Butler County Pioneer Family Project
Butler County Pioneer Family Project
submitted by Nancy Denenny
First Generation
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1. James Welch Sr, GGGG Grandfather. Born in 1774 in Virginia. James died in
Butler County, Alabama on 1 Aug 1863, he was 89. Father: John Welch born
VA Mother: Mary Gilbert born MD. On 18 Apr 1811 when James was 37, he
married Mary Polly Hamrick, GGGG Grandmother, daughter of Enoch Hamrick &
Rebecca Matilda "Mary" Sisk, in Warren City, Georgia. Born in 1790 in
Virginia. Mary Polly died in Crenshaw County, Alabama in 1856, she was 66.
They had the following children:
i. William, GGGG Uncle. Born in 1812.
ii. Litton, GGGG Uncle. Born in 1813.
iii. Malinda, GGGG Aunt. Born in 1814.
iv. Sleatie, GGGG Aunt. Born in 1815.
v. Frankie, GGGG Aunt. Born in 1816.
vi. Martha, GGGG Aunt. Born in 1817.
2 vii. Theresa (1818-1841)
viii. Jane, GGGG Aunt. Born in 1819.
ix. Becky, GGGG Aunt. Born in 1820.
3 x. Seaborn (1821-1868)
xi. Leanna, GGGG Aunt. Born in 1822.
xii. James, GGGG Uncle. Born in 1823.
Second Generation
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2. Theresa Welch, GGG Grandmother. Born in 1818. Theresa died in Butler Co,
AL on 8 Dec 1841, she was 23. In 1839 when Theresa was 21, she married
George Washington Rhodes, GGG Grandfather, son of Joseph Rhodes & Sarah
Rhodes, in at the home of S J Campbell. Born on 5 Mar 1817 in Georgia.
George Washington died in Butler Co, AL on 21 Apr 1881, he was 64.
They had the following children:
4 i. George Washington (1840-1909)
5 ii. Teresa Welch (1841-1912)
3. Seaborn Welch, GGGG Uncle. Born in 1821. Seaborn died on 8 Jun 1868, he
was 47. Seaborn married Druscilla Rhodes, GGGG Aunt, daughter of Joseph
Rhodes & Sarah Rhodes. Born in 1827. Druscilla died on 18 Aug 1888, she was
61.
They had the following children:
i. Nancy J, 1C4R. Born in 1848.
6 ii. Seaborn H (1849-)
7 iii. William B (1850-1926)
iv. Green, 1C4R. Born in 1852.
v. Marrion J, 1C4R. Born in 1856.
vi. George W, 1C4R. Born in 1858.
vii. John T, 1C4R. Born in 1860.
viii. Joseph, 1C4R. Born in 1864.
8 ix. James (1866-)
Third Generation
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4. George Washington Rhodes, GGG Uncle. Born on 14 Jul 1840 in Butler Co.
AL. George Washington died on 18 Jun 1909, he was 68. Buried in Roger's
Chapel Cem., Saville. On 5 Oct 1865 when George Washington was 25, he first
married Elizabeth Ellen Walker, daughter of John Newstep Walker & Sarah
Cason, in Butler Co, AL. Born on 5 Aug 1835 in Alabama. Elizabeth Ellen died
in Butler Co. AL on 9 Nov 1875, she was 40.
They had the following children:
i. John, 1C3R. Born in 1866 in Butler Co, AL.
9 ii. Albert Sidney (1867-1934)
iii. Coral Eloise, 1C3R. Born on 14 Sep 1869 in Saville, Crenshaw Co., AL.
Coral Eloise died on 20 Feb 1949, she was 79.
10 iv. Pearl Octavia (1872-1950)
11 v. Claudius Lester (1874-1948)
On 16 Dec 1875 when George Washington was 35, he second married Sarah E
Bozeman, daughter of T H Bozeman & Matilda Walker. Born in 1850. Sarah E
died on 11 Feb 1884, she was 34.
