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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-79In 1850, John and Elmyra Butler were living in Edgefield County, SouthCarolina. In 1860, it appears that John and Elmyra Butler’s children, Seth andJohn, were living with their grandparents, Seth and Catherine Butler, inEdgefield County, South Carolina.References: 1) 1850 and 1860 Censuses, Edgefield County, South Carolina; 2)Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989)ANDREW PICKENS BUTLER (1.5.5.1.2) is the son of Seth Butler andCatherine M. (Day) Butler. Andrew was born in 1827 in South Carolina. AndrewP. Butler married Amanda Phoeba Anderson (born 1828 in SouthCarolina). Andrew and Amanda Butler were the parents of at least seven children:............Pierce M. Butler, b. 1848, South Carolina............Andrew Pickens Butler, Jr., b. 1849, South Carolina............John A. Butler, b. 1852, Edgefield County, South Carolina............William Butler, b. 1854, Edgefield County, South Carolina............Catherine Felecia Butler, b. 1858, Edgefield County, South Carolina............Virginia Butler, b. 1860, Edgefield County, South Carolina............Anna Butler, b. 1865, Edgefield County, South CarolinaFrom 1850 to 1870, Andrew and Amanda Butler were living in EdgefieldCounty, South Carolina. Annie Butler married John Ramsey and they had sixchildren: - Phoebe Ramsey who married a Mr. Patterson, - Annie ManRamsey who married Malcolm Lawton, - Pickens Ramsey, - CallieRamsey, - John Ramsey, - Felitia Ramsey who married C. S. Lenz.References: 1) 1850, 1860 and 1870 Censuses, Edgefield County, South Carolina; 2)Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989)THOMAS BUTLER (1.5.7) is the son of James Butler and Winifred (Brooks)Butler. Thomas was born on October 9, 1784. Thomas Butler married AlethaRobey Barnes (born February18, 1791). Thomas and Aletha Butler were theparent of at least two children:............John M. Butler (1.5.7.1)............Mary Ann Butler (1.5.7.2), b. March 20, 1817Aletha (Barnes) Butler died on August 12, 1843. Thomas Butler married a secondtime to Leticia Bussey (born May 8, 1800) who was a widow. Thomas Butlerdied around 1854 and Leticia (Bussey) Butler died on April 20, 1864.References: 1) History of Edgefield County, South Carolina," by John A. Chapman,1897; 2) D. A. R. Application Number 540,348, by Ella Louise Kelley, 1975; 3)Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989);4) Rootsweb World Connect, by Kerry Acker, September, 2004JOHN M. BUTLER (1.5.7.1) is the son of Thomas Butler and Aletha Robey(Barnes) Butler. John M. Butler married Frances Ann Sellers (born 1828). Johnand Frances Butler were the parents of three children: