Catherine Eleanor "Kitty" Daniell, daughter of James Levi Daniell and Elizabeth Clements Butts, was born 7 January 1826. She married Francis C. "Frank" Butts, a second cousin, about 1845. In the 1850 census of Barbour County, Alabama, Francis, Catherine, and their son Martin, age 4, are listed nine households from her widowed mother.
Abstracts of Wills and Estates Barbour Co., AL 1852-1856 OCR Book V: Daniel, James L., p. 82: Petition of Eliza C. Daniel, Admx., to sell land. Heirs: Martha, wife of William A. Andrews, Catherine, wife of F. C. Butts, James Henry Daniel, over age 21, John Levi Daniel, Samuel C. Daniel, Julia A. Daniel, Sarah E. Daniel. A. C. Mitchell is guardian of the last four minors.
Francis C. Butts died in 1859. In the 1860 census, Catherine Butts, a well-to-do widow, is head of household with 5 children.
1860 U.S. Census, Alabama, Barbour County, Eastern Division; Series: M653 Roll: 1 Page: 421: 1096 1127 Catherine Butts 35 F 10,000 18,000 Geo; Martin " 14 M Ala; Eastelle 9 F Ala; David " 6 M Ala; Catherine " 3 F Ala; Nelly " 1 F Ala; Henry Harris 62 M Overseer NC. Her brother, Samuel C. Daniell, and family also reside in Barbour County.
Catherine Eleanor Daniell Butts married second Hedigia [Hodijah] Elam between 1860 and 1870. They are in the 1870 census with four of Catherine's children by Francis C. Butts.
1870 U.S. Census, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus P O; Series: M593 Roll: 174 Page: 287: 35 35 Elam, Hedigia [sic] 66 M W Livery stable keeper 4000 2500 VA; -- Catherine J. [sic] 44 F W Keeping house GA; -- Calvin 23 M W Superintending livery stable GA; -- George 19 M W Hostler GA; Butts Estelle 19 F W At home AL; -- Catherine 13 F W At home AL; -- Nellie 11 F W At home AL; -- David 15 M W Clerk in grocery AL.
In 1880, Catherine Elam's two youngest daughters, Katie and Nellie, are listed as her husband's step-daughters. Hedigia has two sons by a previous marriage. He and Catherine apparently had no children. She was 44 years old in 1870.
1880 U.S. Census, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus; Series: T9 Roll: 165 Page: 67: 157 225 Elam Hegah [sic] W M 76 M At Home VA VA VA; -- Catherine W F 54 Wife M Keeping House GA GA GA; -- Calvin W M 36 Son S Works At Livery Stable GA VA GA; -- George W M 28 Son S Works At Livery Stable GA VA GA; Butts Katie M. W F 22 StepDau S Teaching AL GA GA; -- Nellie W F 20 StepDau S At Home AL GA GA.
The INDEX OF DEATHS for SUMTER AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
1854 - 1918 include:
Mrs H Elam, 5 Jul 1884 in Sumter
Hodijah Elam, 29 Apr 1883 in Sumter
Catherine and Hodijah Elam are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery Americus, Sumter County, Georgia. Hodijah's grave is the only identified slab in the family plot. Catherine's is an unmarked slab.
Catherine's first husband, Francis C. Butts, is buried in Ivey Cemetery, Glennville, Alabama, as are her parents, Rev. James L. Daniell and Eliza Clements Butts.
On 19 May 1891, the "heirs of Mrs. Kitty Butts, Barbour County, Ala." are named as heirs of James L. Daniel in a filing to the Barbour County, Alabama Probate Court.
[Bio by Robert Louis Daniell]
Abstracts of Wills and Estates Barbour Co., AL 1852-1856 OCR Book V: Daniel, James L., p. 82: Petition of Eliza C. Daniel, Admx., to sell land. Heirs: Martha, wife of William A. Andrews, Catherine, wife of F. C. Butts, James Henry Daniel, over age 21, John Levi Daniel, Samuel C. Daniel, Julia A. Daniel, Sarah E. Daniel. A. C. Mitchell is guardian of the last four minors.
Francis C. Butts died in 1859. In the 1860 census, Catherine Butts, a well-to-do widow, is head of household with 5 children.
1860 U.S. Census, Alabama, Barbour County, Eastern Division; Series: M653 Roll: 1 Page: 421: 1096 1127 Catherine Butts 35 F 10,000 18,000 Geo; Martin " 14 M Ala; Eastelle 9 F Ala; David " 6 M Ala; Catherine " 3 F Ala; Nelly " 1 F Ala; Henry Harris 62 M Overseer NC. Her brother, Samuel C. Daniell, and family also reside in Barbour County.
