Alexander Thompson Butler

1827 - 1902  (74 years)

• Name	Alexander Thompson Butler
  Birth	10 Oct 1827	Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military	1861-1865	Civil War
  	7th Tennessee Calvary, Co B, Butler enlisted for 3 years at Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN on 8/10/62. He furnished his own horse and equipment. He was appointed corporal on 8/18/62. According to records, the 7th Cavalry was one of the most unlucky, if not outright incompetent units to fight [the latter perhaps because of poor leadership.] After various misadventures, a large part of this unit was captured and some of the men were sent to the infamous Andersonville Prison Camp. The remainder reformed in Kentucky and were assigned guard duty to keep them out of trouble. Butler spent time in Andersonville Prison in Georgia and was exchanged through Savannah, GA in the November/December 1864 exchanges. He mustered out on 6/28/65 due to disability. He was given transportation from Louisville, KY to Buena Vista, TN, which probably means he spent time in the Jeffersonville, IN, hospital because of the scrobutus he contracted in prison. Married to Elizabeth Smith in 1846, it was their son Littlefield who is mentioned in the hospital record as a contact relative. After the war he received a pension because he was afflicted with pellagra, a disease caused by severe vitamin deficiency.
  Occupation	1870	Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  	He made his living as a farmer in the Dollar community, but occasionally peddled medicine in Huntingdon.
  Military	1887	Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  	Butler was a member of the Isaac R Hawkins Post #58 of the GAR and gave his occupation as farmer. He applied for an invalid pension in 1889 and is buried in the Humble Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN with a military marker.
  Death	25 Jun 1902	Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  Burial	Humbles Cemetery, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  		Alexander Thompson Butler Corporal, Co B, 7th Tennessee Cavalry Civil War
  Person ID	I28473	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Smith,   b. 26 Mar 1824, Tennessee, USA d. ca 1865, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1846	Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  	Tennessee. Carroll County. Marriage book ?-130, 2 Mar 1846. A. T. Butler and Elizabeth Smith, married 11 Mar 1846 by Jonathan Butler, JP.
  		Marriage Record of Alexander Thompson Butler and Elizabeth Smith Married March 11, 1846 in Carroll County, Tennessee.
  Children	1. Littlefield F. Butler,   b. 30 Nov 1847, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Jan 1925, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)   2. Lucy Ann Butler,   b. 15 May 1848, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Apr 1924, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years) + 3. Levi Thomas Butler,   b. 5 May 1851, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Dec 1916, Garrettsburg, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years)   4. Columbus M. Butler,   b. 25 May 1850, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Aug 1850, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 0 years)   5. Artemesia Butler,   b. 6 Aug 1853, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Mar 1941, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)   6. Annie Elizabeth Butler,   b. 11 Jul 1855, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Apr 1947, Mead, Bryan Co, Oklahoma, USA (Age 91 years) + 7. Emerson Kent Butler,   b. 22 Aug 1857, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 24 May 1923, Boone Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 65 years)   8. Newton Munroe Butler,   b. 22 Oct 1859, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Oct 1937, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)   9. Redman Butler,   b. 6 Jan 1862, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Sep 1932, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F10616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Dickerson   d. 27 Jan 1870, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	28 Jan 1866	Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. Johnny Alexanders Butler,   b. ca 1866, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA   2. Oder Butler,   b. ca 1868, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Oct 1943, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F11874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017

  
  

  Family 3	Ruth Ann Duncan,   b. 4 Jun 1830, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Jun 1890, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1870	Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. Susan Gardener Butler,   b. 21 Apr 1871, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Nov 1955, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years)   2. Minnie Ada Butler,   b. 27 Aug 1873, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Jun 1914, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F11875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017

  
  

  Family 4	Margaret Williams,   b. 9 May 1840, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA d. ca 1936, Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1890	Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F11876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017

  
  

  Family 5	Emma Grizzard
  Marriage	27 Oct 1896	Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F11877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Oct 1827 - Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 11 Mar 1846 - Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA Military - 7th Tennessee Calvary, Co B, Butler enlisted for 3 years at Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN on 8/10/62. He furnished his own horse and equipment. He was appointed corporal on 8/18/62. According to records, the 7th Cavalry was one of the most unlucky, if not outright incompetent units to fight [the latter perhaps because of poor leadership.] After various misadventures, a large part of this unit was captured and some of the men were sent to the infamous Andersonville Prison Camp. The remainder reformed in Kentucky and were assigned guard duty to keep them out of trouble. Butler spent time in Andersonville Prison in Georgia and was exchanged through Savannah, GA in the November/December 1864 exchanges. He mustered out on 6/28/65 due to disability. He was given transportation from Louisville, KY to Buena Vista, TN, which probably means he spent time in the Jeffersonville, IN, hospital because of the scrobutus he contracted in prison. Married to Elizabeth Smith in 1846, it was their son Littlefield who is mentioned in the hospital record as a contact relative. After the war he received a pension because he was afflicted with pellagra, a disease caused by severe vitamin deficiency. - 1861-1865 - Civil War Marriage - 28 Jan 1866 - Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA Occupation - He made his living as a farmer in the Dollar community, but occasionally peddled medicine in Huntingdon. - 1870 - Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 30 Mar 1870 - Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA Military - Butler was a member of the Isaac R Hawkins Post #58 of the GAR and gave his occupation as farmer. He applied for an invalid pension in 1889 and is buried in the Humble Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN with a military marker. - 1887 - Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 24 Dec 1890 - Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 27 Oct 1896 - Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA Death - 25 Jun 1902 - Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Humbles Cemetery, Carroll Co, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth