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Elias Butler (son of Christopher Butler Jr and Mary Catherine (Elizabeth)) was born 1755 in Montgomery County, North Carolina, and died 1838 in Carroll, Tn.He married Sarah Thompson on 1838 in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
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Amoung the early settlers of Carroll County, Tennesse (1825-1828) was Elias Butler, who according to vouchers in the Comptroller's office of North Carolina, Box B-1 certificate no 1,5749, served in the Revolutionary War in the Continental Line of North Carolina from the Salisbury District, as did James and Christopher Butler who may have been his brothers. It is not known whether he served sufficiently long to have received a land grant for his services, but he was not pensioned by the Federal Government. On the move to Tennessee from Montgomery Conty, North Carolina where he had resided since 1787, Elias Butler and wife Sarah were accompanied by some of their childer who were John, JamesM, Elias, Joshua, Neely, Mary (wife of Reuben Queen, Judah (wife of John Boyd, Elizabeth McAuley, and Sarah (wife of Thomas Boyd), and the threee daughters of deceasedson Reuben and his wfie Susan who in tTennessee married William Morris. Other families who moved with the Butlers include Sammons, Keeland,Ozier, Kibry, Norden, Williams, Morris, Skated (Scated) and perhaps Aday and Jones. Elia (sic) Butler resided in Carrroll county, Tennesse until his death in January or February of 1838.Shortly thereafter-prior to 1840-son Neely, who had married in North Carolina, Arina (Iren'ee) Ozier, perhaps the daugther of William, moved to carroll County, Arkansas where he settled what was then called Butler's Barrens- now they are around Blue Eye, Missouri and Oak Grove, Arkansas. There he reared his large family of Childern. Both he and his wife are buried in Blue Eye, Missouri Cemetery.
1782- Montgomery Co. Elias Buter, an invaild, with no land, but texes with 2 horses and 4 cows- The Miller
More About Elias Butler and Sarah Thompson:
Marriage: 1838, Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Children of Elias Butler and Sarah Thompson are:
  1. +Nealy Butler, b. 15 Jan 1796, N.C., d. 1862.
  2. +Reuben Butler, b. 1790, d. 1810.
  3. Elizabeth Butler, b. 1790.
  4. +John Franklin Butler, b. 1779, Montgomery Co. North Carolina, d. 1865.
  5. Josha Butler, b. 1802.
  6. Sarah Butler, b. 01 Sep 1804, d. 09 Sep 1881.
  7. Mary Catherine Butler, b. 1799, Montgomery Co. North Carolina.
  8. Elias F Butler, b. 1808.
  9. +James Martin Butler, b. 1777, Montgomery Co. North Carolina, d. 1832.