Christopher Columbus Butler, 1855–1920?> (aged 65 years)
- Name
- Christopher Columbus /Butler/
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Birth of a brother
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Source: Death Certificate
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Birth of a brother
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Source: 1900 census
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Birth of a brother
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Death of a paternal grandfather
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Source: 1850 Census
Citation details: Shelby Co. AL Text: died after 1850 census. |
Census
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Death of a paternal grandmother
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Source: 1860 census
Citation details: Fayette Co. AL Text: died after 1860 census |
Birth of a sister
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Marriage
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Citation details: 14 Text: J. H. Altom, J. P. |
Birth of a daughter
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Birth of a son
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Census
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Census
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Death of a half-brother
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Birth of a daughter
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Source: Headstone
Note: 1900 census record has birth as May 1885. |
Marriage
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Citation details: 14 Text: J. A. Long, M. G. |
Birth of a daughter
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Birth of a daughter
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Death of a brother
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Source: Headstone
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Census
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Birth of a daughter
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Death of a wife
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Source: Headstone
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Death of a half-sister
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Marriage
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Text: "ceremony by J. P. Bartholomew" |
Death of a father
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Marriage of a son
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Citation details: 14 Text: F. H. Kelley, J. P. |
Marriage of a daughter
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Census
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Birth of a son
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Source: Marriage License
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Marriage of a daughter
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Citation details: 45 Text: W. R. Brasher, J. P. |
Death of a half-brother
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Death of a mother
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Census
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Marriage of a daughter
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Citation details: 11 Text: W. J. Atom, J. P. |
Death of a son
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Source: Headstone
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Marriage of a daughter
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Citation details: 66 Text: J. P. West, J. P. |
Marriage of a daughter
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Death of a half-brother
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Death of a wife
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Source: Headstone
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Death of a brother
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Source: Headstone
Citation details: Ivey Cemetery Text: "1859-1918, Father" |
Burial of a brother
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Census
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Burial of a father
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Burial of a mother
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Death
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Source: Headstone
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father |
1813–1900
Birth: about 1813
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— probably Elbert Co. GA Death: between 1891 and 1900 — Decatur Co. TN |
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mother |
1828–1910
Birth: September 1828
— Alabama Death: between 1900 and 1910 — Decatur Co. TN |
Marriage | Marriage — August 1, 1854 — Coosa Co. AL |
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1851–1936
Birth: February 11, 1851
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— Coosa Co. AL Death: April 15, 1936 — District 4, Decatur Co. TN |
4 years
himself |
1855–1920
Birth: July 2, 1855
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— Alabama Death: August 2, 1920 — Decatur Co. TN |
19 months
younger brother |
1857–1918
Birth: January 21, 1857
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— Walker Co. AL Death: April 19, 1918 — Decatur Co. TN |
3 years
younger brother |
1859–1889
Birth: December 23, 1859
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— Walker Co. AL Death: February 18, 1889 — Decatur Co. TN |
2 years
younger sister |
1862–1944
Birth: January 8, 1862
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— Tuscumbia, Franklin Co. AL (now Colbert Co. AL) Death: October 27, 1944 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN |
father |
1813–1900
Birth: about 1813
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— probably Elbert Co. GA Death: between 1891 and 1900 — Decatur Co. TN |
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father’s partner |
1815–1854
Birth: about 1815
45
— South Carolina Death: between 1852 and 1854 — Winston Co. MS |
half-brother |
1837–1900
Birth: about 1837
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— Alabama Death: between 1880 and 1900 |
4 years
half-brother |
1840–1916
Birth: September 3, 1840
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— Alabama Death: August 13, 1916 — Paragould, Greene Co. AR |
4 years
half-sister |
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3 years
half-brother |
1846–1907
Birth: June 1846
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— Alabama Death: before 1907 — St. Francis, Clay Co. AR |
4 years
half-sister |
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21 months
half-brother |
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2 years
half-brother |
1852–1924
Birth: October 8, 1852
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— Winston Co. MS Death: June 19, 1924 — District 6, Crockett Co. TN |
himself |
1855–1920
Birth: July 2, 1855
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— Alabama Death: August 2, 1920 — Decatur Co. TN |
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wife | |
Marriage | Marriage — March 22, 1883 — Decatur Co. TN |
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daughter |
1884–1925
Birth: December 18, 1884
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— Decatur Co. TN Death: August 27, 1925 |
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1882–1938
Birth: May 21, 1882
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— Decatur Co. TN Death: December 26, 1938 — Church Street, Henderson, Chester Co. TN |
6 years
daughter |
1888–1953
Birth: February 16, 1888
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— Tennessee Death: October 11, 1953 — Decatur Co. TN |
6 years
daughter |
1894–1964
Birth: April 18, 1894
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— Tennessee Death: December 28, 1964 — District 7, Henderson Co. TN |
himself |
1855–1920
Birth: July 2, 1855
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— Alabama Death: August 2, 1920 — Decatur Co. TN |
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wife |
1861–1917
Birth: February 5, 1861
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— Montgomery Co. IN Death: June 11, 1917 |
Marriage | Marriage — April 18, 1897 — Henderson Co. TN |
4 years
son |
1900–…
Birth: November 5, 1900
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— McLemoresville, Carroll Co. TN |
himself |
1855–1920
Birth: July 2, 1855
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— Alabama Death: August 2, 1920 — Decatur Co. TN |
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wife | |
Marriage | Marriage — January 6, 1875 — Decatur Co. TN |
2 years
daughter |
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3 years
son |
wife’s husband | |
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wife | |
Marriage | Marriage — September 3, 1879 — Decatur Co. TN |
wife’s partner | |
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wife |
1861–1917
Birth: February 5, 1861
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— Montgomery Co. IN Death: June 11, 1917 |
stepdaughter |
Marriage |
Citation details: 14 Text: J. H. Altom, J. P. |
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Marriage |
Citation details: 14 Text: J. A. Long, M. G. |
Marriage |
Text: "ceremony by J. P. Bartholomew" |
Death |
Source: Headstone
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Shared note
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Christopher Columbus Butler was born 1855 in Alabama as the first child of James M. Butler and Amanda Bishop. In 1857, Columbus moved with his father and mother to Walker Co. AL to live on a land patent purchased by his father. In 1861, Columbus moved with the family to northern Alabama. By 1870, Columbus had moved to Decatur Co. TN along with his parents and several siblings. Columbus farmed and raised cotton along with his brothers Austin and Patrick in Decatur Co. near Point Pleasant, TN. In 1875, Columbus married Sarah A. Turnbo in Decatur Co. TN. They had two children - Mary T. and Edgar Edd. Mary died young; Ed survived to adulthood. In 1883, Columbus purchased the first land owned by the Butler family in Decatur County. The land was purchased from W. H. Bogan from the estate sale of J. D. Reynals based on a judgment against James K. Martin. This land contains the current Butler Cemetery in Decatur Co. TN. Also in 1883, Columbus married Mary E. Edwards. Columbus and Mary had five children, Ella, Flora, Alva, Amanda Caroline, and Nora Mae Butler. All survived to adulthood and married. Mary died in 1894 and is buried in the Butler Cemetery in Decatur Co. TN. Columbus married a third time in Henderson Co. in 1897 with his marriage to Lottie Fagg. Columbus and Lottie had one son, David Benjamin. Ben was a World War II veteran and was present at the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Columbus was somewhat of a land trader and owned various pieces of land in the local area. Lottie died in 1917 and Columbus died in 1920. They are both buried in the Butler Cemetery on the land that Columbus purchased in 1883. State of Tennessee From Gordon H. Turner, Sr., The History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee (Carter Printing Company, Southaven, Mississippi, 1977). In the early 1890's, Prof. Benard A. Tucker built a nice frame building in which he lived and "took in boarders" for the college which he founded. This historic old place is now owned by Mrs. Ozie Creasy and is occupied by Mrs. Beulab Austin and her sons, Seaman and Eugene. Gay-90's homes were erected near the Tucker house by the Will Stubblefields, Ben McClanahans, P. H. Stephens, and Nat Huggins families. Our Mack Wicker recently built his home on the site of the Stubblefield place which had been occupied, after the Stubblefields left here, by the Columbus Butler, A. O. Magers, and Otis Clenney families. In the 1880 census, the Christopher Columbus Butler family is recorded twice. On June 19, 1880, they are living next door to his apparent brother Thomas A. Butler in dwelling 206. On June 29, 1880, they are living next door to his father, James M. Butler in dwelling 304. Either the family moved and was recorded twice or it is a recording error by the census taker. In the 1920 Decatur County TN census, Columbus Butler is living in the John H. Moore household. |
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