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Abigail Hall

Abigail Hall

Female 1815 - 1878  (63 years)


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  • Name Abigail Hall
    Birth 1815  TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female
    Census 1840  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1850  District 18, Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 44,no spouse listed (Seymour S Butler died 8/7/1846) 
    Tax Lists 07 Jun 1862  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870  Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 54,no spouse listed (Albert Townsend died 1865) 
    Death 24 Oct 1878  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 04 Nov 1878  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Admin Bond 
    Probate 04 Nov 1878  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Admin Letter 
    Probate 01 Dec 1879  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Recorded 1/21/1886 - Suit to force sale of land 
    Burial Benton Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Pleasant Hill Cem
    Person ID I344  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 1 Giles Bowers,   b. Abt 1803, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1837, Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
    Marriage Abt Aug 1832  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Alexander Bowers,   b. 14 May 1833, Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1877, Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Mary Polly Ann Bowers,   b. 1835, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 24 Jun 1880 (Age > 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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

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      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
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    Family ID F2068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 3 Seymore Spencer Butler-xx,   b. Between 1820 and 1829   d. 07 Aug 1846, Burita, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    Marriage 06 May 1844  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    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

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      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
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      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
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    Family ID F2069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 4 Albert Townsend-xx,   b. 1804, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1865, Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Marriage 25 Jun 1862  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Notes 


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      found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Y-KRWJ

      Name: Albert Townsend
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      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 25 Jun 1862
      Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States
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      Spouse's Name: Abigail Butler ****
      Spouse's Titles and Terms: Mrs **
      Spouse's Gender: Female
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      Reference ID: 45
      GS Film Number: 000944055
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      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.
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    Family ID F2070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt Aug 1832 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Between 1837 and 1840 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 30-39(25?),spouse age 20-29, 1 male age 5-9, 1 female age 5-9 - 1840 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 06 May 1844 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Grant - 01 May 1849 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 44,no spouse listed (Seymour S Butler died 8/7/1846) - 1860 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTax Lists - 07 Jun 1862 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Jun 1862 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 54,no spouse listed (Albert Townsend died 1865) - 1870 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Oct 1878 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Admin Bond - 04 Nov 1878 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Admin Letter - 04 Nov 1878 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Recorded 1/21/1886 - Suit to force sale of land - 01 Dec 1879 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Benton Co, TN Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Austin-Celia-Paralee-(Butler)--(Abigail-Hall)    		Austin-Celia-Paralee-(Butler)--(Abigail-Hall)
    Austin-Charles-E--(Abigail-Hall)    		Austin-Charles-E--(Abigail-Hall)

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

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      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
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  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    2. [S43] Military documents.

    3. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S46] See Documents.

    7. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.

    8. [S48] See Notes.


 

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