Berry Arnold "Jake" Butts

1897 - 1959  (62 years)

• Name	Berry Arnold "Jake" Butts
  Born	2 Mar 1897	Lavaca Co, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 May 1959	Lavaca Co, Texas
  Buried	Salem Cem, Ezzell, Lavaca Co, Texas
  		Salem Cemetery - Butts, Berry Arnold and Kitty Nolan Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas
  		Salem Cemetery - Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas Located south of Hallettsville on Highway 77. turn left onto FM 531 and go about two miles toward Ezzell. Cemetery is on the left. Salem Cemetery "This is a large well kept cemetery in the Salem community and next to the Salem Baptist Church. There were 1063 markers with two of them having a death date of 1861. They were J.R. Martin who died April 16, 1861 and L. Nelson in 1861. The cemetery was surveyed by Sammy Tise on September 15, 1985 and October 26, 1985. A sign in front of the church shows it was established July 14, 1857. A sign over the front gate of the cemetery reads: In memory of Mr. and Mrs. A. harless. A marker inside the cemetery reads: Dedicated to the memory, valor and generosity of Joel Ponton, Jr., 1842-1927; son of the Lavaca County pioneer settler, physician and minister, Joel Ponton, Sr.; Veteran Co. D, 2nd Texas Calvary, and its campaigns. Donor, March 31, 1881; tract of two acres for cemetery, Salem Cemetery." (source unknown)
  Person ID	I32439	Roots
  Last Modified	18 May 2011

  
  

  Father	Berry Alexander Butts,   b. 7 Jul 1853, Lavaca Co, Texas ,   d. 8 Nov 1933, Lavaca Co, Texas  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Estelle (Stella) Williams,   b. 10 Jun 1860, Lavaca Co, Texas ,   d. 12 Mar 1911, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co, Texas  (Age 50 years)
  Married	Abt 1885	Lavaca Co, Texas
  Family ID	F11378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kittie Mae Nolan,   b. 8 Nov 1899,   d. 5 Nov 1984, Lavaca Co, Texas  (Age 84 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1917	Lavaca Co, Texas
  Children	1. Benita Estella Butts,   b. 3 Apr 1919, Lavaca Co, Texas ,   d. 20 Jun 1982, Lavaca Co, Texas  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	18 May 2011
  Family ID	F11500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 2 Mar 1897 - Lavaca Co, Texas Married - 7 Jun 1917 - Lavaca Co, Texas Died - 1 May 1959 - Lavaca Co, Texas Buried - - Salem Cem, Ezzell, Lavaca Co, Texas  = Link to Google Earth