Gone to Texas
Butler County Residents who are Known to have Migrated to Texas before 1900
Please send your Butler-Texas ancestor names (with dates) to County Coordinator.
Family |
Year to Texas |
County |
Last Butler Census |
1st TX Census |
Allied Families or Comments |
Submitter |
| Alford, Reddin and Nancy Harrison | 1868-69 | Milam | 1866 (Lowndes 1850) | 1870 | Reddin b. 1815 SC, d. 21 Aug 1895; Nancy (dau of James & Delany Justice Harrison of Butler Co) b. 1823 Wilkinson Co, GA, d. 1886 Milam Co; both bur. Forest Grove Cem, Milam Co, TX. | Rose Shelton |
| Black, Charles Franklin | 1870-80 | Nacogdoches | 1870 | 1880 | Son of Hugh Black and Sarah Unknown; buried at Pine Knot Cemetery. | Cheryll Morris Sumner |
| Blankenship, John W and Eliza Miller | abt 1858-60 | Nacogdoches | not found | 1860 Melrose | Son Columbus married Mary Jones, dau of Mary Seale and Amos Jones. | Wilda Murphy |
| Boggus, James Carter and Mary Elizabeth Turner | 1868-70 | Gonzales | 1860 | 1870 | M. 10/15/1858 Butler Co. Brother Jasper Newton married Mary Elizabeth's sister Ann Catherine (parents John and Mary Turner - another sister, Martha Ann Melvina married Thomas Alexander Mercer and also went to Texas). | Allan Rowe |
| Boggus, Jasper Newton and Ann Catherine Turner | 1868-70 | Gonzales | 1860 | 1870 | M. 12/13/1855 Butler Co. Brother James Carter married Ann Catherine's sister Mary Elizabeth. James and Jasper both sons of Silas Boggus and Jane Ann Bond. Silas, supposed to be buried in Butler Co, died in 1857. | Allan Rowe |
| Brooks, Drury William and Margaret Turner | 1860-80? | Navarro | 1860 | 1880 | Not found 1870. Prob. bur. in Navarro Co. Son of John Sawyer Brooks and Rebecca Mitchell. | Cheryll Morris Sumner |
| Coe, Isaac and Sarah Bacon | 1875 | Franklin or Washington | 1870 (Crenshaw) | 1880 | In Butler Co before Crenshaw. Wren, Bacon families. | Mary Lou Trice |
| Coleman, Benjamin Andrew and Anna Elizabeth Toole | 1870-76 | Leon | 1870 | 1880 | Son of Daniel W. and Hannah Coleman; b. 28 Apr 1846, prob. Butler Co; AL, d. 12 Mar 1928; bur. New Salem Cemetery, Leon Co, TX. more info | Beth Gay |
| Coleman, George T and Amarantha Evans | 1866-70 | Johnson | 1860 | 1870 | Son of Richard and Rachel Burkett Coleman | Betty Manning |
| Coleman, Theodore and Sara Elizabeth Kilpatrick | abt 1873 | Grimes | 1870 | 1880 | Son of Abraham Womack Coleman and Mary Ringgold; b. 11 Apr 1838 in Butler Co, Al; d. 01 Mar 1923; see article in BCHGS Quarterly, Volume 43, No. 2, Apr 2007. more info | Beth Gay |
| Cowart, Daniel Turner | 1870-80 | Madison | 1870 | 1880 | B. 1851, d. San Saba Co, TX, Feb 1933. Bur. Varga Chapel Cemetery. | Charlotte Epps |
| Cowart, Stephen B and Julia Ann Hart | 1850-60 | Madison | 1850 | 1860 | Both died San Saba Co, TX: Stephen in Jun 1899, Julia in 1909. Bur. Varga Chapel Cemetery. | Charlotte Epps |
| Fuller, Archibald and Elizabeth "Betty" Mosley | 1850-55 | Madison/ Montgomery |
1840 | 1860 | Buried at Indian Village Cem, Ouachita Parish, La. Dau of William Mosley and Judith Cheatham. | Annette Ditto |
