William was born on April 29, 1860 at Helenwood in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of John Buttram and Mary Hurtt. On the 1860 census William was not yet given a name by the time the census was taken, so he is listed as the " not named male child ". He married Anna Belle McLeod on April 21, 1891 in Hunt County, Texas. William served for 28 years as attorney general and circuit judge of the 19th judicial circuit of east Tennessee. He passed away from apoplexy and hypertension on May 31, 1930 at Huntsville in Scott County.
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Burial : Buttram Cemetery, Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee. Burial Date : June 2, 1930, Find A Grave Memorial # 24073571 [1]
Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24073571/william-harrison-buttram: accessed 12 October 2022), memorial page for Judge William Harrison “W. H.” Buttram (29 Apr 1860–31 May 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24073571, citing Buttram Cemetery, Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Anna Schultheis Bertram (contributor 47006901) .
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSKN-33J : 26 August 2019), William Harrison Buttram, 31 May 1930; Death, Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-VH9Z : 23 February 2021), W H Buttram and Annie Mcleod, 21 Apr 1891; citing Marriage, citing Hunt, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,024,968.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW4-YFR : 15 July 2017), William Buttram in household of Jno Buttram, Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 128, sheet 224A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,277.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-JZ8 : accessed 29 August 2020), Wm H Buttram, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 12A, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-P4W : accessed 29 August 2020), William H Buttram, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 163, sheet 4B, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1515; FHL microfilm 1,375,528.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-C67 : accessed 29 August 2020), William H Butram, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 177, sheet 1A, line 28, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1761; FHL microfilm 1,821,761.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-N8N : accessed 29 August 2020), William H Buttran, District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 19A, line 25, family 274, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2271; FHL microfilm 2,342,005.
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