Brief Life History of George W
When George W Butler was born in 1832, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, his father, Samuel H Butler, was 22 and his mother, Anna Collins, was 22. He married Catherine Jane McConnell on 4 October 1853, in Greene, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Porter Township, Christian, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Tehuacana, Limestone, Texas, United States in 1880. He died in 1894, in Parker, Texas, United States, at the age of 62.
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- G W Butler, "United States Census, 1860"
- George W Butler, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- G W Butler in entry for T T Butler, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1847
Historical Boundaries 1847: Tewockony Springs, Limestone, Texas, United States 1869: Tehuacana, Limestone, Texas, United States
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Parker, Texas, United States
Name Meaning
English: from a word that originally denoted a wine steward, usually the chief servant of a medieval household, from Norman French butuiller (Old French bouteillier, Latin buticularius, from buticula ‘bottle’). In the large households of royalty and the most powerful nobility, the title came to denote an officer of high rank and responsibility, only nominally concerned with the supply of wine, if at all. As well as being widespread in England, this is also the surname of an important Irish family, descended from Theobald FitzWalter, who was appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177. It is Gaelicized as de Buitléir.
English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English boteler ‘maker of bottles (usually of leather)’, a derivative of Middle English botel, Old French bo(u)teille ‘bottle’ and synonymous with Botelmaker.
Americanized form of French Bouthillier (see Bouteiller ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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