| Gardner, Robert Warren, | 1860-76 | Navarro | 1860 | 1900 | Son of Thomas J. and Helen Gardner; born 16 May 1852 Butler Co., AL; Married Julia Smith Yarbrough 24 Aug 1876 Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX. Had 14 children, all born in Texas; died in Hasse, Comanche Co., TX, 30 May 1904 at age 52 years. | Kat Taylor |
| Glenn, Thomas Lewis and Caroline Eliz. "Betty" Dudley | abt 1895 | Houston | not found | 1900 | Son of Lewis Riley Glenn & Caroline Moorer. Dau of John M Dudley & Caroline D Crum | Elizabeth Meriwether |
| Grimes, James Alfred and Susan Miller | abt 1858-60 | Nacogdoches | not found | 1860 Melrose | Another dau of Milbrey Miller | Wilda Murphy |
| Hart, Jordan and Elizabeth Maxey | 1850-60 | Madison | 1850 | 1860 | Parents of Julia Ann Hart Cowart, wife of Stephen B. Bur. Varga Chapel Cemetery, San Saba County, TX. | Charlotte Epps |
| Howard, Lee and Hattie Vera Rush | 1880-91 | Hunt | 1880 | 1900 Gr'nville | m. 1891 Hunt Co. Rel. fam: Dunklin, Reddock, Flowers | John Howard McCasland |
| Hutchinson, Burrell Brown and Amanda M F Herbert | 1840-42 | Washington | 1840 | 1850 | Son of Thos. Hutchinson and Mary Cook, SC. | Alexis Spiritas |
| Joiner, Jordan and Sallie Rushton | 1860-70 | Burnet, Llano & San Saba | 1850 | 1870 | Cheryll Morris Sumner | |
| Kelly, Osborne, widower of Elizebeth Miller | 1860-70 | Nacogdoches | 1860 | 1870 Cherino | Not on 1867 Nacogdoches Voters List. | Wilda Murphy |
| McCoy, Elbert Milton and Priscilla Ann Elizabeth Bullard | 1875 | Cass | 1860 | 1880 | Son of John Robinson McCoy, Jr. & Catherine Derinda Tillery. Photo | Tim J. McCoy |
| Mercer, Thomas "Alexander" and Martha Ann "Melvina" Turner | early 1870s | Caldwell | 1870 | 1880 | Son of Wm Mercer and Delilah Gandy (bur. Sardis Bapt Cem, Pigeon Creek, AL); wife was dau of John Turner. Wid. Mary Turner to Texas with Mercers. | Janet Saylor |
| Miller, Milbrey, widow of Hiram | 1850-60 | Nacogdoches | 1850 | 1860 Melrose | Rhodes, Kelly, Mullins | Wilda Murphy |
| Morris, Sarah Harrison Bailey | 1870-80 | Cherokee | 1870 | 1880 | Bur. Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Cherokee Co., TX. Widow of Singleton Bailey and James B. Morris. | Cheryll Morris Sumner |
| Mosley, James Albert and Mary Elizabeth Fuller | 1850-55 | Madison/ Montgomery |
1840 | 1860 | Buried at Old Bethel, Grimes Co, Tx. Son of William Mosley and Judith Cheatham. | Annette Ditto |
| Mosley, Robert Alexander and Mary (Mourning) Eliz. McCoy | 1850-55? | Grimes | 1840 | 1880 Madison Co | Bur. Old Bethel, Grimes Co, Tx. Son of William Mosley and Judith Cheatham. | Annette Ditto |
| Mullins, John Hiram and Delilah Kelly | 1868 | Nacogdoches | 1866 | 1870 Cherino | His mo., Martha, possibly a Miller. Delilah's mother rptd to be Elizabeth Miller. | Wilda Murphy |
| Murphy, John and Celia Gafford | Dec 1883 | Cherokee | 1880 | none | Prob. first cousin to John W and Allen B Seale who went to Nacogdoches Co. | Wilda Murphy |
| Parmer, Felix Oscar and Sarah Adeline Phipps | 1884 | Trinity | 1880 | 1900 | Son of Joseph Parmer. Sally Phipps widow by 1900; half-bro Toliver Phipps moved to Falls Co, TX 1859. | Jackie Ashley Pace |
| Peavy, Daniel Brinkley | 1851-52 | Dewitt | 1850 | 1860 | Wallace/Brooks. | Cheryll Morris Sumner |
| Phillips, Pinckney G and Jane Smith | abt 1851 | Cherokee | 1850 | 1860 | Pinckney b. 1812 SC; Jane 1815 MS; m. 1840 Butler. | Lynda L Fredendall |
