Sarah Elizabeth Butler

1804 - 1881  (77 years)

• Name	Sarah Elizabeth Butler
  Birth	01 Sep 1804	Montgomery Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1810	Capt Green, Montgomery Co, NC   [2]
  	age < 10(6)
  Census	1830	Carroll Co, TN   [3]
  	age 20-29(26),spouse age 30-39(32), 4 children
  Census	1840	Carroll Co, TN   [4]
  	age 30-39(36),spouse age 40-49(42). 7 children
  Census	1850	Carroll Co, TN   [5]
  	age 46,spouse Thomas Boyd-age 52, 8 children
  Census	1860	Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN   [6]
  	age 54,spouse James Bobbitt-age 72, 2 Boyd children
  Census	1870	Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN   [7]
  	age 66,spouse James Bobbitt-age 83, Turner Boyd-age 25, & 1 other
  Census	1880	Ada, Henderson Co, TN   [8]
  	age 76,widowed,living with son M P Boyd-age 42
  Death	09 Nov 1881	Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  Findagrave.com	21 Jun 2015
  	See Notes
  Burial	Carroll Co, TN   [9]
  	Oak Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I1639	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Elias Butler,   b. 1760, Montgomery Co, NC d. Between 06 Mar 1830 and Feb 1838, Carroll Co, TN (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Stark,   b. 1760, Anson Co, NC d. Bef 1850, Carroll Co, TN (Age < 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1778	Anson or Mongomery Co, NC
  Family ID	F195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thomas Ray Boyd-xx,   b. Between 18 Jul 1798 and 18 Jul 1802, Montgomery Co, NC d. 10 Sep 1853, Carroll Co, TN (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1822	Carroll Co, TN
  Notes	Children: son John Calvin Boyd 12/25/1822 Carroll Co, TN - 1858 son Elias Butler Boyd 1/17/1826 Carroll Co, TN - 1879 son John Elvin Boyd 8/28/1827 Carroll Co, TN dau Elizabeth J Boyd 10/29/1829 Carroll Co, TN - 2/18/1903 - ** See findagrave.com page later ** - married William Sanders son William Harvey Boyd 8/20/1831 Carroll Co, TN - 1915 dau Dianna Carolina Boyd 4/15/1833 Carroll Co, TN dau Judith Elentine 'Mima' Boyd 3/31/1836 Carroll Co, TN - 1879 son Martin Province Boyd 4/4/1838 Carroll Co, TN - 1926 dau Sarah Catherine Boyd 3/23/1842 Carroll Co, TN - 11/20/1911 Carroll Co, TN - married ??? Butler son Jabez T Boyd 1842 Carroll Co, TN - 1899 son Robert Turner Boyd 4/2/1845 Carroll Co, TN 4/1/1904 Carroll Co, TN - ** See findagrave.com page later ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 6/21/2015 Elizabeth Sanders Birth: Oct. 29, 1829 Death: Feb. 18, 1903 Family links: Children: Henry Green Sanders (1852 - 1949)* Alpheus D. Sanders (1868 - 1934)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Mount Comfort Cemetery Yuma Carroll County Tennessee, USA Plot: Created by: Jason R. Tindall Sr. Record added: Nov 06, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 16496231 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com bef 6/21/2015 Robert Turner Boyd Birth: Apr. 2, 1845 Death: Apr. 1, 1904 7th Tennessee Calvary, Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years in Carroll Co, TN on 8/21/62 and mustered at Humboldt, TN on 8/26/62 at the same time and place as his brother Jabez T Boyd (#29742043). He was 20 years old (b. 4/12/1845) and received $100 bounty for enlistment. He does not appear to have been captured at Trenton or Lexington, TN but is with the detachment in May and June 1863, stationed most likely on the Tennessee/Mississippi line. Presumed captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, Boyd spent time in Andersonville Prison in Georgia. He was released through Jacksonville, FL at the same time as his brother Jabez and was discharged from the service on the same day, as well. He returned to Carroll Co, TN and lived near Buena Vista, TN in the 1890 veterans' census. He reported his ailments that year as scurvy and weakness of the eyes. Boyd applied for and received an invalid pension, #161,411/120,721 (unknown year). He died on 4/1/1904 and is buried in the Spellings Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN with a military marker on his grave. His wife, Lincy E Boyd, received a widow's pension. Inscription: Co B 7th Tenn Cav Burial: Spellings Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: Paula Via Record added: Jun 26, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 71991001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	James Bobbitt-xx,   b. 1786, USA d. Between Dec 1878 and Jun 1880, TN (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1856	Carroll Co, TN   [10]
  Family ID	F1043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 01 Sep 1804 - Montgomery Co, NC Census - age < 10(6) - 1810 - Capt Green, Montgomery Co, NC Marriage - 21 Feb 1822 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 20-29(26),spouse age 30-39(32), 4 children - 1830 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 30-39(36),spouse age 40-49(42). 7 children - 1840 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 46,spouse Thomas Boyd-age 52, 8 children - 1850 - Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 31 May 1856 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 54,spouse James Bobbitt-age 72, 2 Boyd children - 1860 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 66,spouse James Bobbitt-age 83, Turner Boyd-age 25, & 1 other - 1870 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 76,widowed,living with son M P Boyd-age 42 - 1880 - Ada, Henderson Co, TN Death - 09 Nov 1881 - Carroll Co, TN Burial - - Carroll Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Bobbitt-Sarah-Elizabeth-(Butler)
  		Bobbitt-James-(Sarah-Elizabeth-(Butler))-Mar

