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Name | Berry Alexander Butts | |
Birth | 7 Jul 1853 | Lavaca Co, Texas |
Gender | Male | |
Residence | 6 Feb 1860 | Victoria Co, Texas |
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Letter - 1860, 02/06 from Mary M Jones to Aunt Susan Bounds and cousins. Told of how cold it was, and that Poppa preached at a house nearby, and coming back they ran into some people and they went to Dr. Throckmorton's and had dinner on the Cabeza; but Poppa went the other way. (d) Note: "Dr. Throckmorton" was listed in the Goliad County census the following July. He's listed as John, a physician, age 35, but he didn't know where he was born. He had a wife and six kids ranging from 16 to 6, born in Arkansas and Texas. He also was a slave owner, as listed in slave schedule. George (Mary's brother) was studying to be a doctor in Goliad County. Can't help but wonder if Dr. Throckmorton somehow assisted him in his studies. linked to: Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (I8850) Andrew Jackson Butts, Jr (I1371) Berry Alexander Butts (I9060) John William Butts (I1415) Susan Delanie Butts (I9061) George Washington Jones, Dr (I604) Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (I583) Mary Madden Jones (I615) John Augustine Throckmorton, M.D. (neighbor) (I40983) |
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Residence | 18 Dec 1870 | Halletsville, Lavaca Co, Texas |
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Letter - 1870, 12/18 from Mary M Jones Norton, to her aunt Susan Bounds Butts. Interesting letter about her life and such. (note: Runie is Runie Stapp, dau of Mary's sister, Susan. Not sure who William and Martha are - perhaps grown step children.) linked to: Oak Hill (near LaGrange), Fayette Co, Texas Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (I8850) Berry Alexander Butts (I9060) Andrew* Prather Jones (I1209) Henry M. Jones (I660) Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (I583) Mary Madden Jones (I615) Susan Maria (or Mariah) Jones (I626) Joseph Norton (I932) Runie Markley Stapp (I9784) |
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Residence | 25 Mar 1871 | Halletsville, Lavaca Co, Texas |
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Letter - 1871, 03/25 from Mary M Jones Norton to Aunt Susan, about her life and family, etc, including telling Susan "Frances wrote to me not long since. She said for me to tell you your Father (John Bounds) was dead. Her Ma (Martha Bounds Bosworth) had got a letter from some one there." Martha and Susan were sisters, John's daughters. He had died in 1867, four years prior, in Lee County, about 75 miles north of Lavaca County. Sad it took his daughters so long to get word he died. She again mentions "Martha," but not sure who Martha is. linked to: Oak Hill (near LaGrange), Fayette Co, Texas Frances Elizabeth Bosworth (I921) Martha Bounds (I32497) Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (I8850) John Chapman Bounds (Bownds) (I9058) Berry Alexander Butts (I9060) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Butts (I32435) Susan Delanie Butts (I9061) Andrew* Prather Jones (I1209) Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (I583) |
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Residence | 23 Apr 1871 | Halletsville, Lavaca Co, Texas |
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Letter - 1871, 04/23 Mary M Jones Norton to her Aunt Susan, who lives in Halletsville, Lavaca Co. Speaks of seeds, and other things. Mrs. Upchurch who is mentioned is probably Mary Olevia Beshears Upchurch, wife of Alexander Upchurch. Alexander's mother was Delaney Butts, half-sister of Susan's husband, Andrew Jackson Butts - i.e. her nephew, and is the same "Mr. Upchurch" who Mary's brother George sent his regards to in his letter to John Butts more than 10 years prior. linked to: Big Hill, Jefferson Co, Texas Mary Olevia Beshears (I32899) Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (I8850) Berry Alexander Butts (I9060) Andrew* Prather Jones (I1209) Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (I583) Mary Madden Jones (I615) Stephen Lovelady Jones (I648) Susan Maria (or Mariah) Jones (I626) Joseph Norton (I932) |
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Residence | 25 Aug 1872 | Halletsville, Lavaca Co, Texas |
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Letter - 1872, 08/25 Mary M Jones Norton to her beloved aunt, lamenting about family affairs and speaks word that Pa had moved into the "Devils Pocket" (?), and speaks of her and Mr. Norton's possible move to Northern Texas. She speaks of a family Rabb. Mrs. Rabb was a Jones, and interestingly enough, they lived next door to the Loveladys and only a two or three residences down from the Mabra Jones in Dewitt County in 1860. However, further research has not found any connection of the two Jones families. Ulysses Rabb served as sheriff in Fayette County in the 1880s. linked to: Oak Hill (near LaGrange), Fayette Co, Texas Frances Elizabeth Bosworth (I921) Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (I8850) Berry Alexander Butts (I9060) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Butts (I32435) Susan Delanie Butts (I9061) Andrew* Prather Jones (I1209) Cyrus Young Jones, Sr. (I637) George Washington Jones, Dr (I604) Henry M. Jones (I660) |