Catherine Eleanor Daniell Butts married second Hedigia [Hodijah] Elam between 1860 and 1870. They are in the 1870 census with four of Catherine's children by Francis C. Butts.
1870 U.S. Census, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus P O; Series: M593 Roll: 174 Page: 287: 35 35 Elam, Hedigia [sic] 66 M W Livery stable keeper 4000 2500 VA; -- Catherine J. [sic] 44 F W Keeping house GA; -- Calvin 23 M W Superintending livery stable GA; -- George 19 M W Hostler GA; Butts Estelle 19 F W At home AL; -- Catherine 13 F W At home AL; -- Nellie 11 F W At home AL; -- David 15 M W Clerk in grocery AL.
In 1880, Catherine Elam's two youngest daughters, Katie and Nellie, are listed as her husband's step-daughters. Hedigia has two sons by a previous marriage. He and Catherine apparently had no children. She was 44 years old in 1870.
1880 U.S. Census, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus; Series: T9 Roll: 165 Page: 67: 157 225 Elam Hegah [sic] W M 76 M At Home VA VA VA; -- Catherine W F 54 Wife M Keeping House GA GA GA; -- Calvin W M 36 Son S Works At Livery Stable GA VA GA; -- George W M 28 Son S Works At Livery Stable GA VA GA; Butts Katie M. W F 22 StepDau S Teaching AL GA GA; -- Nellie W F 20 StepDau S At Home AL GA GA.
The INDEX OF DEATHS for SUMTER AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
1854 - 1918 include:
Mrs H Elam, 5 Jul 1884 in Sumter
Hodijah Elam, 29 Apr 1883 in Sumter
Catherine and Hodijah Elam are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery Americus, Sumter County, Georgia. Hodijah's grave is the only identified slab in the family plot. Catherine's is an unmarked slab.
Catherine's first husband, Francis C. Butts, is buried in Ivey Cemetery, Glennville, Alabama, as are her parents, Rev. James L. Daniell and Eliza Clements Butts.
On 19 May 1891, the "heirs of Mrs. Kitty Butts, Barbour County, Ala." are named as heirs of James L. Daniel in a filing to the Barbour County, Alabama Probate Court.
[Bio by Robert Louis Daniell]
Catherine Eleanor "Kitty" Daniell, daughter of James Levi Daniell and Elizabeth Clements Butts, was born 7 January 1826. She married Francis C. "Frank" Butts, a second cousin, about 1845. In the 1850 census of Barbour County, Alabama, Francis, Catherine, and their son Martin, age 4, are listed nine households from her widowed mother.
Abstracts of Wills and Estates Barbour Co., AL 1852-1856 OCR Book V: Daniel, James L., p. 82: Petition of Eliza C. Daniel, Admx., to sell land. Heirs: Martha, wife of William A. Andrews, Catherine, wife of F. C. Butts, James Henry Daniel, over age 21, John Levi Daniel, Samuel C. Daniel, Julia A. Daniel, Sarah E. Daniel. A. C. Mitchell is guardian of the last four minors.
Francis C. Butts died in 1859. In the 1860 census, Catherine Butts, a well-to-do widow, is head of household with 5 children.
1860 U.S. Census, Alabama, Barbour County, Eastern Division; Series: M653 Roll: 1 Page: 421: 1096 1127 Catherine Butts 35 F 10,000 18,000 Geo; Martin " 14 M Ala; Eastelle 9 F Ala; David " 6 M Ala; Catherine " 3 F Ala; Nelly " 1 F Ala; Henry Harris 62 M Overseer NC. Her brother, Samuel C. Daniell, and family also reside in Barbour County.
Catherine Eleanor Daniell Butts married second Hedigia [Hodijah] Elam between 1860 and 1870. They are in the 1870 census with four of Catherine's children by Francis C. Butts.
1870 U.S. Census, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus P O; Series: M593 Roll: 174 Page: 287: 35 35 Elam, Hedigia [sic] 66 M W Livery stable keeper 4000 2500 VA; -- Catherine J. [sic] 44 F W Keeping house GA; -- Calvin 23 M W Superintending livery stable GA; -- George 19 M W Hostler GA; Butts Estelle 19 F W At home AL; -- Catherine 13 F W At home AL; -- Nellie 11 F W At home AL; -- David 15 M W Clerk in grocery AL.
In 1880, Catherine Elam's two youngest daughters, Katie and Nellie, are listed as her husband's step-daughters. Hedigia has two sons by a previous marriage. He and Catherine apparently had no children. She was 44 years old in 1870.