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - on 5/31/1856 in Carroll Co, TN married 2nd husband James Bobbitt b. 1786 d. 12/1878 - 6/1880 in TN - sister Judith married John Henry Boyd -- brother of Thomas Boyd **** 2 findagrave.com entries **** -- one has been removed as of 7/7/2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 6/21/2015 Sarah Elizabeth Butler Bobbitt Birth: Sep. 1, 1804 Montgomery County North Carolina, USA Death: Nov. 9, 1881, USA Sarah Elizabeth Butler, II was a daughter of Elias Butler. Her mother is believed to be Sarah Elizabeth Starke Butler. She had eleven siblings, one of whom was Sarah Butler, I. Sarah Elizabeth Butler, II married first to Thomas R. Boyd on February 21, 1822. Sarah Elizabeth Butler, II Boyd married second to James Bobbitt in June 1856 after the death of her first husband who died on September 10, 1853. ----- NOTES: 1850 Civil District #18, Carroll, Tennessee census shows eight children in the household. Relationships were not noted on this census. From persona on March 14, 2015: Middle name. If anyone has more/better information, please contact me. Family links: Parents: Thomas Elias Butler (1760 - 1838) Sarah Elizabeth Starke Butler (1760 - 1850) Spouses: Thomas R. Boyd (____ - 1853) James Bobbitt (1786 - ____) Children: William Harvey Boyd (1832 - 1915)* Sarah Catherine Boyd Butler (1843 - 1911)* Siblings: Mary Catherine Butler Queen* Mary Elizabeth Butler McAuley (1791 - ____)* Judith Butler Boyd (1791 - 1870)* John Franklin Butler (1795 - ____)* Nathaniel Cornelius Butler (1796 - 1880)* Joshua Daniel Butler (1802 - 1878)* Sarah Elizabeth Butler Bobbitt (1804 - 1881) *Calculated relationship Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Maintained by: Pam Barns Originally Created by: Barbara Rodgers (Inactiv... Record added: Nov 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 43871014 **** memorial #1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 6/21/2015 Sarah Butler Bobbitt Birth: Sep. 1, 1804 Death: Sep. 9, 1884 Family links: Parents: Elias Butler (1760 - 1838) Sarah Starke Butler (1760 - 1850) Spouse: James Bobbitt (1786 - ____)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: Sandra Moody Record added: Jul 23, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 73802776 **** memorial #2 -- as of 7/7/2025 - this memorial has been removed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 6/21/2015 Sarah Butler, II Boyd Bobbitt Birth: Sep. 1, 1804 Montgomery County North Carolina, USA Death: Nov. 9, 1881, USA Sarah Butler, II was a daughter of Elias Butler and Sarah Elizabeth Starke Butler. She had eleven siblings. Sarah Butler, II married first to Thomas R. Boyd on February 21, 1822. Sarah Butler, II Boyd married second to James Bobbitt in June 1856 after the death of her first husband who died on September 10, 1853. Family links: Parents: Elias Butler (1760 - 1838) Sarah Starke Butler (1760 - 1850) Spouses: Thomas R. Boyd (____ - 1853) James Bobbitt (1786 - ____) Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Maintained by: Pam Barns Originally Created by: Barbara Rodgers (Inactiv... Record added: Nov 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 43871014 **** memorial #1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S55] TN,Carroll Co,Cemeteries. Butler, Sarah, Sept. 1, 1804-Nov. 9, 1881, "Married Thos. Boyd Feb. 21, 1822" "Left widow Sept. 10, 1853" "Married Jas. Bobbitt June 1856" [S42] Marriage Record Journal.