William Green Butler^{[1, 2]}

1834 - 1912  (77 years)

• Name	William Green Butler
  Birth	20 Jun 1834
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Jun 1912
  Burial	Kenedy, Karnes, Texas
  Person ID	I2376	The Road to Here
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Burnel Butler,   b. 25 May 1806   d. 23 Apr 1870 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Ricks,   b. 17 Feb 1811, Sumter, South Carolina d. 4 Sep 1900, Karnes County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1826
  Family ID	F779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adeline Riggs Burris,   b. 15 May 1838, Archersfork Washington Ohio d. 7 Apr 1908, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Jan 1858	Goliad, Texas
  Children	1. Newton Green Butler,   b. 7 Dec 1858   d. 12 Mar 1895, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas (Age 36 years)   2. Adaline Butler,   b. 1859, Karnes County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Helen Adeline Butler,   b. 22 Apr 1860, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas d. 4 May 1948, Karnes County, Texas (Age 88 years)   4. Louisa Mable Butler,   b. 4 Apr 1862   d. 7 Sep 1944, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas (Age 82 years)   5. Emmett Butler,   b. 3 Nov 1864   d. 27 Dec 1884, Helena, Karnes, Texas (Age 20 years)   6. Marion Butler,   b. 9 Nov 1866   d. 19 Nov 1866, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas (Age 0 years)   7. Sykes Charles Butler,   b. 4 Dec 1867, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas d. 8 Apr 1946 (Age 78 years)   8. Cora Ann Butler,   b. 25 Feb 1870, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas d. 30 Jul 1947, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas (Age 77 years)   9. Theodore G. Butler,   b. 14 Sep 1871, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas d. 2 Feb 1948, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas (Age 76 years)   10. William Green Butler,   b. 8 Nov 1876   d. 20 Nov 1913 (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43370985/william-green-butler BUTLER, WILLIAM G. (1831?1912). William G. Butler, one of the earliest and most active trail drivers of South Texas, was born on June 14, 1831, in Scott County, Mississippi, the son of Burnell and Sarah Ann (Ricks) Butler. In 1852 he moved to Karnes County, Texas, with his parents and twelve siblings. In 1858 he married Adeline Burris, who bore him eight children. During the Civil War Butler volunteered for Confederate service and was mustered into the Escondido Rifles, a company of mounted riflemen raised in Karnes County in July 1861. Later, as a member of Franklin C. Wilkes's cavalry, he was transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department for service in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. After the war, like many other South Texans, Butler started ranching and trail driving "to connect the four-dollar cow with the forty-dollar market." He soon became important in the cattle industry in South Texas. His first string of cattle was driven to Abilene in the spring of 1868. For many years he and Seth Mabry of Austin were partners, and together they sent up the trail an estimated 100,000 cattle. In Karnes County, Butler owned nearly 75,000 acres of land, leased another 25,000, and stocked 10,000 cattle. He also helped secure the passage of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway through the county. He died in Karnes County on June 20, 1912, and was buried in the family cemetery at his home near Kenedy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S33] 1910 U.S. Census. [S79] 1860 U.S. Census.