| Rasberry, Albert and Mary Jones | 1871-72? (Mary) |
Nacogdoches | 1870 | 1880 Linn Flat |
Dau of Mary Seale and Amos Jones of Butler Co. | Wilda Murphy |
| Reid, Daniel Coleman | 1870-76 | Leon | 1870 | 1880 | Son of Cornelia Coleman (sister of Benjamin Andrew Coleman) and Felix Edwin Reid; b. 03 Nov 1862 in Greenville, Butler Co, AL; d. 14 Nov 1952 in Leon County, Texas; never married; bur. New Salem Cemetery, Leon Co, TX; accompanied Benjamin Andrew Coleman and family to Texas. | Beth Gay |
| Rhodes, Kinchin and Mary Ann Elizabeth Williams | 1872 | Wood | 1870 | 1880 | Walton, Breedlove | Jim Rhodes |
| Rhodes, Benjamin and Dicey Miller | 1850-60 | Nacogdoches | 1850 (Monroe) | 1860 Melrose | 1st wife prob. Sarah Murphy Mullins. | Wilda Murphy |
| Ringgold, Richard and Frances Isabel Livingston | 1850-60 | Grimes | 1850 | 1860 | Children: Richard, Frances Jane, Martha Ellen. Accompanied by Theodore and Martha Frances Coleman, children of Abraham Coleman, and Theodore's wife, Mary Ringgold. See Ringgold story in Butler and Lowndes County Heritage books. | Mary Coleman Wynn |
| Seale, Allen Beckham and Elizabeth Stallings | 1872 | Nacogdoches | 1870 (Wilcox) | 1880 Melrose | Son of Ransom and Ellen Murphy Seale | Wilda Murphy |
| Seale, James Thomas and Mary Frances Ward | 1871-72? | Nacogdoches | 1870 (Wilcox) | 1880 Cherino | Son of Thomas III. | Wilda Murphy |
| Seale, John Wilson and Gracie Stallings | 1871 | Nacogdoches | 1860 (Wilcox) | 1800 Melrose | Son of Ransom and Ellen Murphy Seale | Wilda Murphy |
| Seale, Mary widow of Amos Jones | 1871-72? | Nacogdoches | 1870 | 1800 Linn Flat |
Dau of Thomas III. Dau Callie m. Columbus Blankenship. | Wilda Murphy |
| Seale, William Riley and Frances Jane Yates | 1850-55 | Nacogdoches | none | 1860 Melrose | Son of Thomas III. | Wilda Murphy |
| Sellers, Eliza Ann Brinkley? | 1870-80? | Cass & Marion | 1860 | 1880 | Not found 1870. Buried at Old Foundry Cemetery, Marion Co; widow of John D Sellers. | Cheryll Morris Sumner | Shine, Daniel B and Mary Ann Stallings | abt 1858 | Polk | 1850 | 1860 (1870 Madison Co) | M. 1835 Butler Co. Sold property 1857. D. Polk Co 1859. Mary Ann d. 1898 Madison Co. | David Willbanks | Sims, Wiley and Luvinia Reddock | 1853 | Limestone | 1850 (Conecuh) | 1860 (Personville) | Wiley: 1810-1866. Luvinia: 1817-1883. Married 1839 in Butler Co. | Mildred Stinson Brown | Skinner, James Caperous and Idella McKellow | abt 1895 | Henderson | 1880 | 1900 | Son of Ariss and Sarah Ann Wiggins Skinner. | ? |
| Smith, Ambrose Alison and Mary Jane Thomas | 1858-60 | Liberty | 1850 | 1860 | Hall, West, Donahue, McGinnis | Kay Pacheco |
| Smith, Stephen and Harriet Peavy | 1855-57 | Polk | 1850 | 1860 | M. Butler Co 1851. Only Harriet found in Butler 1850, dau of Charles and Rebecca Mathews Peavy. | Joan Echols Taylor |
| Streety, William Thames and Mary Whitfield Hartley | abt 1852 | Freestone | 1850 | 1860 | She was daughter of Joseph and Mary Bexley Hartley. | Allen & Betty Johannes |
| Tallant, Samuel H (widower of Rebecca Ugenia Stuart) | 1892-1900 | Angelina | 1870 | 1900 | Rebecca U. Stuart died in Butler Co., Alabama, on April 5, 1882, buried at South Butler Cemetery. Samuel Tallant died November 5, 1911, Brown Co., Texas. | Charles Stuart |
