Maria Caroline Butner

Brief Life History of Maria Caroline

When Maria Caroline Butner was born on 8 December 1840, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, her father, Adam Butner, was 40 and her mother, Christina Hege, was 38. She married Henry Clay Thomas on 24 June 1869, in Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Winston Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 28 February 1905, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Salem Moravian God's Acre, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Clay Thomas
1844–1917
Maria Caroline Butner
1840–1905
Marriage: 24 June 1869
Mary Lillian Thomas
1870–1950
Bessie A Thomas
1871–1933
Hattie Blanche Thomas
1873–1963
Lawrence B Thomas
1876–1951

Sources (28)

  • Caroline M Butner in household of Adam Butner, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Caroline M Butner, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Maria Caroline Butner Thomas, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

Name Meaning

English (Durham): occupational name of Norman origin from Old French botonier ‘button maker’, from bo(u)ton ‘knob, lump’, specialized to mean ‘button’.

In some cases also German (mainly Bütner): very rare variant of Büttner (see Buettner ) and, in North America, probably also an altered form of this.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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