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Residence | Abt Nov 1903 | Halletsville, Lavaca Co, Texas |
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Letter - 1903, 11/ (about), Winter from Stephen Lovelady Jones, typed on Waco-Times Hearld letterhead, to his cousin, Berry Butts. Speaks of the convenience of paved roads. Letter is not dated, but he states he will celebrate 17 years with the paper, He was editor for the Waco Daily in 1887. Assuming that was his entry position, 17 year anniversary would be May 1904, indicating this letter might have been written winter 1903/1904. On that basis, the trip to Beaumont would have been summer 1903, possibly for a reunion. The reunions rotated between Waco, Palestine and Beaumont. We know 1901 was Waco, 1902 then in Palestine, and 1903 in Beaumont. linked to: Waco Times-Herald, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas Frances Elizabeth Bosworth (I921) Berry Alexander Butts (I9060) Andrew* Prather Jones (I1209) Drucilla Adelaide Jones (I965) Stephen Lovelady Jones (I648) |
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Residence | 19 Jan 1916 | Hallettsville, Lavaca Co, Texas |
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Letter - 1916, 01/19 from Stephen Lovelady Jones to Berry Butts with plans of reuinion in Waco the upcoming summer underway, speaks of Cyrus, Andrew and Henry to come for a week, Mary, Sue and himself in Waco, and Frances (George's wife), not far away. linked to: Berry Alexander Butts (I9060) Stephen Lovelady Jones (I648) |
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Death | 8 Nov 1933 | Lavaca Co, Texas |
Burial | Salem Cem, Ezzell, Lavaca Co, Texas | |
Salem Cemetery - Butts, Berry Alexander Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas |
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Salem Cemetery - Butts, Berry Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas |
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Salem Cemetery - Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas Located south of Hallettsville on Highway 77. turn left onto FM 531 and go about two miles toward Ezzell. Cemetery is on the left. Salem Cemetery "This is a large well kept cemetery in the Salem community and next to the Salem Baptist Church. There were 1063 markers with two of them having a death date of 1861. They were J.R. Martin who died April 16, 1861 and L. Nelson in 1861. The cemetery was surveyed by Sammy Tise on September 15, 1985 and October 26, 1985. A sign in front of the church shows it was established July 14, 1857. A sign over the front gate of the cemetery reads: In memory of Mr. and Mrs. A. harless. A marker inside the cemetery reads: Dedicated to the memory, valor and generosity of Joel Ponton, Jr., 1842-1927; son of the Lavaca County pioneer settler, physician and minister, Joel Ponton, Sr.; Veteran Co. D, 2nd Texas Calvary, and its campaigns. Donor, March 31, 1881; tract of two acres for cemetery, Salem Cemetery." (source unknown) |
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Person ID | I9060 | Roots |
Last Modified | 18 May 2011 |
Father | Andrew Jackson Butts, Sr, b. 12 May 1812, Missouri d. 12 Apr 1870, Lavaca Co, Texas (Age 57 years) | |
Mother | Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?), b. 14 Apr 1834, Jasper Co, Mississippi, or South Carolina d. 1897, Lavaca Co, Texas (Age 62 years) | |
Marriage | 5 Aug 1852 | Lavaca, Lavaca Co, Texas |
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Documents | Texas, Dewitt Colony Land Grants map 1 of 2 (d) Lavaca and Dewitt County maps | |
Texas, Lavaca County, map 2 of 2 (d) Lavaca and Dewitt County maps | ||
Family ID | F658 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 | Mary Estelle (Stella) Williams, b. 10 Jun 1860, Lavaca Co, Texas d. 12 Mar 1911, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co, Texas (Age 50 years) | |||||||||||||||||
Marriage | Abt 1885 | Lavaca Co, Texas | ||||||||||||||||
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Family ID | F11378 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||
Last Modified | 3 May 2011 |
Family 2 | Sarah E. Jones, b. 21 Apr 1864, Lavaca Co, Texas d. 17 Jul 1936, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co, Texas (Age 72 years) | |
Marriage | Aft 1911 | |
Family ID | F11508 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified | 18 May 2011 |
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Documents | Letter - 1913, 05/08 from Stephen Lovelady Jones to Cousin Berry Butts, apparently still in Victoria, trying to convince Berry to come to the upcoming reuinion and the benefits of a good vacation. |