Descendants of William Green Butler 1834 - 1912

Descendants of WILLIAM GREEN BUTLER

1 WILLIAM GREEN BUTLER b: June 20, 1834 in Scott county MS d: June 14, 1912 in Karnes County TX ........ +ADELINE RIGGS BURRIS b: May 15, 1838 in Washington County Ohio. m: January 1858 in Goliad County TX. d: April 7, 1908 in San Antonio, TX.

..........2 NEWTON GREEN BUTLER b: December 7, 1858 in LA. d: March 12, 1895 at age 36 in New Orleans LA.  Alcoholism may have been contributing factor ......... +MARY ELDER b: November 1856 in Karnes County TX. m: November 12, 1877 in Karnes County TX. d: September 6, 1926 in Bexar County TX. Buried in Floresville TX.  A Butler married a sister of Sheriff Elder BEFORE the trouble.
..................3 EFFIE MAY BUTLER b: September 12, 1878. d: November 1, 1979. Buried in Floresville TX .......... +COLE DEVER.
Second husband of EFFIE MAY BUTLER: ........ +WALTER TURNER b: 1875 d: 1941.
..................3 NORMAN Newton? BUTLER b: March 26, 1880. d: July 14, 1954. Buried in Floresville TX........ +BESS Sarah? WISEMAN b: June 4, 1882. d: September 29, 1960. Buried in Floresville TX.
..................3 LOLA ANGELINE BUTLER b: July 31, 1882. d: March 6, 1980 ...... +EDWARD CANFIELD.
..................3 VERNOR MONROE BUTLER b: October 29, 1886. d: December 12, 1959 ........ +MARY TIMBERLAKE b: June 16, 1890. d: December 2, 1964.
..................3 ADELINE Singie BUTLER b: August 1890. d: 1976 ........ +HARRY WEDDINGTON.

..........2 HELEN M. ADALINE BUTLER b: April 22, 1860 in Karnes County TX. d: May 4, 1948 in Karnes County TX ........ +ANDREW MONROE NICHOLS b: December 17, 1859 m: March 17, 1884 in Karnes County TX. d: March 20, 1932. He drove a hack to the voting, with feed sacks on the floorboards.  During the shooting, he was inside voting.
..................3 SYKES P. NICHOLS
..................3 DWIGHT MOODY NICHOLS, Sr. b: March 9, 1885 in Karnes County TX. d: September 4, 1966 in Karnes County TX ........ +PAULINE K. CONRAD b: August 2, 1893 m: February 20, 1912 in DeWitt County TX. d: May 27, 1983
..................3 BRUCE JAMES NICHOLS b: December 9, 1887 in Karnes County TX. d: April 7, 1965 in Bexar County TX ........ +LINDA
..................3 ETHEL NICHOLS b: August 31, 1893 in Karnes County TX. d: December 4, 1949 in Karnes County TX ........ +HOWARD CALDWELL HYSAW b: November 23, 1891 in Big Spring TX. m: May 23, 1912 in Karnes County TX. d: November 27, 1930. Bank Director and County Tax Collector.

..........2 LOUISA MABEL BUTLER b: April 4, 1862 d: September 7, 1944 in Bexar County TX ........ +JOSEPH W. ADAMS b: 1855 d: 1916

..........2 EMMETT W. BUTLER   b: November 3 or 8, 1864 in Karnes County TX.    d: December 27, 1884.  Never married.  Killed in Helena at age 20.

..........2 MARION BUTLER b: November 9, 1866. Died in infancy. d: November 19, 1866. Buried first at "Broke Tan," body moved later to Butler Family Cemetery.

..........2 SYKES CHARLES BUTLER b: 1867 in Karnes County TX. d: April 5 or 8, 1946 ........ +EMMA JANE SEALE b: October 23, 1869 in Yazoo County MS. m: December 31, 1890 in Kenedy, Karnes County TX. Wedding date is Jan. 10, 1891 in an old Runge newspaper. d: July 22, 1957. Buried in the Butler Family Cemetery. She came to Karnes County in 1889.
..................3 ADDIE MAE Adeline BUTLER b: November 3 or 30, 1891 in Karnes County TX. No children. d: December 29, 1978. She owned the El Oso Farm, part of William Green Butler's vast acreage, 12 m SW of Karnes City ........ +GEORGE NIXON Nick LYNCH b: 1888 m: November 23, 1911 d: 1958 or 1979 in Karnes County TX. Buried in the Butler Family Cemetery.
..................3 EMMA EVA "Fotchie" BUTLER b: October 23, 1898 in Karnes County TX. d: December 7, 1964 in Karnes County TX ........ +JOE TOM HOUSTON m:April 2, 1918 in Bexar County TX.
..................3 BESS BUTLER b: 1900 in Karnes County TX. d: 1990 in Karnes County TX. Butler Family Cemetery ........ +HAROLD EUGENE STURCKEN b: 1894 d: 1923 in Karnes County TX.
Second husband of Bess:  ......+Dr. H. L. ERICKSON
Third husband of Bess:   ........ +Col. E. L. (or E. V.) HARBECK
..................3 MYRTLE ELIZABETH "Dude" BUTLER b: September 10, 1893 in Karnes County TX. d: June 21, 1971 in Karnes County TX ........ +GARLAND E. GRADY b: 1893 in Karnes County TX. d: 1971 in Karnes County TX. Butler Family Cemetery.
..................3 WILLIAM BRYAN Buddy BUTLER b: November 17, 1896 in Karnes County TX. d: August 6 or 8, 1969. Butler Family Cemetery ........ +ALICE KATHRYN RUTLEDGE b: September 7, 1899 or 1900 m: January 10, 1924 in Karnes County TX. d: August 11, 1987
..................3 NELL BUTLER b: December 17, 1910 in Karnes County TX. d: August 20, 1993. She lived on the Butler place, founded in 1877, located 1.5 miles north of Karnes City ........ +JOHN MATTHEWS
............ Second husband of NELL BUTLER: ........ +ALBERT J. BAKER b: 1906 m: December 12, 1947 in Sinton TX. d: November 6, 1982 in Karnes County TX.

..........2 CORA ANN BUTLER b: February 25, 1870. Unmarried daughter. d: July 30, 1947. Buried in the Butler Family Cemetery.  She lived in the Butler mansion on the north edge of Kenedy, the site of the Butler Family Cemetery.

..........2 THEODORE GREEN "Thee" BUTLER b: September 14, 1871 in Karnes County TX. d: February 2, 1948 in Karnes County TX ........ +MARTHA LOUISE "Mattie" SEALE b: December 24 or 27, 1874 in Karnes County. m: October 4 or 11, 1893 in Karnes County TX. d: December 20, 1944 in Nix Hospital, San Antonio TX.
..................3 MARVIN NEWTON BUTLER b: 1894 in Karnes County TX. d: 1969 in Karnes County TX ........ +HATTIE MAY LIVINGSTON m: April 9, 1919
..................3 LUCILLE BUTLER b: 1897 in Karnes county TX. She acquired 367 acres from her father in 1946. d: 1964 in Karnes county TX ........ +CHARLES B. HUMMEL b: 1887 d: 1926
Second husband of Lucille, Milton J. Schmitt.
Third husband of Lucille, A. T. Goff.
..................3 NORENE Norine "Rene" BUTLER b: 1900 in Karnes County TX. d: March 13, 1930 in Bexar County TX ........ +ROY McGrady McCRADY
..................3 THEODORE GREEN "Man" BUTLER, Jr. b: May 15, 1907 in Karnes County TX. d: June 24, 1972 ........ +BESS GARY m: in San Marcos TX.   No children.

.......... 2 WILLIAM GREEN "Hemis" BUTLER, Jr. b: November 8, 1876. Killed in an automobile accident. d: November 20, 1913 or 1914. Buried in Butler Family Cemetery ........ +IDA BRIGHT m: 1899. Buried in a nearby cemetery with the Lee family.


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