Federal Census Records, 1790-1900

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All referenced records are for Bertie County, NC unless indicated otherwise.

1790 (13 households)

1. Page 351, First Column, Line 38: ARTHUR BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 1 white female, total: 2
   Either a newly-married couple or an elderly couple that do not show up in any subsequent census for Bertie County.
2. Page 350, Second Column, Line 16: ISAAC BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 3 white males under sixteen, 4 white females, totat: 8
3. Page 351, Second Column, Line 17: ISAAC BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 2 white males under sixteen, 6 white females, total: 9
4. Page 350, Second Column, Line 29: JEREMIAH BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, total: 1
   Either a young single man or an elderly man who does not show up in any subsequent census for Bertie County.
5. Page 350, First Column, Line 35: JOHN BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 2 white males under sixteen, 3 white females, total: 6
6. Page 351, Second Column, Line 4: JOHN BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 1 white male under sixteen, 8 white females, total: 10
7. Page 351, Second Column, Line 25: JOHN BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 2 white males under sixteen, 2 white females, total: 5
8. Page 351, Second Column, Line 10: JOSEPH BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 4 white males under sixteen, 4 white females, 4 slaves total: 13
9. Page 351, Second Column, Line 31: NOAH BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 2 slaves
   Either a young single man or an elderly man who does not show up in any subsequent census for Bertie County.
10. Page 351, Second Column, Line 21: R. THOMAS BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, total: 1
    Either a young single man or an elderly man who does not show up in any subsequent census for Bertie County.
11. Page 349, Second Column, Line 28: TOBIAS BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 4 white males under sixteen, 3 white females, 25 slaves, total: 33
    Died in 1791, leaving a will naming nine heirs: wife Keziah, oldest son John, son William, son Jethro, son Simon (resident of neighboring Martin County), daughters Elizabeth and Polly, niece Tempty Harrell, and sister Hester Raby.
12. Page 351, Second Column, Line 19: WILLIAM BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 1 white male under sixteen, 1 white female, total: 3
13. Page 351, Second Column, Line 24: WILLIAM BUTLER 1 white male over sixteen, 1 white male under sixteen, 1 white female, total: 3

1800 (5 households)

1. Page 30, Line 29: CHLOE BUTLER 1 white male under ten, 1 white female ten to sixteen, 2 white females sixteen to twenty-six, 1 white female over forty-five, total: 5
2. Page 30, Line 23: JETHRO BUTLER 3 white males under ten, 1 white male ten to sixteen, 1 white male twenty-six to forty-five, 1 white female under ten, 1 white female twenty-six to forty-five
   Presumably one of the heirs of Tobias Butler.
3. Page 30, Line 32: JOHN BUTLER SR. 1 white male ten to sixteen, 1 white male over forty-five, 2 white females under ten, 1 white female sixteen to twenty-six, one white female twenty-six to forty-five, 1 white female over forty-five, total: 7
   Presumably one of the heirs of Tobias Butler.
4. Page 30, Line 33: JOHN BUTLER JR. 1 white male under ten, 1 white male sixteen to twenty-six, 1 white female under ten, 1 white female sixteen to twenty-six, total: 4
5. Page 30, Line 28: WILLIAM BUTLER 1 white male over forty-five, 1 white female over forty-five, total: 2
   Presumably one of the heirs of Tobias Butler.

It is interesting to note that although in his 1791 will Tobias Butler left slaves to all his sons (two to John, four to William, two to Jethro, and four to Simon), none of the men listed above had slaves in 1800.

1810 (7 households)

1. Page 60, Line 31: JETHRO BUTLER 1 white male under ten, 1 white male twenty-six to forty-five, 2 white females under ten, 1 white female twenty-six to forty-five, total: 5
2. Page 63, Line 16: JOHN BUTLER 3 white males under ten, 1 white male ten to sixteen, 1 white male twenty-six to forty-five, 1 white female under ten, 1 white female twenty-six to forty-five; total, 7; Presumed heir of John Butler, Sr., who died 1807.
3. Page 60, Line 29: RHODA BUTLER 1 white female under ten, 1 white female sixteen to twenty-six, 2 white females twenty-six to forty-five, total: 3
4. Page 53, Line 31: SILAS BUTLER 1 white male under ten, 1 white male sixteen to twenty-six, 1 white female sixteen to twenty-six, total: 3
5. Page 63, Line 17: SILAS BUTLER 1 white male twenty-six to forty-five, 1 white female under ten, 1 white female sixteen to twenty-six, total: 3; Presumed heir of John Butler, Sr., who died 1807.
6. Page 53, Line 30: WINFRED BUTLER 1 white female sixteen to twenty-six, 1 white female twenty-six to forty-five, 1 white female over forty-five, total: 3
7. Page 63: Line 18: WINNY BUTLER 1 white female sixteen to twenty-six, 1 white female twenty-six to forty-five, 1 white female over forty-five, total: 3; Listed on same page with John and Silas Butler; probably widow of John Butler, Sr., who died 1807.

