Abigail Hall

1815 - 1878  (63 years)

• Name	Abigail Hall
  Birth	1815	TN
  Gender	Female
  Census	1840	Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  	age 30-39(25?),spouse age 20-29, 1 male age 5-9, 1 female age 5-9
  _MILT	04 Jun 1846  [2]
  	Serv Rec - Mexican War - Seymore Spencer Butler
  Land Grant	01 May 1849	Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  Census	1850	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [3]
  	age 36,no spouse listed, 4 children
  _MILT	08 Aug 1851  [2]
  	- thru 8/8/1856 -- War pension - Seymour Spencer Butler
  Census	1860	Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN   [4]
  	age 44,no spouse listed (Seymour S Butler died 8/7/1846)
  Tax Lists	07 Jun 1862	Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  Census	1870	Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN   [5]
  	age 54,no spouse listed (Albert Townsend died 1865)
  Death	24 Oct 1878	Carroll Co, TN
  Probate	04 Nov 1878	Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  	Admin Bond
  Probate	04 Nov 1878	Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  	Admin Letter
  Probate	01 Dec 1879	Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  	Recorded 1/21/1886 - Suit to force sale of land
  Burial	Benton Co, TN
  	Pleasant Hill Cem
  Person ID	I344	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Giles Bowers,   b. Abt 1803, NC d. Jun 1837, Carroll Co, TN (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	Abt Aug 1832	Carroll Co, TN
  Children	1. John Alexander Bowers,   b. 14 May 1833, Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN d. 16 Jan 1877, Carroll Co, TN (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Polly Ann Bowers,   b. 1835, TN d. Aft 24 Jun 1880 (Age > 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Davidson Cooper-xx,   b. Between 1811 and 1820   d. Bef 06 May 1844 (Age < 33 years)
  Marriage	Between 1837 and 1840	Carroll Co, TN
  	Date of Giles Bowers death and 1840 census
  Notes	Children: dau Martha M Cooper 1841 - (bet 1873-8/8/1877 - see findagrave below) both in Carroll Co, TN - on 11/16/1858 in Carroll Co, TN married John Riley Melton 1835 TN - bet 1900-1910 - 1860 census - age 18, spouse John-age 24, son James-age 8/12 - 1870 census - age 23, spouse JOhn-age 36, 3 children & 1 other - 1880 census lists John R-age 45, and 2nd wife Susan C-age 30, 3 children son James Melton 2/1860 TN dau Nancy Ann Melton 1862 TN - 1935 - married ??? Rhodes dau Martha Josephine Melton 1870 TN - 1962 - married ??? Tate son William G Melton 1873 TN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Martha Cooper Melton Birth: 1841 Carroll County Tennessee, USA Death: unknown ?? bet 1873 - 8/8/1877 -- See below ?? Carroll County Tennessee, USA Daughter of Davidson & Abigail Cooper. Died between 1873 - 8 Aug 1877. Mother of James, Nancy Ann, Martha Josephine, & William G. Melton. Family links: Spouse: John Riley Melton (1833 - ____)* Children: Nancy Ann Melton Rhodes (1862 - 1935)* Martha Josephine Melton Tate (1870 - 1962)* William G. Melton (1873 - ____)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Melton Cemetery Buena Vista Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: Steven E. Flowers Record added: Jan 21, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 64497264 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F2068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Seymore Spencer Butler-xx,   b. Between 1820 and 1829   d. 07 Aug 1846, Burita, Mexico (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	06 May 1844	Carroll Co, TN   [6]
  Notes	Children: son Seymour Clark Butler 10/1846 Carroll Co, TN - 1/1/1901 Hickman, Fulton Co, KY - 1/8/1873 in Gadsden, Crockett Co, TN mar. Edna I Bailey - d. 7/28/1878 Gadsden, Crockett Co, TN - dau of J W Bailey abt 1825 NC and L J ??? abt 1832 TN son W J Butler b. abt 1874 son John Clark Butler 4/24/1875 - on 9/24/1882 in Carroll Co, TN married Martha Emma Woods b. abt 1857 TN - 9/17/1896 - bef 1878 married James Blaylock b. abt 1852 NC - 5/16/1881 Henry Co, TN son Relius Blaylock b. abt 1878 TN son George Blaylock b. abt 12/1879 TN dau Clara Pearl Butler 8/23/1883 - married ??? Cason dau Minnie Ivy Butler 3/13/1887 son Clarence Edwin Butler 5/3/1888 TN - 2/7/1970 Bruceton, - on 8/25/1907 Carroll Co, TN mar. Loubell Elkins 12/5/1887 - 2/19/1959 both Carroll Co, TN son Claude Hubbard Butler 3/11/1891 dau Mattie Edna Butler 8/31/1893 - on 1/20/1898 in Clinton, Hickman Co, KY married Susan C ??? 10/1871 KY her other marriages: - in 1893 married John Gardner - d. 1/28/1897 - on 5/12/1901 in Hickman Co, KY married J W Smith - d. 2/9/1902 - on 9/29/1903 in Union City, TN married W T Sudbery - d. 12/4/1910 - on 11/23/1912 in Hickman Co, KY married Alan F Wilmurth dau Celia Paralee Butler 1853 - 1894 Carroll Co, TN - born 1853? after father's death in 1846? ****???? - on 7/27/1870 in Carroll Co, TN married Charles E Austin 7/1848 Benton Co, TN - 1929 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com **** see also Charles E Auston below Cella Paralee Butler Austin Birth: 1853 Death: 1894 Family links: Spouse: Charles E. Austin (1848 - 1929) Burial: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Camden Benton County Tennessee, USA Created by: Judy Allen Record added: Dec 02, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 31893663 --------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Charles E. Austin Birth: 1848 Death: 1929 Family links: Spouse: Cella Paralee Butler Austin (1853 - 1894)* *Calculated relationship Note: Married Paralee Butler July 27, 1870 Burial: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Camden Benton County Tennessee, USA Created by: Rick Lambert Record added: Sep 23, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 76985001 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F2069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 4	Albert Townsend-xx,   b. 1804, VA d. Jun 1865, Carroll Co, TN (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1862	Carroll Co, TN   [6, 7]
  Notes	---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Y-KRWJ Name: Albert Townsend Name Note: Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Jun 1862 Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States Event Place: Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Race: Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): Birthplace: Marriage License Date: Marriage License Place: Marriage Date: Marriage Place: Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Paternal Grandfather's Name: Paternal Grandmother's Name: Maternal Grandfather's Name: Maternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Name: Abigail Butler **** Spouse's Titles and Terms: Mrs ** Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Paternal Grandfather's Name: Spouse's Paternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Maternal Grandfather's Name: Spouse's Maternal Grandmother's Name: Note: Page: Reference ID: 45 GS Film Number: 000944055 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 004485915 Image Number: 00392 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Y-KRWJ : 6 November 2017), Albert Townsend and Abigail Butler, 25 Jun 1862; citing Carroll, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,055. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F2070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Abt Aug 1832 - Carroll Co, TN Marriage - Between 1837 and 1840 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 30-39(25?),spouse age 20-29, 1 male age 5-9, 1 female age 5-9 - 1840 - Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 06 May 1844 - Carroll Co, TN Land Grant - 01 May 1849 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 36,no spouse listed, 4 children - 1850 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 44,no spouse listed (Seymour S Butler died 8/7/1846) - 1860 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Tax Lists - 07 Jun 1862 - Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 25 Jun 1862 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 54,no spouse listed (Albert Townsend died 1865) - 1870 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Death - 24 Oct 1878 - Carroll Co, TN Probate - Admin Bond - 04 Nov 1878 - Carroll Co, TN Probate - Admin Letter - 04 Nov 1878 - Carroll Co, TN Probate - Recorded 1/21/1886 - Suit to force sale of land - 01 Dec 1879 - Carroll Co, TN Burial - - Benton Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Austin-Cella-Paralee-(Butler)--(Abigail-Hall)--1894-TN-Carroll-TS
  		Austin-Charles-E--(Abigail-Hall)--18480701-TN-Benton-TS

