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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Catherine Dodd Butler in Marshall County, Tennessee, on December 29, 1842. Father of Joel Butler, Susan Butler, Mary Butler, Lydia Butler, and Martha Butler. Farmer in Marshall County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Marshall County, Subdivision 53, p. 22B-23A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 589.

Tennessee Marriage Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee, Marshall County Marriages, 1836-1882, p. 65.

Citation

Butler, James A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212168 (November 12, 2026).

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T. A. Butler et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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