They had the following children:
12 i. Frederick Alston (1877-1948)
ii. Agnes Angel, 1C3R. Born on 24 May 1880. Agnes Angel died in 1882, she
was 1. Buried in Mitchell Cemetery, Saville, Crenshaw Co., AL.
iii. Hilary Herbert, 1C3R. Born on 26 Nov 1882. Hilary Herbert died in
Biloxi, MS on 5 Dec 1945, he was 63. Veteran of WWI; never married.
On 10 Apr 1884 when George Washington was 43, he third married Sarah A
"Sallie" McGough, daughter of John R McGough & Mary A Pollard. Born on 14
Oct 1857 in ALabama. Sarah A "Sallie" died on 8 Jun 1949, she was 91.
They had the following children:
i. Estelle, 1C3R. Born on 10 Aug 1885 in Alabama.
13 ii. George Washington (1887-1952)
14 iii. Esther Clyde (1888-)
iv. John Ernest, 1C3R. Born on 23 Jul 1890 in Alabama.
15 v. Eustace Earl (1891-1976)
16 vi. Percy Hilton (1894-1974)
17 vii. Mildred Inez (1897-)
5. Teresa Welch Rhodes, GG Grandmother. Born on 17 Nov 1841 in Butler Co,
AL. Teresa Welch died in Century Florida, near Bluff Springs on 29 Nov 1912,
she was 71. On 24 Aug 1862 when Teresa Welch was 20, she married William
Thomas Campbell, GG Grandfather, son of Seaborn Jones Campbell & Matilda, in
Butler County, Alabama. Born on 1 Aug 1840 in Twiggs County, Georgia.
William Thomas died in Century Florida, near Bluff Springs on 2 Aug 1911, he
was 71.
They had the following children:
18 i. George Washington (1864-1935)
ii. James M "Jim", GG Uncle. Born on 27 Mar 1866 in Alabama. James M "Jim"
died on 15 Jun 1968, he was 102.
19 iii. Oliver P (1868-)
20 iv. Norah (1870-)
21 v. Robert Curtis (1872-1952)
22 vi. Leah Thereasia (1876-1960)
vii. C Frederick, GG Uncle. Born on 13 May 1879.
viii. Walter Wattie, GG Uncle. Born on 26 Feb 1881. Walter Wattie died in
Jan 1963, he was 81.
ix. Mary Elizabeth, GG Aunt. Born on 31 May 1883. Mary Elizabeth died on
14 Sep 1939, she was 56. On 20 Jan 1900 when Mary Elizabeth was 16, she
married Stephen David McCormick, in Hartford, Geneva, Alabama. Born on 24
Feb 1877 in Jackson, Florida. Stephen David died on 16 Feb 1952, he was 74.
6. Seaborn H Welch, 1C4R. Born in 1849 in Alabama. In 1867 when Seaborn H
was 18, he married Matilda. Born in 1850 in Alabama.
They had the following children:
i. John, 2C3R. Born in 1867.
ii. William, 2C3R. Born in 1872.
iii. Mary, 2C3R. Born in 1874.
iv. James A, 2C3R. Born in 1876.
v. Anna, 2C3R. Born in 1878.
vi. Noah J, 2C3R. Born in 1880.
7. William B Welch, 1C4R. Born on 24 Mar 1850 in Montgomery, Alabama.
William B died on 24 Aug 1926, he was 76. On 20 Jan 1871 when William B was
20, he married Mary Elizabeth Moye. Born on 23 Sep 1848 in Montgomery,
Alabama. Mary Elizabeth died on 12 Apr 1931, she was 82.
They had the following children:
i. William T, 2C3R. Born on 8 Oct 1871.
ii. John L, 2C3R. Born on 7 Feb 1874. John L died on 15 Jul 1920, he was
46. John L married Lena P.
iii. Mollie E, 2C3R. Born on 13 Feb 1876.
iv. George Edward, 2C3R. Born on 3 Feb 1878. George Edward married Lena.
v. Clara E, 2C3R. Born on 25 Dec 1879. Clara E married Authur Mapes.
vi. James Claude, 2C3R. Born on 9 May 1882.
vii. Drucilla, 2C3R. Born on 27 Oct 1883. Drucilla married Sellers.
