Capt. Bailey Butler, of Butler's Landing

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Bailey Clifton Butler

Also Known As: "Balie"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: King George County, Virginia, United States
Death: October 12, 1842 (63)
Clay County, Tennessee, United States
Place of Burial: Butler's Landing, Clay County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Butler and Ann Butler
Husband of Mary Polly Stafford; Sally Butler (Scantland); Adeline Butler and Mary Polly Butler (Stafford)
Father of Lucetta Butler Armstrong; Capt. Thomas H. Butler; Franklin Walker Butler and Adaline Means Fowler

Occupation: Col. in revalutionary war
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About Capt. Bailey Butler, of Butler's Landing

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5249634/bailey-butler

During the War of 1812, Bailey Butler, an early 19th century pioneer at Clay (then Jackson ) County, and a Captain of the West Tennessee Volunteer Militia, fought in the Battle of Talladega under Command Andrew Jackson. Butler was named first postmaster of what became known as Butler's Landing in 1831. The first county court met nearby in 1871 on land first owned and operated by Bailey Butler and his family. The Butler's built their houses, and operated a river ferry and landing site on the Cumberland River at it's juncture with Mill Creek and Dry Fork Creek.

http://whalen-family.org/Bailey-dedication.html

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Capt. Bailey Butler, of Butler's Landing's Timeline

1779
May 3, 1779
King George County, Virginia, United States
1815
1815
Tenn.
1817
March 11, 1817
Jackson County, TN
1819
1819
1828
June 25, 1828
Butler's Landing, Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
1842
October 12, 1842
Age 63
Clay County, Tennessee, United States
October 1842
Age 63
Bailey Butler Cemetery, Butler's Landing, Clay County, Tennessee, United States