Canada Butler Explained

Canada Butler (c. 1821 - December 12, 1862) was a state legislator in Alabama. He lived in Poplar Ridge, Alabama in Madison County, Alabama.[1] He was a Republican. He died “on duty” and is buried in Montgomery.[2]

He was born about 1821 in Tennessee to Samuel and Margaret (née Layman) Butler.[3]

He served in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1862.[4]

He married Nancy Maples and they had 7 children of which James Edward Butler was their eldest and Samuel Riley Butler their grandson.[1]

He died Friday December 12, 1862, after being ill for a week.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography . 1921 . S. J. Clarke publishing Company.
  2. Book: A Maples Leaf . 1980 . R.F. Elkin and J.T. Elkin.
  3. Web site: Poplar Ridge School 1858 - 2008 . June 3, 2022 . 35.
  4. Web site: Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama . May 30, 1862 . J. Boardman . Google Books.
  5. Web site: Obituary-Dec-23-1862-3249348 NewspaperArchive® . newspaperarchive.com . June 3, 2022 . en.