23 viii. Robert Cleveland (1885-1962)
ix. Thomas J, 2C3R. Born on 27 May 1887. Thomas J died on 20 Nov 1943, he
was 56.
x. Lonza, 2C3R. Born on 15 Mar 1889.
xi. Sherman L, 2C3R. Born on 14 Jan 1892. Sherman L died in 1948, he was
55. Sherman L married Ruby.
8. James Welch, 1C4R. Born in 1866.
Children:
24 i. James (1886-)
ii. Soleta, 2C3R. Born in 1888.
iii. Mary Jane, 2C3R. Born in 1890.
iv. Rebecca, 2C3R. Born in 1892.
v. Leander, 2C3R. Born in 1894.
Fourth Generation
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9. Albert Sidney Rhodes, 1C3R. Born on 8 May 1867 in Butler Co, AL. Albert
Sidney died on 14 May 1934, he was 67. Albert Sidney married Bessie Pace.
They had one child:
25 i. Edna Elizabeth (1906-)
10. Pearl Octavia Rhodes, 1C3R. Born on 2 Feb 1872. Pearl Octavia died in
1950, she was 77. Pearl Octavia married Samuel Oliver Bray, son of Bray &
Sarah E Bozeman. Born in 1871. Samuel Oliver died on 15 Mar 1937, he was 66.
They had the following children:
26 i. Ouina Lucile (1898-1961)
27 ii. Cecil Oliver (1900-1974)
28 iii. Bertram Leon (1906-)
11. Claudius Lester Rhodes, 1C3R. Born on 26 Dec 1874. Claudius Lester died
in Luverne, Crenshaw Co., AL on 8 Feb 1948, he was 73. Claudius Lester
married Eunice O Pace. Born in 1878.
They had the following children:
29 i. Byron Lomax (1901-)
30 ii. Thelma Estelle (1902-)
31 iii. Nannett Louise (1904-)
32 iv. Robert Sidney (1910-1985)
12. Frederick Alston Rhodes, 1C3R. Born on 24 May 1877. Frederick Alston
died on 11 Aug 1948, he was 71. Buried in Mitchell Cemetery. Frederick
Alston first married Maude Mitchell. Born on 11 Sep 1881. Maude died on 6
Jul 1902, she was 20.
They had one child:
33 i. Ada Maude (1901-)
In 1908 when Frederick Alston was 30, he second married Lottie May Owens.
Born on 11 May 1891. Lottie May died on 3 Mar 1981, she was 89.
They had the following children:
34 i. Verna Florence (1909-)
35 ii. Freddie May (1912-)
36 iii. G Neil (1914-)
iv. Sarah Frances, 2C2R. Born on 6 Jan 1920. Sarah Frances died in 1928,
she was 7.
13. George Washington Rhodes, 1C3R. Born on 15 Mar 1887 in Alabama. George
Washington died on 26 Nov 1952, he was 65. Buried in Mitchell Cemetery,
Saville, Crenshaw Co., AL. George Washington married Bonnie Belle Owens.
Born on 6 Dec 1889. Bonnie Belle died on 17 Jul 1967, she was 77.
They had one child:
37 i. Woodson R
14. Esther Clyde Rhodes, 1C3R. Born on 10 Sep 1888 in Alabama. Esther Clyde
died in Long Beach, CA. Esther Clyde married Walton Mathews.
They had the following children:
i. Werlin Guy, 2C2R. Born on 15 Jul 1910.
ii. Leo, 2C2R. Born on 9 Oct 1912.
iii. George Rhodes, 2C2R.
iv. Francis Louise, 2C2R.
15. Eustace Earl Rhodes Sr, 1C3R. Born on 17 Dec 1891 in Alabama. Eustace
Earl died in Sep 1976, he was 84. Buried in Mitchell Cemetery, Saville,
Crenshaw Co., AL. Eustace Earl married Velma Owens.
They had one child:
38 i. Eustace Earl
16. Percy Hilton Rhodes Sr, 1C3R. Born on 21 May 1894 in Alabama. Percy
Hilton died in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL in Oct 1974, he was 80. Percy
Hilton married Katherine Evans. Katherine died in Apr 1965.
