Melinda Frances Hammett-xx

1856 - 1940  (83 years)

• Name	Melinda Frances Hammett-xx
  Birth	05 Sep 1856	Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	01 Mar 1940	Paragould, Green Co, AR   [1]
  Findagrave.com	05 Jul 2025
  	See Notes
  Burial	Paragould, Greene Co, AR   [1]
  	New Friendship Cemetery
  Person ID	I3569	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Elijah Thomas Butler,   b. 19 Jan 1856, Carroll Co, TN d. 1888, Carroll Co, TN (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1874	Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  Notes	Children: son James M Butler 1879 Carroll Co, TN dau Lura Erda Butler 10/11/1882 Carroll Co, TN - 5/8/1980 dau Kay Butler 1883 - 1886 both in Carroll Co, TN son John William Butler 9/13/1885 West Port, TN - aft 11/1936 dau Beatrice Butler 9/15/1889 - 3/3/1891 son Vernon O Butler 1890 TN - 1/9/1956 Nashville, Davidson Co, TN ?? born after father's death in 1888? dau Zora Bell Spencer 1893 TN - 1934 Shelby Co, TN ?? born after father's death in 1888? - married E B Spencer dau Mary Opal Butler 4/2/1894 - 11/28/1897 ?? born after father's death in 1888?
  Family ID	F1022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 05 Sep 1856 - Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 27 Sep 1874 - Carroll Co, TN Death - 01 Mar 1940 - Paragould, Green Co, AR Burial - - Paragould, Greene Co, AR  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See Elijah Thomas Butler's notes ** - dau of John Wesley Hammett 1839 Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN - d. in Carroll Co, TN and Martha JaneBrewer 12/12/1840 Henderson Co, TN - 3/12/1912 Marmaduke, Clay Co, AR Melinda Francis Hammett's siblings: sis Martha Hammett 1859 Carroll Co, TN - Melinda Francis later on 7/1/1908 mar. Nathaniel Green Spellings 12/1/1851 Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN - 8/10/1926 Westport, Carroll Co, TN - son of James Marshall Spellings 1828 NC - bef 1880 and Adaline S Butler 4/10/1831 Spanish Grove, Carroll Co, TN - son of Gideon Cullen Spellings 12/12/1805 NC - 7/4/1880 and Nancy Crisp b. abt 1810 NC - aft 1880 - dau of Joshua Daniel Butler 3/24/1802 Montgomery Co, NC - 11/6/1878 Carroll Co, TN and Mary Drucilla Blount 1/27/1811 Carroll, NC - 12/23/1891 Spanish Grove, Carrol Co, TN Nathaniel G's siblings: sis Drucilla Spellings 10/14/1856 - 2/26/1867 James Marshall's siblings: sis Martha Spellings 1831 TN - 1912 - on 10/13/1847 Carroll Co, TN married William P Chambers bro Mark A Spellings b. abt 1835 TN - aft 10/12/1870 - bef 1865 married Frances ??? abt 1840 KY sis Lavania Spellings 1838 TN bro John Spellings 9/1840 TN - 1908 - married Elizabeth F ??? b.2/1850 TN sis Rebecca A Spellings 1842 TN - on 9/8/1865 in Carroll Co, TN married Thomas C Enlow sis Mary Frances Spellings 11/16/1845 Carroll Co, TN - 11/19/1916 Carroll Co, TN - on 10/8/1865 Carroll Co, TN mar. Nathaniel J Edwards 7/1/1841 TN - 2/21/1913 Carroll Co, TN bro William Spellings 1847 Carroll Co, TN - 1/1912 Dawson Springs, Carroll Co, TN - in1871 in Carroll Co, TN mar. A P Jordan abt 1850 Carroll Co, TN - 7/11/1912 McKenzie, Carroll Co, TN sis Elizabeth Spellings 1848 TN bro Thomas C Spellings b. abt 1853 - Gideon Cullen bef 1828 married Nancy Crisp b. abt 1810 NC - aft 1880 son James Marshall Spellings 1828 NC - bef 1880 - on 1/22/1851 in Carroll Co, TN married Adaline S Butler 4/10/1831 Spanish Grove, Carroll Co, TN - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - dau of Joshua Daniel Butler 3/24/1802 Montgomery Co, NC - 11/6/1878 Carroll Co, TN - ** See his record ** and Mary Drucilla Blount 1/27/1811 Carroll, NC - 12/23/1891 Spanish Grove, Carroll Co, TN - son of Thomas Elias Butler b. abt 1758 Montgomery Co, NC - 2/1838 Carroll Co, TN son Nathaniel G Spellings b. abt 1852 TN - on 3/1/1882 Carroll Co, TN mar. Louisa Green Parish 1/25/1861 - 2/2/1906 both Carroll Co, TN - on 7/1/1908 in Carroll Co, TN married Melinda Francis Hammett 1860 Carroll Co, TN - dau of John Wesley Hammett 1839 Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN - d. in Carroll Co, TN and Martha Jane Brewer 12/12/1840 Henderson Co, TN - 3/12/1912 Marmaduke, Clay Co, AR Melinda Francis's siblings: sis Martha Hammett 1859 Carroll Co, TN - Melinda Francis prev. married Elijah Thomas Butler 1/18/1856 - 1888 both in Carroll Co, TN - son of William Solomon Butler 1820 NC - 1902 TN and Lydia Jane Uptigrove 1837 TN - 1915 TN - son of John Franklin Butler 1782 NC - 1876 NC and Phoebe Adeline Windsor -d. abt 1840 Carroll Co, TN - dau of Elijah Uptigrove 1787 VA or NC - bef 1870 Carroll Co, TN and Lydia Collins b. abt 1795 VA or NC - aft 1880 Carroll Co, TN son James M Butler 1879 Carroll Co, TN dau Lura Erda Butler 10/11/1882 - 1886 both in Carroll Co, TN dau Kay Butler 1883 - 1886 both in Carroll Co, TN dau Beatrice Butler 9/15/1889 - 3/3/1891 dau Mary Opal Butler 4/2/1894 - 11/28/1897 dau Drucilla Spellings 10/14/1856 - 2/26/1867 dau Martha Spellings 1831 TN - 1912 - on 10/13/1847 in Carroll Co, TN married William P Chambers 11/6/1823 TN - 4/1/1891 Carroll Co, TN - son of Henry Chambers 1790 - 1870 and Sarah Ridings 1802 - 1884 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son Mark A Spellings b. abt 1835 TN - aft 10/12/1870 - bef 1865 married Frances ??? abt 1840 KY dau Lavania Spellings 1838 TN son John Spellings 9/1840 TN - 1908 - married Elizabeth F ??? b.2/1850 TN dau Rebecca A Spellings 1842 TN - on 9/8/1865 in Carroll Co, TN married Thomas C Enlow dau Mary Frances Spellings 11/16/1845 Carroll Co, TN - 11/19/1916 Carroll Co, TN - on 10/8/1865 Carroll Co, TN mar. Nathaniel J Edwards 7/1/1841 TN - 2/21/1913 Carroll Co, TN son William Spellings 1847 Carroll Co, TN - 1/1912 Dawson Springs, Carroll Co, TN - in1871 in Carroll Co, TN mar. A P Jordan abt 1850 Carroll Co, TN - 7/11/1912 McKenzie, Carroll Co, TN dau Elizabeth Spellings 1848 TN son Thomas C Spellings b. abt 1853 - on 6/8/1858 Gideon Cullen married 2nd wife Malvina Pinkston Aden 1822 - 1874 son Gideon C Spellings 1/8/1860 - 10/25/1933 - on 12/21/1881 in Carroll Co, TN married Louisa Jane Bowers 1861 TN - 1/19/1934 - dau of John Alexander Bowers 5/14/1833 Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN - 1/16/1877 Carroll Co, TN - son of Giles Bowers b. abt 1803 NC - 6/1837 Carroll Co, TN and Abigail Hall 1815 - 10/1878 Carroll Co, TN - dau of John Russell 1806 Gibson, TN and Hester Anna Mits 1810 Gibson, TN Louisa Janes's siblings: sis Martha Bowers 1853 TN - bef 6/30/1959 bro Thomas Bowers 1857 TN - bef 6/30/1959 bro William E Bowers 1859 TN - bef 6/30/1959 sis Vandella P Bowers 1863 TN - bef 6/30/1959 sis Susan Christiana Bowers 1/20/1867 TN - 6/1/1965 Camden, Benton Co, TN - on 8/28/1887 in Carroll Co, TN married William Alexander Butler 1864 TN - 1942 TN bro Martin G Bowers 11/29/1869 TN - 11/13/1962 sis Julia A Bowers 1872 TN - bef 6/30/1959 sis Jadie Elvira Bowers 6/17/1876 - 6/30/1959 both in Carroll Co, TN - on 8/7/1858 in Carroll Co, TN married James Monroe Butler 1875 TN - 1964 TN dau Harriet A Spellings 1861 - married ??? Buel Gideon Cullen's 3rd wife was Latisha Malinda Garrett dau Indiana Annie Spellings 11/3/1875 - 2/21/1945 - on 2/10/1895 Carroll Co, TN married James Monroe Park 9/19/1866 - 9/19/1941 - son of James Palmer Park 1/24/1828 NC - 9/17/1896 and Amanda Horton 7/1833 TN - they married on 3/1/1861 in Carroll Co, TN dau Missouri Spellings 7/11/1877 - on 7/16/1893 in Benton Co, TN married James Wiley Ellis 8/1874 Benton Co, TN - son of Peter Allen Ellis and Mary Priscilla Flowers dau Tennessee Spellings 1879 married ??? Perkins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 7/5/2025 Malinda Francis “Fanny” Hammett Butler Birth: 5 Sep 1856 Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Death: 1 Mar 1940 (aged 83) Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, USA Burial: New Friendship Cemetery, Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, USA Memorial #: 233503041 Family Members Parents John Wesley Hammett 1836-1889 Martha Jane Brewer Hammett 1840-1915 Spouse Elija Thomas Butler 1854-1888 Siblings Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Hammett Butler 1860-1954 Lafayette Alexander Hammett 1863-1950 John Flowers Hammett 1865-1947 Alice Jane Hammett Burton 1867-1955 Sallie Jackson Hammett Thompson 1869-1951 Eliza A. Hammett Henderson 1872-1915 Oscar N. Hammett 1878-1912 Gather Clyde Hammett 1880-1960 James W. Hammett Unknown-1890 Created by: Sandi (47782648) Added: 2021-10-29T03:36:22.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233503041/malinda_francis-butler Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233503041/malinda_francis-butler: accessed July 5, 2025), memorial page for Malinda Francis “Fanny” Hammett Butler (5 Sep 1856-1 Mar 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233503041, citing New Friendship Cemetery, Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Sandi (contributor 47782648). -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License.