Dr.
William
Edward
Butler
Born about in Carlyle, PA
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Butler Jr.
and Sarah Jane (Samples) Butler
Husband of
Martha Thompson (Hays) Butler
— married
15 May 1822 in Tennessee
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 91
in Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Oct 2015
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Biography
Dr. William Butler was the Surgeon General to Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans. Dr. Butler was also the founder of Jackson, TN. He also campaigned against Davy Crocket for on of Tennessee's Congressional seats. Dr. Butler and his brothers became very close the Andrew Jackson since they were taken in by the Jackson family when their father, Thomas Butler died, when they were still small children. In fact, Dr, Butler married on of Mrs. Jackson's nieces, (Patsy) Martha Thompson Hayes. See attached sources for more biography on Dr. Butler.
Sources
- http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison/court/magis/magis-16.htm
- https://sparedandshared2.wordpress.com/letters/1839-dr-william-edward-butler-to-christopher-magee/
- Findagrave.com http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50693774
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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