Pierce Mason Butler (1798 - 1847)

Born 11 Apr 1798 in Mount Willing, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Miranda Julietta (Duval) Butler — married 1826 in Fort Gibson, Arkansas Territory

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1847 at age 49 in Battle of Churubusco, Mexico City, Federal District of Mexico, Mexico

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Preceded by 55th Governor George McDuffie

Pierce Mason Butler 56th Governor of South Carolina 1836—1838

Succeeded by 57th Governor Patrick Noble

Biography

Pierce Butler is Notable.

Pierce Mason Butler^[1][2][3]

Marriage & Family

Spouse: Unknown

Children:

1. Maj. Loudon Butler^[4]
2. Capt. Andrew Pickens Butler, m. Maria Burt, 2 Oct 1862, Edgefield, South Carolina^[5]

Birth

Date: April 11, 1798

Place: Mount Willing, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States^[6][7]

Parents & Siblings

Father: William Butler

Mother: Behethland Foote Moore

Siblings:

1. James Moore Butler
2. George Butler
3. William Butler
4. Frank Moore Butler
5. James Preston Butler
6. Andrew Pickens Butler
7. Emmala Elizabeth Butler
8. Leontine Butler

Occupation

56th Governor of South Carolina served December 1, 1836 – December 10, 1838

Served in US Army South Carolina Militia from 1818 – 1829, 1838 – 1847 as Colonel commanding the Palmetto Regiment in the Mexican-American War

Death

Date: August 20, 1847

Place: Battle of Churubusco, Mexico City, Federal District of Mexico, Mexico^[8]

Burial: Christ Episcopal Church, Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States^[8][6]

Sources

• Source: "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch; http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SBCC-83T : accessed 28 June 2012, entry for P Mason Butler

• Source: Steven Hurt. WikiTree Contribution: "According to this article, Gov. Pierce Butler had at least two sons; Maj. Loudon Butler and Capt. Andrew Pickens Butler (named after his uncle?), who married a Maria Burt. " URL: https://archive.org/stream/confederateveter08conf#page/326/mode/2up

1. ↑ Ancestry Links: Colonel Pierce_Mason_Butler 1840's

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   Palmetto Regiment Marker for Pierce Mason Butler

   Pierce Mason Butler 1798-1847 tombstone

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   Pierce Mason Butler 1798-1847

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2. ↑ Record: MH:I2063. User: C54304FA-D41E-470D-9F2F-83B218D91AE9
3. ↑ S4. Record: MH:I2072. User: BD1AB7F9-D8D6-42B2-94DC-BFF7470723DD. 2072; 2063 Ancestry Family Trees]
4. ↑ Source: Confederate Veteran (serial), pg 326-327. https://archive.org/stream/confederateveter08conf#page/326/mode/2up
5. ↑ ibid.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} S5. Ancestry.com South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011 accessed 7 Feb 2012. Record: MH:S5 Quality or Certainty of Data: 0 Birth: 11 Apr 1798 Death: 20 Aug 1847 [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4109&h=144769&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note
7. ↑ S40. Godfrey Memorial Library. American Gene Record: MH:S40. Quality or Certainty of Data: 0 Ancestry Family Tree Birth date: 1790 Birth place: SC, gov. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=agbi&h=2069357&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Wikipedia: Pierce Mason Butler

• Also see:

Place sources here:

* Wikipedia: Pierce Mason Butler

* Find A Grave Memorial# 40194077

• Image Citation: Pierce_Mason_Butler.jpg ‎(324 × 500 pixels, file size: 45 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph of Pierce M. Butler taken during the 1840s by Fitzgerald. Update July 2014. Accessed 03 August 2014. Wikipedia.com. This file is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of use. Source URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Mason_Butler

• Image Citation: Currier, N. The Battle of Churubusco. # 534. Fought near the City of Mexico. Lit. & Pub. by N. Currier, 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. "Entered according to an Act of Congress in 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's Office of the District of the Southern District of N.Y." Update July 2014. Accessed 03 August 2014. Wikipedia.com. This file is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of use. Source URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Battle_of_Churubusco2.jpg

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Gail Willard for creating this WikiTree profile.
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