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Martha Jane BUTLER[1, 2]

Female Abt 1839 - 1909  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name Martha Jane BUTLER 
    Born Abt 1839  , Habersham, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • Implied birthdate varies widely in source records:
      1840 Census: 5 and under - between 1835 and 1840
      1850 Census: age 11 - 1839
      1860 Census: age 18 - 1842, Georgia
      1880 Census: age 50 - 1830
      1900 Census: age 66 - 1833
      James Butler Indian War pension file: age 67 - 1835
      Parents married Mar 1839.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1840  , Habersham, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • James Butler is enumerated as head of household. The household includes one male age 30-40 (likely James, 26), one female 5 and under (first initial, M. - likely Martha Jane), one female 20-30 (likely Rhoda). All are free whites. The family is living next door to Frances (Winters) Quarles.
    Census 1850  District 38, Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • James Butler is enumerated as head of household. His age is given as 30 and his occupation as laborer. His birthplace is given as North Carolina. He cannot read and write. Other household members include "R" (likely Rhoda), age 25 and the following children: "M," age 11, female; "J. M.," age 6, male; "R," age 4, male; and "J. E." (likely James E,) age 1, male.
    Census 1860  Georgia Militia District 1041, Cass, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Martha J. (18) appeared in the household of "John Word" (48). She was born in Georgia. The household included John (1/12), John Butler (15), and Berry Griffin (20).

      A "J. Butler" three households up may be Martha and John Butler's brother, James Evan.
    Died 4 Jan 1909  , Bartow, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Aft 4 Jan 1909  Woffords Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery, , Bartow, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I2439  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2010 

    Father James B. BUTLER,   b. Abt 1816, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1876, Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Mother Rhoda QUALLS,   b. 1825, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1856, About 2 Miles From Cartersville, Cass, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1839  , Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John WARD,   b. Abt 1812, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Aug 1857  , Cass, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    Ward-Butler Marriage License
    Ward-Butler Marriage License
    Records the marriage of John Ward and Martha Jane Butler
    Children 
     1. John WARD,   b. Abt 1860, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S218] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 38, Hall, Georgia; Roll: M432_72; Page: 362; Image: 250. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=18709442&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S197] P. M. Sinclair [(E-ADDRESS) HELD FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Tonia Kendrick, e-mail,; privately held by Kendrick, [(E-ADDRESS) HELD FOR PRIVATE USE,]., "RE: James Butler (re: Susannah Butler message)" (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S669] 1860 Census. Georgia. Cass County., roll 114; Militia District 1041, p. 7 (penned), dwelling 53, family 53, Martha J. Word; (Reliability: 2).
      http://tinyurl.com/y895wrg

    4. [S585] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Habersham, Georgia; Roll: 42; Page: 133. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1749065&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S115] Register Report for James Butler b 1820 VA," supplied 04 Jan 2009 by Sinclair, [(E-ADDRESS) HELD FOR PRIVATE USE,].

    6. [S278] Bartow County Marriage Books-Bartow Co. GenWeb, 24 December 2008; Book E, 1853-1868: 110; Ward-Butler; 1857, recorded license and return (Reliability: 3).