1880 U.S. Census, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus; Series: T9 Roll: 165 Page: 67: 157 225 Elam Hegah [sic] W M 76 M At Home VA VA VA; -- Catherine W F 54 Wife M Keeping House GA GA GA; -- Calvin W M 36 Son S Works At Livery Stable GA VA GA; -- George W M 28 Son S Works At Livery Stable GA VA GA; Butts Katie M. W F 22 StepDau S Teaching AL GA GA; -- Nellie W F 20 StepDau S At Home AL GA GA.
The INDEX OF DEATHS for SUMTER AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
1854 - 1918 include:
Mrs H Elam, 5 Jul 1884 in Sumter
Hodijah Elam, 29 Apr 1883 in Sumter
Catherine and Hodijah Elam are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery Americus, Sumter County, Georgia. Hodijah's grave is the only identified slab in the family plot. Catherine's is an unmarked slab.
Catherine's first husband, Francis C. Butts, is buried in Ivey Cemetery, Glennville, Alabama, as are her parents, Rev. James L. Daniell and Eliza Clements Butts.
On 19 May 1891, the "heirs of Mrs. Kitty Butts, Barbour County, Ala." are named as heirs of James L. Daniel in a filing to the Barbour County, Alabama Probate Court.
[Bio by Robert Louis Daniell]
Abstracts of Wills and Estates Barbour Co., AL 1852-1856 OCR Book V: Daniel, James L., p. 82: Petition of Eliza C. Daniel, Admx., to sell land. Heirs: Martha, wife of William A. Andrews, Catherine, wife of F. C. Butts, James Henry Daniel, over age 21, John Levi Daniel, Samuel C. Daniel, Julia A. Daniel, Sarah E. Daniel. A. C. Mitchell is guardian of the last four minors.
Francis C. Butts died in 1859. In the 1860 census, Catherine Butts, a well-to-do widow, is head of household with 5 children.
1860 U.S. Census, Alabama, Barbour County, Eastern Division; Series: M653 Roll: 1 Page: 421: 1096 1127 Catherine Butts 35 F 10,000 18,000 Geo; Martin " 14 M Ala; Eastelle 9 F Ala; David " 6 M Ala; Catherine " 3 F Ala; Nelly " 1 F Ala; Henry Harris 62 M Overseer NC. Her brother, Samuel C. Daniell, and family also reside in Barbour County.
Catherine Eleanor Daniell Butts married second Hedigia [Hodijah] Elam between 1860 and 1870. They are in the 1870 census with four of Catherine's children by Francis C. Butts.
1870 U.S. Census, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus P O; Series: M593 Roll: 174 Page: 287: 35 35 Elam, Hedigia [sic] 66 M W Livery stable keeper 4000 2500 VA; -- Catherine J. [sic] 44 F W Keeping house GA; -- Calvin 23 M W Superintending livery stable GA; -- George 19 M W Hostler GA; Butts Estelle 19 F W At home AL; -- Catherine 13 F W At home AL; -- Nellie 11 F W At home AL; -- David 15 M W Clerk in grocery AL.
In 1880, Catherine Elam's two youngest daughters, Katie and Nellie, are listed as her husband's step-daughters. Hedigia has two sons by a previous marriage. He and Catherine apparently had no children. She was 44 years old in 1870.
1880 U.S. Census, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus; Series: T9 Roll: 165 Page: 67: 157 225 Elam Hegah [sic] W M 76 M At Home VA VA VA; -- Catherine W F 54 Wife M Keeping House GA GA GA; -- Calvin W M 36 Son S Works At Livery Stable GA VA GA; -- George W M 28 Son S Works At Livery Stable GA VA GA; Butts Katie M. W F 22 StepDau S Teaching AL GA GA; -- Nellie W F 20 StepDau S At Home AL GA GA.
The INDEX OF DEATHS for SUMTER AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
1854 - 1918 include:
Mrs H Elam, 5 Jul 1884 in Sumter
Hodijah Elam, 29 Apr 1883 in Sumter
Catherine and Hodijah Elam are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery Americus, Sumter County, Georgia. Hodijah's grave is the only identified slab in the family plot. Catherine's is an unmarked slab.
Catherine's first husband, Francis C. Butts, is buried in Ivey Cemetery, Glennville, Alabama, as are her parents, Rev. James L. Daniell and Eliza Clements Butts.
On 19 May 1891, the "heirs of Mrs. Kitty Butts, Barbour County, Ala." are named as heirs of James L. Daniel in a filing to the Barbour County, Alabama Probate Court.
[Bio by Robert Louis Daniell]
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