1820 (7 households)

1. Page 54, Line 16: DOLLEY BUTLER, 1 white male sixteen to twenty-six, one white female twenty-six to forty-five, one white female over forty-five (Dolley), 4 male slaves, 1 female slave, total: 8 (3 white persons engaged in agriculture)
2. Page 54, Line 24: GEORGE BUTLER, 2 white males under ten, 1 white male ten to sixteen, 1 white male sixteen to eighteen, 1 white male twenty-six to forty-five (George), 2 white females under ten, 1 white female ten to sixteen, 1 white female twenty-six to forty-five, total: 9 (2 engaged in agriculture)
3. Page 54, Line 25: JAMES BUTLER, 2 white males under ten, 1 white male ten to sixteen, 1 white male sixteen to eighteen, 1 white male twenty-six to forty-five, 3 white females under ten, 2 white females ten to sixteen, 1 white female sixteen to twenty-six, 1 white female twenty-six to forty-five, total: 12 (2 engaged in agriculture)
4. Page JERVIS (JARVIS) BUTLER, 1 white male twenty-six to forty-five (Jarvis), 2 white females under ten, 2 white females sixteen to twenty-six, total: 5 (1 engaged in agriculture)
5. Page 54, Line 13: JOHN BUTLER, 1 white male under ten, 1 white male ten to sixteen, 2 white males sixteen to twenty-six, 1 white male over forty-five (John), 1 white female sixteen to twenty-six, 1 white female over forty-five, total: 7 (3 engaged in agriculture)
6. Page 66, Line 15: MARTHA BUTLER, 3 white females over forty-five (1 was obviously Martha)
7. Page 54, Line 21: RACHEL BUTLER, 1 white male sixteen to twenty-six, one white female over forty-five (Rachel), total: 2 (0 engaged in agriculture)

1830 (13 households)

1. Page 376, Line 13, ALLEN BUTLER, 2 white males five to ten, 1 white male thirty to forty (Allen), 2 white females under five, 1 white female thirty to forty, total: 6
2. Page 375, Line 27, AMELIA BUTLER, 1 white female under five, 1 white female fifteen to twenty, 1 white female twenty to thirty, 1 white female sixty to seventy, total: 4
3. Page 367, Line 4, BENJAMIN BUTLER, 1 white male five to ten, 1 white male twenty to thirty (Benjamin), 1 white female under ten, 1 white female twenty to thirty, total: 4
4. Page 342, Line 2, CURREY BUTLER, 1 white male twenty to thirty, 1 white male thirty to forty (Currey), total white persons: 2; 7 male slaves under ten, 1 male slave thirty-six to fifty-five, 1 female slave under ten, 2 female slaves ten to twenty-four, total: 11 slaves; total: 13 persons, free and slave combined
5. Page 368, Line 3, EVERETT BUTLER, 1 white male under five, 1 white male twenty to thirty (Everett), 2 white females under five, 1 white female twenty to thirty, total: 5
6. Page 340, Line 26, JACOB BUTLER, 1 white male under five, 2 white males five to ten, 1 white male thirty to forty (Jacob), 1 white female under five, 1 white female ten to fifteen, 1 white female twenty to thirty. total: 7
7. Page 376, Line 27, JAMES BUTLER, 1 white male thirty to forty (James), 1 white female five to ten, 1 white female ten to fifteen, 1 white female thirty to forty, total: 4 white persons; 1 male slave fifty-five to one hundred, total slaves: 1; total all persons: 5
8. Page 376, Line 1, JARVIS BUTLER, 3 white males under five, 1 white male five to ten, 1 white male thirty to forty (Jarvis), 1 white female five to ten, 1 white female ten to fifteen, 1 white female thirty to forty, total: 8
9. Page 376, Line 4, JETHRO BUTLER, 1 white male five to ten (John), 1 white male ten to fifteen (Robert), 1 white male fifteen to twenty (Isaac), 1 white male sixty to seventy (Jethro), 1 white female thirty to forty (Nancy), total: 5
10. Page 351, Line 21, JOHN P. BUTLER, 1 white male fifty to sixty (John P.), 1 white female fifteen to twenty, 1 white female fifty to sixty, total: 3
11. Page 355, Line 10, LEVIN BUTLER, 2 white males under five (Kenneth L. and James Monroe), 1 white male ten to fifteen (unidentified), 1 white male thirty to forty (Levin), 1 white female thirty to forty (Harriet), 1 white female fifty to sixty (prob. Martha), total: 6
12. Page 370, Line 21, RYAN BUTLER, 1 white male five to ten, 1 white male thirty to forty (Ryan), 1 white female under ten, 1 white female thirty to forty (Betsey), total: 4 white persons; two male slaves under ten, 1 male slave ten to twenty-four, 1 female slave under ten, 1 female slave twenty-four to thirty-six, total: 5 slaves; total: 9 persons free and slave combined
13. Page 375, Line 26, WILLIAM BUTLER, 1 white male twenty to thirty (William), 2 white females under five, 1 white female twenty to thirty, total: 4

1840

Page 11, Line 31, BENJAMIN BUTLER,
• Page 103, Line 21, ISAAC BUTLER (oldest son of Isaac Butler, Revolutionary War veteran), 1 white male fifteen to twenty (prob. brother John), 1 white male twenty to thirty (Isaac), 1 white female fifty to sixty (prob. mother Nancy), total: 3

1850

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1860

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1870

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1880

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1900

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