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lafranklin&id=I04091 •ID: I04091 •Name: Abigail HALL •Sex: F •Birth: BET 1814 AND 1816 in Alabama, North Carolina, or Tennessee •Death: OCT 1878 in 18th District, Carroll County, Tennessee Marriage 1 Giles BOWERS b: ABT 1803 in North Carolina •Married: AUG 1832 in Carroll County, TN, USA Children 1.Has Children John A. BOWERS b: 14 MAY 1833 in Tennessee 2.Has Children Mary A. BOWERS b: ABT 1837 in Tennessee Marriage 2 David COOPER •Married: BEF 1837 Children 1.Has No Children Martha COOPER b: ABT 1841 in Tennessee Marriage 3 Seymore Spencer BUTLER b: BET 1820 AND 1829 •Married: 6 MAY 1844 in 18th District, Carroll County, Tennessee •Event: By in John Horn, MG •Event: Witnesses FEB 1848 in ? Eason & Lewis Finch Children 1.Has Children Seymore Clark BUTLER b: OCT 1846 in 18th District, Carroll County, Tennessee 2.Has Children Cealia Paralee BUTLER b: 1852 in 18th District, Carroll County, Tennessee Marriage 4 Albert TOWNSEND b: 1804 in Virginia •Married: 25 JUN 1862 in Carroll County, TN, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S46] See Documents. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S48] See Notes.