| Taylor, Albert Jack | 1842 | Cass | ? | 1850 | Son of Ward Taylor. See Pioneer file. | Steve Stone |
| Taylor, Job | 1842 | Harrison | Prior to 1830 | 1850 | Brother of Ward Taylor. See pioneer file. | Steve Stone |
| Taylor, Joseph M | 1842 | Harrison | Prior to 1830 | 1850 | Brother of Ward Taylor. See pioneer file. | Steve Stone |
| Taylor, Marion DeKalb (MDK) | 1842 | Cass | 1840 | 1850 | Son of Ward Taylor. See pioneer file. | Steve Stone |
| Taylor, Ward and Nancy Ann Matthews | 1842 | Cass | ? | 1850 | Sons Marion DeKalb, Albert Jack, Hubbard Bonner; brothers Elias, Job, Joseph M. See pioneer file. | Steve Stone |
| Thomas, Cornelius James and Frances Isabelle | 1885 | Falls | 1880 | 1900 | son of Isaac Jackson Thomas (1826-1885) of Greenville. Bur. at Masonic Cemetery, Caldwell, TX. | Todd Thomas |
| Tillery, George Washington and Nancy Catherine Mosley | ? | Nacogdoches | ? | 1880 Angelina Co | 2nd wife Mollie C Barganier; bur. Gravel Ridge, Nacogdoches | Annette Ditto |
| Tynes, Henry and Nancy Matilda Galloway | 1860-70 | Fannin | 1850 | 1870 Bonham | Sabine Parish, LA, 1860. Son of Timothy Tynes. | Mark James |
| Tynes, Robert and Mary Melissa Magee | 1857-60 | Trinity | 1850 | 1860 Sumpter | Died in Civil War. Son of Timothy Tynes. | Mark James |
| Tynes, Samuel and Margaret Diamond | 1860-70 | Nacogdoches | 1860 (Covington) | 1870 Melrose | Son of Timothy Tynes. | Mark James |
| Tynes, William Luther and Caroline R Compton | abt 1855 | Nacogdoches | 1850 (Wilcox) | 1860 Melrose | Son of Timothy Tynes. | Mark James |
| Vickrey, Elihu Lorenzo | 1853-55 | Nacogdoches | 1850 | 1860 | Sims/Seale/Parmer -- may have moved to Texas with Sims & Seale. Wife Adeline d. Al. Sons m. daus of Felix Oscar Parmer. | Jackie Ashley Pace |
| Wallace, Elias Alexander | 1851-52 | Angelina & Dewitt | 1850 | 1860 | Brooks/Peavy. | Cheryll Morris Sumner |
| Wallace, John Henry and Mary Cathryn Routon | 1850-55 | Freestone | 1850 | 1860 | Son of Seaborn Wallace and Senea Harrison. Dau of John Routon & Eliz. T Gafford. In Milam Co 1870. | Margaret Grammer |
| Wallace, William and Mary S Montgomery | 1864-70 | Cherokee | 1850 | 1870 | Son of Seaborn Wallace and Senea Harrison. Wm & Mary in MS 1860. Bur. Myrtle Spgs Cem, Ponta. | Margaret Grammer |
| Wallace Cates, Martha P widow of Josiah Cates | 1883-87 | Angelina | 1880 | 1900 | Youngest dau of Seaborn Wallace and Senea Harrison; m. 1861 Butler Co; bur. Gann Cem, Angelina Co, Tx. | Margaret Grammer |
| Watts, Rufus P and Leacie Eleanor | 1880-95 | Falls | 1880 | 1900 | Son of Vinson T. Photographer in Greenville and Lott. | Wilda Murphy |
| Williams, George | abt 1858 | Karnes | 1850 | 1860 | Children: Caroline, George, James, Harriet, all to Texas. | K Elaine Luce |
| Williams, John Allison, and Mary C Hodges | abt 1858-59 | Lavaca | 1850 | 1860 | Parents John Wesley Williams and Winifred Moore stayed behind in Butler Co. | Janet Saylor |
| Williams, Wright |
abt 1858 | Atascosa | 1850 | 1860 | Married Lavanna Ann Gates in Atascosa County, 1858. | K Elaine Luce |
Last updated April 19, 2010