They had the following children:
i. Percy Hilton, 2C2R.
ii. George Francis, 2C2R.
17. Mildred Inez Rhodes, 1C3R. Born on 9 Jan 1897 in Alabama. Mildred Inez
first married Verba George Parker. Born in 1893.
They had one child:
i. Edith Marian, 2C2R.
Mildred Inez second married Kingsley Spurling.
18. George Washington Campbell Sr, G Grandfather. Born on 14 Aug 1864.
George Washington died on 8 Jan 1935, he was 70. Buried in Liberty Church,
Butler County, Alabama. On 17 Oct 1890 when George Washington was 26, he
married Francis Ida Essie Lee Taylor, G Grandmother, daughter of Henry
Taylor & Sonora, in Butler County, Alabama. Born on 19 Mar 1870. Francis Ida
Essie Lee died on 27 Mar 1951, she was 81.
They had the following children:
39 i. Oscar Lee (1891-1945)
ii. William Curtis, G Uncle. Born on 28 Jan 1894 in Alabama. William
Curtis died on 20 Sep 1900, he was 6.
iii. Eula Estelle, G Aunt. Born on 3 Nov 1895. Eula Estelle died on 18 Dec
1895.
iv. Francis Eugene, G Uncle. Born on 4 Jan 1897. Francis Eugene died on 7
Feb 1897.
v. Henry Clifton, G Uncle. Born on 8 Feb 1898. Henry Clifton died on 24
Dec 1916, he was 18. Buried in Liberty Church, Butler County, Alabama.
Henry joined the Army Sep 25, 1916. Henry got pneumonia on Nov 15, 1916.
40 vi. Gussie (1900-1962)
41 vii. George Washington (1903-1969)
viii. Robert Claude "RD", G Uncle. Born on 30 Sep 1912. Robert Claude "RD"
died on 3 Aug 1986, he was 73. On 16 May 1936 when Robert Claude "RD"
was 23, he first married Mae Dawson. Born in 1916. On 2 Jun 1948 when
Robert Claude "RD" was 35, he second married Louise Favors.
19. Oliver P Campbell, GG Uncle. Born on 2 Feb 1868. Oliver P married Lucy
Dorman. Born on 7 Aug 1868 in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
They had one child:
i. Katie Lourena, 1C2R. Born on 18 Sep 1890.
20. Norah Campbell, GG Aunt. Born in 1870. Norah married Jeff Matthews.
Born in 1866.
They had one child:
i. Sherman, 1C2R. Born in 1901.
21. Robert Curtis Campbell, GG Uncle. Born on 3 Nov 1872 in Alabama. Robert
Curtis died in Alabama on 21 Oct 1952, he was 79. In 1892 when Robert
Curtis was 19, he married Clara V Mills, daughter of Isaac L Mills & Martha
F C Newman, in Crenshaw, Alabama. Born on 28 Jun 1874 in Alabama. Clara V
died in Crenshaw, Alabama on 9 Jun 1934, she was 59.
They had the following children:
i. Herbert, 1C2R. Born in 1899 in Crenshaw, Alabama. Herbert married
Davis, daughter of Lem Davis & Caroline L Mills.
ii. Eron, 1C2R. Born in 1900.
iii. Ewell, 1C2R. Born in 1901.
iv. Charlie, 1C2R. Born in 1903.
v. Maybelle, 1C2R. Born in 1905.
vi. Lee, 1C2R. Born in 1909.
22. Leah Thereasia Campbell, GG Aunt. Born on 16 Feb 1876 in Crnshw Co,
Alabama. Leah Thereasia died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama on 23 Jun
1960, she was 84. Buried in Rutledge,Crnshw Co, Alabama. On 9 Nov 1890 when
Leah Thereasia was 14, she married Seth B Bodiford, son of Aaron Gilbert
Bodiford & Mary Jane Hill, in Crenshaw County, Alabama. Born on 16 Mar 1870
in Bradleyton, Crenshaw County, Alabama. Seth B died in Montgomery,
Montgomery, Alabama on 13 Jan 1944, he was 73.
