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From: "bonedigr" <>
Subject: [KYGRANT-L] Fw: {not a subscriber} Roll Call
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:16:06 -0500

> My Grant County ancestor is Silvanus (Squire) BUTLER. Silvanus was born
in
> Bath County in 1817. His father was Nathan BUTLER and grandfather was
> Ignatious BUTLER. In 1838, Silvanus married Margaret Ann FLETCHER. The
> couple moved to Grant County in 1852. In 1855, Silvanus signed a land
> contract for 92 3/4 acres on Arnolds Creek. Silas ROGERS and the
Silvanus'
> sister Artemissia lived on an adjacent farm.
>
> In 1864, Silvanus and Homer HUDSON became involved in a dispute over the
> title to the Arnold's Creek farm. By 1869, Silvanus lost the property and
> (according to family legend) moved to Missouri dying on the way. Margaret
> Ann returned to Grant County. She died in 1896 and is buried under her
> maiden name in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The house that she died in is
located
> on the Warsaw road about 500 yards east of the Clarks Creek road. Her son
> Sylvanus Wayne (Buck) BUTLER owned the farm at the time of her death. His
> brothers Silas, Nathan, Grandison and Thomas Nicholas (my GGrandfather)
all
> lived on farms nearby. The eldest son was Will Odd BUTLER, a civil war
> veteran.
>
> All of the Butlers mentioned in Conrad's "Grant County History" descended
> from Silvanus and Margaret Ann. The daughters included Lydia Ann (first
> husband William G. ROZELL) second husband John HENDRIX (probably a brother
> of Will Odd's wife Martha Alice HENDRIX. Mary who married A.C. Abernathy.
> Catherine and Addie and Carn (perhaps Caren)( I don't know who they
> married). The youngest daughter was Margaret. Margaret allegedly "moved
to
> Colorado and worked for a wealthy family".
>
> I really would like to know what exactly happened to Silvanus? Where is
he
> buried? Also would appreciate any other information about the daughters of
> Silvanus and Margaret Ann. Does anyone on the list recognize an ancestor
in
> this history? I do have more information about Nathan and Ignatious.
> Ignatious is a Revolutionary War veteran and has at least 6 descendants in
> the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). I will be glad to help
with
> the documentation.
>
>

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