann Butts.

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   Sarah Jane
   (Sallie)
(children of Thomas Jefferson Butts and Rebecca Jane Thomas)

born: (about 1868) in MO
married: Joseph William Wilson (July 23, 1884) in Taylor County, TX
children: Homer J., Edna M., James F., Thomas D., Ethel C., William J.
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1880 census, she was with her parents in Coleman County, TX;
note:

   Jemima Emaline
   (Emma)
born: (January 22, 1870) in MO
married: (a) Isaac Newton Collins (August 24, 1885) in Abilene, Taylor County, TX
                 (b) George Henry Ake (October 4, 1896) in Mason, Mason County, TX
children: (a)
Arthur Elmo, Viola Bell, Nancy Ann (Nina), John Thomas
                 (b) Herman Marion Claude, Luther, George Davis, Alta Lee, Ernest Dee
died: (June 15, 1934) in Doole, McCulloch County, TX
buried: Stacy Cemetery, Stacy, McCulloch County, TX
census: On the 1880 census, she was with her parents in Coleman County, TX; on the 1900 census, she was with her second husband in San Saba County, TX; on the 1910 census, in McCulloch County, TX; on the 1920 census, in Mason County, TX; on the 1930 census, she and several of her children were boarders with Tim Landwehr in McCulloch County, TX
note:
   Homer Joel Sr.
born: (April 10, 1872) in Joplin, Newton County, MO
married: Martha Jane Johnston (September 17, 1893) in Crews, Runnels County, TX (bk 1 pg 141)
children: Beulah Bell [Flowers], Walter Lee, Homer Joel Jr., Gertrude [Fornes], Henry Edward, Ola Mattie [Heard], Ruby [Wallar]
died: (June 19, 1942) in Winters, Runnels County, TX
buried: Northview Cemetery, Winters, Runnels County, TX
census: On the 1880 census, he was with his parents in Coleman County, TX; on the 1900 census, he was with his wife in Runnels County. TX;
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   Estelle Birdenia
   (Birdie)
born: (October 4, 1877) in MO
married: Leonidas (Lee) Walker Bilbrey (November 25, 1894) in Mason, Mason County, TX (bk 2 pg 75)
children: Mamie Lorilla [Thomas/Weaver], John Thomas, Ross, Elizabeth J., Murrell Milton, Clarence Venson, Virgil Lee, Thelma Birdenia [Hooper/Dermitt/Morrison], Oleta Naomi [Self]
died: (May 12, 1962) in Portales, Roosevelt County, NM
buried: Spur Memorial Cemetery, Dickens County, TX
census: On the 1880 census, she was with her parents in Coleman County, TX; on the 1900 census, she was with her husband in Kent County, TX; on the 1910 census, in Dickens County, TX; on the 1920 census, in Crosby County, TX; on the 1930 census, in Dickens County, TX
note:
   Georgia
   (Georgie)
born: (about 1882) in MO
married: Horace Estes ( ) in
children: Eula A. [Geyer], Lois, Tommie Annora
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1930 census, she and her husband were with their daughter Eula and son-in-law Harry Geyer in Wichita County, TX
note:
   Willie N.
   (Willie)
born: (about ) in MO
married: (a) Wood Sheppard ( ) in
                 (b) Ted R. Davis ( ) in
children: (a) Myrtle
                 (b)
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1900 census, she was with her parents in Mason County, TX
note: A letter written by Sarah Jane Butts Wilson to her parents and dated May 28, 1925, mentions that Willie had sent a telegram saying that she and Wood Sheppard were separated.
   Mary Magdeline
   (Mary)
born: (October 25, 1887) in MO
married: (a) Claiborne Ake (December 12, 1900) in Mason, Mason County, TX
                 (b) Willard W. Harris (October 8, 1909) in Dickens County, TX
                 (c) John H. Hand (February 21, 1915) in Dickens County, TX
children: (a) Clyde, Bert, Nancy [plus Lola and Lafayette, children of Willard Harris and his first wife]
                 (b) Earl (Son)
                 (c) John L.
died: (February 28, 1920) in Spur, Dickens County, TX
buried: Spur Memorial Cemetery, Dickens County, TX
census: On the 1900 census, she was with her parents in Mason County, TX; on the 1910 census, she was with her second husband in Dickens County, TX; on the 1920 census, she was married to her third husband in Dickens County, TX
note:
   Roy Otto Sr born: (March 2, 1889) in MO
married: (a) Willie Edna Armstrong (July 22, 1907) in Ballinger, Runnels County, TX
                 (b) Hattie Anna Marx Griffith ( ) in
children: (a) Henry Ubern, Minnie Edna, Rebecca Jane (Janie), Juanita Isabell (Nita), Roy Otto Jr (Pete), W. L.
                 (b) John Ed
died: (November 9, 1953) in TX
buried: Big Spring, Howard County, TX
census: On the 1900 census, he was with his parents in Mason County, TX; on the 1910 census, he and his first wife were with his parents in Kent County, TX; on the 1920 census, in Dickens County, TX
note:

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   Beulah Bell
(children of Homer Joel Butts Sr and Martha Jane Johnston)

born: (August 23, 1894) in Crews, Runnels County, TX
married: Ollie Flowers (July 20, 1913) in
children: Oscar Lee, Ollie Bell [Lindley], Mayme Jewel [Little], Mary Opal [Pruitt], Nola Faye [Ramey], Gladys Onita [Bates], Kenneth Weldon
died: (September 20, 1982) in Jefferson County, TX
buried:
census:
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   Walter Lee born: (June 14, 1896) in Audra, Runnels County, TX
married: Harless Cordilia Conway (May 24, 1924) in Ballinger, Runnels County, Tx (bk 5 pg 571)
children:
died: (September 25, 1953) in Lubbock, Lubbock County, TX
census:
buried: Winters, Runnels County, TX
   Homer Joel Jr
   (Pete)
born: (March 17, 1899) in Audra, Runnels County, TX
married: Ione Sutherlin (August 5, 1926) in Abilene, Taylor County, TX
children: Inez [Beaty], Billie Jean [Grace] [Boyce], Jo [Robertson], Francis [Rideout]
died: (March 26, 1963) in Palestine, Anderson County, TX
census:
buried: Winters, Runnels County, TX
   Gertrude born: (May 8, 1901) in Audra, Runnels County, TX
married: Clifford Fornes (September 18, 1921) in
children: Pauline [Krempin], Bobby Nell [Saunders], Charles James
died: (November 3, 1995) in Taylor County, TX
census:
buried:
   Henry Edward born: (September 20, 1905) in Audra, Runnels County, TX
married: Ruth Brinkley (December 15, 1941) in
children: Edward Joel, Rodney Allan, Henry Alton
died: (November 3, 1956) in TX
census:
buried:
   Ola Mattie born: (May 12, 1914) in Winters, Runnels County, TX
married: Louis A. Heard (September 20, 1934) in Taylor, Williamson County, TX
children:
died: (March 8, 1984) in Runnels County, TX
census:
buried:
   Ruby born: (July 8, 1917) in Winters, Runnels County, TX
married: Cecil Wallar (December 15, 1951) in
children:
died: (October 17, 1989) in Runnels County, TX
census:
buried:
   Henry Ubern
(children of Roy Otto Butts and Willie Edna Armstrong)

born: (February 28, 1910) in
married: Leatha Pearl Griffith (December 8, 1931) in
children: Ester Birdina [Wilkerson], Willie Anna [Beaty], Doyle Henry, Samson Monroe (Sissy) [Owens]
died: (August 21, 1975) in Lamesa, Dawson County, TX
buried:
census:
note: His wife was the daughter of Hattie Anna Marx Griffith, whose second husband was Roy Otto Butts Sr.

   Minnie Edna
   (Minnie)
born: (April 19, 1912) in Jayton, TX
married: Veal Howard (December 31, 1927) in
children: Robert Dean, Willie Victoria (Vickie) [Bibee], Donna Ray [Cady][Eaton]
died: (June 19, 2001) in CA
census:
buried: Delano, CA
   Rebecca Jane
   (Janie)
born: (November 30, 1914) in Spur, Dickens County, TX
married: (a) Gaston Morris ( ) in
                 (b) J. G. Lawrence ( ) in
children: (a)
                 (b)
died: (July 10, 2004) in Bedford, Tarrant County, TX
census:
buried:
   Juanita Isabell
   (Nita)(Chub)
born: (February 14, 1917) in Spur, Dickens County, TX
married: (a) James Marion (Jack) Caldwell ( ) in
                 (b) Jack Martin ( ) in
                 (c) Don Cobden ( ) in
                 (b) L. C. Ross ( ) in
children:
died: (August 13, 2000) in
buried:
census:
note:
   Roy Otto, Jr
   (Pete)
born: (April 29, 1923) in Spur, Dickens County, TX
married: Estelle Weber ( ) in
children: Donald Roy
died: (January 27, 1992) in TX
buried:
census:
note:
   W. L. born: (January 13, 1927) in Amherst, Lamb County, TX
married: no
children: none
died: (January 17, 1927) in
buried:
census:
note: He was possibly named "Walter Lee" after his uncle?
   John Ed
(child of Roy Otto Butts Sr and Hattie Anna Marx Griffith)

born: (July 24, 1930) in Lamesa, Dawson County, TX
married: (a) Mary June Brown ( ) in
                 (b) unknown ( ) in
children: (a) John Otto, Rilene Ann
                 (b) none
died: (May 4, 1983) in
buried: Dallas, Dallas County, TX
census:
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