They had the following children:
i. James Aubrey, 1C2R. Born on 14 Jun 1892 in Patsburg, Crenshaw County,
Alabama. James Aubrey died in Patsburg, Crenshaw, Alabama on 1 Jun 1921,
he was 28.
ii. Foster, 1C2R. Born on 16 Mar 1894 in Patsburg, Crenshaw, Alabama.
Foster died in Patsburg, Crenshaw, Alabama on 15 Mar 1917, he was 22.
iii. Horance Fulton, 1C2R. Born on 4 Jan 1896 in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
Horance Fulton married Eula Drake. Born on 22 Oct 1904. Eula died on 1
Sep 1992, she was 87.
iv. Robert Lee, 1C2R. Born on 12 May 1898 in Bluff Springs, Escambia
County, Florida. Robert Lee died on 1 Jun 1971, he was 73. Robert Lee
married Inez Edna Norris. Born in 1902.
v. Thomas Lavon, 1C2R. Born on 29 Jul 1901. Thomas Lavon married Ebra
Spurlock, daughter of Spurlock. Born in 1905. Ebra died in Pensacola,
Florida on 6 May 1998, she was 93.
42 vi. Florence (1904-)
vii. Verna Castell, 1C2R. Born on 8 Feb 1906. Verna Castell married
Marvin Leslie Dobbs. Born in 1902.
viii. Nellie May, 1C2R. Born on 1 Dec 1908. Nellie May first married E
Dixon Barnett. Born in 1904. E Dixon died in 1974, he was 70. Nellie May
second married John Waldrop Thompson. Born on 27 Jul 1899.
ix. Norvin Raymon, 1C2R. Born on 9 May 1910. Norvin Raymon married
Kathryn Wittel Hardman. Born in 1914. Kathryn Wittel died in 1980, she
was 66.
x. Naomi Belle, 1C2R. Born on 11 Nov 1913 in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
Naomi Belle first married William Howard Lavendar. Born on 19 Nov 1913.
Naomi Belle second married Andrew Burdett Crosby. Born on 30 Nov 1908 in
Georgia. Naomi Belle third married William Jelks Rhodes. Born on 4 Nov
1903 in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
23. Robert Cleveland Welch, 2C3R. Born on 3 Sep 1885 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Robert Cleveland died in Flomaton, Escambia County, Al on 22 Apr 1962, he
was 76. Buried in Pineview Cem. On 16 Jan 1910 when Robert Cleveland was
24, he married Fannie Lou Joiner, in Crenshaw County, Alabama. Born on 5 Jul
1893 in Luverne, Crenshaw County, Al. Fannie Lou died in Flomaton, Escambia
County, Al on 1 Oct 1977, she was 84.
They had the following children:
i. Curry Ray, 3C2R. Born on 8 Jan 1911 in Crenshaw County, Alabama. Curry
Ray died in Pensacola, Florida on 3 Jan 1987, he was 75. Buried in
Pineview Cemetery, Escambia County, Alabama. Curry Ray married Lillie
Mae Bass.
ii. Clara Mae, 3C2R. Born on 7 Feb 1914 in Crenshaw County, Alabama. Clara
Mae died in Pensacola, Florida on 11 Jan 1990, she was 75. Buried in
Barrancas Nat Cm, Pensacola, Florida. On 15 Nov 1930 when Clara Mae was
16, she married David Samuel Morris, in Flomaton, Escambia County,
Alabama. Born on 27 Dec 1912 in Flomaton, Escambia County, Al. David
Samuel died in Biloxi, Ms, Va Hospital on 13 Feb 1971, he was 58.
iii. Leroy, 3C2R. Born on 25 Feb 1933 in Escambia County, Alabama. Leroy
died in Baldwin County, Alabama on 10 Aug 1989, he was 56. Buried in
Pineview Cemetery, Escambia County, Alabama.
iv. William Thomas, 3C2R. Born on 15 Aug 1928 in Escambia County, Alabama.
William Thomas died in Flomaton, Escambia County, Alabama, Flomaton
Hospital on 28 May 1945, he was 16. Buried in Pineview Cemetery,
Escambia County, Alabama.
24. James Welch, 2C3R. Born in 1886.
Child:
43 i. Lee (1905-)
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