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Zachariah Butler

Birth
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Death
29 Jul 1822 (aged 40)
Shelby County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Son of, James & Sally Butler.
Zachariah, was stabbed & murdered by, William Nixson. Frontier of, Shelby County at the time, didn't have a jail. William Nixson, was transported to the jail in Huntsville, Alabama. He was later brought back for trial, and, hung for the murder of Zachariah Butler, November 8, 1822, between the hours of noon and 4PM.
Source - Butler Family Migrations.
Author - Jerry L. Butler.
Son of, James & Sally Butler.
Zachariah, was stabbed & murdered by, William Nixson. Frontier of, Shelby County at the time, didn't have a jail. William Nixson, was transported to the jail in Huntsville, Alabama. He was later brought back for trial, and, hung for the murder of Zachariah Butler, November 8, 1822, between the hours of noon and 4PM.
Source - Butler Family Migrations.
Author - Jerry L. Butler.

Gravesite Details

Zachariah is probably buried in the Jones Bailey cemetery without a marker. His parents and other pioneers are interred here. Cemetery ID: 23723



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